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| Friday, July 1 @ 8 PM | MARKELLIS-HASKELL-MAUL | $10/8 |
 A rocking blend of American roots music with three members of the popular acoustic power trio No Outlet. Drummer Dale Haskell is one of the truly great rock vocalists working today. Slide guitarist Kevin Maul (Robin & Linda Williams, The Burns Sisters) is as good as it gets and bassist Tony Markellis (Trey Anastasio, David Bromberg, Paul Butterfield, Kilimanjaro, The Mamas & Papas)... need we say more? Don't miss them!
Photo:
Terri-Lynn Pellegri
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| Saturday, July 2 @ 8 PM | KIM & REGGIE HARRIS WITH GREG GREENWAY | $15/12 |
 www.kimandreggie.com / www.greggreenway.com
 This show will feature three sparkling performers who draw their repertoire from gospel and spirituals, rock, blues, songs of Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs, Pierce Pettis, and of course Greg's own well-known originals. Kim and Reggie Harris, residents of Upstate N.Y., are an engaging and talented wife/husband duo whose stunning voices and intelligent harmonies prompted one reviewer to describe them as "vocal acoustic joy!!" Boston singer/songwriter Greg Greenway was described by Boston Globe wrote, "Confessional one moment, rambunctiously disarming the next." And many have commented on the way his energy fills the stage and flows over into his audience. This show is bound to recharge your batteries!
See: All Music Guide |
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| Sunday, July 3 @ 7 PM | JEREMY GOLD QUARTET | $10/5 students |
 Be ready for a high energy performance by these four well-trained students of jazz. They'll capture your attention with a wide variety of musical styles, ranging from jazz standards to avant-garde originals. Saxophonist Jeremy Gold, a current student at Purchase College Conservatory of Music leads the quartet, backed by fellow Purchase student Mark Wixom on bass, Dominic Fallacaro of the New School University's Conservatory of Music on piano, and drummer Brendan Coyle. |
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| Wednesday, July 6 @ 7 PM | POETRY OPEN MIC | $2 |
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| Friday, July 8 @ 8 PM | MICHAEL ECK AND FRIENDS | $10/8 |
 www.michaeleck.com
Albany's beloved punker gone acoustic singer-songwriter, Michael Eck, returns to Lena's stage to share an evening of song with musical friends and You. Michael plays original roots-rock that traces the bloodline from Blind Lemon Jefferson to Hank Williams, and from Tim Hardin to Tom Waits. "Even when sung in the first person, Eck's songs feel less confessional than novelistic. It's the musical equivalent of an Edward Hopper painting, with Eck the unseen eye peering in the windows of farmhouses, driver's-side windows and greasy spoons." John Rodat, Metroland. |
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| Saturday, July 9 @ 8 PM | ROY HURD WITH FRANK ORSINI | $14/12 |
 www.royhurd.com
Roy is the unofficial voice of the Adirondacks, having spent more than twenty years writing and performing songs that celebrate the natural beauty and way of life of the northern mountains. His music has taken him around the nation, and especially to Nashville where he enjoys a successful career writing songs for Sony and Warner-Chappell. A Roy Hurd concert has the feel of big summer picnic as Roy entertains with stories, love songs, rockin' good time tunes, and road songs. Premiere musician Frank Orsini adds the nuances and subtleties on his beautiful fiddle. |
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| Sunday, July 10 @ 7 PM | SIRSY AND MUDFUNK | $5 |
www.sirsy.com / www.mudfunk.com
These two premiere Capital District rock bands are teaming up for a special all-ages show to give their younger fans a chance to see them away from the evils of liquor and smoke. So belly on up to your milk and cookies and get down with Sirsy, female-fronted pop that rocks! Sirsy is searing, sultry, soulful, funky, and dark with a hook-laden punch. Lead singer and flutist Melanie Krahmer is waaaay beyond the ordinary.
 Mudfunk grooves with the honest, simple songs of Sean Rowe, delivered in his surprising, grizzled, bluesy style. Listen to a couple tunes, and before you know it you'll be on a head-bobbing, foot-thumping, eye-closing journey beyond the conventional. This isn't our usual folk music, but it's definitely original, non-commercial, quality art for the people. Amen! |
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| Friday, July 15 @ 8 PM | ADIRONDACK NIGHT FEATURING PEGGY LYNN, DAN DUGGAN AND DAN BERGGREN | $15/12 |
 www.quercusmusic.com / www.berggrenfolk.com / esperanceproductions.com
This trio has developed a vibrant chemistry not often seen in traditional music circles. With masterful harmonies and instrumental virtuosity, Peggy and "the Dans" have wowed audiences from Maine to California. Peggy, a recent "Adirondack Woman of the Year," is noted for her extraordinary voice and soulful songs. Dan B. joins in with a rich baritone and a repertoire of original work that marks him as one of the Northeast's favorite folk songwriters. Dan D. is known nationally for his wizardry on hammered dulcimer and flat picked guitar. This will be a night of sweet, old-fashioned sounding new folk songs. |
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| Saturday, July 16 @ 8 PM | PAUL GEREMIA
With Special Guest Jeremy Wallace |
$14/12 |
  www.fishheads.net/geremia / www.jeremywallace.com
Since the '60s Paul Geremia has built a reputation as a first rate bluesman, songwriter, a "scholar" of early jazz and blues, and one of the best country blues fingerpickers ever. His tools are six and twelve-string guitars, harmonica, piano, a husky soulful voice, and an innate sense of the humor and drama of traditional blues. "Geremia consistently manages to keep his repertoire fresh and compelling. He knows the ins and outs of countryblues, yet he's not reluctant to put his own spin on them." - The Washington Post.
