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Christmas
Show
Caffe
Lena, WednesdayLet’s
get this straight. Caffe Lena’s been around forever. The club
has played host to every big name in folk music since the
1960s, and Melanie just made her debut at the place last summer?
Woodstock Melanie? Now that’s peculiar. Our favorite
flower child performed a couple of terrific sets at the New
York State Museum earlier this year, too, making her (sort
of) an honorary local artist. (Another local connection: Her
sister owns a cool antiques store in Fort Ann, in case you
still need to do some shopping.) Wednesday, she’s bringing
her brand-new Christmas show to Saratoga. Word has it that
the performance is going to be recorded, too, but don’t wait
for the eventual CD. Gregarious, charming and still possessed
of that sexy sandpaper voice, Melanie is likely to be the
embodiment of holiday cheer. (Dec. 22, 7:30 PM, $30, 47
Phila St., Saratoga Springs, 583-0022.)
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New
venue alert! Franklin’s Tower, located on Broadway
across from the SUNY Administration building in
Albany, recently opened its doors, and it’s got
some of that there live music on tap: Dylanesque
folkie Adam Foster will perform tonight
(Thursday); soulful funksters Sean Rowe Project
are there tomorrow (Friday, 9:30 PM, free, 431-1920).
. . . Legendary blues guy Johnny Winter
returns to the area with a performance at Northern
Lights on Friday (7:30 PM, $17, 371-0012). . .
. Li’l Jay and the Card Sharks (featuring
ace guitarist Jason Ladanye) are at Lark Tavern
on Friday (10 PM, $3, 463-9779). . . . We generally
avoid discussing cover bands, but we’ve seen these
guys and they’re a bunch of fun: The TrueTones
perform at the Bleecker Café Friday (10 PM, free,
463-9382). . . . Something a little more punk:
The Flying Bobbz, Stand Up Citizen,
and Menace Society rock the Hudson Duster
on Friday (8 PM, $3, 272-5453). . . . More Friday
night rock: Saratoga Winners hosts a hefty bill,
featuring High on Fire, Small Axe,
To Hell and Back, and Dead Rabbits
(8 PM, $10, 783-1010). . . . The Wasted,
Five Alpha Beatdown, the Sixfifteens,
and Lincoln Money Shot are taking place
in the “5-1-Hater’s Ball,” which hits Valentine’s
on Saturday; rest assured, this is a nonformal
event (9 PM, $5, 432-6572 ). . . . There’s a hiphop
holiday show going down at King’s Tavern on Saturday,
featuring the likes of Blue Water Tribe,
Sev Statik, and Pink Hearse Paparazzi
(9 PM, $5, 584-9643). . . . Something a little
more traditional: The Lettermen present
their holiday show at Proctor’s on Saturday (8
PM, $19.50-$29.50, 346-6204). . . . Something
for the whole family: The Canadian Brass
will bring their holiday celebration to Troy Savings
Bank Music Hall on Tuesday (7:30 PM, $25-$32,
273-0038).
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