Spa ‘Newport’ triumph for pure jazz
by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, July 7, 1980
The two-day finale of the Newport Jazz Festival, held for the third year at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center over the weekend, proves ultimately that …
Spa ‘Newport’ triumph for pure jazz
by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, July 7, 1980
The two-day finale of the Newport Jazz Festival, held for the third year at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center over the weekend, proves ultimately that …
Blues Brothers hit mark for 8,660 in Spa crowd
by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, July 5, 1980
Twice during the past week, songs by the country-soul singer Solomon Burke have been performed at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, the …
(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof of The Henry Paul Band)
Allmans continue winning streak; Genesis bores
by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, July 2, 1980
The Allman Brothers Band proved, once again, that it is the finest …
Allmans continue winning streak; Genesis bores
by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, July 2, 1980
Why the Allman Brothers Band is approached as typical Southern rock by listeners who worship the alleged sophistication of the British band Genesis is beyond …
(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof of the Good Rats)
Southside Johnny’s rain-soaked angels want to wear his wet shoes
by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, June 30, 1980
In writing about popular music, generic terms such as …
Petty delivers spirited rock to hot, excited Spa crowd
by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, June 16, 1980
It was the Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s first big show of the summer. For the first time in almost two weeks of …
Utopia ’80’s first great show
by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, June 23, 1980
Todd Rundgren celebrated a birthday Sunday at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, where his band Utopia performed over 2 1/2 hours before a crowd of 2,532.…
by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, June 23, 1980
John Denver is not a great artist. He is a great entertainer, of course, and in the personal context of his songs which affect listeners as art.
But Denver’s concert Saturday …
(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof)
by Matthew Maguire, The Knickerbocker News, June 20, 1980
SPAC crowd enjoys mass Heart attack
by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, June 18, 1980
The Seattle-based rock group Heart shows its devotion to the Beatles perhaps as obviously as the Knack, using a crescendoed “I Want You (She’s So …
Preservation Hall Jazz Band plays a mix of styles at SPAC
by Woody Klein, Bennington Banner, June 21, 1980
With halting, dainty steps, they shuffle on stage, hunched over like frail old men. They look as if they should …