Summer Music 2017

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Summer Music 2017: All the free music in the local parks plus the music halls and Caramoor. Here’s 53 foot stompers and virtuosos too!

Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull, Madison Square Garden – Fri-Sun, 6/30-7/1: 7:30pm. It’s like New Year’s Eve in June at MSG. Are we the only ones who think Pitbulll is a little scary? www.thegarden.com)

Fireworks Alert! Pops, Patriots & Fireworks, Venetian Theatre – Sat, 7/1: 8pm: Broadway star Ryan Silverman (Phantom, Chicago, Side Show) sings from South Pacific, Kiss Me Kate and Man of La Mancha – for the Pops. The Westchester Symphonic Winds, conducted by Kurt Ebersole, performs John Philip Sousa and Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture – for the Patriots. And then there are the fireworks on Friends Field after the show. We call it “the most civilized way to see 4th of July Fireworks.” Did we mention the stilt walkers, picnic options and no stress parking? (Photo by Gabe Palacio) (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Mozart Alert! All Mozart, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Venetian Theatre – Sun, 7/2: 4pm: 18th century music expert, Bernard Labadie conducts OSL in a program of youthful Mozart works including his Symphony in D Major, “La finta giardiniera”. OSL’s principal flute, Elizabeth Mann will be joined by Emmanuel Ceysson, principal harp of the Met Orchestra, on Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Local! Chappaqua-Millwood Chamber of Commerce Summer Concerts – Wed, 7/5-8/2: 7pm: The CMCC presents 5 concerts at Events_bhef_gala_tramps_like_us The Gazebo on Recreation Field. Including: Don Dupont Big Band (big band) 7/5; FDR Drive (Motown) 7/12; Country Fresh (modern country hoe-down) Wed, 7/19; Tramps Like Us (Springsteen) Wed, 7/26; Chappaqua Orchestra (Classical) Wed, 8/2. (Recreation Field, Chappaqua: 200 S. Greeley Ave. Chappaqua-millwoodchamber)

Jazz/Classical Fusion Alert! The Westerlies, Spanish Courtyard, Thurs, 7/6: 7pm: The Westerlies, a self-described “accidental brass quartet” are known for their adventurous explorations with jazz, roots, and chamber music influences. NPR’s Fresh Air called them “Skilled interpreters who are also adept improvisers” (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Free! Sunset Jazz at Lyndhurst, Thursday, 7/6-8/24: 6:30pm: Eight FREE picnic friendly concerts on the Lyndhurst bowling alley. The musical line-up cuts a broad swath of musical genres from contemporary jazz to swing and Latin jazz. 7/6: Rocky Middleton Sextet, 7/13: Darrian Douglas Unity Band, 7/20: Steve Kroon Latin Jazz Sextet, 7/27: DOMI Quartet, 8/3: Willie Martinez La Familia Sextet, 8/10: Veronica Swift Quartet, 8/17: Ayako Shirasaki Quartet, 8/24: Bill Warfield & Hell’s Kitchen Funk Orchestra.(Lyndhurst Mansion, 635 S. Broadway, Tarrytown; www.lyndhurst.org)

Hot ticket alert! James Taylor & Bonnie Raitt, Jones Beach Theatre – Fri, 7/7: 7:30pm: Sweet Baby James (“Something in the Way She Moves”, “Carolina In My Mind”, “Mexico”, “You Got A Friend”) teams up with 10x Grammy-winner and Rolling Stone Top 100 Singer and Guitarist of All Time, Bonnie Raitt (“Something to Talk About”, “I Can’t Make You Love Me”, “Angel From Montgomery”) on the balmy shores of Wantagh. Come on. Get in the car! www.jonesbeach.com

Genre Bending Treat! Gabriel Kahane & yMusic, Spanish Courtyard, Fri, 7/7: 8pm: Gabriel Kahane, a Brooklyn songwriter and composer is known for his genre-bending collaborations with Chris Thile, Brooklyn Rider, Rob Moose, Sufjan Stevens. His adventurous indie-classical ensemble yMusic will perform an eclectic program of music including the world premiere of Kahane’s new work, co-commissioned by Caramoor. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Local! Griffin Anthony Summer Concerts, Katonah Memorial Park –Fri, 7/7: 6:30pm: Local resident and BMI recording artist plays Heartland Funk. (North St., Katonah)

