Shaffer got it right: The mediocre human is audiences’ way into understanding this story. That’s why the obsessively envious Salieri, and not his titular bête noire with the hideously annoying laugh and the peerless compositional brilliance, is the protagonist of Amadeus.
Their blend of Cajun styles and instruments has never failed to incite a celebratory riot at Marlboro’s shrine of great music.
In 2015, the legendary Native American singer/songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie released a fabulous hybrid traditional/electro effort, Power in the Blood.
It’s one of the most enduring and tantalizing local legends you’ll ever wonder about. Was novelist Stephen King inspired to write “The Shining,” one of his most famous horror stories, after visits to Mohonk Mountain House?
Our weekly roundup of local family-friendly activities. This week includes ukulele lessons, Special Olympics at the New York State Games, learn about firefighting, St. Baldrick’s & Relay for Life Fundraiser, see a real falcon, free entry to national parks, dinosaur workshop, plus several fascinating local history events.
Zines are DIY, often hand-made limited-run magazines, replicated on photocopiers and focused on topics not well suited for commercial publishing. The web is a more efficient way to reach multitudes with a targeted message, but it lacks the serendipity and tactility of stumbling across and interacting with a little zine. (And while small websites are rarely maintained more than 5-10 years, zines last as long as paper— the Zine Library at SUNY New Paltz has over 400 entries.
One of the most celebrated deejays of this generation and peerless curator of rock ’n’ roll and soul, Toubin brings his legendary dance party to Uptown Kingston on Saturday, February 18 at 10 p.m.
Touring in support of his ninth studio release, Mixtape of the Open Road, the tireless and iconoclastic New Folk icon Martin Sexton continues to make friends everywhere.
Murray’s move into a renovated Tivoli church allowed it to expand its menu and its mission.
The ’50 and ’60s were the nadir of the uke’s history. But today, Hawaii’s most famous musical instrument is no longer a four-string punchline. And nowhere is this more obvious than in the Mid-Hudson Valley.