Tag Archive for soul

Soul Survivor Bettye LaVette to Perform at MASS MoCA

(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Bettye LaVette, a hard-working, distinctive R&B singer in the vein of Aretha Franklin, whose career stretches back to the early 1960s as a teen star, who then lost the spotlight for decades only to have it find her again in recent years, will perform at MASS MoCA on Saturday, July 6, 2013, at 8pm.…

(Concert Review) Martin Sexton at Club Helsinki Hudson, 2.1.13

CLUB HELSINKI HUDSON Martin Sexton Friday, February 1, 2013 Review and photos by Seth Rogovoy (HUDSON, N.Y.) – Talk about your one-man band! As Martin Sexton demonstrated in his first set at Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday night, sometimes less is more – as in, one musician who can do it all. No matter how…

‘The Temptations’ Coming to the Mahaiwe

(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – The group currently performing under the name “The Temptations,” featuring 71-year-old Otis Williams, a co-founder and the only surviving member of the original legendary Motown vocal ensemble, known for such hits as “Get Ready,” “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg,” “Just My Imagination,” “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone,” and “My Girl,” will…

(Music Review) Bettye LaVette at the Colonial Theatre

Bettye LaVette The Colonial Theatre Pittsfield, Mass. Saturday, May 26, 2012 Review by Seth Rogovoy (PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Soul singer Bettye LaVette displayed why she is utterly worthy of the laurels and kudos she has been receiving these past few years in concert at the Colonial Theatre on Saturday night, where she treated the audience…

Soul Survivor Bettye LaVette to Play the Colonial

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Bettye LaVette, a hard-working, distinctive R&B singer in the vein of Aretha Franklin and whose career stretches back to the early 1960s as a teen star, who then lost the spotlight for decades only to have it find her again in recent years, will perform at the Colonial Theatre on Saturday, May…

(Concert Review) Tre Williams and the Revelations at Club Helsinki Hudson

Tre Williams at Club Helsinki Hudson (photo Seth Rogovoy) Tre Williams and the Revelations Club Helsinki Hudson Hudson, N.Y. May 19, 2012 Review by Seth Rogovoy (HUDSON, N.Y.) – Those wondering whatever happened to classic soul – that’s classic soul, the politically and sexually infused sound of Marvin Gaye and Bobby Womack, without the smoothed-out…

Soul-R&B Outfit Returns to Club Helsinki

Tre Williams

(HUDSON, N.Y.) – The Revelations featuring Tré Williams returns to Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at 9pm. The group’s sound marries the grit of the streets to the midnight blues of the rural South, the rawness of Stax and propulsive drive of Motown. The Revelations’ live shows have been compared to the…