THE SKIVVIES STRIP DOWN FOR ANIMALKIND BENEFIT AT HELSINKI HUDSON

(June 22, 2016) – The Skivvies, an adult-rated musical comedy duo performing stripped-down mashups of pop songs and show tunes almost in the raw, will bare their considerable abs and more in a concert to benefit Animalkind, the cat rescue and adoption center in Hudson, at Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, July 15, at 8pm. The duo was nominated for “Show of The Year” for the

NRBQ CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF ECLECTIC MUSIC-MAKING AT HELSINKI HUDSON

(June 27, 2016) – Idiosyncratic rock band NRBQ celebrates its 50th anniversary of music-making at Club Helsinki Hudson on Wednesday, July 13, at 8pm. Still led by the group’s founder, pianist and songwriter and all-around musical visionary Terry Adams, the group continues to play its signature blend of early rock ‘n’ roll with touches of pop, jazz, funk, blues, and experimental music, that magically remains accessible and party-friendly.

DUB IS A WEAPON BRINGS JAMAICAN DANCE SOUNDS TO HELSINKI HUDSON

(July 19, 2016) – Brooklyn-based sextet Dub Is a Weapon brings its brand of studio-derived Jamaican dub music to the live stage at Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, July 29, at 9:00 PM. With a wide range of influences, including legendary reggae innovator/producer Lee “Scratch” Perry, Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, Mad Professor, Parliament-Funkadelic, and King Tubby, Dub Is a Weapon bring the particular brand of reggae- and ska-influenced

ANDERS OSBORNE BAND BRINGS ROOTS-ROCK TO HELSINKI HUDSON

August 4, 2016 – Anders Osborne Band brings their unique blend of original, Southern-influenced roots-rock to Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, August 7, at 8pm. Roots-rock singer-songwriter Anders Osborne has garnered a closet-full of awards on the highly competitive New Orleans music scene. Guitar Player calls him “the poet laureate of Louisiana’s fertile roots music scene.” New Orleans’s Gambit Weekly recently honored Osborne as the

ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO AND THE MINUS 5 BRING ROOTSY INDIE-ROCK TO HELSINKI HUDSON

(December 26, 2016) – Legendary Texas rocker Alejandro Escovedo brings the Burn Something Beautiful Band – featuring members of R.E.M, Young Fresh Fellows, Fastbacks and the Baseball Project – and his distinctive catalog of original, punk-infused roots-rock songs to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday,January 6, at 8pm. Indie-rock supergroup The Minus 5 – which bears a remarkable resemblance to the Burn Something Beautiful Band – opens the evening.

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