Spring Music Update April & May 2017

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Spring Music Update April & May 2017: From Rosanne Cash to the Avett Brothers, Melissa Erico to Lucinda Williams, Rufus Wainwright to Ricky Nelson, we’ve got you covered for rock, pop, jazz, cabaret, country and jam band music for April and May.

April

The Patsy Cline Tribute Show, Tarrytown Music Hall – Sat, 4/1: 8pm. The legendary Patsy Cline comes to life in this national touring show featuring her enduring hits such as: “Crazy”, “Walkin’ After Midnight”, “I Fall to Pieces”, “She’s Got You”, “Sweet Dreams” and “Blue Moon of Kentucky”. (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

Ann Wilson of Heart, Paramount Hudson Valley – Sat., 4/1: 8pm. A Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Ann Wilson provided the “force of nature” vocals behind the Heart hits “Barracuda”, “Alone” and “What About Love”. (1008 Brown St., Peekskill; www.paramounthudsonvalley.com)

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Performing Arts Center Purchase – Sun, 4/2: 3pm: Jazz legend Phil Cohran’s seven sons mix brass with hip hop. They have played with Prince and Mick Jones (The Clash) and were the subject of the documentary film Brothers Hypnotic. Their song, “War” was featured in Hunger Games. “Trafficking in a free-flowing blend of jazz, hip-hop and Afrobeat, the group can resemble the world’s funkiest marching band one minute, an unhinged New Orleans funeral procession the next. “ — Los Angeles Times (735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

Peter Frampton Raw, Paramount Hudson Valley –Thurs., 4/6: 8pm. Peter Frampton delivers stripped-down acoustic versions of his hits and more from his new album Acoustic Classics. Including “Show Me the Way”, “Baby I Love Your Way” and “Do You Feel Like I Do”. (1008 Brown St., Peekskill; www.paramounthudsonvalley.com)

Rosanne Cash, Performing Arts Center Purchase – Fri, 4/7: 8pm: One of the country’s preeminent singer-songwriters, Rosanne Cash celebrates her triple Grammy winning album, The River & the Thread – a collection of original songs that re-connect Rosanne to the American South. The songs offer a poetic survey of people and places that define the American South. The album follows her Grammy nominated and award-winning album The List from 2009. (Concert Hall, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

Hooteroll? + Plus! Drummer, Capitol Theatre – Fri, 4/7: 8pm. Drummer Joe Russo and an all-star roster of musicians (including reeds, flute and trumpet) perform the iconic jazz fusion album Hooteroll from Jerry Garcia and keyboardist Howard Wales – and other like-minded compositions. This is one for hard-core Jerry fans who enjoyed his jazz experimentations. (149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester: www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

Jazz at Caramoor, The Gotham Kings with Alphonso Horne and Riley Mulherkar – Sat, 4/8: 8pm: After getting a Caramoor audience on their feet at last year’s Jazz Festival, the Gotham Kings return to Katonah for a special evening in Caramoor’s Music Room at the historic Rosen House. Regulars of the New York City jazz scene, prominent young trumpeters Alphonso Horne and Riley Mulherkar fuse the genius of King Oliver with their upbeat brand of New Orleans jazz. This show is present in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center. (149 Girdle Ridge Ln., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Son Volt, Tarrytown Music Hall – Sun, 4/9: 7pm. Alt-country pioneers, and pre-cursors of the Americana movement, Son Volt tours for their new album Notes of Blue inspired by the alt-blues sounds of Mississippi Fred McDowell, Skip James and Nick Drake. (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

Ricky Nelson Remembered with Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, Ridgefield Playhouse – Thurs, 4/13: 8pm. Ricky’s twin sons, who had their own No. 1 hit “(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection” with their band Nelson, sing dad’s hits in this multi-media tribute to America’s original teen idol: “Hello Mary Lou”, “Travelin’ Man” and “Garden Party”. (80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

Richard Thompson, Tarrytown Music Hall – Fri, 4/14: 8pm. Named by Rolling Stone as one of the Top 20 Guitarists of All Time, Richard Thompson is also one of the world’s most critically acclaimed and prolific songwriters. He has received Lifetime Achievement Awards for Songwriting on both sides of the Atlantic – from the Americana Music Association in Nashville to Britain’s BBC Awards. (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

Trey Anastasio Band, Capitol Theatre – Fri – Sat, 4/14-15: 8pm: After a successful summer run with Phish, Trey hits the road again with his other band, starting with two nights at The Capitol. There’s six tickets left for Friday night and 4 for Saturday as of April 4. Good luck getting tickets. (149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester: www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

Keller Williams’ Grateful Grass, Capitol Theatre – Thurs, 4/20: 8pm. Loose interpretations of Grateful Dead songs done in a psychedelic improvisational bluegrass style. “WARNING: If you like your Grateful Dead songs performed in their original way, or if you prefer traditional bluegrass, this is not the project for you. If you like singing along to Dead songs in that song’s normal tempo but dancing double time to the music, this is definitely your jam.” (149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester: www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

