Blues Beat: Live music scene comes alive
Domenic Forcella
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Orb MellonOrb Mellon / Contributed photo
The live music scene continues to grow its return. Check the venues as the weather will determine some shows.
Friday, Orb Mellon Brings his Trio To Jerry s Pizza and Barroom. The Trio Performs Original boogie and blues. Orb Mellon, the master picker, is backed by blues drummer Mark Hennessy and Dave Robbins on harp.
Orb Mellon mines the raw energy of 20th Century American roots music, particularly whiskey fueled house party delta blues. Influenced by the likes of Bukka White, Junior Kimbrough, and John Fahey, Orb Mellon performs pure, sonically aggressive, and ever transforming original folk blues, free from any quaintness or historicism, prompting one early reviewer to identify Orb Mellon’s work simply as blues in all its primeval glory. Mark your calendars for a nice hot pizza with a dash of blues.
A tribute to John Barry on the Bardavon marquee in Poughkeepsie this fall. As the music and arts columnist for the
Poughkeepsie Journalsince 2000, John Barry s byline is about as familiar to Hudson Valley residents as the characteristic hum their tires make when they drive over the Mid-Hudson Bridge. But last month, after 20 years, Barry s editorial hum came to a halt at the publication when he retired from New York State s oldest newspaper. We reached out to him via email to see how he s faring following his two decades of community service. Peter Aaron John Barry
Congratulations on your retirement after such a long and interesting career. Where are you from originally, and how did you get interested in music?