The O-town Scene - Oneonta, NY
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Cold Nights, Hot Tickets Some upcoming concerts to warm the heart/ears dropped, opportunities to hear bigger-name national and international acts are still abundant. We got in touch with some of the larger area venues to see what concerts they had coming up in the next month, and picked some that we don't want area residents to overlook. All of the shows are afford- able, with adult tickets between $15 and $20. Not bad for a night of live music. T IN THE CULTURE CLUB These acts take world music and make it their own. and The Roop Verma Trio, which also includes Naren Budhakar on tabla and Tracy Verma, are giving a free concert at SUNY Oneonta that is open to the public. Verma will also offer a lecture and presentation on North Indian music at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, in the Fine Arts Building in Room 212. Flagpole Sitar ROOP VERMA TRIO Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m. Goodrich Theater, Fine Arts Building, SUNY Oneonta Sitar player Roop Verma is one of the world's leaders in Indian classical music _ and he lives in Oneonta. He Lady Fingers VICKI GENFAN Saturday, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m. Earlville Opera House, 1 8 Main St., Earlville Vicki Genfan is a virtuoso guitar- ist, singer and composer who draws from folk, jazz, pop, soul and world music. She uses 29 alternate tunings and a percussive technique she calls "slap-tap." She is one bad-ass female guitarist who incorporates stories, warmth and humor into her concerts. Girl power. But, her playing is not just "good for a girl;" it's really good. Period. 16 O-Town Scene Nov. 3, 2011 Roop Verma has an extensive career, not only as a musician who has performed all over the world at such venues as the United Nations in Geneva, but he is also as an educator of Indian music. He is the director of the East-West School of Music in Monroe, has taught at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and received a National Endowment for the Humanities Award as a distinguished visiting professor at Hartwick College. The events are sponsored by the SUNY Public Events Committee, SUNY Music Department and SUNY Center for Multicultural Experiences. TICKETS: Free, just show up INFO: www.roopverma.com he summer music season has been over for a few weeks, but even though temperatures have Gypsy Woman & Men HARMONIOUS WAIL Saturday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. The Otesaga Resort Hotel, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown The show will be the second stop in the band's latest East Coast tour that's taking them to Baltimore, Washing- ton, Brooklyn, Boston and opening in Saratoga Springs on Nov. 11. In 2008, she was named Guitar Superstar by Guitar Player Magazine for energetic rendi- tions like her "Atomic Reshuffle." She was featured on Vanguard Records' compilation of female guitarists from around the world, "La Guitara." In addition to touring, she is also a guitar educator, offering online tutorials and in-person clinics. TICKETS: $15/ general admission, $13/ members, $10/students INFO: www.earlvilleopera- house.com, (315) 691-3550 They're a mix between The Manhattan Transfer, Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks and Norah Jones, with four tal- ented musicians playing jazz, be-bop and Gypsy Swing and featuring smoky vocals and original and cover songs, according to a media release. The group draws from the influence of European gypsy musicians, most no- tably Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. "This is a band that's not only been known to run with their scissors, but they actually include them in their backbeat," the media release said. This is part of the Cooperstown Con- cert Series. TICKETS: $20 adults/ $15 se- niors (62 and older)/ $5 students 13 and older (students 12 and younger are admitted free with a paid adult) INFO: (607) 547-1812, www. cooperstownconcertseries.org