(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Jamaican-born funk-poet Everton Sylvester and Searching for Banjo bring their unique blend of spoken word and deep reggae grooves to Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, December 3, at 7pm, as part of the monthly “Rogovoy Salon” music, literary, and art series curated and hosted by cultural journalist Seth Rogovoy. Sylvester’s song-poems recount…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Champion slam poet Taylor Mali brings his tender and funny spoken word art to Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, November 12, at 7pm, as part of the monthly “Rogovoy Salon” music, literary, and art series curated and hosted by cultural journalist Seth Rogovoy. Author-poet Taylor Mali is one of the few genuine…
(ALBANY, N.Y.) – Seth Rogovoy, termed “American Jewry’s greatest Dylan scholar” by Religion News Service and the author of “Bob Dylan: Prophet Mystic Poet,” will present “The Kabbalah of Bob Dylan” – a multimedia program exploring the Jewish influences in the life and work of the recent Nobel Prize winner – at B’nai Sholom Reform…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Singer-songwriter and visual artist Natalia Zukerman premieres her new multimedia program, “The Women Who Rode Away: Songs and Portraits,” at Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, October 22, at 7pm. The event is part of the monthly Rogovoy Salon music, literary, and art series curated and hosted by music journalist Seth Rogovoy. In…
JARED KUSHNER was the subject of much mockery in the media yesterday, due to the discovery that he checked the box that says “female“ on her voter registration form. I say if Kushner wants to identify as a woman, then all power to her, and we should respect her wishes.
ONCE AGAIN HUDSON POLICE CHIEF L. Edward Moore stood before a group of citizens and asked for patience as police continue their investigation into seven shootings in the city over the past four months, including one where a man was killed in August. Moore’s appeal came at a monthly meeting of the Police Committee of the Hudson Common…
THINGS TO KNOW about Roy Moore, who won the GOP nomination for U.S. Senator in Alabama: Moore believes biblical law should override the U.S. Constitution. Moore was twice suspended as the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court for refusing to obey laws he saw as at odds with his religious beliefs. Moore has said that…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Singer-songwriter Natalia Zukerman (October 22), slam poet Taylor Mali (November 12), and funk poet Everton Sylvester (December 3) will headline the fall 2017 season of the monthly “Rogovoy Salon” music, literary, and art series curated and hosted by music journalist Seth Rogovoy at Club Helsinki Hudson. After a successful summer of concerts…
(NEW YORK CITY) – Abraham Inc., the superstar Yiddish-funk group featuring world-renowned clarinetist David Krakauer, hip-hop renegade Socalled, and funk genius Fred Wesley, headlines an all-star lineup, including guitarist Marc Ribot and members of the Silk Road Ensemble, in a concert to benefit the NYCLU/ACLU at Symphony Space in Manhattan on Sunday, September 24, at…
A highly selective preview of cultural events taking place this weekend in the greater Hudson, N.Y., region, including club-inspired modern dance; brassy soul from the West Coast; photography and multimedia art; and more. EPHRAT ASHERIE DANCE BRINGS CUTTING-EDGE STREET DANCE to PS21 (CHATHAM, N.Y.) – Ephrat Asherie Dance brings its blend of street and…