Local! Music in the Park, Lasdon Park – Fri, 7/7, 14, 21 & 28: 7-9pm: Gates open for picnicking at 6pm. Bring a blanket, lawn chair or grab a table around the patio for: Fri, 7/7: Westchester Philharmonic; Fri, 7/14: Westchester Philharmonic Brass Quintet; Fri, 7/21: The Big Takeover (Jamaican pop); Fri, 7/28: Back to the Garden 1969: (Woodstock tribute band) (Lasdon Park, 2610 Amawalk Rd., Rt. 35, Katonah; www.lasdonpark.org)

Hot ticket alert! Il pirata by Bellini, Bel Canto, Venetian Theatre – Sat, 7/8: 7:30pm: This semi-staged production of Bellini’s 1827 breakthrough opera Il pirata(“The Pirate”) features Artist-in-Residence soprano Angela Meade in the demanding role of Imogene. Tenor Santiago Ballerini, returns to Caramoor as Gualtiero, the pirate and brilliant young bass Harold Wilson makes his Caramoor debut. Das Opernglas hailed Meade’s Caramoor performance of Bellini’s Norma as “a truly perfect night at the opera”. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

13th Pleasantville Music Festival – Sat, 7/8: 11:30am-10pm: “New York’s backyard jam” returns with top folk and Americana festival acts including: headliners Blues Traveler, Suzanne Vega and Ripe. Plus 12 more bands bringing the rock, folk-rock, country-rock, pop-rock, bluegrass and funk sounds. Including: Poussette Dart Band, Caleb Flood + The Culture, James Maddock, The Alpaca Gnomes, Sir Cadian Rhythm and the Shovel Ready String Band. Free parking and round-trip bus service from Pace University. (Parkway Field, Village Ln. Pleasantville; www.pleasantvillemusicfestival.com)

Local! The Swingaroos, Summer Concerts at Wampus Brook Park – Sat, 7/8: 8pm.: The Small Town Theatre Company presents the NYC blues and swing group The Swingaroos performing 30s/40s inspired originals and forgotten goodies from Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw at the Wampus Brook Park Gazebo. (Maple Ave., Armonk: www.smalltowntheatre.com)

Randy Newman, Tarrytown Music Hall – Sun, 7/9: 7pm: Beyond his popular Academy Music_randy-newman-lonely-at-the-top-1200-750x400 Award-quality songs like “”You’ve Got a Friend in Me” (Toy Story) and “If I Didn’t Have You” (Monsters Inc.), Newman’s songbook is notable for his sardonic wit. Notable on tunes like “Mama Told Me Not To Come”, “Short People”, “Lonely at the Top” and “Burn On”, that chronicles the night Cleveland’s polluted Cuyahoga River caught fire. (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

Daniil Trifonov (piano), Venetian Theatre – Sun, 7/9: 4pm: Winner of the Tchaikovsky and Rubinstein competitions, 26-year-old Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov tackles challenging works from Schumann (Kinderszenen – “Scenes from Childhood” – and Kreisleriana) Stravinsky and Shostakovich. Trifonov’s 2016 album of Liszt etudes, Transcendental, ended up on numerous year-end lists and his sold-out Carnegie Hall recital last December was streamed to a worldwide audience on Facebook. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Michael McDonald & Boz Scaggs, Ridgefield Playhouse – Sun, 7/9: 8pm. (80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

The Moody Blues, Days of Future Past 50^th Anniversary, Jones Beach Theatre – Wed 7/12: 8pm: Hump day music from the legendary art rock pioneers. Featuring “Tuesday Afternoon” and “Nights in White Satin”. www.jonesbeach.com

Local! Dogbone, Backyard Concerts, Katonah Museum of Art – Wed, 7/12: 7pm: Hump night in the KMA sculpture garden with local garage bands and complimentary beer and wine. Garden seating or pack a blanket for Dog Bone’s original tunes and acoustic rock covers. (134 Jay St. (Rt. 22) Katonah; www.kma.org)

The Intimate Bellini, Bel Canto Young Artists, Spanish Courtyard – Thurs, 7/13: 7pm: “There are long, long, long melodies such as no-one had ever made before,” wrote Giuseppe Verdi of Bellini’s unique gift. Bellini poured his melody into intimate piano-accompanied songs – sometimes developing ideas that later found their way into his operas. The Bel Canto Young Artists join Director of Opera Will Crutchfield in this tribute to the father of modern melody. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Lady Antebellum, Jones Beach Theatre – Fri, 7/14: 7:30pm: Lady Antebellum ran away with 5 Grammy’s in 2013 including Song of the Year for “Need You Now”. Up first is Kelsea Ballerinni who was nominated for Best New Artist at this year’s Grammy Awards. www.jonesbeach.com

