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Connor Kennedy, A Student Of The “Woodstock Sound” To Open For The Waterboys

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Connor Kennedy can often be seen kicking around Woodstock, NY in his brown leather boots, digging through vinyl at radio station 100.1 WDST, playing a local bar with members of Gregg Allman’s band or The Levon Helm Band or playing organ alongside Donald Fagen of Steely Dan at The Barn. Wherever Kennedy is, or what he is doing, he is either absorbing the music of others, or creating his own.

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The New Riders Of The Purple Sage: Riding Stronger Than Ever!

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The New Riders of the Purple Sage play this Saturday, December 7th at Quixote’s True Blue and we recommend not missing it, but if you don’t believe us maybe Johnny can convince you, “The band is sounding great right now. We’ve been on the road for the past couple months and these engines are purring.” Like Johnny says, “I’d by a ticket to that.” The band also has a new album out called 17 Pine Avenue featuring songs collaboratively written by longtime Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter and David Nelson.

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Born In “The Barn” Amy Helm Forges A Musical Career Of Her Own

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Growing up in Woodstock, NY Amy Helm’s youth was spent surrounded by the greats, who were peers of her parents. Amy’s father, the late Levon Helm, was arguably the greatest drummer of our time. His work with The Band changed the face and direction of American music, his work as a solo artist landed him three Grammy Awards and he is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Amy’s mother, Libby Titus, is an accomplished songwriter, singer and concert producer. Helm’s childhood was music.

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Watkins Glen Revisited – March 10th – Quixote’s True Blue

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A healthy crowd turned out to Quixote’s on Saturday night to take a trip back in time to the summer of 1973 with some local favorites. The original Watkins Glen Summer Jam was held on July 28th of 1973 and by some accounts drew as many as 600,000 people to hear three of the most legendary bands of the era: The Grateful Dead, The Band, and The Allman Brothers. Now we all know that Denver’s rich music scene has a lot to offer, and on Saturday it offered up three bands who were up for trying to fill the shoes of these legends.