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"Everything is Okay, We're in the Song"

One is a venerated Capital Region jazz legend, while the other is one of the most compelling young artists to come out of upstate New York in years.

Nightlife Highlights

By Roger Houston

Roger Houston’s nightlife picks for September.

CD Review: Los Straitjackets

By Alisa Kwitney

Yet the existential question remains: Is this contextual reframing a creative fusion of cultural flavors, or just a generous helping of Mexican pizza?

CD Review: The Tequila Mockingbirds

By Nicole de la Parte

The Tequila Mockingbirds take a rather quirky approach to the songs they cover, and their sound is energetic, sometimes even catchy.

CD Review: Lee Shaw Trio

By David Malachowski

Venerable jazz pianist Lee Shaw simply shines with her nine-song CD of self-penned compositions Originals, the first release of her own tunes in a lengthy career.

Gutter Rock Girl

By Peter Aaron

Weird isn’t the word for this spectacle; the Laura Pepitone Show and her infinite energy are almost too much—dizzying, inspiring, funny, and extremely entertaining, in one surreal serving.

CD Review: The Powder Kegs

By Robert Burke Warren

The Powder Kegs are ace players on fiddle, guitars, doghouse bass, banjo, and mandolin, and still manage to deliver all of their chosen tunes with a subtext of contagious joy.

CD Review: Ratboy

By DJ Wavy Davy

In Ratboy, their signature lyrical and harmonic twist-up shows such influences as Beck (the urban pop country-esqe “Falling Up”) and Lou Reed (the haunting “El Futuro”).

CD Review: The Christine Spero Group

By Sharon Nichols

Whether your thing is jazz, pop, or Brazilian/Latin grooves, Christine Spero’s My Spanish Dream will transport you to a loftier place.

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