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Big Takeover to play back room at BSP

Big Takeover to play back room at BSP

Saturday, Nov. 30: Fronted by the charismatic Jamaican-born singer and songwriter Nee Nee Rushie, the seven-piece New York band the Big Takeover plays original music that is rooted in and reverent toward the genres and rhythms of Jamaican pop: reggae, rocksteady, ska.

Utopia Soundstage presents Caribbean Music Factory

Utopia Soundstage presents Caribbean Music Factory

Saturday, Nov. 30: This world premiere features “history in the making” (Boston Globe) vocalist Shenel Johns, Thelonious Monk Institute Jazz Saxophone Competition finalist Godwin Louis, renowned bassist Russell Hall (Wynton Marsalis, Jon Batiste and Stay Human), CJF fan favorite pianist Mathis Picard (Mwenso and the Shakes, Bria Skonberg) and drummer Savannah Harris.

Loudon Wainwright III returns to Towne Crier

Loudon Wainwright III returns to Towne Crier

Friday, Nov. 29: Always a critical favorite for whom the personal and the topical, the satiric and the authentic are meaningless distinctions, Loudon Wainwright III probably draws a higher percentage of songwriters to his club shows than anyone else on the road today. They want to see how it is done.

Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore plays Colony

Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore plays Colony

Monday, Dec. 2: Scratch a hipster and you will typically find a Buddhist. When he is not engaged in pure sound-for-sound’s-sake stuff, Thurston Moore still makes great rock records with long, exploded forms, ecstatic/erotic and unsentimental seeker themes and the creamy, saturated guitar tones – some of the most material guitar sounds ever recorded – for which is justly famous and for which reason the ProCo RAT distortion pedal is still flying off the shelves.

From architectural office to art gallery + “In Pursuit of Color” now on view at the Lockwood Gallery

From architectural office to art gallery + “In Pursuit of Color” now on view at the Lockwood Gallery

When Michael Lockwood began leasing the approximately 1,300-square-foot space, which had formerly housed a home design store, for his architectural firm, Lockwood Architecture, PLLC, in January 2018, he didn’t initially plan a gallery. A few months later, when he finished construction, he realized that the beautifully crafted matte-white walls crowned by a ten-foot ceiling were the ideal setting for art – a particular passion of his. Plus, he had the special skillset needed to help make the gallery a success.

Concert in Rosendale benefits Ulster Immigration Defense Network

Concert in Rosendale benefits Ulster Immigration Defense Network

Saturday, Nov. 23: There’s an organization in our region with boots on the ground and pertinent training, intervening on behalf of targeted immigrants and refugees. This grassroots, all-volunteer coalition was formed by concerned residents and local faith communities to provide a network of safety and support to immigrants regardless of status.