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Nightlife Highlights 10-03
by DJ Wavy Davy

Chris Corsano/Paul Flaherty/Thurston Moore dream/action unit
October 14. This free-jazz-noise trio wakes up Kingston as part of Ione’s 8th annual Dream Festival at Deep Listening Space. The dream/action unit has forayed upstate with Paul Flaherty on alto/tenor sax, his New England-based collaborator Chris Corsano on drums, and Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore on guitar. The sound is best summed up by Dave Morris in the online zine Dusted: “Once the guitar starts cutting and weaving its way through the silence, …throwing open the cages and letting everybody out—the other instruments do not sneak in as much as jump out from behind trees.” Sweet dreams! 8pm. $10. Kingston. (845) 338-5984.
www.pofinc.org

Blues 2000 and 3
October 10-12. This annual event has grown well beyond its Hudson Valley roots, attracting national headliners and blues fans from all over. This year’s crowd pleaser will be John Priner from Chicago featuring Hubert Sumlin, legendary guitarist for Howlin’ Wolf. Other winners include local faves Big Joe Fitz and the Jeremy Baum Trio. Weekend packages at the vintage Nevele resort include blues bbq, Sunday brunch, and much more. 6pm. $30 day passes (Sunday $15). Ellenville. (845) 985-9407.
www.blues2000.com

Mat Flinner Quartet/Kat Mills
October 10. Flinner is widely considered one of the hottest mandolin players on the acoustic scene, both with his own band and as a member of Phillips, Grier & Flinner. His long-awaited sophomore release Latitude (Compass Records) evokes the sonic textures of acoustic jazz while paying homage to his many influences in bluegrass, folk, and Celtic music. But don’t be late for this Towne Crier double-bill, or you’ll miss the wonderfully talented Kat Mills, a hard-touring singer and talented songwriter performing from her solo debut Long Time (Sweetcut Records). 9pm. $17.50/$15. Pawling. (845) 855-1300.
www.townecrier.com

Gov’t Mule
October 11. Who knew that Allman’s guitarist Warren Haynes could not only step into shoes filled by Duane Allman and Dickie Betts, but have enough left over for a kick-ass trio of his own. Gov’t Mule returns to upac with help from WDST 100.1fm, the first station to break the news that Andy Hess was hired to replace founding bassist, the late Allen Woody. Two years of auditions produced an album (Rising Low from the Deep End Vol. 1) and a film (Rising Low) from 2002’s Woodstock Film Festival, produced by Mule drummer Matt Abts. For a double-dip, Chris Robinson’s (Black Crowes) band New Earth Mud will open. $30. 8pm. Kingston. (845) 339-6088.
www.wdst.com

HooDoo Man Farewell Concert
October 17. New Orleans brought Jesse Moore “The Hoo Doo Man” to our valley, and now it’s taking him back. After burning up local stages with rockin’ originals and Creole covers, Moore has given in to the lure of the levee and flies south this winter to fulfill his musical destiny. New World Home Cooking, a regular hdm haunt, presents his final area appearance, so laissez les bon temps roulez! (But bookmark Moore’s Web site for Crescent City correspondence.) 9pm. Free. Saugerties. (845) 246-0900.
www.thehoodooman.com

David Bromberg Band with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason
October 24. Click on his bio at davidbromberg.net and learn that in 1984 Bromberg had dissolved his touring band to graduate from violin-making school. Now the multi-instrumentalist has a retail and repair shop in Wilmington, Delaware, and tours from the heart, as on this recent series with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. How did they convince the slightly reclusive Bromberg to appear? By pulling some strings, of course. (The intimate Egg also presents the Nashville Bluegrass Band October 4, and Pat Metheny trio and solo October 9.) 8:15pm. $26. Albany. (518) 473-1845.
www.theegg.org