WEXT Podcast

The Linda - Saturday night, January 18 th - it’s a Winter Blues Party with one of the most sought after sidemen in the world of blues, guitarist extraordinaire, he's played with Canned Heat and has achieved cult status - Junior Watson ! AND Dean Shot , who consumes the blues for breakfast, lunch and dinner. He spent his formative years playing alongside Chicago blues legend Hubert Sumlin and in recent years has toured with Kim Wilson of Fabulous Thunderbirds and harmonica ace, Mark Hummel .

Saturday, January 11 | The Linda Lonnie Shields picked up the guitar at the age of 12. He taught himself by listening to songs on the radio. Lonnie and his band will be rockin' the roof off the house at The Linda on Saturday, January 11th. Lonnie and I talk about how he's keeping the flame of the blues alive and burning. Enter to win tickets by going to this post . https://youtu.be/S9NaaMfj4uI

The Diver Library in Schaghticoke has held a songwriting workshop for kids of all ages (adults, too!) each of the last two summers. Head librarian, Nick Matulis, brings the kids together with Local 518 musicians, and they make the songs the kids write into reality. They recorded their second album this past summer. It's called "A Universe of Stories." The band is known as The Gigglers, and they came in to talk up the project and play the songs from the album.

Ready! Set! First Night! Get ready to ring in the new year in Saratoga Springs! First Night Saratoga - one of the oldest and largest celebrations of its kind in the U.S. - has something for everyone! Music, magic, storytelling, and much, much more! Thousands will gather in downtown Saratoga Springs on Tuesday, December 31st as Saratoga Arts hosts over 60 performing groups in over 30 venues throughout the city, with a 5k road race kicking off the night! Join WEXT in the City Center for three

Naughty or nice, you can spread a little holiday cheer this year! Dust off those Santa hats, don your Speedo and get READY! SET! SPRINT! Join over 175 runners in the 14 th Annual Santa Speedo Sprint, Saturday, December 14 th on Lark Street in Albany. The 800 meter run raises money for Albany Damien Center and the HIV/AIDS program at Albany Med . Register online at Albany Speedo Sprint dot org . Presented by Albany Society for the Advancement of Philanthropy (ASAP) and the Albany All Stars Roller

The Rochmon Record Club experience is taking a twist this next time. November 30th at The Linda, join Chuck Vosganian with his latest show. Five Local 518 bands play the music of David Bowie, all eras represented. The five bands are Bendt, Haley Moley, Ampevene, Front Biz and Zan & the Winter Folk. Details at The Linda website. Let’s hear what Chuck has to say.

Two monstrous musical forces of nature are coming to the Cohoes Music Hall Wednesday, November 20th at 8pm! The T'N'T Tour featuring Tommy Castro + The Painkillers and Tinsley Ellis will deliver an evening of high energy blues, rock, and soul music that is sure to knock your socks off! Whether he’s squeezing out the deepest blues or playing the funkiest soul grooves, legendary blues and soul giant Tommy Castro knows how to ignite a crowd! Over the course of his still-unfolding career, the

Local 518 singer-songwriter Steve Candlen made a new EP! He stopped by WEXT to share his inspiration and talk about Magnolia's.

One of 1976's biggest albums was “Fly Like An Eagle." At the next event, Chuck Vosganian's Rochmon Record Club takes on this Steve Miller album. Chuck talks with me about the album, and he goes a little bit into it. But he saves the best stuff for November 19 at Caffe Lena where you can experience the full on Rochmon experience. Chuck has this engaging way of teaching us new things and helping is listen to a full album with renewed ears. There’s trivia, hundreds of images, and a special

Chicago bluesman Toronzo Cannon defies all expectations. The blistering guitarist, soulful vocalist, singular songwriter and city bus driver fuses his muscular, rock-inspired blues guitar playing with his original, keenly detailed slice-of-life songs, blazing his own blues trail. Toronzo's sophmore release on Alligator Records, The Preacher, The Politician or The Pimp raises the ante on his modern day blues vision, with 12 distinctive new songs that skillfully blend witty, "ain’t it the truth"