Where You Can Watch Fireworks This July

on June 27, 2019 at 4:33PM

When Independence Day falls on a Thursday, there's lots to be thankful for—a reprieve from 9-5 drudgery, a long weekend for many, and—holy freedom fries!—SO MANY FIREWORKS! All over the Hudson Valley, the skies will be lit up to celebrate the glorious and free America— and we've got a solid little list of where you can watch fireworks this July.

TONIGHT: Stick to Local 2018 Launch Party at Arrowood

by Marie Doyon on May 25, 2018 at 11:20AM

Aside from the delicious beers (cash bar), there will be food from Stick to Local Farms Cookbook, made from the bounty of Rondout Valley farms annd bubble tea from The Den of Marbletown. Seed Song farmer Creek Iverson will be onsite with the Tinhorn Calico Farm Band to sing traditional field work songs, along with a bunch of other area producers.

Sloan Wainwright Headlines Rootstock This Weekend

by Peter Aaron on May 10, 2018 at 9:00AM

Founded last year with the mission of “helping farmers stay rooted,” Rootstock is a local folk music festival that’s certainly, well, growing. The second installment takes place this Saturday and features four stellar acts, food, and other events related to sustainable living, with proceeds from the event going toward to the establishment of emergency relief grants for New York farmers in need.

New Year’s Eve, Family-Style

by Hillary Harvey on December 29, 2017 at 8:00AM

Just because the New Year ushers in way past bedtime doesn’t mean families need leave the little ones out of New Year’s Eve celebrations. There are plenty of parties and opportunities to ring in 2018, family-style.

Slam Allen Brings New Year's Bang to Beacon

by Peter Aaron on December 28, 2017 at 9:00AM

Hudson Valley bluesman Slam Allen made his bones by leading the legendary James Cotton’s backing band for several years. But more recently he’s been leading his own bands and releasing his own albums, performing steadily across the US, Europe, and South America.

Roswell Rudd (1935-2017)

The Kerhonkson jazz great passed away last Thursday.

by Peter Aaron on December 24, 2017 at 4:00AM

The news has certainly been depressing enough lately, so I’m sad to bring more as a parting shot to this largely lousy year, but here goes: Last Thursday the great trombonist, composer, and Kerhonkson resident Roswell Rudd lost a long battle with prostate cancer. Rudd, 82, was the leading and most influential trombonist of the early free jazz movement that developed in New York during the early 1960s.

James Maddock Sings in Rosendale

by Peter Aaron on December 21, 2017 at 9:00AM

British singer-songwriter James Maddock rose to fame as the frontman of Americana outfit Wood, whose Top Five single “Stay You” was featured prominently on TV’s “Dawson’s Creek.” Maddock, now based in New York, will pay the Rondout Creek a visit when he plays the Rosendale Café on December 30. In addition to appearing on “CBS This Morning” and “Late Night with David Letterman,” Maddock has performed with no less than Bruce Springsteen himself.

Hudson's Elvis Perkins Releases Benefit Single

by Peter Aaron on December 19, 2017 at 9:00AM

It’s been a while since I checked in with one of Columbia County’s finest, Elvis Perkins (I profiled him for the March 2016 issue of Chronogram). During the leadup to a set of live dates that took place over the weekend in Washington, DC, Boston, and Brooklyn, the singer-songwriter and fellow musicians Sam Cohen and Josh Kaufman released a new single (“There Go the Nightmericans”; the B side, “Clockwork,” was previously released by Cohen).

Big Takeover to Ring in New Year in Woodstock

on December 14, 2017 at 9:00AM

One New Year’s Eve, but so many great New Year’s Eve gigs to choose from. What’s an upstate music fan to do?

Beacon's Knock Yourself Out set for NYE KO

on December 12, 2017 at 9:00AM

Beacon punk trio Knock Yourself Out released a totally clobberin’ self-titled debut EP this year, and it’s set for review in Chronogram in the coming months—so watch out for that. And as if that’s not enough for discerning Hudson Valley rock fans to scream about, the band just released a video for the EP’s “Drunk at Work Again”; is about to drop Put It On, a new three-song 7”; and has been curating a monthly residency at Quinn’s that this month lands on New Year’s Eve.