Dobbs Ferry

Bachtopus Accordion Ensemble

Performance: 3pm, Dobbs Ferry Lutheran Church

Bachtopus is an accordion ensemble from New York City that performs music by contemporary composers and Johann Sebastian Bach. The group has become one of the few accordion ensembles in the United States that focuses on new music. Having established a large repertoire in just a few years, Bachtopus seeks to play more original compositions, commissioned works, and contemporary music that is interesting, accessible, and grounded in traditional folk music.

The Baghdaddios

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May 10, 2023
186 Clinton Avenue, 1pm, Dobbs Ferry, Rock

Performance: 1pm, 186 Clinton Avenue

Original Music with a little edge. Fun, cathartic!

James G. Barry Band

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May 8, 2022
1pm, Brass, Dobbs Ferry, Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Stage, Rock

Performance: 1pm, Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Stage

Original Music with great stories led by JGB.

James G Barry is based in Brooklyn NY. Over the lockdown James and his band mate David B Wilson started writing and releasing music based on jams they were having while playing in public parks. “Scrantonia” is an epic polka-rock-jam-opus followed by “14.7lbf/sqin” that celebrates the bitter sweet feeling of getting to play again after the lockdown. They throw covers into the mix that range from Morphine to Johnny Cash to The Dead Kennedys.

The Black Capsule

Performance: 5pm, Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Stage

Psychedelic jam band with a NY attitude keeping the spirit of ’60’s/’70’s rock music alive

The Erik Blicker Band

Performance: 8pm, Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Stage

Erik Blicker playing Blues, Classic Rock and Originals

Erik Blicker is an avid fan and performer of American blues and rock music. Inspired by the British greats.
Residencies in NYC have proved a fertile ground to collaborate with some of the greatest blues and jazz musicians in New York City.

Steven Brent

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May 6, 2023
5pm, Dobbs Ferry, Experimental, Quonset Hut

Performance: 5pm, Quonset Hut, 145 Palisade Street

Noisy Vocal and Instrumental Pop Music

Please join me as I struggle with several guitars, gadgets, and speakers for your entertainment! I’ll be playing songs from my catalog: Noisy Dream Pop, Dreamy Noise Pop, and electronical beeps and boops, all within a beautiful industrial setting.

Caseyland

Performance: 4pm, 186 Clinton Avenue, Dobbs Ferry

Atmospheric synth-pop with live looping instruments, vocals, keys and drums

Casey Cichowicz, recording and performing as Caseyland, is currently performing solo, using an array of synths, effects, drum machines, and live guitar and bass. Using live looping and sequencing techniques, his solo show is both intimately performed and grandly orchestrated.

Crossfire Hurricane

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May 6, 2023
12pm, 186 Clinton Avenue, Dobbs Ferry, Rock

Performance: 12pm, 186 Clinton Avenue, Dobbs Ferry

Westchester’s Premier Rolling Stones Tribute Band – Featuring 9-Year-Old drummer Marco Lamberti

Dr. Ex and the Break Ups

Performance: 12pm, Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Stage

Garage rocking mid 60’s groove guaranteed to get the soirée swinging!

Even Trade Band

Performances: 12pm, OCA Keeper’s House, Dobbs Ferry & 2pm, Upstream Gallery, Hastings-on-Hudson

Americana/originals/country/rock

The Even Trade Band, Dan and Luca Peppe with Larry Lewis on drums, blend folk, country, blues and rock music with vocal harmonies and impressive guitar licks.

Ursula Hansberry

Performances: 12pm, The Good Witch, Hastings & 2pm OCA Keeper’s House, Dobbs Ferry

Alternative Singer-Songwriter

Ursula Hansberry is an emerging singer-songwriter and guitarist from the Hudson Valley who has played extensively throughout lower New York. A blend of Americana and alternative, her music is heartfelt, sassy, and fun.

Jon Hatch

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May 14, 2021
3pm, Dobbs Ferry, Electronic, Industrial, Quonset Hut

Performance: 3pm, Quonset Hut, 145 Palisade Street, Dobbs Ferry (over the bridge, across the tracks)

Original compositions performed on a modular synthesizer.

