Rod Stewart is still sexy, if you were wondering. And he likes his job. A lot. He performed a high energy set to a sea of fans at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Saturday, July 22 surrounded by fantastic musicians, including a show stopping tenor performance by Jimmy “Saxman” Roberts. Cyndi Lauper opened for the […]
Showmanship and Vocals: How to Spend a Summer Night in Saratoga
If you were smiling in Saratoga on Wednesday night, you were probably at the Performing Arts Center singing along to Post Modern Jukebox and Straight No Chaser. PMJ took the stage to “All About That Bass,” performing the familiar tune in a jazzy 1940s style. Complete with costume, dancers, and instrumentation, PMJ didn’t disappoint fans […]
Photo Gallery: Foreigner and Cheap Trick Bring Rock Back to SPAC
It might have been a Tuesday night in Upstate New York on July 18, but the music was loud and people were dancing. Saratoga Performing Arts Center was fresh off a two-week stint with the NYC Ballet when Foreigner, Cheap Trick, and Bonham rolled into town to blare good old rock ‘n roll throughout the […]
Poetry in Folk Rock: Moody Blues Reminds Saratoga that Rock Never Ages
On Sunday, July 16, a crowd at Saratoga Performing Arts Center was treated to folksy, trippy, and bluesy pop music on a cool summer night. The sky was filled with golden and blue light as The Moody Blues took to the stage washed in purples and indigos, with Justin Hayward, John Lodge, and Graeme Edge singing along to […]
Photo Gallery: SPAC was Packed for Nickelback
The rains held off for Nickelback’s return to SPAC on Monday, July 10. Over 14,000 showed up to sing along to the Canadian rock band’s numerous hits as well as some new songs off the new album, Feed the Machine, that came out earlier this year. While it’s been 16 years since Nickelback’s only US […]
Photo Gallery: Third Eye Blind at SPAC
Third Eye Blind’s twentieth anniversary of their debut self-titled album tour came through Saratoga on a rainy Saturday evening on July 1. Setlist: Weightless, Company of Strangers, Horror Show, Wounded, Queen of Daydreams, Shipboard Cook, Losing a Whole Year, Narcolepsy, Semi-Charmed Life, Jumper, Graduate, How’s It Going to Be, Thanks a Lot, Burning Man, Good for You, London, I Want You, The Background, Motorcycle Drive By Third Eye Blind Silversun Pickups
A Rainbow Shines over Dead and Company’s Performance at SPAC
Dead and Company roared into Saratoga Springs on Tuesday, June 20 after a hot weekend of shows at Fenway Park. The national tour has Deadheads and Mayerheads alike buzzing about the continued pairing of the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart with John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti. Few tours of […]
Trombone Shorty brings N’Awlins to The Egg
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue brought the New Orleans flavor to The Egg in Albany on Wednesday, June 14 to the delight of a sold out audience. Troy Andrews AKA Trombone Shorty and friends made jaws drop by their range in abilities and genres in which they proved to be fluent. The once brass prodigy […]
Melissa Etheridge Delivers Troy Music Hall a Soulful Sunday Night
Melissa Etheridge enchanted her audience at Troy City Music Hall on Sunday, April 23. Every song was new by interpretation; she performed even her oldest hits with a newness that re-told the stories of her music with the wisdom of her years. From shifting her emphasis in “Come to My Window” to slowing the beat […]
Sitting down with Matisyahu
Walking into the green room of the Bearsville Theater after the evening’s performance, I couldn’t tell who was more in a haze, myself or the room I was about to enter. A small group formed, celebrating the night’s incredible performance when I met up with Matthew (Matisyahu) and we headed toward the couch at the […]