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Sunday night, Caffe Lena featured two blues duos, with Mark and Jill being joined by the Erin Harpe Country Blues Duo. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More from Caffe Lena here …
Boston’s Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light brought their Femericana to the Caffe Lena stage and finished their set strong. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More from Caffe Lena here …
Greetings – What a classic Caffe Lena week we have for you! Looking for world-class music in an intimate listening room? Every show this week meets that standard, from the bedrock acoustic blues of Cohen, Ellis & Ellis, to the bouyant bluegrass of The Night Drivers, and the chart-topping jazz of Catherine Russell. Or maybe you’re […]
“They kick out the jams and take us higher and higher, swinging and swaying with pulsing horns and pulsating guitars. Richly textured, raucous and rambunctious…we’re dancing from the first track to the last.” –Living Blues “Roomful of Blues are the best little big band on the scene. Virtuoso musicianship [that is] jubilant, horn-propelled R&B magnificence. […]
Greetings – Did we earn this weather, or what? I hope you have time to go outdoors and gulp a few lungfuls today. Every sort of music has good songs for spring. Fewer have songs for getting your garden started, or maple sugaring, and other homey pursuits. Good folks, this is our time to shine! Many of you […]
Ryan Montbleau played the first of a two-night stand at Caffe Lena on February 26, with frequent bandmate Lyle Brewer opening. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More from Caffe Lena here …
Greetings – Not a lot of tickets left for this great week of music! Seems like we snow weary upstaters are needing our live music right about now. We have plenty of it, along with poetry, kids’ fun, opportunities to learn and jam. We even have jobs for you–in the kitchen, or ushering, or carrying trays. […]
Vanesssa Collier brought her blues machine to a packed Caffe Lena. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More from Vanessa Collier here …
Greetings – “Comfortably Numb” from The Wall (click Mary’s photo to hear her sing it) deals with the urge to protect against the pain of the world, thereby becoming disconnected and adrift. I picked that song to share with you because of the new program we’re offering this Sunday: Sober Salon. This event began with Caffe Lena On the […]
Greetings – Most of the year, the Caffe Lena community is single-handedly bringing the all-are-welcome, don’t-take-yourself-too-seriously culture of folk music to downtown Saratoga. But this coming weekend we’ll have a vast contingent of compatriots because . . The Flurry Festival is coming to town! This extravaganza of traditional music and dance turns the Saratoga City Center into Folk Heaven. Even […]
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