Scrawling a name on the wall creates a new indie-folk band, and an artist discovers music in the midst of a meditation center.

This is episode 56 of Caffe Lena: 60 Years of Song. Thank you to Sarah at the Caffe for the list of songs and artists for the feature.

One of our favorite bands is no more, and two guys drive nearly 1000 miles from Muscle Shoals, AL to NJ.

This is episode 55 of Caffe Lena: 60 Years of Song. Thank you to Sarah at the Caffe for the list of songs and artists for the feature.

Matt Lorenz's vision, manifest in The Suitcase Junket, developed in the tension between the grand and the solitary. Grand in its imagery, sound, and staging. Solitary in its thrift and self-reliance. What instruments he requires, Lorenz builds from scratch and salvage. What parts five players would perform, he performs alone. The spectacle of his one-man set bears constant comparison to legends of showmanship, brilliance, madness, and invention.

December 10th, Saratoga Living/Capital Region Living Magazines will play host to second annual Capital Region Gives Back. This year another ten area non-profit agencies are selected as recipients of the honor of being singled out for their work in the community, and the funds raised as part of this special event.

First Night Burlington creates a bluegrass gospel project, and a seven piece group creates a TEDx  showcasing their irresistible philosophy on jazz.

This is episode 54 of Caffe Lena: 60 Years of Song. Thank you to Sarah at the Caffe for the list of songs and artists for the feature.

Leave it to Great Peacock — a band whose big, bold sound has been sharpened by years of relentless touring — to create some of the most compelling rock & roll road music of the 21st century. Forever Worse Better, the band's third release, is an anthemic soundtrack for a life spent on the move, chasing down brighter horizons somewhere between the blur of truck stops and traffic lights.

A 60’s teenager goes on to start a performance venu, music school and music shop, and a musician makes music for yoga class events.

This is episode 53 of Caffe Lena: 60 Years of Song. Thank you to Sarah at the Caffe for the list of songs and artists for the feature.