The Art and Craft of guitar-picking
The surprising influence exerted on troubadour Kurt Henry.
Art & Music
Clearwater Festival returns to Croton Point after one-year hiatus
Saturday & Sunday, June 17-18: Always misperceived as primarily a doctrinal folk and bluegrass festival because of its tight association with the late and legendary Peter Seeger, it is, in fact, one of the most inclusively curated and globally sourced festivals anywhere. I love this year’s lineup.
Tom Petty, Steve Miller headline Mountain Jam at Hunter
June 16-18: The festival continues its gradual transition from jam band music to more structured, roots-leaning classic rock, but this year’s lineup has the String Cheese Incident for the diehards.
John Mayall plays Bearsville
Sunday, June 4: For both his role as a kind of finishing school for British rock stars and for the impressive and massive body of work, Mayall is not only a face on the Rushmore of British blues; he has been for about 50 years.
Gardiner Art Crawl this weekend
Saturday-Sunday, June 3-4: Take the open studio tour and see what else this beautiful little town has to offer.
See Jerry’s “favorite unknown guitarist” in Hudson
Saturday, June 10: Of all the typically hyperskilled guitarists who have found bill-paying work in the void left by the death of Jerry Garcia, Steve Kimock holds a distinction.
Juilliard String Quartet at Bard
Saturday, June 3: The Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle opens its June Concert Series with a dazzler.
Taste of Country Festival at Hunter Mountain
June 9-11: Taste of Country is the region’s secret little alternative universe. And it is hopping as all get-out.
Kingston After Dark: Be yourself
Worth putting on your radar: Butchers Blind and The Sweet Clementines June 10 at The Anchor.
John Hall remembers Gregg Allman
John Hall, singer-songwriter, ex-congressman, ex-Saugerties School Board member, former county legislator and longtime area resident who will be presented the Spirit of Woodstock award at an event this Saturday afternoon, June 3 at 5:30 p.m. in Woodstock, played many times with musician Greg Allman, who passed last weekend.