See: All Music Guide
Special guest Jeremy Wallace is a fabulous country-blues songwriter whose most recent album includes a duet sung with one of his best known fans, the late Dave Van Ronk.
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| Sunday, July 17 @ 5 & 8 PM | ROBIN AND LINDA WILLIAMS and their FIne Group | $18/16 |
 Sorry, this show has been cancelled!
www.robinandlinda.com
For over three decades, from coffeehouses to the Grand Ole' Opry to A Prairie Home Companion, this husband-and-wife duo has delighted audiences with their thoughtful, heartfelt blend of bluegrass, folk, old-time and acoustic country music. Based in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Robin and Linda have their roots, geographical and musical, deep in the rich heritage that claims Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family. Both their classic interpretations and original tunes are beautifully crafted with sweet, sailing vocal harmonies, impeccable musicianship and an utter lack of pretension. With Robin on guitar and Linda on banjo and guitar, their Fine Group also includes Jim Watson of Red Clay Ramblers fame on bass, and premier bluegrass mandolinist Jimmy Gaudreau, well known for his work with the Country Gentlemen, The Tony Rice Unit, and many others. See: All Music Guide |
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| Monday, July 18 @ 7 PM | STORYTELLING OPEN MIC | $3 |
| Every third Monday evening from 7:00-9:00 p.m., storytellers in the Capital District will now have an open mic especially for them, where participants can try their voices for the first time, hone their skills in front of a live, responsive audience, work on their presentation, or try new ideas in a supportive atmosphere. For others, it's a cheap night of entertainment. No reservations are necessary or taken. The organizers and MCs for this storytelling open mic are storytellers Marni Gillard, Christie Keegan and Jeannine Laverty. The procedure is to sign up to tell by 7:15 p.m. There is a 10-minute limit on story length. The MC will weave the evening together and there will be no feedback. No reading of stories, just telling, please. |
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| Friday, July 22 @ 7 & 9:30 PM | TOM RUSH | $30 (advance sales only) |
 Sorry, this show has been cancelled!
www.tomrush.com
Tom Rush first introduced the world to the songs of Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, and James Taylor over twenty-five years ago, and has been captivating audiences throughout the country since with his ever-romantic, gently rustic folk music and warm, witty stage presence. In recent years, Tom Rush's CLUB 47 concerts have filled New York's Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and Boston's Symphony Hall. A live show in the intimacy of Caffè Lena is a not-to-missed treat for Rush's legion of devoted fans. See: All Music Guide |
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| Saturday, July 23 @ 8 PM | BILL STAINES | $16/14 |
 www.acousticmusic.com/staines
A legend in the folk world! His timeless songs have become standards, recorded by artists ranging from Nanci Griffith and Jerry Jeff Walker to Grandpa Jones. As a performer and author, Staines weaves witty storytelling and gentle, poignant songs into a memorable evening of entertainment that keeps fans of all ages returning year after year. See: All Music Guide |
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| Sunday, July 24 @ 7 PM | BILL SMITH | $12/10 |
 Master Adirondack storyteller and folksinger Bill Smith is the genuine article. He learned about the adventures of the North Country's old woodsmen from his father; from his mother he learned ballads and songs that were popular in an earlier time. To those great resources he has added his own years of living as a logger, trapper, hunter, fisherman, and guide. Prepare to laugh your head off at Bill's tall tales, step back in time with his descriptions of country life in the old days, and get nostalgic when he picks up his autoharp and sings a Carter Family tune. |
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| Friday, July 29 @ 8 PM | CHRIS SHAW | $15/12 |
 www.chrisandbridget.com
As a descendant of steamboat pilots, "pathfinders," and other rustics of the Adirondacks, Shaw is steeped in the lore of the American Northeast. He has done some steamboat piloting of his own, but it is in his professional role as a recording artist and performer that he carries forward the tradition of the great troubadour storytellers who have enlivened parlors, taverns and roadsides since America's colonial times. A big, handsome, personable man, Chris fills the room with genuine affection for the people around him and the ancestors that gave him roots, with skillful guitar playing and singing, and wonderfully fun stories that you'll want to remember and pass along. |
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| Saturday, July 30 @ 8 PM | STACEY EARLE AND MARK STUART | $15/12 |
 www.staceyearle.com
This San Antonio native, sister of legendary rocker Steve Earle, has made a return trip to yesteryear by offering traditional, stripped-down country music. Her twangy, unguarded, bittersweet singing, reminiscent of Nanci Griffith's, is like a breath of fresh air in a genre filled with rhinestones and watered down lyrics. Joined by her husband, former Steve Earle guitarist Mark Stewart, the duo never fails to provide a captivating, uplifting, and emotionally moving concert. See: All Music Guide |
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| Sunday, July 31 @ 7 PM | MARTHA GALLAGHER WITH BRIAN MELICK | $12/10 |
 www.adkharper.com / www.uduboy.com
On Celtic harp, bold and beautiful, with vocals, from powerful to poignant to hilarious, with delightful stories weaving the songs together, Martha's concerts are mature, yet playful, with an appeal that spans the generations. Inspired by the mountains, lakes, valleys, and rivers that are her Adirondack home, her music transcends genre, although it's Celtic and jazzy, improvisational roots ring true. Martha has been a member of a symphony orchestra, the lead singer in a rock band, and the lead singer in a jazz/blues band, as well as a presenter of educational programs on harps in elementary and secondary schools. Her tours have taken her around the USA and Canada, with several tours being sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. |
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