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Spencertown Academy Presents Misty Blues Concert October 12
Spencertown Academy Roots & Shoots Concerts Series, in association with the Capital Region Blues Network (CRBN), presents Misty Blues on Saturday, October 12 at 8:00pm. General admission tickets ($25 public, $20 Academy and CRBN members) are available via www.spencertownacademy.org.
“This concert is the third of our ongoing ‘Women in Blues’ series,” said Richard Green, president of CRBN and member of the Academy Music Committee. “I have known Misty Blues bandleader Gina Coleman for about eight years and it’s been amazing to see her develop the band and come into her own as a performer over the past few years.”
Coleman is the leader, singer, and founder of Misty Blues—a Berkshire County, Massachusetts-based band that plays original and traditional blues with hints of jazz, soul, funk, and tent revival gospel. In addition to Coleman, the core band members are Bill Patriquin (bass, trumpet, vocals), Rob Tatten (drums, trumpet, trombone, vocals), Aaron Dean (saxophone), Seth Fleischmann (guitar and vocals), and Diego Mongue (who happens to be Coleman’s son, on drums, bass, guitar, pedal steel, and percussion).
Founded 25 years ago, Misty Blues performs extensively throughout New England and has toured the continental U.S., Canada, and the UK. They have also recorded with Eric Gales, Charles Neville, and Joe Louis Walker, and opened for contemporary blues artists like Tab Benoit, James Montgomery, John Primer, Roomful of Blues, Albert Cummings, and Michael Powers.
“Silver Lining,” the band’s 15th album, exemplifies their musical evolution as a contemporary blues band—and how the blues can play center stage amongst a cast of varied genre influences. “I am absolutely blown away by how fast 25 years has come and gone. It feels like it was yesterday when I asked Bill Patriquin if he wanted to be in a blues band with me,” says Coleman. “The evolution of the band has taken several turns over the past quarter of a century, but I couldn’t be happier with the direction and caliber of music we are producing today. ‘Silver Lining’ is categorically the best music we have created and I can’t wait to see what we do next!”
Roots & Shoots Concerts is an ongoing Academy series that showcases artists who reach back to earlier traditions in music (Americana, jazz, blues, rock, and world music) for inspiration while incorporating more recent forms and influences of the present.
This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Founded in 1972, Spencertown Academy Arts Center is a cultural center and community resource serving Columbia County, the Berkshires, and the Capital region. Housed in a landmark 1847 Greek Revival schoolhouse, the Academy is located at 790 State Route 203 in Spencertown, New York. For more information, please contact info@spencertownacademy.org.