Rufus Wainwright, Tarrytown Music Hall – Thurs, 4/20: 8pm. Elton John called him “the greatest songwriter on the planet.” We like his “Cigarettes and Chocolate”. The son Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, Rufus swings in the worlds of rock, opera and theater. His Grammy nominated Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall captured his celebrated Judy Garland tribute performance at the London Palladium in 2007. (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

Del and Dawg, Ridgefield Playhouse – Fri, 4/21: 8pm. Del McCoury and David Grisman celebrate their 50 year-old bluegrass friendship that began when they met at the first show they ever played with the legendary Bill Monroe. (80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

Charlie Daniels Band, Paramount Hudson Valley – Sat, 4/22: 8pm. The Grammy Award-winning country music star, Charlie Daniels returns to Peekskill with his signature Southern sounds and songs such as “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”, “The South’s Gonna Do It Again”, and “Long Haired Country Boy”. (1008 Brown St., Peekskill; www.paramounthudsonvalley.com)

Loretta Lynn, Tarrytown Music Hall – Sat, 4/22: 8pm. This coal miner’s daughter was married at the age of 13 and went on to become the most awarded country singer of all time. A four-time Grammy-winner with ten No. 1 albums and 16 No. 1 songs she was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Aard in 2010. “Cause you ain’t woman enough to take my man …” (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

Barenaked Ladies, Ridgefield Playhouse – Thurs., 4/27: 8pm. Multi-Grammy nominees, Barenaked Ladies released BNL Rocks Red Rocks in May of 2016. It was recorded at the fabled Morrison, CO amphitheater during the band’s “Last Summer on Earth’ Tour. The album captures the band’s live energy and features some of their biggest hits: “One Week,” “Pinch Me, and “If I Had $1,000,000”. (80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

Jazz at The Center III, A Tribute to Sonny Rollins, Performing Arts Center – Sat, 4/29: 8pm: Cited by Miles Davis as the greatest tenor ever, Sonny Rollins is an inventive saxophonist and an astonishing soloist. His fluid and harmonically innovated ideas and identifiable sound have influenced generations of performers. Rollins recorded with Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk and the Modern Jazz Quartet. He helped proliferate mainstream jazz music to a wide audience. (PepsiCo Theatre, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

Pop Rock & Doo Wopp, Tarrytown Music Hall – Sat, 4/29: 8pm. Featuring The Duprees (“You Belong to Me”, “Have You Heard”, “My Own True Love”), The Teenagers (“Why Do Fools Fall in Love”, “ABCs of Love”, “Share”, “I Promise to Remember”), The Original Angels (“My Boyfriend’s Back”, “Till”, “Cry Baby Cry”), The Crystals (“Da Doo Ron Ron”, “He’s a Rebel”, “Uptown”, “Then He Kissed Me”) and The Capris (“There’s a Moon Out Tonight”, “Morse Code of Love”). (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

May

Lucinda Williams, Tarrytown Music Hall – Thurs-Fri, 5/4-5: 8pm. Americana star, Lucinda Williams won her first of three Grammy Awards for her 1998 album Car Wheels on a Gravel Road. She tours for her new album Ghosts of Highway 20. We like her song “Righteously” – “Be my lover don’t play no game, Just play me John Coltrane.” Her 2015 Caramoor concert was outrageous! (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

The Everly Brothers Experience, Ridgefield Playhouse – Fri., 5/5: 8pm. The Zmed brothers, Zachary and Dylan, (aka The Bird Dogs) pay tribute to the legendary music of The Everly Brothers including “All I Have to Do Is Dream”, “Cathy’s Clown”, “Bye, Bye Love,” “Wake Up Little Susie,” “When Will I Be Loved”, “Til I Kissed You”, “Bird Dog” and more! (80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

Cabaret at Caramoor, Melissa Erico – Sat, 5/6: 8;30pm: Tony-nominated Broadway star Melissa Errico performs in the intimate Rosen House Music Room in this special benefit concert. Errico starred in leading roles as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and in Kurt Weill’s One Touch of Venus on Broadway. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her work in Michel Legrand’s Amour. (149 Girdle Ridge Ln., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

The Fab Faux perform The Beatles Second Album and Yesterday and Today, Capitol Theatre – Sat, 5/6: 8pm. Rolling Stone called them “the greatest Beatles cover band without the wigs.” Here they perform two early Beatles albums featuring songs like “Thank You Girl”, “You Can’t Do That”, “Please Mister Postman”, “Nowhere Man”, “Drive My Car” and “We Can Work It Out”. Plus, songs from The Beatles string and horn era with The Hogshead Horns and The Crème Tangerine Strings. (149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester: www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

