Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
Hand, Hand, Fingers, Keys
Saturday, March 5th, 2016Week in Review
Sunday, February 28th, 2016When the Second Line Comes Marching In…
Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
Melissa Gardiner and her band marches on!
These days a party’s just not a party until Second Line Syracuse meanders on through. They did just that during the Festival of the Fantastical Follicle last Friday. When they show up it’s always Mardi Gras or Carnival!
Mike Heagerty kept time for the band as they descended to the lobby.
Dan Fields tried to blow the roof off the Landmark.
Native Tongue
Saturday, February 20th, 2016
World Be Free
In addition to his conscious lyrics, Brian Freeland, aka World Be Free, also sported a 90’s-centric Hip Hop uniform at the CFAC Cipher. His boots (below) were accented by Delano Brown.
Bootsy
More from Dr. Alphonso’s (Syracuse) Juke Joint
Friday, February 19th, 2016More from Dr. Alphonso’s (Syracuse) Juke Joint
Friday, February 19th, 2016
Dr. Alphonso Sanders (left) with Mr. Soft Spoken aka Reggie Seigler during a set break at Al’s Whiskey & Wine Lounge.
More from Dr. Alphonso’s (Syracuse) Juke Joint
Friday, February 19th, 2016
Paul Lee, vocalist (sits in with Dr. Alphonso Sanders at AL’s)
Rip the Joint
Thursday, February 18th, 2016“I met so many people from Mississippi tonight I thought I was back home…”
Dr. Alphonso Sanders
Dr. Alphonso Sanders made himself at home at Al’s Wine and Whiskey Lounge.
Musician/educator Dr. Alphonso Sanders turned AL’s (321 S. Clinton Street), into his own personal Juke Joint last night. The multi-instrumentalist made a return to Central New York (with pianist Jimmy Lee, Jr.) for an appearance at SUNY Oswego, but he made a timely pit-stop in Downtown Syracuse.
During the two-set performance, which went way past midnight, Dr. Sanders also invited a collective of Syracuse musicians to find the groove with him. These virtuoso suspects included Reggie Seigler, Glen McArthur, Emanual Washington, Thomas TC Carter, Dequan Bowens, Paul Lee, Sam Wynn, John Heard, and Elijah Harris, Jr.
And while snow was gently falling, along with the temperatures outside, inside the former cigar bar quickly became a sweat box dripping with Delta funk.
If you’ve never seen Sanders you quickly learn to respect his musicianship. He is like a one-man Earth Wind & Fire horn section working the flugelhorn, sax and flute. He also sang, smooth-talked the ladies from the bandstand, wailed on his harmonica, and even told a joke or two. The night featured some down home blues as well as great covers of Al Green, Miles, Grover, and Stevie.
The Professor: Unmuted
The star-studded crowd included poet Jackie Warren-Moore, media personality Marc Lamont Hill, and contingent from SUNY Oswego.
Overall it was a great Wednesday night, but next time we’d like to see Dr. Sanders headline a Friday at the Dinosaur BBQ.
Special shout-out to Dr. Jerald Jones Woolfolk (another Mississippi native) for her assistance.
Is there a Doctor in the House?
Thursday, February 18th, 2016
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, fresh from his interview with Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton, spoke at SUNY Oswego on Wednesday. Afterwards, he checked out the smooth, yet potent sounds of Dr. Alphonso Sanders (right) at AL’s on South Clinton Street. Sanders will be playing gigs in Oswego this week as well. More on his performance and the plethora of guests coming soon.