Chandler Travis, King of the World
Concert Reviews and Previews
Review and video by Joel Patterson I have given up trying to isolate in a test tube what it is that Chandler Travis has. But I wish I could bottle and sell it. I would have a formula for musical brilliance on steroids
Devoted local music supporter Jimmy Barrett and his The River Street Beat Shop are gearing up for Beat Fest, an outdoor street fest on River Street in Troy on Saturday afternoon (July 7). The fest will kick off an 12noon and feature three bands with
Review and video by Joel Patterson The thing that makes Chandler Travis one of the archetypal showmen and performers of our age is not only his outlandish, swaggering humor. That’s the hook, I think… that’s what people mention and remember, the hysterically
Review and video by Joel Patterson If the name Chandler Travis means anything to you, it means a combination of dazzling musicianship and fearless merry-making – in his many incarnations, the man has developed a fiercely loyal cult following… and
Review by Fred Rudofsky Photograph by Joseph Deuel “Welcome to Rich and Denise’s Christmas party!” exclaimed Chandler Travis as he adjusted the microphone, strapped on his bass and smiled at his friends in the audience. It was time for the
Here are my Top 10 concerts for 2011. Not all were in Nippertown, and this list is not in any particular order: The Chandler Travis Philharmonic @ Riverlink Park, Amsterdam The Hurricane Irene benefit @ Valentine’s Music Hall, Albany (Read
Written by Chandler Travis Benefit for the homeless is nearly a tradition It’s almost time for the 7th or 8th Annual Cape Cod Christmas Cavalcade Benefit for the Homeless at the Jailhouse Tavern (28 West Road, Orleans; 508-255-5245) or at
One of our most treasured holiday traditions returns to Johnny D’s this year, Thursday Dec. 15, the 7th or 8th Annual Boston Christmas Cavalcade Benefit for the Homeless. We asked its founder/leader/pajama-clad madman Chandler Travis what the season and the
Chandler Travis made a Capital District stop, once again, at the Linda, this time dragging the rest of the Philharmonic with him. The last time in town – at Amsterdam’s Riverlink Park – they were missing their mandocello-accordion player, Dinty
If he is, isn’t it surprising that such royalty would bring his minions of mirth to play in sleepy little Chatham at a Welsh pub that is as appropriate for music as a saddle is on a sheep? Ouch,