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Dave is a photographer, writer, and music junkie based out of Albany. You can catch him at various live events throughout the Northeast year round, especially Phish, which Dave has seen over 90 times. Music plays an important role in his life and he enjoys photographing and writing about his musical adventures.

Albany

In Focus: Mihali at Pearl Street Pub

Dave DeCrescente Nov 7, 2019

Twiddle frontman Mihali Savoulidis performed to a near sold out crowd at Pearl Street Pub in Albany on Friday, November 1. A wide array of Twiddle songs, some new songs and a closing cover of Harry Nilsson's "Lime in the Coconut." …

Hip Hop/Rap

In Focus: Cardi B ‘Femme it Forward’ tour at SPAC is pure Money

Dave DeCrescente Sep 10, 2019

Rapper Cardi B brought her " Femme It Forward" tour to Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Friday September 6th. The South Bronx native had originally been slated to perform on May 26, but rescheduled the show to September, but that didn't…

Connecticut

In Focus: Phish Shines at Mohegan Sun

Dave DeCrescente Jul 16, 2019

Two mid-week shows in Connecticut wrapped up Phish's east coast portion of their summer tour, before heading west for three nights at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin, and three nights at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO. While…

Jam/Progressive

In Focus: Phish Summer Tour rolls on with two hot Bangor shows

Dave DeCrescente Jun 27, 2019

Phish returned to Maine this week for the first time since 2013 for two shows at Darling's Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor. The first night saw intense rain descend upon the crowd, with two nearly 20 minute jams from "Down with Disease" and…

Features

Photo Gallery: Phish dresses up as Kasvot Växt, Faceplants Las Vegas into Rock

Dave DeCrescente Nov 2, 2018

Phish fans got a trick, and a treat on Halloween. For their Halloween show, Phish didn’t cover a classic rock album like fans hoped, but instead did something far scarier - they performed brand new music to a sold out MGM Garden Grand Arena…

Funk/Soul/R&B

Photo Gallery: Twiddle’s Tumbledown

Dave DeCrescente Aug 6, 2018

Bernie Sanders, Kat Wright, Grahame Lesh and a few rainstorms were on hand for Twiddle at their third annual Tumbledown, held at the Lake Champlain Maritime Festival in Burlington, VT over friday July 27 and Saturday the 28. Thunderstorms…

Rock

The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan Turn the Heat up at SPAC

Dave DeCrescente Jul 4, 2018

The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan stopped at SPAC on a scorching Saturday on June 30 during The Summer of Living Dangerously tour. Steely Dan Setlist: Kid Charlemagne, Hey Nineteen, Black Friday, Aja, Bodhisattv, Peg, My Old School,…

Albany

Gallery: Journey at Times Union Center

Dave DeCrescente May 29, 2018

Journey performed at the Times Union Center in Albany on May 23 to a packed house, opening for Def Leppard. Setlist (courtesy of Setlist.fm): Separate Ways (Worlds Apart), Be Good to Yourself, Ask the Lonely, Neal Schon Guitar Solo #1,…

Ithaca

Photo Gallery: Twiddle at State Theater of Ithaca

Dave DeCrescente Apr 17, 2018

Twiddle jammed through 2 nights at the State Theater of Ithaca this past weekend. An acoustic set kicked off the first set on Friday, followed by a three-song second set. Saturday was capped with an encore of Tom Petty's "You Don't Know how…

Ithaca

Trey Anastasio Brings Intimate Solo Tour to Ithaca

Dave DeCrescente Feb 12, 2018

Phish frontman Trey Anastasio brought his solo acoustic tour through Ithaca this past Friday night. Trey combined story telling with many of the songs, including stories about Phish shows in Ithaca in the late 80s and early 90s. Download…

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