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Cultural Commentary From Shawn Stone For 5/19/16

  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: The Jungle Book

Upcoming:
Roger McGuinn - The Egg, Albany, Thursday May 19
Rickey Smiley - Palace Theatre, Albany, Thursday May 19
The Milk Carton Kids, Margaret Glaspy - Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, Thursday May 19
The Figgs, The Upper Crust - Helsinki Hudson, Hudson, Friday May 20
Sultans of String with sitar master Anwar Khurchid - The Eighth Step at Proctors, Friday May 20
RocknDerby Festwith Five Finger Death Punch, Lamb of God, Halestorm, Shinedown, Megadeath plus a Demolition Derby - Schaghticoke Fairgrounds, Schaghticoke, Friday May 20/Saturday May 21/Sunday May 22
Empire State Youth Orchestra/CHIME - Palace Theatre, Albany, Saturday May 21
Capitol Chamber Artists (Beethoven, Kreisler, more) - First Congregational Church, Albany, Sunday May 22 (2 PM)
Reinventing Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass - Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, Sunday May 22
AndersonPonty Band - The Egg, Albany, Wednesday May 25

New movies: The Meddler, The Angry Birds Movie, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, The Nice Guys

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.