Ever have the kind of week...

...that seems to be 3 steps ahead of you and you're just trying to keep up? That's kind of been the last 3 weeks for me, but I'm looking forward to a much slower Memorial Day weekend. I'm a few weeks behind in watching 24, and I guess I'm in a bit of denial about the show's finale, but excited to read that Kiefer Sutherland will be one of the voices in the upcoming film Marmaduke. ; )

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our WHUD booth @ Mamapalooza 2010 on Saturday. Hope you had a great time and enjoyed the sound of The Hastings Blues Mothers when they took the stage. It was a fabulous day of music and fun and maybe you found goodies too...like the colorful collection of local wool and friendly knitters representing Flying Fingers Yarn Shop in Tarrytown--did you see their bus? Love it!

The Hastings Blues Mothers were in our Hudson Valley Artist Spotlight on Friday night, and we listened to the song, Can't Cancel a Subscription to the Blues. They're working on an album and are the house band at Dory's Diner in White Plains, with a show there Saturday, June 5th @ 7pm. Check out more Blues Mothers music and keep an eye on their calendar here. About four years ago in a record store near Wilkes-Barre, PA I had about 3 seconds of Kiefer's attention at an in-store performance that led to my discovery of Rocco Deluca and the Burden. That was a memorable day. : )

Be colorful,

Catherine

L'espoir est le rêve de l'âme éveillée

...says a French proverb, meaning: 'hope is the dream of the soul awake.' Somehow those words felt very present while witnessing the devastating effects of the earthquake in Haiti this week. There was one online piece I read that mentioned people singing and praying in the streets of Port-au-Prince...in our darkest moments, music is hope. Inspiring to read about the online and text rally of donations--that is love in action! We can continue to support the efforts of The American Red Cross as its admirable staff of citizens bring relief and comfort to the people of Haiti.

This week in our Night Rhythms Livebeat, we had the pleasure of meeting Elly Wininger...also known as Elly Greenberg in her CBGB's days...the legendary NYC venue considered by so many of us to be a Punk mecca, she reminded us, actually refers to its *C*ountry, *B*lue *G*rass & *B*lues origins, in its name.
Elly played Back Eddy Blues, from her album of the same title...

We also listened to the songs Next Year and Downtown Serenade.

Elly performs this evening at The Woodstock Library @ 7pm or you can find her with The Dave Kearney Trio at a new venue in Woodstock called Harmony, this Thursday, 1/21 @ 7pm. Find the complete calendar of performances, including a student-conceived Concert for the Arts @ Saugerties High School on 1/29 at her web home. Learn more about Elly, who is an award-winning music documentarian and guitar teacher also making music with The Jesse Janes. Thanks for your music, Elly!

My favorite escape into the intense world of Jack Bauer resumes this Sunday. : )

Love & hope to the people of Haiti & everyone there to help,

Catherine