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“If anyone needs any papers typed just ask Julien—he does like 300 words per minute,” joked Hot Club Of Detroit's lead guitarist and front man Evan Perri after a blazing solo from their accordionist Julien ...

It’s conventional wisdom that bands perform best when there’s a packed room of adoring fans. With jazz, though—especially the freaky, noise-cult variety—the opposite might be true. Unencumbered by potentially judgemental ears and the stiff formalities ...

Best of 2012 Critic: Kirsten Ferguson 1. Bruce Springsteen Times Union Center, April 16 Despite the recession-themed material of his latest Wrecking Ball album—and the Clarence Clemons eulogy this tour demanded—the Boss turned a wake for both economic justice ...

Carrie Underwood TIMES UNION CENTER, DEC. 4 Carrie Underwood’s production at the Times Union Center last week is what a “really big show” is supposed to be. Underwood may have gotten her start by winning American ...

He was probably just a little drunk and clowning, but when Marco Benevento put on a pair of oversized sunglasses partway through his set, it was impossible not to think he was somehow channeling Elton ...

If I was inclined to doubt the veracity of Paul Geremia’s tale of a private lesson from Howlin’ Wolf—a lesson that took place in Geremia’s condemned Brookline flat, in which the only furniture was a ...

Pedrito Martinez is no stranger to the Capital Region. He brought his group with pianist Ariacne Trujillo, Percussionist Jhair Sala, and bassist Alvaro Benevides to Mountain Jam,  SPAC Jazz Fest, and Albany Riverfront Jazz Fest ...

Yeasayer’s set Saturday night was a bit like an alien abduction (at least, the bits I recall of the latter). Ominous green lights bathed the stage as a robotic female voice said “good evening Clifton ...

Dr. John has been my medicine man since junior year of college. From the moment I heard him growl, “Hot steppin’ mama keep on foxing witcha little foxy self,” on “Desitively Bonaroo,” the spell was ...

To a certain degree, we want our performers to carry the crazy gene. It’s the DNA sequence that makes their persona spectacular—a volatility that can be safely mediated through sounds and images. And yet, the ...