Argus Quartet, Spanish Courtyard – Fri, 7/14: 8pm: The Los Angeles-based Argus Quartet, this season’s Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence, has performed everywhere from Carnegie Hall and the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam to the Hear Now Music Festival in Los Angeles and New Orleans’ Birdfoot Festival. Their varied program, here, contains masterworks by Haydn and Beethoven, and a world premiere by Donald Crockett, commissioned by Caramoor specifically for the Argus Quartet. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Graham Nash, Capitol Theatre – Sat, 7/15: 8pm: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Graham Nash was a driving force in the English pop rock band The Hollies before he teamed up with Stephen Still and David Crosby to from Crosby, Stills and Nash. He penned many of CSN’s hits such as “Marrakesh Express”, “Our House”, “Teach Your Children” and “just a Song Before I Go”. (149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester: www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

Jazz Festival with McCoy Tyner Trio, Venetian Theatre – Sat, 7/15: all day: Caramoor’s Jazz Festival, curated by Jazz at Lincoln Center, features 16 acts in multiple venues on the Caramoor grounds. The McCoy Tyner Trio headlines the evening show at the Venetian Theatre. The daytime artists, beginning at 4pm, include the Cuban rhythms of the Pedritro Martinez Group, guitarist Mary Halvorson and a centennial celebration of jazz great Thelonious Monk. Plus interactive sessions for kids. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Hot Ticket Alert! The Four Seasons of Vivaldi and Piazzolla, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Jason Vieaux (guitar) Venetian Theatre – Sun, 7/16: 4pm: In another master-stroke of Caramoor programming, OSL performs Vivaldi’s Four Seasons followed by Four Seasons of Buenos Aires for Guitar and Bandonion by legendary tango composer, Astor Piazzolla. Guitarist, Jason Vieaux will perform with bandoneonist Julien Labro. Vieaux will open the show with Vivaldi’s beloved Guitar Concerto in D Major. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Peter Yarrow & Paul Stocky, Ridgefield Playhouse: Sun, 7/16: 8pm. Folk icons of Peter, Paul & Mary keep the folk fires burning with “Puff the Magic Dragon” and more. (80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

Rod Stewart & Cyndi Lauper, Jones Beach, Tues, 7/18: 7:30pm: They’re calling this the Blondes Just Want to Have More Fun tour. Wouldn’t you? www.jonesbeach.com

Local! Sir Cadian Rhythm, Backyard Concerts, Katonah Museum of Art – Wed, 7/19: 7pm: Hump night in the KMA sculpture garden with local garage bands and complimentary beer and wine. Garden seating or pack a blanket for Sir Cadian Rhythm’s “progressive brew of original rock, soul and jazz. (134 Jay St. (Rt. 22) Katonah; www.kma.org)

Sarah Rommel, cello and Xiaohui Yang, piano, Spanish Courtyard – Thurs, 7/20: 7pm: A recent prizewinner in the George Enescu International Cello Competition, Evnin Rising Star alumna cellist Sarah Rommel and pianist Xiaohui Yang perform a program that pairs cello works from Germany and Czechoslovakia, including Martinů’s brooding variations on a Slovak theme and Beethoven’s delightful variations on Papageno’s aria from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Phish Baker’s Dozen, Madison Square Garden, Fri, 7/21- Sat, 8/5: 7:30pm: Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon and Phish take up residency at Madison Square Garden for 13 shows (a baker’s dozen) from July 21-August 5 – Mondays and Thursdays are dark. www.thegarden.com)

Soul Asylum and Cracker, Paramount Hudson Valley – Fri, 7/21: 8pm: Grammy Award-winning and Platinum-selling alt-rockers, Soul Asylum, whose hit “Runaway Train” won the 1994 Grammy for Best Rock Song teams up with chart-topping band Cracker (“Euro-Trash Girls” “Get Off This”.) (1008 Brown St., Peekskill; www.paramounthudsonvalley.org)

John Fullbright, Spanish Courtyard – Fri, 7/21: 8pm: Fan favorite John Fullbright, winner of the ASCAP Harold Adamson Lyric Award, returns with an evening featuring the Oklahoma singer/songwriter’s pungent lyrical imagery. Jon Pareles of the New York Times wrote, “Mr. Fullbright joins the lineage of terse Southwestern songwriters like Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, sticking to a few folky chords and reaching for unassailable clarity.” (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Capitol Theatre – Fri-Sat, 7/21-22: 8pm: “Not only does this quintet play tight and vicious versions of some of the most complex songs in the Grateful Dead’s repertoire, but they play them with a rawness & energy absent from the stage since the “Live” Dead era. “ – Scott Bernstein Jambase. (149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester: www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

