Sound Verify: Rita Ryan's Listening Picks | October 2023

Every month right here we go to with a member of the group to seek out out what music they have been digging.

On condition that I host a radio present that focuses on music within the Hudson Valley, I take heed to a number of music from musicians in our space and people coming to carry out right here. I have been having fun with a number of new music releases this yr from artists reminiscent of Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams (Dwell at Levon’s), Membership d’Elf (You By no means Know), James Maddock (Evening Work), Scott Petito (Many Worlds), Carolyn Marosy (Loners, Misfits & Rebels), Annalyse and Ryan (Trilogy), Sarah Fimm, David Baron, and too many others to record right here. A part of my listening to music is thru going out to expertise it at our world-class space venues. Not too long ago, I noticed Tuba Skinny at Colony; Nduduzo Makhathini on the Falcon; Joyful Traum and Mates at Maverick Live shows; opera, theater, and orchestras at Bard Faculty’s Fisher Middle; and Kurt Rosenwinkel, Samara Pleasure, Tower of Energy, and Bonnie Raitt on the Saratoga Jazz Competition. I am wanting ahead to seeing the Squirrel Nut Zippers at Levon Helm Studios on November 11. The Woodstock Movie Competition is an annual occasion that I totally take pleasure in attending. It is internet hosting extraordinary reside music performances this yr, along with numerous movies. There’s a new venue open in Saugerties referred to as the Native, which has fairly the eclectic lineup on its calendar. We’re past fortunate to reside in an space that is so culturally wealthy and full of excellent music venues, museums, and theater.