December
Music Highlights
Fr
12/14—THE WOODSTOCK BYRDCLIFFE GUILD PRESENTS THE ANNUAL
SOLSTICE CONCERT, FEATURING HAPPY & ARTIE TRAUM, JOHN
SEBASTIAN, CINDY CASHDOLLAR, LARRY CAMPBELL, JIMMIE DALE GILMORE,
AND TERESA WILLIAMS, BEARSVILLE THEATER, WOODSTOCK—If
you’re a lover of good, honest American music, be it
folk, country, blues, Tex-Mex, or rock ‘n’ roll,
this is a hard show to beat this December. Though it would
take up several pages to list the width and breadth of their
collective careers and influences, we’ll keep it brief,
with due apologies to these amazing artists. Happy Traum:
Folksinging contemporary of Dylan, Seeger, Ochs, musical pioneer
and educator. Artie Traum: brilliant guitarist, Blues Project,
True Endeavor Jug Band, numerous recordings including 2007’s
Thief Of Time. John Sebastian: Lovin’ Spoonful, Woodstock,
“Welcome Back Kotter,” hot blues harp. Cindy Cashdollar:
fiery dobro, Asleep At The Wheel, Paul Butterfield. Larry
Campbell: versatile multi-instrumentalist/artist, Levon’s
Ramble house band, Dylan’s touring band. Jimmie Dale
Gilmore: Flatlander w/ Joe Ely and Butch Hancock, top echelon
Texas songwriter, “Smokey” in The Big Lebowski.
Teresa Williams: singer-songwriter featured w/ Larry Campbell
and Levon Helm. We just don’t recommend missing this
one. Bearsville Theater, Route 212, Bearsville (Woodstock),
www.bearsvilletheater.com,
845.679.4406. 8 PM
Fr 12/14—PERFECT THYROID WITH LEMONADE GRENADE, BIGGER
THOMAS, PUBLIC ACCESS, OUT BOTH ENDS, AND THE OVERTONES, THE
LOFT, POUGHKEEPSIE—For over 11 years now this New Paltz-based
funk-ska conglomerate has been an on-and-off favorite, touring
extensively, opening for just about every band on the planet,
and releasing five CD’s (one on Shanachie). With a rotating
cast around the core of Chris “Skunk” Hanson,
Bill “Beetle” Hanson, and Chris Snykus, Perfect
Thyroid sports a good-time rhythm section with some of the
best horns in the area, and a solid back catalogue. The Loft,
6 Crannell St., Poughkeepsie, www.thechancetheatre.com,
845.471.1966. Doors @ 8:30 PM ....CONTINUE...
|
