Peter Aaron profiles club owner Phil Ciganer, who opened
the original Towne Crier Cafe in the Dutchess County hamlet of Beekman in 1972. A few moves later, the iconic club is now located in Beacon and still books great acts like those who have performed there over the years, including Randy Newman, Suzanne Vega, Gillian Welch, and David Byrne.

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