Browsing Tag

acoustic

Storytime with ‘Grandpa’ Leo Kottke at The Egg, April 26

Pete Mason May 3, 2013

Grandpa in this case refers to the kind of guitar player Leo Kottke is – playing songs on an acoustic guitar while stopping to tell long, drawn out stories as he gets the tuning just right. He could easily be pictured sitting on the edge of…

Upcoming Shows

Acoustic Guitar legend Leo Kottke coming to The Egg on April 26th

Pete Mason Apr 18, 2013

Acoustic guitar legend Leo Kottke will perform at The Egg on Friday, April 26th at 8 PM as part of the American Roots & Branches concert series. Known as one of the fastest 6 and 12 string guitar players when he first emerged in the…

Cope brought the Hope to the State Theater in Ithaca on November 1st

Christopher McMullen Nov 20, 2012

Driving the windy road to Ithaca in the misting night was a daunting task; the roads climb and drop and swerve all over. Finally reaching Ithaca and wishing they had a local brewed beer to offer, I settled into a seat towards the rear…

Album Reviews

Widespread Panic produces classic ‘Wood’ album

Pete Mason Oct 16, 2012

Earlier this year, southern jam rockers Widespread Panic embarked on a four city, 11 date tour that relied on acoustic performances of originals and a nice array of covers that took the band a step away from their arena-rocking sound…

Medeski, Martin and Wood: An Acoustic evening at the Massry Center for the Arts

Christopher McMullen Oct 12, 2012

This past Saturday evening, I had the pleasure of enjoying Medeski, Martin and Wood, or MMW for short, perform an acoustic show for a sold out audience of 400 fans at the Massry Center of the Arts at The College of Saint Rose. Having never…

Newer Posts