The Shambles built their name as a Hudson Valley supergroup on deep musical roots and a whole lot of groove, and on Sunday, December 6, they are channeling all of it into a three-hour birthday celebration for their keyboardist Jerry Plotkin, who turns 75. Colony Woodstock is the venue, which feels right: few corners of the region carry as much live-music history, and the musicians on this bill are woven into that history.
About the Show
Plotkin is a longtime recording artist and session musician, and the lineup assembled for this occasion carries credentials well beyond the local circuit. Jay Collins, saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, and Woodstock resident since 2006, spent years inside Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble Sessions and played on two Grammy-winning Helm albums: Electric Dirt (2009) and Ramble at the Ryman (2011). He also toured with Gregg Allman starting in 2001, was featured on the Allman Brothers Band’s Live at the Beacon Theater DVD, joined The Dukes of September alongside Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, and Boz Scaggs beginning in 2010, and later joined Little Feat’s 50th Anniversary Tour (2019) and Waiting for Columbus Tour (2022). Martee LeBow, the night’s featured vocalist, is an Atlantic Records recording artist whose original composition “Roll Away” was recorded by Dusty Springfield on that artist’s final album. LeBow has collaborated with Grammy-winning songwriters including Will Jennings, Craig Wiseman, and Keith Reid of Procol Harum; she has performed at Madison Square Garden events and now fronts NYC ensemble The Mar-Tays. Completing the lineup: guitarist Mark Barden (credits with Peter Frampton, Bootsy Collins, and Sheryl Crow), bassist Jimmy Keneally (recently toured nationally with The Rascals), and drummer Vinny Conigliaro of The Funky Organics. Together, The Shambles deliver what they call “a high-energy mix of rock, soul, blues, funk, and country.”
Venue & Logistics
Colony Woodstock, at 22 Rock City Rd. in Woodstock, is a 150-capacity bar and music venue in the Hudson Valley. Musicians like Jay Collins, who has played on Grammy-winning records and toured alongside some of the biggest names in American roots music, rarely play rooms this intimate; that is part of what makes this night worth the trip. Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m.; the total running time is approximately three hours. Patrons under 18 are welcome with a parent or legal guardian. No refunds.
Tickets
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