Sonny & Perley Live @ Carmen’s Friday June 17th

Sonny & Perley – Intimate blend of jazz bossa nova, American songbook & international cabaret.

Friday, June 17 · 6:30pm – 9:30pm Music 6:30 – 9:30 Cafe 5-10PM  $5 Cover.


Glenn Weiser – Acoustic – Blues – Celtic Music Friday 6/10

Fri. June 10: Glenn Weiser – Acoustic – Blues – Celtic Music 6:30 – 9:30 Cafe 5-10PM  $5 Cover.

Onstage with guitar, baritone vocals, rack-mounted harmonica and occasionally banjo, Weiser shamelessly and wonderfully mixes genres and eras – Blues & Celtic tunes, Country Blues of the 20′s and 30′s – then throws in a Scott Joplin rag, Tin Pan Alley show tune, or a blues or folk classic made famous by the Grateful Dead. It’s the lilt of a Celtic air followed by the wail of a blues tune; and woven throughout are bits of not-so-trivia that spice his shows, taking you back to the music of blues legend Blind Lemon Jefferson, further back to Turlough O’Carolan (Ireland’s legendary blind harper of the 18th Century); touching on a little-known story starring none other than Johann Sebastian Bach, then shining a spotlight on the very colorful Lightnin’ Hopkins.

Fri. June 3: Brian Patneaude (saxophone) duo with pianist David Caldwell-Mason

Fri. June 3: Brian Patneaude (saxophone) duo with pianist David Caldwell-Mason Performing a mixture of familiar jazz standards and original music. Music 6:30 – 9:30 Cafe 5-10PM  $5 Cover.

Fri. May 13: Glenn Weiser Live @ Carmen’s Cafe

Fri. May 13: Glenn Weiser. Blues and bluegrass, music from the 40s & 50s by one of our best local musicians. Full Tapas menu, along with wine, beer and the best sangria you’ll ever taste. Open 5-9+. music from 6-9. $5 Cover.

From http://www.celticguitarmusic.com/bio.htm

Onstage with guitar, baritone vocals, rack-mounted harmonica and occasionally banjo, Weiser shamelessly and wonderfully mixes genres and eras – Blues & Celtic tunes, Country Blues of the 20’s and 30’s – then throws in a Scott Joplin rag, Tin Pan Alley show tune, or a blues or folk classic made famous by the Grateful Dead. It’s the lilt of a Celtic air followed by the wail of a blues tune; and woven throughout are bits of not-so-trivia that spice his shows, taking you back to the music of blues legend Blind Lemon Jefferson, further back to Turlough O’Carolan (Ireland’s legendary blind harper of the 18th Century); touching on a little-known story starring none other than Johann Sebastian Bach, then shining a spotlight on the very colorful Lightnin’ Hopkins.


Sonny & Perley @ Carmen’s Cafe

¡Let The Good Times Roll!

¡¡This Friday, May 6, Sonny & Perley Return!!
Our favorites, Perley for her golden voice and Sonny for his great keyboards

Sonny & Perley. The exciting duo of Sonny Daye and Perley Rousseau achieves a rare musical symbiosis. The husband and wife team have spent the last several years developing and perfecting their unique blend of Jazz, Bossa Nova, American Songbook Standards, and International Cabaret which has become their musical signature. They engagingly perform the timeless standards of the Great American Songbook such as Berlin, Gershwin and Porter as well as the irresistible Bossa Nova melodies of Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Full Tapas menu, along with wine, beer and the best sangria you’ll ever taste. Open 5-9+. music from 6-9. $5 Cover.

Next Week, May 13:
Glenn Weiser sings the Blues (& Bluegrass)
You loved him at the Victorian Stroll
so we brought him back again

Carmen’s Café
Carmen & Jim
Fine Cuban American Cuisine

(518) 326-2064
carmenscafe@nycap.rr.com

Tapas on Fridays 5-9,
Breakfast & Lunch Sat & Sun 9-4

198 First Street (Corner of Adams)
Troy NY 12180

Troy Night Out @ Carmen’s Cafe

There's good rockin Friday Night at Carmen's Cafe

Graham Tichy Trio Friday Night: Swing, R&B, Rockabilly

Graham Tichy Trio plays Swing, R&B and Rockabilly. The Troy Boy plays his home town! We love how Graham gets us dancing in the aisles.Full Tapas menu, along with wine, beer and the best sangria you’ll ever taste. Open 5-10+. music from 6:30-9:30. $5 Cover. Get here early, it’s worth it.

Patrick Lynskey plays Carmen’s Cafe Tonight

With a great sound and an eclectic playlist,
Patrick Lynskey plays Carmen’s
Friday April 22
Open 5-9, Music 6-9, $5 cover
From Van Morrison to the Stones to Lyle Lovett to CSN

We’ll be serving that great tapas, along with wine, beer and sangria.
Selected Specials:
Beef Roulade
with garlic-nutmeg mashed potatoes
Grilled Shrimp & Scallops
with brown rice
Seafood Crepes
with lobster sauce
Grilled Asparagus
with slivered almonds
Steamed Broccoli
with roasted red peppers


Next Week:
Graham Tichy Trio

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