Author: Mike Stampalia
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By Mike Stampalia. 30 years ago: Mary Chapin Carpenter / The Mavericks @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center While Carpenter offered her version of Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman” purr during “I Feel Lucky,” it was Raul Malo, the big-voiced frontman of opening act the Mavericks, who conjured up the ghost of the Big O. With power-house […]
By Mike Stampalia. 50 years ago: Roberta Flack / Blood, Sweat & Tears @ Tanglewood The tears were provided by Roberta Flack, who opened her performance with one of her biggest and most melancholy hits, “Killing Me Softly.” Though Flack can belt out a gospel style tune, and sound a lot like Aretha Franklin, her […]
image: Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. @ Music Haven (July 14, 2024) – photo by Timothy Reidy for RadioRadioX 40 years ago: Air Supply @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center Then they finished the set as everyone except Shilander, Moyse, and the group’s original keyboardist Frank Esler Smith left the stage, and the trio combined on my favorite […]
(image: the new ticket office at SPAC was attacked by angry fans (July 13, 1965) – photo by the Saratogian) 50 years ago: The J. Geils Band / Eros @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center “Last night’s incident gave a lot of ammunition to those people who are opposed to rock concerts. I’m afraid it put […]
40 years ago: Black Flag / Saint Vitus / Tom Triccoli’s Dog / Broken Talent @ Albany’s VFW Hall 50 years ago: “Two Generations of Brubeck” @ Music Inn (Lenox) The concert wouldn’t have been complete without a few of the Brubeck classics and the audience cheered the opening bars of “Blue Rondo a […]
image: KRS-One at Alive at Five, July 11, 2024 – photo by Timothy Reidy for RadioRadioX 60 years ago: The Beau Brummels / The Chiffons / The Shirelles / Bobby Comstock and the Counts at Boys Club of America (Pittsfield) The kids (boys too) have solved the problem of being made to sit down during […]
(image: Black Flag in 1985) By Mike Stampalia. 60 years ago: Ian & Sylvia @ Berkshire Music Barn There was a hint Saturday that the Tysons’ performance lacked the force it had a year ago, and that their music was beginning to wear a little thin. Perhaps they have been with the same tunes […]
By Mike Stampalia. 30 years ago: Yanni @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center The most popular performer continues to be Karen Briggs, the charismatic jazz violinist, who received an ovation at her entrance before the performance began, which pretty much matched Yanni’s own. Briggs has a definite following, some of whom came to the concert […]
(Image: Trustworth Samende of Mokoomba at Music Haven, 7/7/2024 – photo by Timothy Reidy) By Mike Stampalia. 10 years ago: Ben Williams and Sound Effect @ Skidmore College’s Zankel Music Center While Williams’ aggression puts him apart from the pack, it was his hushed work in the clear towards the end of the […]
(Image: Dave Mason – photo by the Morning Call) By Mike Stampalia. 50 years ago: Dave Mason / Livingston Taylor @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center The entire night broke loose when Mason went into “All Along the Watchtower.” It got crazier when he played “Only You Know and I Know” and “Feelin’ Alright,” a […]
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