Frank Pallett Tribute Concert | February 4
Frank Pallett, the long-time owner of iconic Hudson Valley venue the Chance Theater, died last August. Although the Chance, which opened as a vaudeville theater in 1912, already had a lengthy history as a live music spot when Pallett acquired it in 1994, under his management it remained one of the East Coast’s vital halls, hosting under-the-radar shows by Bob Dylan and David Bowie amid its steady large-club bookings and frequent benefit shows. This night at the club honors the late entrepreneur with sets by Rock Alley, the Playback, the Greg Woods Band, Obsidian, and Vyper. (Life of Agony and Dog Eat Dog growl February 2; Overkill and Prong pummel March 3.)
7pm. $15. Poughkeepsie.
Cate Le Bon | February 6
Born in Wales and now living in Los Angeles, singer-songwriter and producer Cate Le Bon retains in her music much of the charcoal-hued climate of her homeland, despite the sunny surroundings of her adopted environment. Following up her raved-about 2019 album Reward is last year’s Pompeii, which sees the artist moving even farther away from the folk-rock base heard on earlier efforts like 2013’s Mug Museum and deeper into epic Kate Bush panoramas. Le Bon, who alongside her solo work retains membership in the duo DRINKS with White Fence’s Tim Presley, comes to Colony for this local return. (Chris Maxwell, Holly Miranda, and Ambrosia Parsley perform February 11; Rhett Miller rambles in February 12.)
8pm. $18-$20. Woodstock.
Waxahatchee | February 11
Named for a creek in her native Alabama, Waxahatchee is the moniker of indie rocker Katie Crutchfield’s solo project, an enterprise that began after the breakup of P.S. Eliot, the pop punk band she co-led with her sister, Allison Crutchfield (the latter fronts the quartet Swearin’). Waxahatchee’s newest album, Saint Cloud, centers on the singer-songwriter’s 2018 decision to get sober. “I think all of my records are turbulent and emotional, but this one feels like it has a little dose of enlightenment,” she says. Waxahatchee headlines Tarrytown Music Hall this month. Madi Diaz opens. (Big Band of Brothers celebrate the Allman Brothers February 24; the Righteous Brothers reign February 25.)
8pm. $33-$38. Tarrytown.
Anaïs Mitchell with Bonny Light Horseman | February 20
7pm. $34, $48. Kingston.
The Tony- and Grammy-winning Anaïs Mitchell is the creator of the book, music, and lyrics for Broadway’s hit “Hadestown” (the play won a 2019 Tony for Best Musical). Here, the Bardavon presents the songwriter in concert with the folk super group Bonny Light Horseman—comprised of Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats, the Shins), and Josh Kaufman (Hiss Golden Messenger, Bob Weir, the National)—at the beautiful Old Dutch Church in Kingston’s Stockade District. (“Rhapsody in Black” livestreams February 1-28; “Get Hip: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Jazz Music” is online February 2-March 31.)
Marcia Ball | February 25
Texas-born, Louisiana-bred Marcia Ball’s good-time gumbo of blues, swamp pop, R&B, honky-tonk country, and pure boogie woogie is the stuff of rollicking, dance-party dreams. Fired up by such impeccable NOLA influences as Irma Thomas, Professor Longhair, James Booker, and Fats Domino, the singer and pianist cut Circuit Queen (1978) for Capitol Records before beginning long runs with revered roots labels Rounder and Alligator (her debut on the former, 1984’s Soulful Dress, features guitar-slinging guest Stevie Ray Vaughn). Ball rolls into Infinity Hall for this Mardi Gras-month soiree. (Christone “Kingfish” Ingram wails February 12; Tinsley Ellis tears it up February 20.) 7pm. $34-$49. Norfolk, Connecticut.
This article appears in February 2022.
