Thursday, May 27, 2010

Beacon Riverfest 2010 needs YOU!

We are looking for some fine folks to lend a hand at Riverfest 2010 on Saturday, June 26! If you haven't heard, Local 845, in partnership with the Beacon Arts Community Association (BACA) and the City of Beacon is producing a FREE and phenomenal concert at beautiful, breezy River Front Park. Three bands will headline on one center stage in a landmark event for our fair city and we need YOU!

Some of the "jobs" include:

* Gate Greeters
* Tech Support
* Local 845 T-Shirts & Merch
* Mingling (!)
* Pre-Concert Postering & PR
* and of course....Post-Concert Cleanup, either on Saturday or Sunday.

We need volunteers all day, and will be staggering short shifts so you can help out AND be free to enjoy the concert.

If you love Beacon and if you love music, we'd love to have you the team. BACA Board Member Kelly Ellenwood has stepped up to coordinate the volunteers, so if you are interested, please e-mail her at kellenwood@optonline.net

Thursday, May 20, 2010

TIKI THURSDAY SUMMER SCHEDULE

The Tiki Thursday 2010 schedule:

LIVE MUSIC! ON THE DECK! HAPPY HOUR AND BEYOND!

Music runs 6-9PM, rain or shine
PIGGY BANK RESTAURANT
448 Main Street, Beacon, NY (845) 838-0028

JUNE 3 THE M SHANGHAI STRING BAND
JUNE 10 FOLKFOOT
JUNE 17 G.R.A.S.S. (The Gowanus Reggae and Ska Society)
JUNE 24 CITIZENS BAND RADIO
JULY 1 JACK GRACE BAND
JULY 8 MILTON
JULY 15 TIN PAN
JULY 22 MARGARET MCDUFFIE
JULY 29 JESSE LEGE AND BAYOU BREW
AUG 5 THE M SHANGHAI STRING BAND
AUG 12 BILL MALCHOW BAND
AUG 19 THE BIG TAKEOVER
AUG 26 STEPHEN CLAIR BAND

Monday, May 10, 2010

The NEw YARN album



Yarn's new record, Come On In, just debuted at #30 on the Americana chart.
We'll see them soon.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

I don't know about you but I am like all bagel-madness right now

hey. there's a lot to do in this town. and i know you might be wondering what i'll be up to this weekend, so here's what i'm thinking. it's kind of like a list of stuff that i think would be cool to check out, and i totally will if my wife says it's ok. i should start resting up now if i really want to do all this, but that'll probably never happen, so i've already taken twice the usual amount of b complex. come find me or let me know where you'll be.

friday may 7

friday night is easy. you go to the piggy bank. good free music and stuff to drink. buddy traina will be at the piggy bank playing some music from 8 to 11.


saturday may 8


in the morning, there's my daughter's dance class, it's not really in beacon, more like fishkill, but it's what i'm doing

then there's hanging out at common ground farm at stonykill, also not quite in beacon, but close

the craft stand at bank sq gets started today. will have to score last-minute mother's day gifties here or land in major doghouse

erica hauser & ian wickstead talk about stuff at the beacon institute in the afternoon and i don't want to miss that

later in the afternoon i want to check out the clear light ensemble @ school of jellyfish

champions of breakfast i think will be totally worth seeing @ gallery g and there might be stuff to eat or drink and there's furniture you can actually nap on

then, dandy lions are going to play music at blackbird attic and i admit this announcement probably fills you with as much intrigue as it does me

i'll be playing songs at 9 at beahive. it's their anniversary + a community cat coalition to-do and fundraiser. a regular mixer deal

at midnight I'm pumped for late-night carbo-loading at beacon bagel, which is so freaking rock and roll

Bonham—Beacon Riverfest synchronicity

Tracy Bonham's forthcoming record getting and giving attention at Hot Indie News.