Nancy Grossman: Tough Life Diary
Nancy Grossman: Tough Life Diary The Tang Teaching Museum and Gallery is welcoming spring a little early this year with the opening, this weekend, of multiple exhibits. Nancy Grossman: Tough Life Diary draws from 50 years’ worth of work by this “largely underappreciated artist” who, according to the program notes, “combines exquisite craftsmanship with a [...]
Hello Hi There
“What happens when you place two chatbot programs in conversation?” This is the question posed by Obie Award-winning writer-director Annie Dorsen about the set-up of Hello Hi There, the performance piece she will present at EMPAC on Saturday evening. The “performers” are two human-esque software programs “in conversation,” using issues raised in a 1971 debate [...]
Also Noted
If the past two Thursdays are any indication, Timbre Coup are just getting warmed up during their monthlong Jillian’s residency. Tonight, they’ll be joined by Dopapod (9 PM, 432-1997). . . . Psych-folk quartet Swamp Baby are back with new material. They’ll offer a taste tonight at the Foundry (8 PM, 229-2173). . . . [...]
Zee Avi
Malaysian singer-songwriter, guitarist and ukele player Zee Avi (once a fashion-design student), was discovered via her amateur YouTube video in September 2007. Her airy vocals and upbeat guitar are the perfect partners for a jazzy folk style with a hint of Borneo flavor. “Every song has a different mood, every song is a different voice, [...]
Albany Symphony Orchestra
It’s a Cellobration! Literally. The Albany Symphony Orchestra will present a pair of cello-centric concerts this weekend, featuring the up-and-coming virtuoso students of cello guru Richard Aaron. It’s a diverse program. Mathew Zalkind will be the cello soloist on Haydn’s Concerto No. 2 in D major; Browyn Banerdt, So Hee Chang and Madeline Huberth will [...]Brooklyn Qawwali Party
At the heart of this 11-piece big band, built from harmonium, horns, guitar, bass and three percussionists, is the Sufi devotional music of legendary Pakistani Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Formed in 2004 by percussionist Brook Martinez, the band have reimagined the style as an infectiously danceable nightclub party in the manner of American [...]Sloan Wainwright
Yes, Sloan Wainwright is a part of the musically gifted family tree that produced Loudon Wainwright III as well as Rufus and Martha. Sloan will bring her distinctly powerful voice and folk-pop repertoire to the legendary Caffe Lena, a venue built on precisely her kind of folk pedigree. She has been known to sprinkle sets [...]Pete Donnelly and His Philadelphia Combo
Pete Donnelly brings his rock-pop offerings back to upstate New York to promote his new album, When You Come Home. Locals know Donnelly best from the Saratoga Springs-born power-pop band the Figgs, but he gets around quite a bit in the music world. When Donnelly isn’t playing in other bands like NRBQ and Soul Asylum, [...]Every Time I Die
When Every Time I Die performed at Northern Lights last October, we feared it might be the last time they played in the Capital Region. “Northern Lights, Albany, Clifton Park, whatever the hell you guys call yourselves,” the band tweeted. “Holy moly you’re out of control!” Thankfully, they’re back for more. The veteran metalcore band—approaching [...]
Stomp
The rhythms of the street—from banging garbage cans to boot heels clacking on concrete—are transformed onstage into a provocative, sophisticated, and utterly unique theatrical experience. Known for a mesmerizing “light show” created with Zippo lighters, this multiple-Grammy-nominated production is Stomp, a troupe of eight explosive performers who take it to “the streets” to find the [...]
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