A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Hudson Valley region.
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Bluesy soul-gospel trio the Holmes Brothers bring their unique stew of Southern funk and Northern blues to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, May 2, 2014, at 9pm. Originally from Christchurch, Va., the New York City-based group has shared stages and recordings with Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Willie Nelson,…
(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, 2014, at 8pm. Founded as a trio in Boulder, Colorado, in 1986, by three students from Columbine High School, Big Head Todd & the Monsters…
DANCE INSTALLATION to INAUGURATE 2014 SEASON at BASILICA HUDSON (HUDSON, N.Y.) – A collaboration between world-renowned choreographer Jonah Bokaer and visual artist Anthony McCall, kicks off the 2014 performance season at Basilica Hudson on Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26, at 7:30pm. Eclipse is a multidisciplinary performance that integrates choreography, light, visual design, and…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – A solo exhibition of paintings by Athens, N.Y.-based artist Yura Adams goes on display at John Davis Gallery on Thursday, April 24, 2014, and will remain hung through May 19. There will be a reception for the artist on Saturday, April 26, 2014, from 6 to 8pm. “This group of recent oil…
(ANNANDALE-on-HUDSON, N.Y.) – Giuseppe Verdi’s monumental work Messa da Requiem will get the complete treatment it deserves when it is performed by a full orchestra and a chorus of more than 100 in the Fisher Center at Bard College on Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26, 2014, at 8pm. The program is conducted by…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Works by Liszt, Brahms, and Bartók will be featured in “MAGYAR!”, a program of Hungarian- and Gypsy-influenced music, at the Mahaiwe on Sunday, April 27, 2014, at 3pm, as part of the Close Encounters With Music series of chamber concerts. Musicians include Roma performer Cosmo Gorcsi, on cimbalom – a hammered…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Club Helsinki Hudson will take on the aspect of the Buena Vista Social Club when Afro-Cuban jazz pianist Omar Sosa launches a new tour with his New AfroCubano Quartet to the nightclub on Friday, April 25, 2014, at 9pm. Joining Sosa in the quartet are drummer Ernesto Simpson, bassist Childo Tomas, and…
SPOTTISWOODE & HIS ENEMIES to CELEBRATE NEW ‘ANGLICANA’ RELEASE at HELSINKI HUDSON (HUDSON, N.Y.) – New York City-based indie-rock group Spottiswoode & His Enemies, led by Englishman Jonathan Spottiswoode, will celebrate the release of its brand-new recording, English Dream, at Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, April 19, at 9pm. With his deep, gravelly voice, his…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – A collaboration between world-renowned choreographer Jonah Bokaer and visual artist Anthony McCall, kicks off the 2014 performance season at Basilica Hudson on Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26, 2014, at 7:30pm. Eclipse is a multidisciplinary performance that integrates choreography, light, visual design, and an audio-visual time score to arrive at altered…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Fresh from a tour of Northern Europe and the United Kingdom, folk-rock singer-songwriter Ben Taylor will perform at Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, April 18, at 9pm. Taylor, a longtime favorite of Helsinki audiences dating back to the club’s origins in Great Barrington, Mass., is touring with a new batch of songs,…
