Performing professionally since 1988, the Gibson Brothers — who will play Saturday night for two sold-out shows at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs — have multiple International Bluegrass Music Association Awards and just happen to live in our area: Leigh in Glenville and Eric in Glens Falls. In 2015, Eric Gibson told me their telepathic […]

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16.02.2024

Flurry Festival back in Saratoga Springs for 36th year - Nippertown

BY SHENANDOAH BRIEREHundreds of dancers are expected to get their groove on this weekend as the 36th annual Flurry Festival takes over the Saratoga Springs City Center and Hilton Hotel, as well as the Music Hall inside City Hall and The Parting Glass. The festival, which will run from Friday through Sunday, was founded by […]

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17.02.2024

'Number the Stars' at Troy's Schacht offers moving look at difficult time - Nippertown

BY BARUCH RAINEY“Number the Stars” — with book, music and lyrics written by Sean Hartley and based on Lois Lowry’s critically acclaimed novel — is the latest production at the Theatre Institute at Sage (TIS). The musical centers on the escape of the Danish Jewish population during World War II. As the Nazis take control […]

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20.02.2024

Concert Review: Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba at UPH 2/16/24 - Nippertown

When Bassekou Kouyate asked “Are you happy?” at Universal Preservation Hall Friday, he knew the answer. Everybody was, both in the audience and onstage. The intricate, uplifting African-bluesy music Malian griot Kouyate made with his quintet amazed and charmed the audience; a mid-winter throng that arrived all bundled-up then listened, attentive but not dancing as […]

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Gibson brothers set for pair of sold-out shows at Caffe Lena - Nippertown

Flurry Festival back in Saratoga Springs for 36th year - Nippertown

'Number the Stars' at Troy's Schacht offers moving look at difficult time - Nippertown

Concert Review: Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba at UPH 2/16/24 - Nippertown

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