Friday, 3/24: A master of many styles and a man with an utterly distinctive voice, the Dylan sideman and solo artist will play his axe, the Vox Continental. He’ll perform with Frank Carillo and Cindy Cashdollar.

Sunday, 3/19: The City of Kingston owes a lot to this musical innovator, and it’s tough to imagine its current arts-driven renaissance having happened without her inspiration.

Saturday, 3/18: This young chamber music ensemble has snagged prizes at music competitions and festivals all over the world. 

Friday & Saturday, 3/17 & 18: The latest offering from the Catskill Jazz Factory is a program devoted to French popular song and it features Parisian chanteuse Camille Bertault and Franco-American virtuoso pianist Dan Tepfer.

Saturday, 3/18: The exhibit, focusing on Hudson Valley and SUNY-New Paltz artists, epitomizes Roost’s ongoing mission to uncover new talent and inspire new audiences.

In which our intrepid middle-aged music critic samples the life of a young punk on tour.

Sunday, 3/12: Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society brings eminent early-music specialists to play in the historic Church of the Messiah.

Saturday, 3/11: Perhaps you need to have lived through the Cold War to realize how remarkable it was for Russians to stumble upon a band of American singers in downtown Moscow.

Does the idea of being cut off from the distractions of the internet, television, cellphones and society in general while you work on your next magnum opus intrigue you?