January
Music Highlights
Fr 1/18- ANI DIFRANCO & HER BAND/ PETE
SEEGER & FRIENDS at Riverspace Theatre, Nyack—While this
would be an important event on strictly musical terms, you
know with these two strong-willed uncompromising politically
active artists sharing a bill, there’s a good cause being
fought for, and it ain’t the Scooter Libby Defense Fund. Regardless
of how you feel about nuclear power, the Indian Point reactor
sets a bad example, leaking radioactive waste into the Hudson
and presenting a prime target for terrorism, endangering 20
million people with no viable evacuation plan in case of disaster.
Community groups including The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
and Westchester Citizen’s Awareness Network need funds to
continue the legal fight against Indian Point’s re-licensing.
Both Pete and Ani are donating their services for a special
night of music and awareness. 119 Main St., Nyack, www.riverspace.org,
845.348.1880. 8 PM
Fr 1/25- THE ORGANIKS at the Colony Café,
Woodstock—The Organiks live up their name: Bruce Katz can
make a B3 scream and sigh, and takes center stage in this
quartet of high powered old-school New York blues/soul. With
latter-day Band member Randy Ciarlante on drums and vocals,
tenor sax man Jay Collins (from Gregg Allman and Friends),
and one-time Jimmy McGriff guitarist Chris Vitarello, these
guys keep the legend alive (most of these guys are quite familiar
to attendees of Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble) with a mid-winter
Woodstock appearance. Colony Café, 22 Rock City Rd., www.colonycafe.com,
845.679.5342.
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