(HUDSON, N.Y.) – A double-bill of classic country sounds with gospel-honkytonk outfit Sacred Shakers and high lonesome country singer Zoe Muth with her band, the Lost High Rollers, pull into Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, December 5, 2014, at 9pm. Muth’s clear, honest vocals and classic approach have garnered her comparisons to Maybelle Carter, Loretta…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Hudson-based composer-guitarist Alexander Turnquist will be joined by Brooklyn piano trio Sontag Shogun and experimental cellist Julia Kent for a triple-bill of contemporary ambient music at Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, November 23, at 8pm. The mini-festival promises an evening of peaceful, calm, quiet listening and shimmering beauty. Alexander Turnquist is a…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Blues-folk singer-songwriter Chris Smither brings his band, the Motivators, and his 50th anniversary tour to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, November 14, at 9pm. Folk-rock singer-songwriter Milton opens the show. Having distilled his own signature sound of blues and folk for 50 years, Smither is truly an American original. A profound songwriter…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Upstate New York’s ska-reggae outfit the Big Takeover brings its Jamaican riddims to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, October 24, at 9pm. The group’s third album, “Children of the Rhythm” boasts the band’s signature blend of upbeat, horn-inflected ska, deep, funky reggae grooves, soulful melodies, and dub dropouts. Born at SUNY-New Paltz…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Brooklyn-based quartet Lip Talk and San Francisco rockers Yassou Benedict bring their respective approaches to dream-pop to Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, October 25, at 9pm. Lip Talk was originally formed in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and were known as Railbird; Yassou Benedict were formed right here in Hudson, and resident rock star…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Folk music legends John Sebastian (The Lovin’ Spoonful) and Happy Traum – a session guitarist for Bob Dylan – will be joined by fingerstyle guitarists Kinloch Nelson, Craig D’Andrea and Maycn Taylor performing in a guitars-in-the-round setting at Club Helsinki Hudson on Thursday, October 23, 2014, at 8pm. All five musicians are…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Husband-and-wife duo Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams will bring their award-winning Americana music and roots-rocking outfit featuring bassist Byron Isaacs and drummer Justin Guip to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, October 17, at 9pm. The Woodstock, N.Y.-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Campbell is a Grammy Award-winning producer and an Americana icon whose…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – San Francisco-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Sean Hayes brings his band and his rootsy sound to Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, October 4, at 9pm. Durham, N.C.-based dreampop duo Eric and Erica will warm up the crowd for Hayes as well as perform with him in his trio. Born in New York City…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Grammy Award-nominated vocalist Shemekia Copeland will bring her singular brand of modern blues, funk, soul and R&B to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, October 3, at 9pm. The daughter of the late Texas blues guitar legend Johnny Clyde Copeland, Shemekia Copeland has established her own primacy in the field, literally having been…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys brings their swinging brand of neo-rockabilly to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, September 26, at 9pm. Led from the beginning by Robert Williams, aka Big Sandy, the group has expanded its musical scope over the last three decades from its…
