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Review: Escovedo fiercely angry, strong in Egg performance
Friday, June 15, 2012
Not everything on Alejandro Escovedo's new “Big Station” album or Friday’s show, largely based on it, was fiercely angry, but all of it was strong rock ’n’ roll from a large, loud, impassioned heart.
SARATOGA SPRINGS
Drake rocks SPAC crowd, showcases other rappers (with photo gallery)
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Three songs into his nearly 90-minute set at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Thursday night, Drake sauntered out to the end of the stage, basking in the applause, and announced that the only thing he had thought about all day was this show.
SCHENECTADY
Wind Ensemble plays Czech music sampler
Monday, June 11, 2012
The Capital Region Wind Ensemble ends it season with a tribute to Czech music.
TROY
Review: Iconic Albany Pro Musica program marks Civil War anniversary
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Albany Pro Musica gave what will surely become known as one of its iconic programs Saturday night at EMPAC to mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
SARATOGA SPRINGS
Review: DMB: Roller coaster of rockers, ballads, freak-outs (with photo gallery)
Friday, June 8, 2012
Absence supposedly makes the heart grow fonder, but in the case of the Dave Matthews Band at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, there really isn’t a higher level for hearts to go.
ALBANY
Review: Raitt brings old and new to Palace
Saturday, June 2, 2012
At the sold-out Palace Theater of Saturday night, Bonnie Raitt dipped into her old hits and some beautiful new covers from her latest record. Whatever she played felt new and wonderfully old at the same time.
ALBANY
Review: Psychedelic Furs play memorable show at Egg
Saturday, June 2, 2012
The Psychedelic Furs turned in a vicious, full-throttle performance where the give and take between musicians and audience drove the show into the stratosphere.
SARATOGA SPRINGS
Review: Zac Brown Band fires up SPAC season (with photo gallery)
Friday, June 1, 2012
The Zac Brown Band brought some Southern flair to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Friday night, kicking off the summer concert season in raucous and rowdy style.
SCHENECTADY
Review: Gems found for MOM ‘Travelogue’
Friday, June 1, 2012
On Friday night at the First Reformed Church as the final concert of its season, Musicians of Ma’alwyck presented several recent finds that most of the small but enthusiastic crowd had either never heard of or at least never heard.
ALBANY
Review: Despite Alzheimer’s, Campbell doesn’t miss a beat
Friday, May 25, 2012
Glen Campbell has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, but Thursday night at his concert in the Egg’s Hart Theater, Campbell, who has said he can forget a lyric or guitar part, didn’t seem to miss a beat.
TROY
‘Troy’ highlights ASO's tribute to music hall
Monday, May 21, 2012
Albany Symphony Orchestra honors Troy Savings Bank Music Hall with program of eight world premieres.
ALBANY
Collective Soul gives fans the hits, more
Monday, May 21, 2012
Collective Soul delivers the hits to fans at a sold-out show at The Egg.
ALBANY
Review: Lightfoot plays comfortable show
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Gordon Lightfoot ended up putting on two very different shows Saturday night at the Palace Theatre.
ALBANY
Review: Mendelssohn Club offers robust show
Friday, May 18, 2012
The Mendelssohn Club gave its 103rd spring concert Friday night at Chancellor’s Hall in a program that featured patriotism, diversity and the joys of singing.
ALBANY
Review: Songs of protest fill The Egg at anti-fracking show (with photo gallery)
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Protest music was alive and well throughout the entire New Yorkers Against Fracking concert Tuesday night in The Egg’s Hart Theatre.
