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Jackson Browne with the Section @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (September 1, 1977)

Shades of Browne as SPAC nears finish

by Bill Brina, The Knickerbocker News, September 2, 1977

When physicists talk about Brownian motion, they’re referring to the random movements of molecules. But the Brownean movement on stage at the Saratoga Performing …

Supertramp / Pezband @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 21, 1977)

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Pezband)

Supertramp ‘has it all’ in sparkling SPAC rock invasion

by Bill Brina, The Knickerbocker News, June 22, 1977

It wasn’t the biggest crowd of the season at Saratoga Performing Arts …

Hall & Oates / Kenny Loggins @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 18, 1977)

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Kenny Loggins)

‘Probably one of best of season’

by Bill Brina, The Knickerbocker News, June 20, 1977

Saratoga County isn’t exactly vintage territory for the urbane Philadelphia-based blue-eyed soul of Darryl …

Stan Kenton / Maynard Ferguson @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 2, 1976)

SPAC evening wasn’t too jazzy

by Bill Brina, The Knickerbocker News, July 3, 1976

Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson were supposed to deliver an evening of big band jazz for SPAC’s somewhat curious “Upstate Jazz Festival” last evening. Music they …

The Doobie Brothers with the Memphis Horns / The Outlaws @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (September 1, 1975)

Doobies lost without their leader at SPAC

by Bill Brina, The Knickerbocker News, September 2, 1975

The Doobie Brothers try hard. Drummers John Hartman and Keith Knudsen command a battleship array of percussion. Guitarists Pat Simmons and Jeffrey Baxter leap …

Jefferson Starship / David Sancious and Tone @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 29, 1975)

(editor’s note – Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, and Billy Swan were originally scheduled for this date. They were initially moved to July 13, then canceled altogether due to scheduling conflicts with Kristofferson).

Jefferson Starship rewards 10,000 dedicated fans who braved

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Chuck Mangione with Esther Satterfield @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 17, 1975)

Chuck Mangione at SPAC: ‘The finest cotton candy going’

by Bill Brina, The Knickerbocker News, August 18, 1975′

Chuck Mangione’s third annual special concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center last evening contained a number of parallels with his previous …

J. Geils Band / Eros @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 13, 1975)

(editor’s note – Muddy Waters was the scheduled opener, but canceled the day of the show. Eros replaced him.)

(editor’s note – This date was originally scheduled to be Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, and Billy Swan, but Kristofferson was forced …

Blood, Sweat & Tears / Return to Forever @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 4, 1975)

BS&T comeback a mixed blessing

by Bill Brina, The Knickerbocker News, July 7, 1975

As the newly reunited David Clayton-Thomas & Blood, Sweat and Tears came out onto the Saratoga Performing Arts Center stage, one loudmouthed gentleman sitting nearby let …

Lynyrd Skynyrd / Wet Willie / Atlantis @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 17, 1975)

Lynyrd Skynyrd: ‘Genuine Southern hell-raising’

by Bill Brina, The Knickerbocker News, June 19, 1975

Lynyrd Skynyrd, the North Florida band with an aggressive pro-Dixie stance and an unspellable, unpronounceable name, drew about 12,000 to SPAC Tuesday night for an evening …

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