Local! The Mulligans Summer Concert, Bedford Hills Memorial Park – Fri, 7/21: 8:30pm: Classic rock hits from the Stones, Springsteen, U2, Talking Heads and The Red Hot Chili Peppers. (60 Haines Rd., Bedford Hills)

Local! Charlie Lagond, Summer Concerts at Wampus Brook Park – Sat, 7/22: 8pm. The Small Town Theatre Company presents jazz great Charlie Lagond who has performed with Chet Baker, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Chuck Mangione, The Temptations and Kid Creole & The Coconuts. (Maple Ave., Armonk: www.smalltowntheatre.com)

Glenn Miller Orchestra, Ridgefield Playhouse – Sat, 7/22: 7:30pm: “Moonlight Serenade”, “A String of Pearls”, “Chattanooga Choo-Choo”, “Pennsylvania 6-5000”, “At Last”, “Tuxedo Junction”, “In The Mood”, “Stardust”, “Rhapsody in Blue” & more. (80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

Hot Ticket Alert! Emmy Lou Harris, Venetian Theatre – Sat, 7/22: 8pm: 13-time Grammy Award-winner, Country Music Hall of Famer and Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award-winner Emmylou Harris returns to Caramoor with her iconic blend of folk, country, and roots music. In addition to her own compositions her repertoire features the songs of Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Merle Haggard, Gram Parsons, Willie Nelson and Paul Simon. Her 13 Grammy’s include six solo wins and collaborations with Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt and Rodney Crowell. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Boston & Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Jones Beach – Sun, 7/23: 7:30pm: WTD has a soft spot for Joan Jett’s cover of the Tommy James & the Shondell’s hit “Crimson & Clover”. “Yeah, I’m not such a sweet thing, I wanna do everything, what a beautiful feelin’…” www.jonesbeach.com

Petite Messe Solennelle by Rossini, Bel Canto, Venetian Theatre – Sun, 7/23: 4pm: The final concert celebrating Bel Canto at Caramoor features a choral gem from one of opera’s greatest composers. Rossini surprised the musical world by retiring from the theater when he was only 32; he surprised it again by emerging at more than twice that age to compose his alternately jubilant and haunted “the last mortal Sin of my Old Age,” his Petite Messe Solennelle (1864). Caramoor presents the piece in its original chamber instrumentation for two pianos and harmonium. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Guitar in the Garden, Jason Vieaux, Sunken Garden, Thurs, 7/27: 7pm: Gramophone magazine placed Artist-in-Resident Jason Vieaux “among the elite of today’s classical guitarists.” In his final concert of the season, Vieaux returns to Caramoor’s Sunken Garden for a solo recital of classical and contemporary guitar music from Italy and Argentina to Mexico, Brazil, and the US—including selections from his 2014 Grammy Award-winning album, Play. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Fats Waller Alert! Butler, Bernstein & The Hot 9, Spanish Courtyard – Fri, 7/28: 8pm. The Big Easy comes to Caramoor when New Orleans pianist Henry Butler teams with trumpeter Steven Bernstein and The Hot 9 for a tour through the early songbooks of Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, and original compositions from their 2014 album Viper’s Drag. BB & The Hot 9 transport “the earliest roots of jazz… to the age of 21st-century postmodernism.” – Houston Press (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Chicago, The Doobie Brothers, Jones Beach – Fri, 7/28: 7:30 pm. “The whole world’s watching…” www.jonesbeach.com

This one’s a trip! Appetite for Destruction, Capitol Theatre –, Fri, 7/28: 8pm: AFD performs the Guns N Roses catalog. Special guests Tragedy performs an All Metal Tribute to The Bee Gees. (Repeat: All Metal Bee Gees.) And 10 Seconds to Love performs their all female tribute to Motley Crue. Why notk? (149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester: www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

Norm Hathaway Swing Band, Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden – Fri, 7/28: 8-11pm: Norm Hathaway plays it like it was at this annual dancing and music event at the Hammond Museum. His twelve-piece band plays all the favorite tunes from the 30s and 40s. Brush up on your waltz, lindy and rhumba. Dinner catered by celebrity chef Nisa Lee. (Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden, 28 Deveau Rd., N. Salem. www.hammondmuseum.org)

