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Saugerties, NY, Woodstock ’94, Jack Petruzzelli and Celebrating The Local: A Photo Gallery
3Nov By John BarryNo Comments
Features, Music

Saugerties, NY, Woodstock ’94, Jack Petruzzelli and Celebrating The Local: A Photo Gallery

Singer-songwriter Ginger Winn performs Oct. 26 at The Local in Saugerties, NY. Photo by John W. Barry Saugerties, New York, in 1994 hosted Woodstock '94, a 25th anniversary celebration of the 1969 Woodstock festival. As he was in 1969, Woodstock festival promoter Michael Lang ran the show and, yes, there was plenty of rain and plenty of mud. Saugerties in 2024, in a clever move, hosted a 30th anniversary celebration of Woodstock '94. Yes, that's right, a 30th anniversary celebration of the 25th anniversary celebration of the 1969 Woodstock festival. And yes, doesn't this seem completely appropriate, and doesn't this make total sense for the community where funny man and successful television comedian Jimmy Fallon grew up? Agreed! Saugerties, like Woodstock on the other end of ...
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Lost Leaders, featuring Byron Isaacs of The Lumineers, Set for Two-Night Run in Hudson Valley
12Oct By John BarryNo Comments
Features, Music

Lost Leaders, featuring Byron Isaacs of The Lumineers, Set for Two-Night Run in Hudson Valley

Lost Leaders, Byron Isaacs, left, and Peter Cole. Lost Leaders, the band that includes Byron Isaacs, bass player for The Lumineers, will play two shows in New York’s Hudson Valley come November.  This bill also features singer-songwriter Ginger Winn, who offers a compelling edge to just about everything she does.  This righteous spectacle of triumph, which will celebrate creative minds that defy description and empower creative abandon, will unfold Nov. 15 at The Falcon in Marlboro, Ulster County; and Nov. 21 at Park Theater in Hudson, NY, Columbia County. Both venues anchor New York’s Hudson Valley, which is home to the Town of Woodstock and gave birth to the famed Hudson River School of Art of generations ago.  Peter Cole is the Lost Leaders guitarist, vocalis...
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Goo Goo Dolls Continue To Evolve With New Album ‘Chaos In Bloom’
11Aug By SimonNo Comments
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Goo Goo Dolls Continue To Evolve With New Album ‘Chaos In Bloom’

Photo Credit: Claire Marie Vogel Grammy-nominated mainstays Goo Goo Dolls are back with a brand new album. Chaos In Bloom is available everywhere you listen to music. The album marks the beginning of a new chapter for the band as it is the first to be produced by frontman John Rzeznik. Recorded at Dreamland Studios outside of Woodstock, New York, Chaos In Bloom was recorded during the early days of the pandemic. The location, which is as remote as it is rich in historic rock music roots, proved to be the ideal setting. The album carries a live quality that the band captured by blending vintage instruments and gear with cutting-edge recording processes and techniques. https://twitter.com/googoodolls/status/1557940343827337216 Embarrassing Interview Experience Pre-MendoWerk...
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New Levon Helm Book Chronicles Midnight Rambles
17Jul By SimonNo Comments
Music

New Levon Helm Book Chronicles Midnight Rambles

A new book chronicles the legendary Midnight Ramble concerts and the incredible comeback of icon Levon Helm. Writer John W. Barry was given exclusive access to cover the legendary Woodstock concert series. The result is the highly informative Levon Helm Rock Roll & Ramble. Photo Credit: Dino Perrucci / Cover design: Mike Dubois Levon Helm was the drummer, mandolinist, and vocalist for The Band. He would first join The Hawks with Ronny Hawkins in the late 1950s. An outfit of musicians that would go on to serve as the backing band for Bob Dylan in 1965 and 1966. From there they moved to upstate New York and started work on The Basement Tapes the following year. This material would form the foundation of The Band's debut album Music From Big Pink which was released in the summe...
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