A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Hudson Valley region.
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Quiet in the Head, an acoustic trio playing Middle Eastern- and Gypsy-influenced music, performs at Spotty Dog Books & Ale on Thursday, May 8, 2014, at 8pm, followed by a triple-bill of electronic music acts on Saturday, May 10, at 8pm. Quiet In The Head is the ongoing musical project of guitarist…
(GHENT, N.Y.) – A distinguished group of nine writers and translators currently in residence at Writers Omi at Ledig House will read from their work in the Gallery at the Visitors Center of Omi Arts Center on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at 5 pm. The reading is free and open to the public. Following the…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Brooklyn-based indie folk-rock singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten will preview new songs from her upcoming recording, “Are We There,” when she performs at Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, May 9, 2014, at 9pm. Van Etten is an integral part of the new Brooklyn indie scene, having collaborated, performed or recorded with members of…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Singer-songwriter and alt-country pioneer Jay Farrar brings his singular blend of country, folk and rock to Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, May 11, 2014, at 8pm. A cofounder of legendary alt-country outfit Uncle Tupelo with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, Farrar went on to form the group Son Volt and also to carve out…
(KINGSTON, N.Y.) – Grammy Award-winning rock star Sheryl Crow will perform with her band at the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) on Thursday, May 29, 2014, at 7:30 pm. Crow is expected to perform all her hits at the show, including “All I Wanna Do,” “Leaving Las Vegas,” “If It Makes You Happy,” “Everyday Is…
‘BIG HEAD’ TODD PARK MOHR to PLAY HELSINKI HUDSON (HUDSON, N.Y.) –Todd Park Mohr, the eponymous leader of rock group Big Head Todd & the Monsters, will perform a solo show at Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, May 3, at 8pm. Founded as a trio in Boulder, Colorado, in 1986, by three students from Columbine…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Hudson, N.Y.-based duo Eric Keenaghan and Jeffrey Lependorf will perform East Meets East Meets West, an evening of poetry and music at the CCCA (209 Warren St.) on Saturday, May 3, 2014, at 5pm. The event, in conjunction with the Not Necessarily Black & White exhibit currently on view, features poet Keenaghan…
(POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.) – Van Cliburn Competition finalist Fei-Fei Dong will assay the most technically demanding and monumental piano concerto of all time, the powerful Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3, as featured soloist with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic at the Bardavon on Saturday, May 3, 2014, at 8pm. The evening will also include a performance…
(HILLSDALE, N.Y.) – The Hudson Valley Choral Society will perform works by Rosephanye Powell, William Byrd, Edward Elgar, Felix Mendelssohn, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and others at its spring concert at the United Methodist Church in Hillsdale on Saturday, May 3, 2014, at 7:30pm. The singers will be accompanied by Gili Melamed-Lev, piano; Everett McNair, percussion; and…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) Neo-New Wave rock band Relations celebrates the release of its new full-length recording, Songbirds, at the Half Moon in Hudson on Friday, May 2, 2014, at 8pm. The group should appeal to fans of Sonic Youth, Pretenders, the Cars, the Brains, Brian Eno, the Who, Kraftwerk and the Strokes alike. Brooklyn-based guitar and…
