For this very special, one-time-only concert we've paired two generations of powerful female guitarists. Way ahead of her time, Alice Stuart blazed the trail for women in rock and roll as one of the only females in the country to write her own music, front a male band, and play lead guitar on world tours. Blues Hall of Fame inductee Dick Waterman once remarked, "There would be no Bonnie Raitt without Alice Stuart." Through the 60s and 70s she played with Jerry Garcia, John Prine, Albert King, Elvin Bishop, as well as Joan Baez, Doc Watson, Jack Elliott, Phil Ochs, Rosalie Sorrells, Mississippi John Hurt & Jerry Ricks. She joined forces with Frank Zappa to form the Mothers of Invention. Since restarting her career in the late 90s she has released three albums and won numerous West Coast blues awards. She brings a radiant warmth to the stage, and a pocketful of incredible stories and songs that can only be earned through five decades of working with the best of the best.
Signed to Atlantic Records in the mid-'90s, Melissa Ferrick was part of a new wave of alt-rock femalesincluding artists like Liz Phair and PJ Harveywho sang about womanhood with sharp, unchecked honesty. She left Atlantic and signed with MPress in 2011, and her debut album hit Billboard's Heatseekers Album Charts, won an International Acoustic Music Award (IAMA) and garnered two Independent Music Award (IMA) nominations. With her hard-hitting songs she has tackled everything from the intensely personal to the quasi-political, remaining open about her personal life and issues important to her as a lesbian.
Location
Caffe Lena (View)
47 Phila Street
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
United States
