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Sarah Craig Leads Caffe Lena: Part 2 of 2
Part 1 told Sarah Craig’s story mainly in her own words; Part 2 here has thoughts from others.Some of the many artists, volunteers and staffers at Caffe Lena span!-->!-->!-->…
Sarah Craig Leads Caffe Lena: Part 1 of 2
For Sarah Craig, learning to lead Caffe Lena, the legacy-rich Saratoga Springs listening room and American roots music shrine, meant learning to listen. She also made peace!-->…
A Listening Party in the North Woods
We all tested Covid-free – Dennis from Northampton, Dan from Newburyport, and me. So we drove north past Saranac Lake, past Whiteface, to Stephen’s place (he tested negative,!-->…
Performers Announced for Eddies Hall of Fame Ceremony on March 27th
The performance lineup for the fifth annual Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Monday, March 27th, at Universal Preservation Hall has been!-->…
Buzz: Interview with Sarge from October 1987
Editor's Note: To celebrate Nippertown co-founder, Greg "Sarge" Haymes's birthday (3/3/1951) we are sharing this interview by Susan Chamberlain that appeared in Buzz!-->!-->!-->…
The Van Dyck: A Deep, Jazzy Past; An Ambitious, Resonant Future
SCHENECTADY - Jazz memories mixed with happy hopes as the operators of Stella Pasta Bar announced plans to purchase the Van Dyck in Schenectady’s Stockade neighborhood and!-->…
Dead End – at Least for Now
Dead and Company canceled their July 6th concert at Saratoga Performing Arts Center because of guitarist John Mayer’s father’s medical emergency. On Instagram John stated,!-->…
Thank You for Your Service – A Veteran’s Lament
The Animals’ "We Gotta Get Out of This Place” and Country Joe and The Fish’s “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die-Rag” are the two songs I most associate with Veterans Day. The!-->…
Music, history lies here at Pauly’s Hotel
ALBANY — When Kip Finck took over Pauly’s Hotel his first order of business was to renovate the storied venue.The Central Avenue pub has been an Albany institution dating!-->!-->!-->…
LIVE (Retro): Bruce Springsteen @ Union College Memorial Chapel, 10/19/1974
This was before the hype; before the reverent prophecy “I have seen the future of rock and roll and its name is Bruce Springsteen,” before the!-->…
The Rise and Fall of a Local Bluesman
No matter what genre a musician plays, it all somehow comes back to a couple of origins. One is classical music and the other is the blues, from the Crossroads to the!-->…
Commander Cody Launches from Earth, RIP George Frayne (1944-2021)
SARATOGA SPRINGS — George Frayne has resided in the Saratoga area across four decades. Until Sunday morning, Sept 26, 2021, that is, as he passed away at his home here after!-->…