Daily Dose

Marco Benevento Meets Rubblebucket for Kingston New Year's Eve

on December 7, 2017 at 9:00AM

We dig West Saugerties keyboardist Marco Benevento a lot around here. The impish virtuoso’s are always a blast and over-filled with all kinds of unexpected musical twists and turns.

Singer Cecile McLorin Salvant Returns to Bard College

on December 5, 2017 at 9:00AM

Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant made her sold-out Fisher Center debut in 2015 to a rapturous reception. On December 17, she’ll return to the Bard College venue for an afternoon concert accompanied by revered pianist Sullivan Foster.

Naomi McCann is offering mini-facials at Woodstock Healing Arts

Pick-me-up at Woodstock Healing Arts

by Hillary Harvey on December 4, 2017 at 10:56AM

On Wednesday, December 13th, take some time out of your busy schedule for restoration and self-care with organic mini-facials with Naomi McCann at Woodstock Healing Arts. Focusing on thorough cleansing, massage, and maintenance, and using only the finest natural and organic products, the skin is cleansed, exfoliated, and nourished.

11 Hudson Valley Culture Essentials for December

by Marie Doyon on December 4, 2017 at 8:00AM

1. Tinder

Joe Henry Visits Woodstock Next Week

by Peter Aaron on December 1, 2017 at 2:23PM

Like his friends and collaborators Daniel Lanois and T-Bone Burnett, Grammy winner Joe Henry is a formidable double threat: a singer-songwriter who draws from a deep well of rich and varied music and a producer who’s worked with some of music’s most respected names. And, speaking of respected names, on December 9 Henry will perform at the home of the one-time home of one of the greatest: Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, as part of the late Band drummer’s ongoing Midnight Ramble series.

Hudson Valley Bands Band Together for Label Launch

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

What do bands do when there are fewer and fewer labels willing to take chances on “unproven” acts? Well, here’s one applicable aphorism: When the going gets tough, the tough get together.

The single piece of playground equipment at Edson Elementary

Edson's First Auction

by Hillary Harvey on November 27, 2017 at 11:47AM

It’s recess at Harry L. Edson School in Kingston, and students are lining up. Someone goes across the monkey bars, jumps down, and then climbs back up to wait on line for another turn.

Guitar Great Gary Lucas Returns to Beacon

by Peter Aaron on November 23, 2017 at 9:00AM

Called one of the 100 greatest living guitarists by Classic Rock magazine, Gary Lucas is best known for his membership in Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band and as a sideman to Jeff Buckley. On December 3, the New York guitar god himself will return to Quinn’s for a rare solo acoustic set.

Laugh It Up!

by Hillary Harvey on November 21, 2017 at 11:07AM

This Thanksgiving weekend, laugh out proud with three stand-up comics in Poughkeepsie on Saturday, November 25th. It’s a comedy show to support the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, which offers a safe, supportive environment for services, resources, and programs that unite the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning community across age, race, gender, and economics.

Hudson Rocker Tommy Stinson's Bash & Pop Drops Single

by Peter Aaron on November 20, 2017 at 9:00AM

Following the Replacements’ manically received 2013-2015 reunion, bassist and devout Hudson resident Tommy Stinson reactivated his 1990s band Bash & Pop for the release of last January’s Anything Could Happen. This Friday, the latter unit’s second wind continues with the unveiling of a new single, “Too Late” b/w “Saturday,” a collaboration with Nicole Atkins that’s available digitally and as a limited-edition vinyl seven-inch.

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