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Bio: Sal Cataldi is a musician, writer and former entertainment publicist living in the Hudson Valley and NYC. He is leader of the band Spaghetti Eastern Music (first gig was at the CBGB gallery in 2004) and member of the ensembles Guitars A Go Go, Vapor Vespers and spaceheater. He is also the host of “Reading In Funktamental” on WGXC 90.7 FM/Wave Farm, a monthly show/podcasts where he speaks to the authors of the books on music, many that he reviews here at NYSMusic.com

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Brooklyn’s D.I.Y. Rock Scene of 1980s to be the Subject of Forthcoming Documentary

Sal Cataldi Jul 25, 2024

When it comes to NYC’s D.I.Y. rock scenes and their club catalysts, CBGB wasn’t the only game in town. In the late 1980s, when the now uber-glitzy and fully gentrified borough of Brooklyn was still mostly grit, grime and crime, there was…

Album Reviews

Tracey Yarad Brings Her Musical Memoir of Heartbreak to NYC Stage in July

Sal Cataldi Jul 2, 2024

What do you do when your husband and musical partner of many years runs off with your teenage goddaughter? You write a boatload of wonderful songs, dye your wedding dress black and make it into a dynamic, emotional rollercoaster of a…

Book Reviews

Rock’s Everywhere Man Dave Mason Pens A Memoir

Sal Cataldi Jun 22, 2024

Only You Know and I Know is not only the name of one of his biggest hits, but it is also now the title of Dave Mason’s forthcoming autobiography. It’s a freewheeling testament proving that Dave was one of the most…

Alternative/Indie

Elusive Lo-Fi Legend Jandek to Appear at Rosendale’s Widow Jane Mine

Sal Cataldi Jun 20, 2024

Jandek, one of the most mysterious and hyper-productive legends of the lo-fi folk/outsider music movement, is slated to make a rare appearance at one of the Hudson Valley’s most unique performance venues, Widow Jane Mine, on Saturday, July…

World/Reggae

Ukraine’s Kommuna Lux Brings US Charity Tour to the Falcon in Hudson Valley and New York City’s Drom

Sal Cataldi Jun 18, 2024

Kommuna Lux, the acclaimed 'Odesa Urban Folk' band from Ukraine, is set to embark on a 30-city US charity tour this Summer, blending thrilling Klezmer and Ukrainian folk music to raise funds for humanitarian causes back home. …

News Desk

Sibylle Baier, the Greta Garbo of Lo-Fi Folk, Re-emerges June 9 at Upstate Films

Sal Cataldi Jun 3, 2024

She’s the German actress and amateur singer-songwriter who achieved notoriety three decades after she made the humble home recordings that were released in 2006 as the critically acclaimed Colour Green. Now the reclusive Sibylle Baier is…

Photo Gallery

Avant-Garde Electro Salsa Quintet Meridian Brothers Provide A Rollicking Season Opener at Opus 40

Sal Cataldi May 13, 2024

The 2024 concert season at the sublime Opus 40 Sculpture Park in Saugerties opened May 9th with something that delighted ass-shakers and intellectuals alike– a high-energy performance by one of Colombia’s most renowned musical exports –…

Alternative/Indie

Cult Singer-Songwriter’s Star-Crossed Life Profiled in New Documentary Lost Angel: The Genius of…

Sal Cataldi Apr 26, 2024

She was one of the greatest “misses” of the 1970s – a singer-songwriter of lyrical and musical depth who led a life more tragic than anything conjured by Tolstoy. Now, 45 years after her passing, she is revealed and righteously revered in…

Show Reviews

Pat Metheny Puts on a Dream Show for Guitar Lovers at Bardavon

Sal Cataldi Apr 20, 2024

Is it possible to win 20 Grammys and even more “Best Jazz Guitarist” polls, to be an inductee into a variety of Halls of Fame including those of Downbeat Magazine and your home state and still be underrated? The answer is a…

Features

Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera Discusses His Half Century in Music & Intriguing Family History in …

Sal Cataldi Apr 6, 2024

He is one of the most underrated guitarists and producers to come out of the ‘70s British music scene. But now Phil Manzanera, best known as the long-running axe man for glam-cum-art rockers Roxy Music, is telling the story of…

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