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This week s featured gig poster advertises the Chicago stop on Steve Wynn s Impossible Tour: a seven-week concert series that s virtually hosted by 13 music venues and broadcast by livestreaming platform StageIt. Wynn, a founding member of Los Angeles alternative-rock band the Dream Syndicate, put together a series of popular concert streams on his Facebook page last year. For his Impossible Tour, he decided to invite some of his favorite international independent venues to host dates it s a way for him to show support for their work and to introduce his fans to venues in cities that COVID-19 may prevent them from visiting. Wynn and drummer Linda Pitmon (his wife and collaborator) will stay safe by performing live from the Chimp Factory, their rehearsal space in Queens, New York.
CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. â Three area performing arts venues are partnering to donate a free virtual concert to Capital Region students.
Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall and The School of the Performing Arts at Proctors Collaborative are bringing Black Violin into classrooms of all grade levels so students may experience artists who fuse traditional and contemporary genres while upending perceptions of what it means to be a classical musician.
Local teachers who register may stream the Impossible Tour by classical-meets-hip hop duo Black Violin for students from Feb. 22 through April 2.
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Black Violin is led by classically trained string players Wil Baptiste (viola) and Kev Marcus (violin); joining them are DJ SPS and drummer Nat Stokes. The group uses a unique blend of classical and hip-hop music, often described as âclassical boom,â aiming to overcome stereotypes and encourage people of all ages, races and economic backgro