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Originally from the Catskills, The Felice Brothers are a folk rock and roots band who began their careers in the mid-2000s. They started playing as a band by performing in New York City subway stations. The current band has two main members, brothers Ian and James Felice. Their brother Simone Felice was part of the original group but left in 2014 for other projects.
Listening for the first time to The Felice Brothers, their style of music reminded me of artists Lou Reed and Bob Dylan and can be best described as Americana storytelling. Although the song “Jazz at the Autobahn” is clearly not a jazz tune, it includes jazzy elements and musical phrases that make it a particularly catchy tune.
Music journalist Raina Douris interviewed Ian and James in 2021 for an NPR program called “World Cafe Words and Music.” She describes their songwriting and recent album – “On the band’s latest album, From ‘Dreams To Dust,’ brothers Ian and James Felice sing about anxieties, pressures, and a world that makes less and less sense. But they do it with a reassuring warmth that may remind you that even though things can feel like they’re spinning out of control sometimes, you’re not alone.”
Fans of The Felice Brothers can go see them live on Saturday, August 6 at Paramount Hudson Valley in Peekskill. The lineup will include Ian Felice (lead vocals, guitar, piano, songwriting), James Felice (multi-instrumentalist including accordion, vocals), Jesske Hume (inaugural female member, bass guitar, formerly played with Conor Oberst and Jade Bird), and Will Lawrence (drums).
— ELISA ZUCKERBERG, Founder of HearItThere.com, an online resource for live music events in the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County.
📰 ICYMI: This Week’s Features
Trans History in the Making
Jillian Hanlon’s bid for Dutchess County Sheriff would make her the first openly transgender sheriff in the United States.
Eat Al Fresco All Summer Long
Soak in the scenery at these delightful outdoor dining spots throughout the region, offering everything from lively people-watching to serene waterfront and parklike settings.
Your Best Bets: What to Do This Weekend and Beyond
A family fun day at Saxon Woods; African dance, drumming, and storytelling; summer concert in Mamaroneck; and more
Westchester County Receives 450 Monkeypox Vaccine Doses From State: Westchester County has received an extremely limited number of monkeypox vaccine doses from New York State to help the most vulnerable population ward off potential complications from the virus. (Examiner)
TV Shows Filmed In Westchester Garner 70 Emmy Noms: The nominations announced Tuesday include outstanding drama series and several for actors and actresses. (Patch)
Croton Affordable Housing Project Receives $3M in Funding From State: Gov. Kathy Hochul announced last week that more than $100 million has been awarded to create or preserve 864 affordable housing units across the state, including $3 million toward a project in Croton-on-Hudson. (Examiner)
Northern Westchester Woman Among 17 Charged During Fourth Of July DWI Crackdown In Region: A four-day impaired driving enforcement effort in a Hudson Valley county led to the arrests of 17 people. (Daily Voice)
Largest Municipal Solar Energy Deployment Completed in White Plains: White Plains Mayor Tom Roach and representatives from Distributed Solar Development (DSD) Renewables and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced the completion of the city’s nine-site, 6.8-megawatt community solar portfolio at a press conference last week at the Gedney Way Recycling Facility. (Examiner)
Were the Underhills of Yorktown Unrecognized Abolitionists?: Is there new light on old history in Yorktown? Lynn Briggs had heard recurring speculation: Had Yorktown’s Underhill Farm site been associated with the Underground Railroad, the movement that helped numerous people escape slavery in the pre-Civil War era? (Examiner)
🔢 BY THE NUMBERS
📅 FLASHBACK: circa 1900
Circa 1900 depictions of The Alexander Smith and Sons Carpeting Company mills in Yonkers. The company’s first Yonkers mill was constructed in 1865. Some of the mills were over 500 feet long, making them ginormous for the time. Not long after, the company created a new power loom called the Moquette that allowed them to create Oriental-style rugs. Just 20 years after the company’s first Yonkers mill was set up, they had over 600 mills in the area, 250 of which used the innovative Moquette looms. The company continued to be one of the largest and most successful carpet-manufacturing companies in America until the mid-1940s, when massive firings after World War II due to changing company policies, in addition to worker strikes at the Yonkers plant, caused the company to move to Mississippi where they could pay workers less due to the lack of unionization. The move would turn out to be unsuccessful in the long run, as the company vanished after a merger with another corporation in 1956. The former mills were purchased over the years by companies like Otis Elevators, and many still stand today. —MADDIE STONE
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