Helsinki Hudson News

Psychic medium Deborah Hanlon, who specializes in connecting people with loved ones who have passed on, will be at Club Helsinki Hudson on Thursday, November 7, at 7pm. Hanlon was named Favorite Psychic Medium in About.com's Reader's Choice Awards in 2012.

The bimonthly Pro Jam at Club Helsinki Hudson celebrates its 30th session on Thursday, October 24, at 8pm. 

Come celebrate the one and only Broadway legend CHITA RIVERA in a unique solo concert event, coming to the Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, November 16th for 2 shows at 7pm and 930pm. The incomparable Tony Award winner will recreate signature moments from her legendary career including numbers from West Side Story; Sweet Charity; Chicago; Kiss of the Spider Woman; Bye, Bye, Birdie; The Rink and The Visit. In addition to a special tribute to her dear friends John Kander & Fred Ebb, the timeless music of Leonard Bernstein, Charles Strouse & Lee Adams, Jerry Herman and Stephen Sondheim will also be featured, accompanied by her long-time trio.

Celebrating over a quarter-century of music-making, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys bring their swinging brand of neo-rockabilly back to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, November 8, at 9pm.

World-class violinists Augustin Hadelich, Tim Fain, and Francisco Fullana, all of whom perform on very rare violins, will join forces for 'Glorious Strings' at Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, October 6, at 7pm. The three will be accompanied by pianist Robert Koenig for the concert, a presentation of The Preservation League of NYS, along with the Clement & Karen Arrison Family Charitable Foundation & The Stradivari Society.

'Dark Blue Sea,' a three-act narrative dance performance, featuring live music performed by the bands Dark Honey, Girl Blue, The Sea The Sea and multimedia elements filmed and directed by Chromoscope Pictures, takes place at Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, October 4, 8pm. The multimedia work is presented by Synergia Dance Project, a new collaborative dance company founded in 2019 by Nadine Medina and based in Troy, N.Y.

Guitarist Sonny Landreth brings his trio to play his patented blend of electric blues, zydeco, Southern rock, and slide guitar to Club Helsinki Hudson on Wednesday, October 2, at 8pm.

The South Carolina-based Americana rock group The Artisanals bring their unique blend of heartland, psychedelic, and modern rock to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, August 23, at 9pm.

Vocalist Storm Large, who shot to national prominence in 2006 as a finalist on the CBS show Rock Star: Supernova, brings her rock-fueled cabaret act to Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, September 29, at 8pm. Storm Large's repertoire ranges from original, sweaty and steamy hard-rock numbers; standards such as Jacques Brel's 'Ne Me Quitte Pas' and Cole Porter's 'I've Got You Under My Skin'; and rock-era ballads by Randy Newman and Lou Reed. She is also a vocalist with neo-lounge act Pink Martini. Storm spent the 1990s singing in clubs throughout San Francisco. Tired of the club scene, she moved to Portland to pursue a new career as a chef, but a last-minute cancellation in 2002 at a Portland club turned into a standing Wednesday night engagement for Storm and her new band, The Balls. It wasn't long before Storm had a cult-like following in Portland, and a renewed singing career that was soon to be launched onto the international stage.

Folk-pop sister group SHEL brings its chamber-pop harmonies to Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, September 1, at 8pm.

An Eclectic Rock Showcase featuring musical talent from the greater region comes to Club Helsinki Hudson on Thursday, August 29, at 8pm. The lineup includes Concetta Abbate, Wes Buckley and the Vaguely Pagan, Camp Saint Helene, and The Wild Weeeds.

Experimental music artist Patrick Higgins brings his unique blend of classical acoustic and electric guitar in genre-bending contexts to Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, August 25, at 7:30pm, as part of the citywide Hudson Eye Festivalpresented by the Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation. Higgins's work as a composer traverses the styles of the European avant-garde and the tradition of post-minimalist Downtown New York music. As such, it appeals to fans of both classical and rock music, connecting the dots between Bach and Sonic Youth.

Female folk-roots trio Red Molly brings its three-part harmonies, dazzling virtuosity, and impeccable songcraft to Club Helsinki Hudson on Wednesday, August 7, at 8pm.

New York City-based retro-rock group The Fopps bring their singular brand of British Invasion-styled garage-rock to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, July 26, at 9pm.

Alt-country singer-songwriter Todd Snider brings his often witty, original roots-rock songs to Club Helsinki Hudson on Wednesday, July 24, at 8pm. Singer-songwriter Molly Thomas will warm up the crowd for Snider.

Grammy Award-nominated folk-rock singer-songwriter Steve Forbert brings his band, the New Renditions, and his distinctive folk-rock sound to Club Helsinki Hudson on Thursday, July 18, at 8pm. Best known for hit songs 'Romeo's Tune' and 'Goin' Down to Laurel,' Forbert was touted as a 'new Dylan' when he burst upon the scene in downtown New York in the mid-1970s.

Dust Bowl Faeries, a gothic chamber-folk outfit led by interdisciplinary artist Ryder Cooley, celebrates the release of their EP, 'Beloved Monster,' at Club Helsinki Hudson with a 'Dark Carnival Dance Party' featuring Frenchy and the Punk on Thursday, July 11, at 8pm. Ninety-year-old vaudevillian Wally Hughes is the evening's master of ceremonies.  

Tommy Stinson, a cofounder of legendary indie-rockers the Replacements, headlines an all-star benefit concert for Hudson's Little League at Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, July 5, at 8pm. Stinson will appear with longtime friend and collaborator Chip Roberts in a duo called Cowboys in the Campfire. Also performing are freak-folk outfit Dust Bowl Faeries, indie-rock singer-songwriter Jesse Malin, and Guilty Pleasure, one of the region's premiere party bands.

'I Loved Lucy,' a theatrical memoir adapted for the stage by Lee Tannen, author of the book of the same title, gets a one-night-only staging at Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, August 24, at 8:30pm. The two-character play, celebrating show-biz icon Lucille Ball, stars Sandra Dickinson in the title role. Tannen will play himself.

Earmilk has premiered 'Only Lonely' today, in advance of the digital release of the track on Friday, Oct 27. 'Only Lonely' stands tall as the band's debut single with Nettwerk Records.