WAMC'S PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO

JACK EMPIE AND FRIENDS

The Linda 339 Central Avenue, Albany, NY

"Jack Empie & Friends" is Jack's band that performs original, inspirational music. Playing electric as well as acoustic guitar, Jack plays various types of music with an ever changing cast of his talented musician friends. Whether performing songs he's written or the music of others, he always delivers a great show. The band is a […]

TINSLEY ELLIS

The Linda 339 Central Avenue, Albany, NY

with special guest 2 Blue with Amy Ryan and Richard Green The Capitol Region Blues Network presents: Tinsley Ellis Artist Website Southern blues-rocker Tinsley Ellis may speak no evil, but he sings and plays with the conviction of, as Billboard wrote, “...a man possessed.” Over the course of eleven albums and literally thousands of live […]

JOAN SHELLEY

The Linda 339 Central Avenue, Albany, NY

THE AMERICAN ROOTS SERIES AT THE LINDA PRESENTS: JOAN SHELLEY Hosted by songwriter, roots scholar and multi-instrumentalist Michael Eck Sponsored by WEXT ARTIST WEBSITE As technology rules the sound of the day, it's good to be reminded how powerfully a single voice can transmit deep emotion. Kentucky singer-songwriter Joan Shelley made one of the most […]

THIRD ANNUAL WINTER WARM UP

The Linda 339 Central Avenue, Albany, NY

Come on out for our Third Annual Winter Warm Up to shake out those cabin fever blues. Join great regional bands Caroline Doctorow, Matchstick Architects, Sub Slab ,and Jasper for a fun evening to warm you up and shake up your winter doldrums. CAROLINE DOCTOROW Caroline Doctorow is a chart-topping Americana folk singer songwriter, with a […]

CECILIA ZABALA & PHILIPPE BADEN POWELL

The Linda 339 Central Avenue, Albany, NY

Argentine singer-songwriter Cecilia Zabala and Brazilian pianist Philippe Baden Powell explore their latest duo project, which fuses Zabala’s folk-inspired songwriting with Powell’s música popular brasileira (MPB) sensibility. The duo met in the summer of 1995 in Brazil, where Zabala was studying MPB and Powell was performing with his father, the Brazilian guitar player and composer Baden […]

THE WHISKEY TREATY ROADSHOW

The Linda 339 Central Avenue, Albany, NY

Artist Website The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow is a collaborative band that brings together five Massachusetts singer-songwriters in the vein of Americana, rock and roots-folk music. The band’s members—Tory Hanna, Billy Keane, Chris Merenda, Greg Smith, and Dave Tanklefsky—have totaled 18 albums while working as solo artists, frontmen, sidemen, and founding members of now-defunct bands. Since […]

CLEARWATER BENEFIT CONCERT

The Linda 339 Central Avenue, Albany, NY

To Sustain the Legacy of Pete Seeger Featuring Betty and the Baby Boomers Hosted by Wanda Fischer LOTS OF SING-A-LONG PERFORMANCES Featuring an array of musicians, all performing music from Pete Seeger’s extensive songbook in a variety of musical styles, including Folk, Folk-Rock, Blues, Celtic, Reggae, and Jazz A family-friendly event with live music and […]

ALEXIS P SUTER BAND

The Linda 339 Central Avenue, Albany, NY

with special guest the Andrew Wheeler duo The Capitol Region Blues Network presents: ALEXIS P SUTER BAND Artist Website Alexis P. Suter is the owner of that big, booming voice you can hear roaring out of Brooklyn into the heart of  North America and beyond. The Alexis P. Suter Band are on the rise as […]

LUCY KAPLANSKY

The Linda 339 Central Avenue, Albany, NY

Artist website Lucy Kaplansky is a rare vocal talent, “a truly gifted performer...full of enchanting songs” (New York Times).Blending country, folk and pop styles, she has the unique ability to make every song sound fresh, whether singing her own sweet originals, covering country classics by June Carter Cash and Gram Parsons or singing pop favorites […]

MOONDANCE – THE ULTIMATE VAN MORRISON TRIBUTE CONCERT

The Linda 339 Central Avenue, Albany, NY

Buy your tickets online! Artist Website Rock and roll doesn’t get any better than Van Morrison. Van the Man has done it all - from classic rockers like Brown Eyed Girl and Domino to legendary tunes like Tupelo Honey and Into The Mystic, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has never failed to impress […]