Jackie Greene (photo Michael Halsband)
FORMER BLACK CROWES GUITARIST JACKIE GREENE BRINGS ORIGINAL ROOTS-ROCK to HELSINKI HUDSON
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Roots-rock singer-songwriter Jackie Greene, perhaps best known for his work as guitarist for Black Crowes and Phil Lesh & Friends, helps Club Helsinki Hudson celebrate its 20th anniversary with a two-night stint on Friday and Saturday, December 4 and 5, at 9pm. Greene synthesizes his deep affinity for American roots styles into timeless, personally charged music. Armed with a persuasive voice, a vivid songwriting skill and an instinctive mastery of several instruments, Greene has carved out a unique musical niche.
Dust Bowl Faeries
RYDER COOLEY ART and MUSIC FEATURED at WHITNEY ARTS CENTER
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – “The Collected Works of Lady Ramshackle,” a mixed-media installation by Hudson, N.Y., artist Ryder Cooley, and a performance by chamber-folk ensemble Ryder Cooley & Dust Bowl Faeries, both at the Whitney Center for the Arts, will highlight the First Fridays Artswalk in downtown Pittsfield on Friday, December 4, 2015. Cooley’s installation is part of the Whitney’s “Third Annual Whimsy” art show, for which there will be a reception from 5 to 8pm, immediately followed at 8pm by a free performance by Dust Bowl Faeries, an ethereal gothic-folk ensemble based in Hudson and featuring bittersweet songs with echoes of gypsy-folk, pop, cabaret and dark circus music.
Brandi Carlile
BRANDI CARLILE BRINGS SHIMMERING COUNTRY-POP to BARDAVON
(POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.) – Country-pop singer Brandi Carlile‘s 2005 self-titled debut landed her on Rolling Stone’s Top 10 list of artists to watch. Since then she has steadily built a loyal fan base, won over by her critically acclaimed albums and her band’s non-stop touring, which brings Carlile’s “Winter Acoustic Tour” to the Bardavon Opera House on Saturday, December 5, at 8pm. Carlile’s voice encompasses the full spectrum: quiet and clear, tremulously tearful, decisively rasping or reaching to a scream. She can yodel, too.
Sharon Jones & Dap-Kings
SHARON JONES & DAP-KINGS BRING HOLIDAY SOUL to THE EGG
(ALBANY, N.Y.) – Retro-soul stars Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings stir up a funky holiday party at the Egg on Saturday, December 5, at 7:30pm, with festive numbers from their brand-new album of seasonal favorites, “It’s A Holiday Soul Party,” along with explosive funk from their latest Grammy Award-nominated recording, “Give the People What They Want.”