We’ll be joining the ever-soulful Erin Harkes for her 4th Annual Christmas Spectacular this Thursday, December 22nd, at Savannah’s (a.k.a. The Dublin Underground) in Albany, NY. This annual event is a great way to walk into the Christmas break; it’s a true, good-time party.
Erin has spent a good part of this year solidifying her rightful place as one of the premier singers and entertainers in the Capital District. Did you catch the Albany Times Union’s Best of 2011? Yeah, that’s her… Best Singer/Songwriter in the Capital District.
If you have yet to catch one of her shows, this one is a treat. She’ll be backed not only by her rocking band, but also by the Oran Mor Pipe Band, a powerful and astounding combination. I bet we’ll persuade her to join us for a tune or two as well…
Good luck struck us again… Not two weeks after we opened for Memphis songstress, Amy LaVere, we’re pleased and excited to announce that we’ll open for Providence, RI based folk and blues rockers Deer Tick. We’ll be kicking off the night at Jillian’s, in downtown Albany, NY on Saturday, December 10th starting at 8:30 p.m. I’m unsure of when doors are, but it shouldn’t matter too much, because this is a FREE show… Yup, FREE… Show up and spend your dough on booze, beer and some CDs…
Here’s a video of Deer Tick on the Letterman show last year (is the guitarist [Ian O'Neil, I think] going for 60s Dylan?):
P.S. – Deer Tick drummer, Christopher Dale Ryan and I went to the same college… Huh…
We’ve actually played quite a few shows since our last post, and we were truly pleased with our recent performance at Rensselaerville, NY’s The Palmer House. It’s a great spot in a cozy town. Songwriter John Rice joined us for a few tunes, and played some of his own as well. His family has been in Rensselaerville for over 100 years, and used to run the town’s general store in the very same building that The Palmer House now occupies. Pretty amazing legacy for that guy…
This Thursday you can catch us in Albany, NY at Valentines Music Hall and Beer Joint. We’ll be opening for Nashville Memphis songstress Amy LaVere. She has a sweet and seductive, Noir swing style, and is a pleasure to hear. And… She thumps an upright damn well. We were lucky enough to open for her a few years ago at The Parting Glass in Saratoga Springs, NY…
Here’s a sample of Amy’s sounds:
Nice right? Join us on Thursday, December 1 at 8:00 p.m. at Valentines… Here’s the facebook event page…
Until we get the site up and running (and even afterwards), you can check out our tunes on our BandCamp page. We will likely use that page to host our music, and even post a live recording or two. We’ll have the show from March 4, 2011 (Valentines) available in a week or two for certain…
In the meantime, send us suggestions for the site and we’ll see if we can incorporate them into the design.
