North Country Hardship Fund's 4th AnnualCabin Fever Party 1-31-15

All the news, videos, bands, videos, links and playlist in one place at Adirondacks Music blog! Finally!

What a party! 3 live bands playing multiple sets each all night long from 8p-1a on January 31, 2014 at Panther Mountain Inn, Chestertown, NY who hosted the benefit. The $5 cover charge was well worth supporting this local charity, not to mention all the entertainment, and door prizes galore (of which I didn't win any, not even the Harley paper bag I coveted, lol)

http://www.northcountryhardshipfund.org/

The 3 featured bands were Collette & the Mudcats, Larry Mar & the 11th Hour Band and a new group, the 1979 Band, all of whom were incredible! Following is a featured video from each band, band photos, band links and more! At the very bottom of this page is the playlist of all the videos from the show, over 25 or so total!

Let's start with the familiar favorite Collette and the Mudcats, who can do Robert Johnson like no one's business and belt out their own originals that rock and roll you, of whom I did not get a photo that night, but below is a gif I made from a previous show. They play mostly blues faves as well as their own original music which has been released on an EP CD already. You can find more info and booking at their website: http://colletteandthemudcats.com/ 

Let's feature one of their blues original songs, What Have I Done, something we can ALL relate to, right?

Larry Mar & the 11th Hour Band were also new to me, but luckily I did get plenty of photos (and videos of ALL the bands of course) of them. However they do not have a website & I have no contact info for them at this time, sorry.

[Larry Mar & the 11th Hour Band]

And for the featured Larry Mar & the 11th Hour video, let's try this classic 70's song by Spirit:

And last but far from least, we have the newly formed 1979 Band, and I must say I was a bit mesmerized by their guitar player Jim Dower (more photos of him and his guitar below these), Joe McDowwell from Collette and the Mudcats played bass and I can't remember the drummer's name (poor guy, he deserves a serious mention because I've never heard someone make a 4 drum kit sound like Led Zeppelin's Bonham was on those skins!). This band is awesome, an understatement actually, you'll have to see them to believe it, and I'll post a few videos below so you'll know just what I mean. If you get a change to see them, GO! This band can be reached on their website (and it links to the Facebook page as well) at:

http://1979band.com

[Collage of mostly Jim Dower on his guitar & the 1979 Band & Larry Mar Band]

Now, Jim Dower will probably turn a bit purple with shyness, but I had a kind of fixation on him and his guitar ever since the 1st time I saw him sit in with another band months ago. Well, now he's playing lead guitar in his own band, and I'm sorry to say, instead of getting the entire 1979 Band in photos, I somehow kept gravitating back to the face averted shy Dower, maybe next time when I see the band for an entire evening, I'll be able to include a photo of the full band? Guess I have a thing for guitars, drummers, shoot, I just have a thing for good music, and I can't help myself, get over it ;-)

For an brand new formed band, these guys are tight as hell! One of my favorite covers of the night by 1979 Band blew me away at how exquisitely & spot on were the musicianship of this featured video, but please check out their Cream song (which heads the playlist at bottom), it is OMFG unbelievably magnificent too:

And lastly, the playlist of ALL the videos from the show, in no order, except I must confess my favorites kind of lead the list, so they are in no order as far as band names. Enjoy and please share with your music loving family and friends!

All of the above content (except 1979 band logo) from photos, gifs and videos were created by Gina Jordan on 1-31-15, all rights reserved. Please ask for permission to re-use any parts of my blog via awolgina@nycap.rr.com  Thanks :-D

Fade 2 Blues 6-13-14

Fade to Blues are normally a 3-piece band but on this night they had an awesome keyboard player friend of theirs, Skip Smaldone of Glens Falls NY, plus several guest musicians, singers and a few dancers & other silliness going on. Crowd pleasing music that had us singing along (yes even me, ==blush==) and the dance floor packed wall to wall most of the evening.

[The 3 regular members of Fade to Blues]

[Their awesome keyboard friend Chris I think is his name]

Unfortunately I had pulled my back out the night before their show, so I wasn't able to get my usual active angles, though I got plenty of close ups and unusual perspectives despite the pain, I just couldn't help myself, the music moved me so deeply I had to try and capture that energy to share with music lovers like me, who don't just listen, we FEEL the rhythm and share in the energy flowing.

This video below starts the 22 song playlist of Fade to Blues videos from 6-13-14.