Roger McGuinn, Tarrytown Music Hall – Sat, 5/6: 8pm. “Roger really invented folk-rock,” says Bruce Springsteen. Lead singer of The Byrds, McGuinn had the first folk-rock smash hit with Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man”. Love those Ben Franklin frames he used to wear, 12 string Rickenbacker guitar, “Ballad of Easy Rider”, “Chimes of Freedom”, and “Drug Store Truck Driving Man” … just to name a few. (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

Paul Shaffer and the World’s Most Dangerous Band, Ridgefield Playhouse – Sat, 5/6: 8pm. Bedford resident, Paul Shaffer, best known as David Letterman’s musical director and sidekick, is a Grammy winner and has performed with Donald Fagen, Robert Plant, Warren Zevon, Blues Traveler, Chicago, Diana Ross, Brian Wilson, Yoko Ono, Cyndi Lauper, Earl Scruggs and more. Here he is joined by Valerie Simpson (Ashford & Simpson) best known for hits such as “Let’s Go Get Stoned”, “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”, and “You’re All I Need To Get By.” (80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

The Avett Brothers, Capitol Theatre – Thurs-Sat, 5/11-13: 8pm. Three-time Grammy nominees and three-time winners of the American Music Awards, The Avett Brothers weave folk, bluegrass, indie rock and pop influences into a repertoire that has been described as part Buddy Holly part Townes Van Zandt. Best known for the 2010 song “I and Love and You”. (149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester: www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

The Weight Playing Songs of The Band, Tarrytown Music Hall – Fri, 5/12: 8pm. The group features Jim Weider from The Band, Brian Mitchell of the Levon Helm Band, Marty Grebb, who wrote for The Band and worked with Rick Danko and Richard Manuel, Albert Rogers from the Jim Weider Band and frequent performer at The Barn’s Midnight Rambles. Michael Bram, the newest member of The Weight, played with Jason Mraz. (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

Gordon Lightfoot, Tarrytown Music Hall – Sat, 5/13: 8pm. You know the songs: “Early Morning Rain,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Carefree Highway,” “Sundown”, “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald,” “Canadian Railroad Trilogy,” “Ribbon Of Darkness,” “Beautiful,” “Song For A Winter’s Night” and “Rainy Day People”. (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

Christopher Cross, Ridgefield Playhouse – Fri, 5/12: 8pm. Christopher Cross, virtually defined adult contemporary radio with chart-topping ballads like “Ride Like the Wind”, “Sailing”, “Never Be the Same”, “Say You’ll Be Mine” and “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)”. He not only won five Grammy Awards, but is one of the few musical artists to also win an Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy Award as well! (80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

The Kingston Trio, Paramount Hudson Valley – Sun 5/14: 5pm. This new iteration of The Kingston Trio performs the tree-part harmonies on the songs that began the folk music revival in 1958 and set the stage for Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Peter, Paul & Mary. Including “Tom Dooley”, “The Tijuana Jail”, “Greenback Dollar”, “Where Have All The Flowers Gone” and “The M.T.A.” (1008 Brown St., Peekskill; www.paramounthudsonvalley.com)

Paul Anka, Ridgefield Playhouse – Thurs., 5/18: 8pm. Paul Anka returns to the Playhouse stage with his classic hits – “Diana”, “You Are My Destiny”, “Lonely Boy”, “Put Your Head On My Shoulder”, “Having My Baby”, “Puppy Love”. (80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

Dark Star Orchestra, The Capitol Theatre – Fri-Sat, 5/19-20: 8pm. DSO has performed over 2,000 concerts playing set lists from Grateful Dead concerts. They have performed at Bonnaroo, Gathering of the Vibes and Mountain Jam and have featured guest performances from Bob Weir, Mike Gordon and Jon Fishman of Phish, Keller Williams, Warren Haynes, Steve Kimock, Peter Rowan and Ramblin’ Jack Elliot. (149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester: www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

David Bromberg Big Band & john Sebastian, Tarrytown Music Hall – Fri, 5/19: 8pm. The godfather of Americana music, and virtuoso picker, David Bromberg brings his big band to Tarrytown. Expect multiple mandolins, fiddles and guitars and some iconic songs like “The New Lee Highway blues”. Plus legendary front-man for The Lovin’ Spoonful (“Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind”, “Rain on the Roof”, “Darlin’ Be Home Soon” and “Younger Generation”. (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

The Oak Ridge Boys, Paramount Hudson Valley – Fri, 5/19: 8pm. The four part harmonies of The Oak Ridge Boys have spawned dozens of Country Hits and countless Grammy and Country Music Association Awards over their thirty-year career. Including “Elvira”, Ya’ll Come Back Saloon” and “American Made”. (1008 Brown St., Peekskill; www.paramounthudsonvalley.com)

Satisfaction: The International Rolling Stones Show, Ridgefield Playhouse – Fri., 5/19: 8pm. This one’s got all the bells and whistles – a tribute show that recreates the look, sound and the attitude of The Rolling Stones. This Billboard listed show is in its eight year of production with over 1500 performances. (80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

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