“What a Wonderful World”One Day Choir with Kenter Davies Join friends and neighbors in this one-of-a-kind collective choral event! Led and arranged by beloved NYC music leader Kenter Davies, we’ll explore harmony, free our voices, and build community through the song “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong. No experience necessary and no seeking of…
Category: Music
Interview with Melissa Auf der Maur
PHE: Do you have a favorite memory of the Smashing Pumpkins? Melissa Auf der Maur: My favorite story is the origin story of my connection with them. July 1991. I am a teenager. I go to a show of an unknown band from Chicago. The ticket price is one dollar. I’m one of 20 people…
Gay Antique City
Gay Antique City drag show in Hudson, NY on Labor Day Weekend!Hudson Power Bottom Boat Club – between the Amtrak Station at the River$20 Cash/Venmo at the door – see poster below. Hope to see you there!-Trix Wigstock used to take place every year on Labor Day Weekend in Tompkins Square Park. Here’s some clips…
Stephen Bluhm, Local Musician, Releases New Album
Local singer-songwriter Stephen Bluhm’s new album, Out of the Nowhere. Into the Here., debuts Friday, April 19th. The album was recorded in Athens and Hudson with piano, guitar and eleven orchestral instruments including cello, oboe, flute, piccolo, clarinet, violin and viola. It features a cover by the formerly-Hudson based artists Kahn & Selesnick. On Thursday,…
Union Street Brewing Company – Hudson, New York
“Trixie, where in Hudson can I get a drink and a bite to eat with a friend, but also have a space to sit and talk and maybe play a game of cards?” I get questions on recommendations all the time. Sometimes, it’s not easy, but this one was. I told them, “Union Street Brewing…
Eva Haze
Virgin records decided to release her last album days before her death. The following was written by Eve Hars’ sister, Anne Hars. In news at once uplifting and tragic, Hudson musician/artist Eve Hars signed to Virgin Atlantic Music mere days before her death. Let’s backtrack for a moment through a life of musical and artistic…
KAATSBAAN CULTURAL PARK ANNOUNCES SPRING FESTIVAL – JUNE 2-19, 2023
Tivoli, NY – Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present a Spring Festival over three consecutive weekends, beginning June 2 and running through June 19, 2023 taking place both outdoors across its 153-acres in the Hudson Valley as well as in its indoor Theater. The multi-disciplinary festival will feature dance, live music, film screenings, nature walks, culinary…
When Cultures Colliding is a Good Thing
From press release: HUDSON – Sometimes great minds do think alike. The Hudson Festival Orchestra, known for the exquisite mixed-culture musical concert held each summer on the waterfront, includes in their mission statement this phrase: ‘believing that music and culture can bridge divides and build community.’ Meanwhile, farther south, the Brooklyn Raga Massive, an organization dedicated to…
Hudson Festival Orchestra awarded $50,000 by the New York State Council on the Arts
Hudson, NY, Hudson Festival Orchestra, Inc. announced today a grant awards totaling $50,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector. Following New York State’s historic investment for the arts, NYSCA has awarded $90 million since Spring 2022 to a record number…
Winter Blues— feel the heat with the Fabulous Versatones
By Romeo Barkley Feeling the winter blues? And we don’t mean the dull drums of the cold and darkness— we mean musically! This Trixie writer couldn’t pass up an excuse dance along to the Fabulous Versatones. With generations of rockstar clout, the Fabulous Versatones are indeed fabulous! On every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the…