The Kooks
The Kooks have been described as “less severe Arctic Monkeys,” a description both bands probably would take issue with after a onstage fist fight occurred between their frontmen in 2008. But the Brighton, England, band apparently have managed to play nice with Foster the People, as they begin a seven-show tour together right after they [...]
Also Noted
The best kind of conundrums are welcome conundrums, and this one is certainly welcome: Which experimental/psychedelic show should we go to tonight (Thursday)? Dog Lady Island will headline an Albany Sonic Arts Collective show at the Upstate Artists Guild along with Luke Moldof, Parashi and Grab Ass Cowboys (7 PM, $5). Meanwhile, $3 Local Thursday [...]
The Wood Brothers
Chris and Oliver Wood began performing under the name the Wood Brothers after returning to a childhood love for blues and folk music (Chris plays bass with acid jazz legends Medeski, Martin and Wood). The band’s first album, Ways Not to Lose, was recorded in 2005 and released the following year, making NPR’s “Overlooked 11” of [...]
Ghost Flute and Dice
Imagine an instrument that is half guitar, half piano—and is played by a ghost. That’s kind of what Ghost Flute and Dice sound like. We’re pretty sure he’s not a real ghost, but rather a guy named Mikkel Almholt from Denmark. He says he found a “very funky way” to mic up his acoustic piano [...]
The Casualties
Grunge may have killed punk (not to mention glam, hair metal and plenty else), but that hasn’t made casualties of the Causalities. Armed with the classic spiked hair and sneer that still gives any concerned suburban mother nightmares, the Casualties are a band reminiscent of a time when being shocking was a claim to fame [...]
Feed Me
Jon Gooch, the English dubstep and electro house DJ, more popularly known as Feed Me, has been experimenting with music software to create his own sound since 2004. In 2010 he released an EP on deadmau5’s mau5trap records titled Feed Me’s Big Adventure, which included both dubstep and electro house tracks. This past Februrary, another EP, [...]
Wrong Window!
If you love mysteries so much that you enjoy a good parody of the genre, then Billy van Zandt and Jane Milmore’s Wrong Window! is the play for you. Curtain Call Theatre will present this sly take-off on the films of Alfred Hitchcock beginning this weekend; Wrong Window! is a comedy packed with peeping Toms, [...]
Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell was the original Matt Damon. Well, in True Grit, that is, Campbell played Texas Marshall LeBeouf alongside John Wayne in the film’s original 1969 incarnation—before Damon played the role in the Coen brothers’ 2010 remake. (His version of the character actually died, unlike Damon’s.) The role was the capstone on a string of [...]
The Nordic & Baltic Landscapes of Europe
Albany-born-and-raised artist Jaime Ricardo Rodriguez earned his BA and MFA in sculpture, but this exhibit opening at Troy’s Clement Art Gallery this weekend is a collection of his paintings. The work reflects his extensive travels—and guest lecturer/visiting artist gigs—in Finland, Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. In the exhibit notes, Rodriguez writes, “My visual work and [...]
Saratoga & North Creek Railway
If you’re looking for some family fun this holiday weekend, why not board the handsome mid-century rail cars (painted in the blue and gold colors of the Delaware & Hudson) of the Saratoga and North Creek Railway? It opens for the season on Saturday (May 26), stopping at seven stations along the way and passing [...]