Just like the NFL is better when the Oakland Raiders are resurgent, Albany is a better place when Pauly’s Hotel is hosting live music. Few bands can take over a crowd better than Scotty Mac and the Rockin’ Bonnevilles showed at this legendary venue, where the easy parking, array of fine brews and fine food …
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Bob’s Summer Festival Guide Part 1: Crawfish Fest 0
CRBN VP Bob Rosinsky is our resident expert on the local blues festivals. We’ll be bringing you his recommendations throughout the summer. First up…. Michael Arone’s 23rd Annual Crawfish Festival June 1, 2 & 3 Sussex County Fairgrounds Augusta, New Jersey (Aprox 2 ½ hours from Albany) www.crawfishfest.com What started out 23 years ago …
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Blues Legends: Robert Johnson 0
This article is the first in a series or articles from Mark on the legends of the blues. In 1985, I took a trip to Mississippi to see with my own eyes where he came from. I wanted to see the towns he wrote about. I wanted to go to the jook joints. I wanted …
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Blues Child Joey Pettinato 0
In celebration of Mother’s Day, a young guitarist played some music for his mom, grandmother, and sister. His dad and a crowd listened to an original instrumental piece played by Joey Pettinato along with other local musicians at the Roadhouse Blues Jam Sunday evening. “I think it is one of the funnest times I have …
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Tas Cru Kicks Off CRBN’s Blues In The Schools Program 0
The Capital Region Blues Network held a Blues in the Schools educational program at Niskayuna High School on Friday May 4th. The classes were made possible by a grant from the Stewart’s Foundation Holiday Match program. CRBN member Rick Bates (stage name Tas Cru) taught the children about the history and evolution of American Blues …
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George Boone, Joe Lowry, Blackboard Blues Win Competition 0
One of the greatest sounds known to man is the natural reverb of the drums and screaming guitar of a hot blues band careening off the canyon walls deep in a city. That sound returned to Pearl St. for the first time in recent memory Friday night as 13 bands participated in the Business Improvement …
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