Wednesday May 15th Teresa Broadwell Quartet Wednesday May 22nd The Sheiks of Third Street Wednesday May 29th Alan Thompson Quartet Every Wednesday Night we kick up our heels with a swing and blues dance with LIVE MUSIC and a lesson to kick you off! "Wednesday Nite Swing Dance at The Linda" is an in-person dance […]
New York Folklore presents a free, multi-part showcase of New York’s diverse folk music traditions. A dram is a small drink of whisky. DRAM is also the ten-year placeholder name that five Greene County musicians go by when they gather to play the music of mountain folk and Celtic folk. They have performed on a […]
Manticore - the tribute to Emerson Lake & Palmer recreates the original sound of ELP live on stage and delivers a uniquely dynamic and bombastic performance that you won’t soon forget. There are less than a handful of ELP tributes in the world, due to the complexity and difficulty of the music and Manticore is […]
The Music of David Bowie Robert Burke Warren brings his much-beloved Bowie Bash to The Linda! With a five-piece band, RBW and his cohorts – and some surprise special guests – deliver an exciting evening of David Bowie music spanning the icon’s entire career: 1969’s “Space Oddity,” selections from his 70s heyday, Serious Moonlight-era cuts, […]
Sound + Vision: Music at The Movies presents the greatest in soundtrack-cinema. On the first Tuesday of every month, we curate a film screening where the music fuels the engine of the cinema experience, with a preshow moderated discussion on the film and music’s history and cultural impact. Presented in Hi-def and 51. surround […]
This month - Hold on Honeys - A folk-influenced acoustic band offering tight-knit harmonies to nourish the soul & invigorate the senses.and Amanda Case! Exciting news for local music fans! WAMC, and WEXT are teaming up to launch "Live and Local at The Linda," a new monthly concert series with a mission to showcase the […]
Heralded by Rolling Stone and Billboard Magazine, Amy Speace is one of contemporary folk and Americana music’s leading voices of the new generation. Lauded by mentors Judy Collins, Tom Paxton and Janis Ian, as well as the songwriting community in Nashville, her songs have been recorded by Judy Collins, Red Molly, Sid Selvidge among others. […]
Give thanks for strengths!Lifelong friends Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher, two comedians famous for pranking local news stations on live television as the fake strongman duo ‘Chop & Steele,’ find themselves in federal court with a vengeful media conglomerate after their latest morning show stunt goes viral. This 2023 documentary features the incredible story of […]
On Thursday, June 20, Rochmon Record Club will converge at The Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio 339 Central Ave., Albany, to listen to, and learn about, the Grateful Dead’s 1970 album “American Beauty”. Tickets available at thelinda.org After an extremely prolific period of songwriting between Jerry Garcia and lyricist Robert Hunter the Grateful Dead released […]
Having toured internationally, sharing stages with both African and American luminaries including Kojo Antwi, Amakye Dede and Victor Wooten, Ghana born drummer and composer, Paa Kow, (pronounced Pah-Ko), blends rhythm and artistry from his home with jazz and African roots creating his own Afro-Fusion sound. Dubbed "Ghana's most artistic drummer" (Modern Ghana), he plays a […]
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