Ed Conway
Brian Fallon @ Troy Savings Bank Music Hall 11-15-23 – by Ed Conway. It was singer/songwriter night at the venerable Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. I generally think of a solo performer as a small venue act, as a large venue generally lacks the intimacy of the audience being up close and personal. Like every […]
Saturday night in Saratoga is always a busy place, between the bars having both music and college football, as well as the students from Skidmore College seemingly everywhere, but in my opinion, the hottest ticket of the night was at Caffe Lena, where a group of local performers stopped in to celebrate Joni Mitchell’s 80th […]
How to finish off September? How about a show in downtown Albany at the Empire Live? When we arrived at the show, we were told it was in the downstairs venue aka Empire Underground. Having never been there before, a quick set of directions and we were on our way. As the evening progressed toward […]
I’ve enjoyed seeing Victor Wooten ever since I first saw him playing bass with Bela Fleck & The Flecktones along with his brother Roy “Future Man” Wooten on percussion. This, however, was the first time seeing him with his other two brothers, Joseph on keys and Region guitar. To say Victor is a virtuoso, on […]
Although I was just getting to an age to start listening to my own music on the radio, the artists that came to the Palace last night accounted for most of the songs of my youth. The Happy Together Tour has continued to bring surviving members of what many of us of a certain generation […]
The Happy Together Tour – Palace Theater 8-1-23 Although I was just getting to an age to start listening to my own music on the radio, the artists that came to the Palace last night accounted for most of the songs of my youth. The Happy Together Tour has continued to bring surviving members of […]
Review of the Soul-Jazz Collective, by Ed Conway. If it’s Tuesday, it must be Jazz Night at The Lark Street Tavern. The venerable tavern, first opened in 1934, has gone through several face-lifts over the years, including a nearly total rebuild after a 2010 fire that gutted the building. Back in 2022, new owner Chris […]
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy performed at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on March 21st, 2023. This is the review, by Ed Conway. The preeminent 40s, swing era, big band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy made a stop at one of the most sonically perfect venues, The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. The band began in 1989 […]
In the world of tribute acts, many of whom are quite good, there are a few that really stand out. What sets them apart from the usual suspects is their ability to play their respective concerts as if the original artists themselves were performing the show live. Many other acts will take a note for […]
Recap/Photos By: Ed Conway On a fine Saturday night, for mid March anyway, a hard rockin’ band from Toronto made a visit to the Hangar. I first saw the Ichi-Bons at the recent Ameripolitan Music Weekender & Award festival in Memphis, Tennessee, where they were nominated for Ameripolitan Rockabilly Group 2023. I was blown away […]
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