(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.…
GRAHAM PARKER and the RUMOUR The Egg Albany, N.Y. Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Review by Seth Rogovoy (ALBANY, N.Y.) – I don’t really care about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – who’s in it, who’s not – but one thing is for sure: the fact that Graham Parker and the Rumour — who…
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…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – If anyone knows how to get a crowd up and dancing through the change of the calendar, it’s Glen David Andrews, a true prince of New Orleans, whose hard-rocking style of New Orleans jazz, funk, gospel, and party music will ring out the old and ring in the new at Club Helsinki…
(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…
(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…
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…
(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…
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…
(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…