Jon Hatch is a New York musician, songwriter, performer and composer currently focusing on electronic music featuring modular synthesis. Jon’s music ranges from ambient drones to more aggressive fuzzed out and mangled bass lines. Always keeping an eye on melody and composition, Jon uses a modular synthesizer to write and perform his music.

Steve Horelick

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May 6, 2023
1pm, Dobbs Ferry, Electronic, Quonset Hut

Performance: 1pm, Quonset Hut, 145 Palisade Street, Dobbs Ferry

3D Immersive Electronic Textural Experimental Sonic Journey

Steve’s TV music credits include original songs and scores for 350 TV episodes for many award-winning children productions including PBS’s acclaimed, Reading Rainbow, for which he composed the iconic “Butterfly in the Sky” theme song. As a sound artist his immersive, surround performances have entranced audiences from San Francisco to Berlin. His music with its glistening harmonies, evolving textures and echoing rhythms is influenced by waves, eddies, spirals, harmonigraphics and Fibonacci ratios. It swirls around and through the audience involving them in a 3D sonic journey. For the Music Tour he’ll be performing Open to the Sea, a work in progress celebrating the Hudson River

Hudson Valley Sally

Performance: 4pm, OCA Keeper’s House, 15 Walnut Street, Dobbs Ferry

Original and cover music to inspire hope in difficult times.

Hudson Valley Sally is a folk trio in the tradition of Pete Seeger, loving audience participation. They are known for their tight harmonies and joyful sound. Their music is designed to make you think and inspire hope.

The Library Jazz Band

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May 6, 2023
7pm, Brass, Dobbs Ferry, Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Stage, Jazz

Performance: 7pm, Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Stage

An exciting big band performing tribute to Stevie Wonder’s “Innervisions.”

The Library Jazz Band is a dynamic big band comprised of some of the best jazz artists in the Rivertowns area. Our current roster of players is diverse in background, gender, and ethnicity. This summer, the band is featuring a tribute to the 50th anniversary of Stevie Wonder’s “Innervisions” with custom arrangements of the entire album.

MEG

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May 6, 2023
4pm, Dobbs Ferry, Rock, The Art of Drumming

Performance: 4pm, The Art of Drumming, 145 Palisade Street #L17, Dobbs Ferry

A Mix of Rock, Funk, Jazz and Psychedelia

Drummer, Ed Bettinelli, guitarist, Mike Muller, and keyboardist Yan Falmagne bring you a mix of original and cover tunes, spun, the Meg way, with a dash of Funk, Jazz, Rock, and Psychedelia.

Nicolas Neff

Performance: 1pm, Dobbs Ferry Lutheran Church, 43 Ashford Avenue

Organ works adapted from solo piano works, featuring the oboe

Come hear the Dobbs Ferry Lutheran Church Organist, Nicolas Neff, play on our newly renovated organ! Nicolas Neff studied the organ as a piano major at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry in the early 90’s. He also took organ lessons at Grace Episcopal Church, White Plains, while studying at the Music Conservatory of Westchester. Nick started as the Organist for DFLC in 2016 – a church that he loves for its musical heritage, especially compositions by Martin Luther. Last year, the organ had much needed renovations and an oboe was added, thru a generous gift from Nick and his late mother, Barbara Neff.

Pittson Family Band

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May 14, 2021
22 Meado Way, DF, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, Dobbs Ferry, Jazz

Performance: 3, 4 & 5pm, 22 Meado Way, Dobbs Ferry

Original and Jazz Compositions that Explore Eclectic Musical Colors

Pittson Family Band brings together three accomplished performers who are continually pushing the boundaries of their instrument. Vocalist Suzanne Pittson, widely recognized as a master improviser, has recorded music by John Coltrane and Freddie Hubbard. Jeff Pittson, a creative force on piano, keyboards, synthesizers, and as a composer, has performed with Mike Clark, Paul Jackson, Maynard Ferguson, Ruth Brown, Larry Coryell. Evan Pittson presents a modern direction for the viola.

Platinum Moon

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May 6, 2023
186 Clinton Avenue, 3pm, Dobbs Ferry, Rock

Performance: 3pm, 186 Clinton Avenue, Dobbs Ferry

All original modern rock that blends pop and classic rock to get you rocking.