Playing true West Texas blues, some of the best I've ever seen or heard, both covers and original music, the Fade to Blues band performed live on Friday June 13, 2014 at Panther Mountain Inn Pub in Chestertown, NY from 9p-1a, both a full moon and Friday the 13th, a rare night indeed.


I really loved the energy of these long blues jams, with some songs 13 minutes long and most over 5 minutes, incredible lead guitar solos and keyboard solos. There were even a few sexy men & women who danced for the camera, front and center! I know we'll be seeing a lot more of this band in the months to come, and I plan to re-film another of their shows ASAP. Maybe next time I'll be able to even dance & leave the camcorder on a tripod for once (just briefly, you know I'm a hand held gal all the way ;)


Fade to Blues Band Links:

Reverb Nation: http://fadetoblues.reverbnation.com/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/fadetoblues?sk=app_2405167945


Filmed in 1080i HD by Gina Jordan 6-13-14, all rights reserved.

Collette & the Mudcats 8-23-13 Blues that Rock

[Collette's little voodoo mic stand]

On Friday 8-23-13 Collette & the Mudcats performed from 8p-12a, at Panther Mountain Inn, Chestertown, NY, with a wicked blues rhythm to all their songs. Extremely talented musicians and vocalists, harmonica & guitar playing that blows one's mind, you don't want to miss seeing them live if you ever get the chance. Midnight seemed to come way too soon, every song was stunning, no one wanted to leave the room for fear of missing something. I hope we'll be seeing a lot more of them soon!

The playlist of all videos from their shows starts with this video introduction to the members of the band below, with newest show videos at top and older shows last. Further down this page, I've embedded my fave video/song (Mulehead cover) of the night, and the band info/links.

The harmonica on this Mulehead cover is just frigging incredible! I believe his name was Joe and he only sat in for a few songs, we all missed him when he left, as his harp playing really made the music hit harder, deeper and added a flavor that goes with blues like salt does pepper.

Contact the band for info & bookings, check out their original music and more at the following links:

http://www.colletteandthemudcats.com/

http://www.youtube.com/user/ColletteNY

https://www.facebook.com/ColletteTheMudcats

http://www.reverbnation.com/colletteny

Filmed & uploaded in 1080i HD by Gina Jordan, 8-23-13.

[Collette & the Mudcats logo]

[Support the Blues Foundation , link opens in new window]

Frank Palangi Live at P-House 8-16-13

Frank Palangi performed Friday Aug. 16, 2013 in Chestertown, NY at the Panther Mountain Inn pub, from 8p-12a. Frank is a songwriter and accomplished musician with 3 albums released so far of original songs & recently opened for Alice in Chains & Jane's Addiction at SPAC. Winner of many awards, he is one of the most stunningly talented and hard working artists I've ever known. 

Frank is friendly & enjoys riling up the crowd & satisfying fans wherever he goes. This night there were a few out of town fans who traveled up to see him play live, Joelle Tanner and her mother, pictured below, posing with Frank on one of his performance breaks. Does anyone know an artist who just opened for big name famous bands one week, and posing with fans in rural upstate NY the next? Then he signed just about every CD he sold at the show, including mine of course. 

In his early 20's, he appears as such a young innocent, that when the heavy metal growling kicks in, one wonders how he does it, so slight of frame, and with a big smile on his face, he floors audiences, and wins them over, wherever he goes, including a bar used to a more sedate repertoire of music like country, folk and blues. The younger AND older patrons welcomed him with open arms, appreciating the freshness and energy as well as his sound.

If you get a chance to see him perform, don't miss it! See below for videos, playlist and more!

Frank, Joelle & her mom outside the P-House

For more info and booking, see his websites at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/palangistudios?feature=watch

http://frankpalangi.wix.com/official‎

https://www.facebook.com/frankpalangisoloartist

http://www.reverbnation.com/frankpalangi

https://myspace.com/frankpalangirocks 

Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/frankpalangi

Frank Palangi performs an acoustic song from his new EP, I Am Ready:

The playlist contains all of the videos of Frank performing at P-House, including the previous show, but all the 8-16-13 songs are 1st, followed by the older ones. Check out his brand new songs & CD, starting with Boohoo, below:

One of his official music videos:

Me & Frank outside the P-House

Filmed, photographed & written by Gina Jordan 8-16-13, all rights reserved.