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My wife Lauren, dog Ajax and I live in the Hudson Valley. I combine my love for writing and live music by covering shows for NYSMusic. My other hobbies include traveling, hiking, rooting for disappointing sports teams, and eating pizza.

Comedy

Top Ten Things Learned At Whose Live?

Garrett Montgomery Apr 19, 2019
Whose Live Anyway?, which took place at Kingston’s Ulster Performing Arts Center on April 12, 2019, is an atypical event for NYS Music to cover. Hell, the skit comedy show is an atypical event, period. In lieu of a traditional review…
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Angelique Kidjo Covers Talking Heads Classics For Kingston Crowd

Garrett Montgomery Apr 15, 2019
One of UPAC’s bartenders skipped down an abandoned hall, hands aloft, waving side to side, an unadulterated grin glued to his face. An usher, with no one requiring assistance, leaned against a post, nodding appreciatively and smiling…
Comedy

Drew Carey & Whose Live Cast Are Coming To Kingston?

Garrett Montgomery Apr 7, 2019
For more than a decade, homemakers and hookey players have watched Drew Carey give new cars to the best bidders and Caribbean cruises to savvy shoppers. Before reminding The Price Is Right viewers to get their pets spayed or neutered, he…
Jam/Progressive

Angelique Kidjo to Light Up UPAC

Garrett Montgomery Apr 7, 2019
Remain in Light, the Talking Heads’ fourth studio album, peaked at number 19 on the U.S. Billboard 200 in 1980. Even more impressively, Rolling Stone named it the fourth best album of the decade in 1989. On April 11, Grammy winner Angelique…
Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: The New Motif ‘The Reciprocal Boogie’

Garrett Montgomery Feb 14, 2019
The Reciprocal Boogie, the debut album from Massachusetts four-piece The New Motif, is an impressive survey of the band’s eclectic sound. The roots are rock, but different tracks run jazzier or more psychedelic, funkier or more spacey.…
Catskills

Levon Lives On: An Evening With Amy Helm and Cindy Cashdollar

Garrett Montgomery Feb 13, 2019
Amy Helm and Cindy Cashdollar, two heroines of Woodstock, NY, wowed a hometown crowd on Friday, February 8 at Levon Helm Studios. The opening act, Freddy & Francine, however, traveled from significantly farther away. An Americana…
Bluegrass/Country

A Woodstock Homecoming: Amy Helm & Cindy Cashdollar To Perform on February 8

Garrett Montgomery Feb 1, 2019
Amy Helm and Cindy Cashdollar will collaborate at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock for an evening dubbed The Song & The Story  on Saturday, February 8. The duo will pay homage to Levon and their relationships with the beloved Band…
Catskills

Sister Sparrow Shines, Dirty Birds Delight

Garrett Montgomery Jan 30, 2019
Arleigh Kincheloe, aka Sister Sparrow, mesmerized a full house at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock Saturday night. With the Dirty Birds backing her, she held the audience entranced, proving one’s presence can dwarf their stature. The…
Catskills

Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds Flock to Woodstock

Garrett Montgomery Jan 17, 2019
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, whose recent album Gold was voted by NYS Music staff as the best overall album of 2018, will flock to Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock for the second time on January 26, 2019. SS&TDB were joined by…
Catskills

Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds to Visit Levon Helm Studios

Garrett Montgomery Dec 26, 2018
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, whose recent album Gold was voted by NYS Music staff as the best overall album of 2018, will flock to Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock for the second time, on December 29. Sister Sparrow & The…
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