Porch Brothers

Performances: 12pm, 47 Jefferson Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson & 3pm, OCA Keeper’s House, Dobbs Ferry

Mostly American, mostly vintage, plus originals, contemporary gems and complete surprises.

The Porch Brothers sing and play acoustic guitars and mandolin. Their songs are mostly American and mostly vintage, with generous handfuls of originals, contemporary gems and complete surprises. Richard Brooker’s deft touch on guitar and mandolin comes from decades of playing in American, Celtic and gypsy jazz traditions. Tom Heany is a Hudson Valley songwriter; his instruction manual is the great American song book and his newspaper is traditional American music. They sing like fine old cars.

Sophia Rae

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May 6, 2023
11am, Dobbs Ferry, Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Stage, Folk, Rock

Performance: 11am, Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Stage

Indie Pop, Rock, and Folk

Sophia Rae is a singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, originally from New York’s lower Hudson Valley. Her music is infused with memory, insight, and emotional connection, weaving stories that are profound and personal, yet easily recognizable as shared experiences. Sophia Rae was a featured performer at the LA Times 2022 Festival of Books, a cultural touchstone that draws 100,000 attendees annually. Her debut single, “Let You Stay” is streaming on Spotify and other music platforms.

Rebar

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May 6, 2023
186 Clinton Avenue, 2pm, Dobbs Ferry, Rock

Performance: 2pm, 186 Clinton Avenue, Dobbs Ferry

Hard Rock/Metal covers and originals with melodic vocals (no screamo)

Ringston-Ward Duo

Performance: 2pm, Dobbs Ferry Lutheran Church, 43 Ashford Avenue

Flute and guitar music from every corner of the world!

The Ringston-Ward Duo is Jessica Ringston (flute) and John Ward (guitar), who began playing music together while studying at SUNY Purchase. Their music includes favorites of Romantic-era repertoire, energetic Latin Classical standards of the 20th century, and modern hits by contemporary composers. The Ringston-Ward Duo is excited to electrify and endear their audience with a thoughtful, engaging program.

Jack Serra-Lima

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May 8, 2022
17 Baylis Court, 1pm, 3pm, Dobbs Ferry, Oldies, Rock, Tarrytown, The Lobster Guys

Performances: 1pm, The Lobster Guys, Dobbs Ferry & 3pm, 17 Baylis Court, Tarrytown

Acoustic covers of Beatles, Paul Simon, Dion, etc.

Happy and lively oldie covers, regular contributor to Uncle Floyd’s Radio Show

Slingshots

Performances: 11am, 186 Clinton Avenue, Dobbs Ferry & 6pm, Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Stage

Funk, Soul and Popular Tunes Reimagined

Slingshots plays a groovy collection of covers that span the likes of funk, soul, latin and jazz. Listen closely, you might hear a popular song with a slightly different vibe or feel.
Slingshots began as outdoor rehearsals during the pandemic in 2020. Dave, Chris, Steve and Jeremy began as an instrumental group but wanted to access more great tunes. Since then they have added Rebecca Hirschberg as a vocalist to the cast.

Shenendoah Thompson

Performances: 1pm, OCA Keeper’s House, Dobbs Ferry & 4pm, 47 Jefferson Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson

A highly energetic blend of folk, reggae and rock.

Shenendoah Thompson is a poly-genre singer-songwriter whose primary influences stem from an eclectic background. Passionate lyricism blends with high-energy rhythms to create a uniquely captivating acoustic performance.

Us!

Performances: 1pm, 7 Zinsser Way, Hastings-on-Hudson & 3pm, Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Stage

Luscious Harmonies, Robust Melodies, and Unexpected Twists and Turns

Us! happened when Judy Kass, Glen Roethel and Amy Soucy came together to write songs encouraging positive change, unity, and dialogue. The trio spices their message-driven compositions with luscious harmonies, robust melodies, and unexpected twists and turns. The Us! co-write, “Too Much Crying” garnered a Gold Award in the Open Category of the 36th Mid-Atlantic Song Contest. Currently, Us! is in the studio working on their first album with an anticipated release in 2023.