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Cultural Commentary From Shawn Stone For 9/15/16

    Shawn Stone joins us to talk about what he's seen lately and what cultural events are coming up this week in our region.

Seen: Sully (IMAX), Complete Unknown

Upcoming:

Animal Crackers4K restoration - Cinema Capitol/Capitol Theatre, Rome, Thu-Wed 9/15-21

Time Stands Still - Curtain Call Theatre, Latham, opens Fri 9/16 (through 10/15)

Jim Breuer - Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, Fri 9/16

Alex Skolnick Trio - Van Dyck Restaurant & Lounge, Schenectady, Fri 9/16

VieuxFarkaToure - Helsinki Hudson, Hudson, Fri 9/16

John Mayall - The Egg, Albany, Fri 9/16

3 Doors Down, Pop Evil, Red Sun Rising - Palace Theatre, Albany, Fri 9/16

FreshGrass Festival - MASS MoCA, Fri-Sun 9/16-18 - Friday (starts 6 PM): Glen Hansard, The Devil Makes Three; Saturday (starts 11:30 AM): Old Crow Medicine Show; Sunday (starts 11:30 AM): Rosanne Cash, Ricky Skaggs

Les Dudek - Putnam Den, Saratoga Springs, Sat 9/17

“Weird Al” Yankovic - Proctors, Schenectady, Sat 9/17

Fame The Musical - Stanley Theatre, Utica, Tue-Wed 9/20-21

New movies: Snowden, Bridget Jones’s Baby, Lo and Behold, Mia Madre, Blair Witch

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.