Saturday, May 19: New Folk trailblazers, massive hitmakers and ardent social activists, the Indigo Girls are synonymous with the lighter side of ’90s music – which is to say pretty darn dark themselves, but leavened with a fine sense of close harmony and with songs that sport at least glimmers of hope and redemption.
Endangered Species Weekend at Millbrook’s Trevor Zoo, Slabsides Day in West Park | Make seed paper and seed balls at Clermont | Spring Land of Chocolate MyKingstonKids Fest
Friday-Sunday, May 18-20: When Ukrainian writer/activist Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya was assassinated by contract hitmen in 2006, her body was found in the elevator of her Moscow housing complex. It happened on Vladimir Putin’s birthday, and some observers of the Russian political scene believe that someone was sending him a present.
Saturday, May 19: A reggae touring and studio powerhouse
Sunday, May 20: One of the first representations of the anti-Semitism of Russia, The Yellow Ticket was nearly destroyed by Nazis. After a copy was recovered in Berlin, the Washington Jewish Music Festival asked Alicia Svigals to compose a new score to accompany the film.
Saturday, May 19: This free celebration brings together numerous drum groups: Spirit of the Mountain, the band of the Tainos, Maxwell Kofi Donkor and friends. Bring a chair.
Saturday, May 19: On his third record, the Woodstock-area songwriter/producer quickly announces the turf: a kind of high-drama ambient American rock with equal parts grit and ether.
Friday-Sunday, May 18-20: The dialogue remains as fresh and funny and snappy as ever, the songs as sprightly and singable.
Saturday, May 26: Curated by Ron English, the three-stage, noon-to-close show boasts an impressive list of performers entitled The Falcon in Delusionville, centering around English’s Rabbits in Delusionville rock opera and artwork.
Thursday, May 24: Jazzstock welcomes the trumpet/flugelhorn legend to Uptown Kingston. Vache’s “played with” credits aren’t so shabby. Any list that begins with Benny Goodman…and goes on to include Rosemary Clooney, Benny Carter, Hank Jones, Gerry Mulligan and Woody Herman tells you something about the man’s history.