Very cool how someone like Denis Jones really gets it. Fandango at The Tango has been about nothing more or less than building community. Kerri Vaughn has given us the opportunity to present a vision. I have always felt that if an artist had a venue then people would show up to see what that art was all about. I have been told throughout the years that if you expect to be a songwriter have fun but dont expect anyone to pay you for it. I grew up in a unique era in this town. There was a flourishing music scene with bands like the Brass Buttons, The Rustix, Poor Heart and acts like Bat McGrath & Don Potter, Sun Up and just a host of people who made art their priority. We certainly live in a different time but I think the art that is created now is every bit as viable as it was way back then. Jeff Riales, Scott Regan, Chris Wilson, Bill Tiberio, dare I say it, my own band Jerry Falzone & Liars Moon, The Chinchillas RockandRoll, Watkins & the Rapiers, Jane Mutiny, David M Miller...these lists can go on and on are all examples of the richness we have in this community right now. A photographic artist like Aaron Winters shows up every week (His photos accompany this piece), on his own just to shoot each event. The scene is remarkably different than it was forty years ago but it is gaining notoriety, not only here but throughout New York State and even further. Fandango at The Tango has been a place to check out what is great in our community, in a comfortable atmosphere with like minded people who want to be a part of something important. This week is going to be a special show with Sarah Jane Hendershot, Rita Coulter, Don Christiano and Dan Hoh. I hope you can come in for a light dinner, drinks and a chance to see what is happening here, in this era.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 14:49:37 +0000
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