MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD @ MASS MoCA 11/12/09
By David Malachowski Special to the Times Union NORTH ADAMS— Catskill dwellers Medeski Martin & Wood brought their unique jamband jazz to an enthralled crowd on Thursday night. Bridging those...
View ArticleAni DiFranco @ the Egg, 11/17/09
By David Malachowski Special to the Times Union ALBANY—Singer, songwriter and entrepreneur Ani DiFranco came to Albany Tuesday night to play to a sold-out house of fans eager for her trademark...
View ArticleMatisyahu @ Northern Lights 11/24/09
By David Malachowski Special to the Times Union CLIFTON PARK—Okay, now for something completely different; Hasidic hip-hop. Really. A Hasidic Jewish musician from Crown Heights Brooklyn, Matisyahu (aka...
View ArticlePhish @ TImes Union Center 11/27/09
By David Malachowski Special to the Times Union ALBANY—On the first of a two-night stand at the Times Union Center, Phish first and foremost came to play. In Albany, over a half hour late, guitarist...
View ArticleCrooked Still @ The Egg 01/08/10
By David Malachowski Special to the Times Union ALBANY—Showing acoustic based music is in no way becoming stagnant or complacent, Crooked Still brought brave new sounds to the Egg on a brisk January...
View ArticleCarrie Underwood @ Times Union Center, 3/12/10
By David Malachowski Special to the Times Union ALBANY— In many ways the most successful of the American Idol alumni, country Carrie Underwood will assuredly have the must longevity, as country crowds...
View ArticleThe Disco Biscuits @ The Egg 3/18/10
By David Malachowski Special to the Times Union ALBANY— This is not your daddy’s disco. In fact, it really isn’t disco at all, at least not in a KC & The Sunshine Band, Bee Gees, or Donna Summer...
View ArticleDaughtry @ Times Union Center 3/28/10
By David Malachowski Special to the Times Union ALBANY— Fresh on the heels of another “Idol” alumni, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, fronted by Chris Daughtry (American Idol 2007 season) rolled into the...
View ArticleJazz/Latino All Stars @ the Whisperdome 4/16/10
By David Malachowski Special to the Times Union SCHENECTADY— A gathering of jazz Latino all-stars brought light to an otherwise dreary, rainy Friday night in Schenectady. Jazz can sometimes be a...
View ArticleJoe Bonamassa @ the Egg 4/20/10
By David Malachowski Special to the Times Union ALBANY—Who says folks don’t go out to see music on a weeknight? Fast rising guitar hero Joe Bonamassa brought his six-string prowess to a sold-out crowd...
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