Flurry Festival 2019
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Flurry Festival 2019

Presidents' Day Weekend, February 15-17

The Flurry Festival Is The Best Winter Weekend For Dancers & Music Lovers Of All Ages!

Dances • Workshops • Singing • Concerts • Jamming
Performances • Family Events • Storytelling • Vendors and more!
Beginner, Intermediate and Experienced-Level Workshops and Dances

Over 300 Performers - Five Venues - Over 200 Events

This is a weekend you don't want to miss! For more information, visit...

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Bob Bates & JoAnn Sifo
WEXT

Listen: Local 518 Bob Bates and JoAnn Sifo

518 Show 1901
A Gregory

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Rochmon Record Club “Deja Vu” at The Linda

By • Feb 14, 2019
Rochmon Record Club
Saratoga Photographer

Join us for the next Rochmon Record Club listening party at The Linda on February 28.

Chuck will walk us through the magnificent “Deja Vu” by Crosby Stills Nash & Young.   

'The Latin Alternative' Celebrates Its 300th Episode and Ten Years On The Air

By • Feb 12, 2019
The Latin Alternative
Josh Norek/WEXT

"I remember at the time I was looking at a radio report and suddenly saw Manu Chao getting like 20 spins a week in Albany, NY. What is this? How is this possible?!"

That was 2009. WEXT was two years old. Slingerlands native Josh Norek was living in California and was Vice President of Nacional Records.  

The Bridge Jazz Series: Aaron Goldberg at The Massry Center

By • Feb 12, 2019
Aaron Goldberg
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March 9th | The Massry Center for the Arts

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Please note - this performance takes place at the Massry Center for the Arts on the College of Saint Rose campus, 1002 Madison Ave, Albany, NY.

With pianist Aaron Goldberg, featuring bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Obed Calvaire

The Bridge Jazz Series: Maria Schneider Orchestra

By • Feb 12, 2019
Maria Schneider Orchestra
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March 8th | Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

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Jay Bobbin's Exit to the Movies: "Miss Bala"

By • Feb 11, 2019
Miss Bala
Columbia Pictures

The Local 518 Show 1902

By • Feb 11, 2019
Local 518 Show 1902
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On this episode of The Local 518 Show, Andy Gregory features songs by Rechorduroys, Wow & Flutter, Onlyness, The Villaineers, Pillowhead, Honey Slider, and Blue Factory. For the Attic Classic, he heads back to 1967 - The Summer of Love - for the psychedelic garage rock sounds of The Bougalieu with "Let’s Do Wrong".

Joey Alexander Comes to Troy

By • Feb 11, 2019
Joey Alexander
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February 15 | Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

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Listen: WEXT Live @ The Linda with Natalie Prass

By • Feb 8, 2019
Natalie Prass at WEXT
WEXT

Natalie Prass is from Richmond, VA. She's released her latest album called "The Future and the Past" to great acclaim. Along the way, she made a stop by the studios to talk with me about her album, and then went to The Linda to play a concert.

Rebecca Loebe Releases "Give Up Your Ghosts"

By • Feb 7, 2019
Rebecca Loebe "Give Up Your Ghosts"
Artist

One of my favorite singer-songwriters has been Rebecca Loebe. She caught my attention, like she did millions of others, when she was on the first season of NBC's The Voice.  Much to my chagrin, she was not in the final running.

Gospel Roots of Rock N Soul

By • Feb 5, 2019
McCrary Sisters
Denise Henhoeffer

WEXT Radio is pleased to broadcast a special four-part radio series, Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul celebrating Black gospel music’s profound and under acknowledged influence on early rock and soul music. The series airs February 9th, 16th, 23rd and March 2nd at 6pm.

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Adia Victoria Captures The Spirits Of The Blues In A Simple Phrase: Black Genius

By • Feb 15, 2019

What is the blues? To some, it's a feeling; to others, a beer-selling brand. Adia Victoria captures the spirits of the blues in a simple phrase: black genius.

New Music Friday: Our Top Six Albums Out Feb. 15

By • Feb 15, 2019

Our list of the best albums out this week includes the first new music from funk and R&B legend Chaka Khan in 12 years, the cinematic, transporting sounds of Yann Tiersen, bubblegum punk from Sir Babygirl and more. Host Robin Hilton is joined by NPR Music's Lauren Onkey and Stephen Thompson as they share their top picks for Feb. 15.

Featured Albums:

  1. Chaka Khan: Hello Happiness
    Featured Songs: "Like Sugar" and "Too Hot"

  2. RY X: Unfurl
    Featured Song: "Untold"

Ryan Adams Accused Of Psychological Manipulation, Professional Retaliation By 7 Women

By • Feb 14, 2019

Ryan Adams, a prolific singer-songwriter and producer who first rose to prominence in the early 2000s, has been accused by seven women of using his professional influence to lure them into sexual relationships, including one when the woman was a minor. The women's stories were first reported by the New York Times in an article published Wednesday evening; each claims that Adams, as a well-known musician, would suggest artistic collaborations as a way to pursue or preserve the relationships.

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