(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, July 5, 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, Lou…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound bring their funky brand of world-beat-influenced rock ‘n’ roll to Club Helsinki Hudson on Thursday, July 4, at 8pm. Cebar’s quirky take on bluesy rock with an underpinning of R&B and jump blues, laced with his witty vocals, buzzfeed guitar licks, and gritty percussion raised on African, Latin and Caribbean influences, is like a Midwestern version…
(DALTON, Mass.) – Jeff Link, of Pittsfield, has joined blues trio T Bone Daddy (TBD) as the power trio’s newest member, playing bass alongside frontman/guitarist Tyler Fairbank and drummer Lou Parreault. A member of the faculty at Berkshire Community College who also teaches music at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, Link is…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) –If ever there was a rock musician to the manor born, it’s Amy Helm – the daughter of the late, great Levon Helm, of The Band, and singer/songwriter Libby Titus – who makes the case for herself as more than an heiress but – with her first solo album due out in a…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Black Francis aka Frank Black, the frontman of the Pixies, and sacred-steel guitarist Robert Randolph perform back-to-back shows at Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, February 8, and Saturday, February 9, 2013, respectively. Both artists have headlined arena shows and large festivals, offering concertgoers a rare and intimate glimpse of performers of this…
Natalia Zukerman has always combined the pop songcraft of Shawn Colvin, the rootsy, organic yearning of Lucinda Williams, and the fierce, funky determination of Ani DiFranco, and given these elements a unique twist with her unmistakably personal and intimate voice. Never has all this been heard to better effect than on her new, two-disc live…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Eilen Jewell, self-styled “queen of the minor key,” brings her blend of noirish rockabilly, surf-tinged country, retro-rock and jazzy folk to Club Helsinki Hudson on Thursday, November 15, 2012, at 8pm. It is the battered cassette jammed in the tape deck of the getaway car, the music Ida Lupino cues up on…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Punk-blues power trio Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, which created the musical template upon which Jack White built the White Stripes and which influenced an entire subsequent generation of punk-infused garage rock, comes to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, November 2, 2012, at 9p.m., in support of its new studio album, Meat and…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Modern blues artist Keb’ Mo’ will appear with his band at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on Thursday, October 18, 2012, at 7:30pm. A singer, guitarist and songwriter, Keb’ Mo’ is a three-time Grammy Award winner for Best Contemporary Blues Album and a key figure in the acclaimed 2003 PBS series…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Modern bluesman Keb’ Mo’, reggae legends Toots and the Maytals, and Motown stars the Temptations are among newly announced acts that will be appearing at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center this fall. Three-time Grammy Award-winner Keb’ Mo’, the stage name of Kevin Moore, will be performing his brand of modern blues…