Hot Ticket Alert! An Evening with Sutton Foster, Venetian Theatre – Sat, 7/29: 8pm: Two-time Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster takes the stage for an evening of show tunes, pop and country. Foster won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2002. In 2011 she returned to the Broadway stage in another Tony-winning performance as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes. “In olden days a glimpse of stocking, was looked on as something shocking, now heaven knows, anything goes.” We already have our tickets. See you there! (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Bernie Williams and his All Star Band, Ridgefield Playhouse – Sat, 7/29: 8pm: Come on Armonk! Get out for your favorite son. Charity softball game at 1pm. (80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

One Republic, Jones Beach, Sat, 7/29: TBA: They’re hit-makers… “Counting Stars”, “Secrets” “Apologize”. www.jonesbeach.com

Season Finale, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano, Venetian Theatre – Sun, 7/30: 4pm: Two titans of the Romantic repertoire close out Caramoor’s 2017 summer season. Liszt’s tone poem Les préludes opens the program followed by French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet’s characteristic “fiery account” (The Washington Post) of the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Robert Schumann’s uplifting Second Symphony, set in the bright key of C Major, brings the Caramoor summer season to a sunny close. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

August Preview

Donald Fagen and the Nightflyers, Capitol Theatre – Thurs-Fri, 8/3-4: 8pm: Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen has enlisted a musical army of young musicians to form the brand new band, the Nightflyers. They’re embarking on a tour that kicks off at The Cap! Pre-sale is Thursday, April 27 from 10AM – 10PM Password is EMINENT Public Onsale is Friday, April 28 at 12PM. (149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester: www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

Local! Broadway Review, Summer Concerts at Wampus Brook Park – Sat, 8/5: 8pm. Musical theatre vets from Broadway, Off-Broadway and Regional Theatres sing your favorite show tunes in this Broadway Review from Armonk’s Small Town Theatre Company. (Maple Ave., Armonk: www.smalltowntheatre.com)

The Fixx, Paramount Hudson Valley – Thurs, 8/10: 9pm: Big 80’s hit-makers, The Fixx brings their new-wave sound (“One Thing Leads to Another”, “”red Skies” and “Saved By Zero” to the Paramount. (1008 Brown St., Peekskill; www.paramounthudsonvalley.org)

The Robert Cray Band, Tarrytown Music Hall – Fri, 8/11: 8pm: Five-time Grammy-winner and Blues Hall of Fame guitarist plays the Tarrytown Music Hall. (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

Eaglemania, Tarrytown Music Hall – Sat, 8/12: 8pm: Eaglemania brings their national tour to Tarrytown performing all of the hits of the Eagles, as well as Don Henley, Glen Frey, and Joe Walsh’s solo albums. (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

The Outlaws, Paramount Hudson Valley –Sat, 8/12: 8pm: The Outlaws bring their triple-guitar rock attack and three-part country harmonies on Southern Rock classics to the Paramount. Including “There Goes Another Love Song”, “Green Grass & high Tides”, “Knoxville Girl” and “Freeborn Man”. (1008 Brown St., Peekskill; www.paramounthudsonvalley.org)

Stephen Stills & Judy Collins, Ridgefield Playhouse – Mon, 8/14: 8pm: CSN-er teams up with Suite: Judy blue Eyes herself for an evening of folk and Laurel Canyon folk/rock hits. We know it’s a Monday night but this is a very small theatre to see artists like these. What more can we say? (80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

Jimmy Buffett, Jones Beach – Tues, 8/15: 8pm: You know the saying, summer doesn’t begin until Jimmy Buffett sings “Margariatville” in Wantagh. The 40th Anniversary “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes” tour. www.jonesbeach.com

Local! New Rochelle Opera, Summer Concerts at Wampus Brook Park – Sat, 8/19: 8pm.Armonk’s Small Town Theatre Company presents opera classics at the gazebo at Wampus Brook Park from the New Rochelle Opera. (28 Maple Ave., Armonk; www.smalltowntheatre.com)

Billboard Hot 100 Festival, Jones Beach – Sat-Sun, 8/19-20: TBA: Demi Lovato, Big Sean, Major Lazer, Zedd, Bebe Rexha, Camila Cabello, DJ Khaled, Echosmith, Gucci Mane and more. www.jonesbeach.com

Chris Issac, Tarrytown Music Hall – Wed, 8/23: 8pm: Isaak performs music from his critically acclaimed new album, First Comes The Night, as well as his hits such as “Wicked Game,” “Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing” and “Somebody’s Crying”. (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)