Skip to main content
Be prepared with helpful travel tips!
  • See & Do
    • See & Do
    • See all
      • See all
      • Seasons
        • See all
        • Spring
        • Summer
        • Fall
        • Winter
      • Accessibility
      • Arts
      • Attractions
      • Downtown
      • Health & Wellness
      • History
      • Live Music
      • Parks
      • Shopping
      • Stories
      • Weddings
  • Outdoors
    • Outdoors
    • See all
      • See all
      • Hiking
        • See all
        • Nature Walks
      • ADK Guides & Tours
      • Birding
      • Boating
      • Camping
      • Cross-Country Skiing
      • Cycling
      • Downhill Skiing
      • Fishing
      • Golfing
      • Ice Fishing
      • Mountain Biking
      • Paddling
      • Snowmobiling
      • Snowshoeing
  • Eat & Drink
    • Eat & Drink
    • See all
    • Cafés & Coffee Shops
    • Craft Beer & Cocktails
    • Restaurants
  • Events
    • Events
    • See all
    • Adirondack Snowshoe Fest
    • ArtWorks ArtMarkets
    • Can-Am Rugby Tournament
    • Celebrate Paddling ADK
    • First Night Saranac Lake
    • Plein Air Festival
    • Winter Carnival
    • 3rd Thursday Art Walks
  • Stay
    • Stay
    • See all
    • Cabins & Cottages
    • Camping
    • Inns, Lodges, Bed & Breakfasts
    • Resorts, Hotels, Motels
    • Vacation Rentals
  • First Time Visitors
    • First Time Visitors
    • See all
      • See all
      • Accessibility
      • Downtown
      • Getting Here
      • Greater Region
      • Stories
      • Seasons
        • See all
        • Spring
        • Summer
        • Fall
        • Winter
  • Local
    • Local title-header
      • Live Here
        • See all
        • Meet the Locals
        • Real Estate
        • Town of Harrietstown
        • Town of North Elba
        • Town of St. Armand
        • Village of Saranac Lake
      • Do Business Here
        • See all
        • Chamber Job Board
        • Essex County IDA
        • Franklin County Economic Development Co.
        • Professional Services
        • Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
      • Community Initiatives
        • See all
        • Arts & Culture Master Plan
        • Downtown Revitalization Initiative
        • Saranac Lake Brand
        • Village Community Development Department
What can we help you find?
  • See & Do
      1. See & Do
      2. See all
        1. See all
        2. Seasons
          • See all
          • Spring
          • Summer
          • Fall
          • Winter
        3. Accessibility
        4. Arts
        5. Attractions
        6. Downtown
        7. Health & Wellness
        8. History
        9. Live Music
        10. Parks
        11. Shopping
        12. Stories
        13. Weddings
  • Outdoors
      1. Outdoors
      2. See all
        1. See all
        2. Hiking
          • See all
          • Nature Walks
        3. ADK Guides & Tours
        4. Birding
        5. Boating
        6. Camping
        7. Cross-Country Skiing
        8. Cycling
        9. Downhill Skiing
        10. Fishing
        11. Golfing
        12. Ice Fishing
        13. Mountain Biking
        14. Paddling
        15. Snowmobiling
        16. Snowshoeing
  • Eat & Drink
      1. Eat & Drink
      2. See all
      3. Cafés & Coffee Shops
      4. Craft Beer & Cocktails
      5. Restaurants
  • Events
      1. Events
      2. See all
      3. Adirondack Snowshoe Fest
      4. ArtWorks ArtMarkets
      5. Can-Am Rugby Tournament
      6. Celebrate Paddling ADK
      7. First Night Saranac Lake
      8. Plein Air Festival
      9. Winter Carnival
      10. 3rd Thursday Art Walks
  • Stay
      1. Stay
      2. See all
      3. Cabins & Cottages
      4. Camping
      5. Inns, Lodges, Bed & Breakfasts
      6. Resorts, Hotels, Motels
      7. Vacation Rentals
  • First Time Visitors
      1. First Time Visitors
      2. See all
        1. See all
        2. Accessibility
        3. Downtown
        4. Getting Here
        5. Greater Region
        6. Stories
        7. Seasons
          • See all
          • Spring
          • Summer
          • Fall
          • Winter
  • Local
      1. Local
        1. Live Here
          • See all
          • Meet the Locals
          • Real Estate
          • Town of Harrietstown
          • Town of North Elba
          • Town of St. Armand
          • Village of Saranac Lake
        2. Do Business Here
          • See all
          • Chamber Job Board
          • Essex County IDA
          • Franklin County Economic Development Co.
          • Professional Services
          • Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
        3. Community Initiatives
          • See all
          • Arts & Culture Master Plan
          • Downtown Revitalization Initiative
          • Saranac Lake Brand
          • Village Community Development Department

Waterhole Wednesdays Feature Free Music

Watch Video
Be prepared with helpful travel tips!
Jess Collier
March 04, 2014

Midweek Live Music Sets In Saranac Lake

It’s March! Time to get out of the house a bit! Luckily, the Waterhole has announced a series of free Wednesday night concerts to keep us busy throughout the spring. 

Series poster
Series poster

It’s a slower time of year, so the Waterhole’s booking agent Eric Munley (who also plays mandolin in the Blind Owl Band) told me he was trying to scale things down to make sure the lineup was appropriate. He booked smaller acts than the venue usually gets: a mix of local artists and newer artists playing the ‘hole for the first time. 

 Each band will play downstairs starting around 9 p.m., though sometimes it may be closer to a 10 p.m. start. The Waterhole usually has free music on Thursday nights, but Saranac Lake has a thriving pool league that plays on Thursdays at bars throughout town. So to avoid that, Eric moved the concert series to hump day. 

Hump day, y'all.
Hump day, y'all.
 

The series started at the end of February with a band called North Funktree, which I heard was a pretty great show. Shaun Ondak, ROOST’s new promotions and digital marketing manager, attended and took some cool photos. I was sad not to make it because I looooves me some funk, but since I quit drinking coffee, I have been finding it tough to stay out late and get up early. 

March 5 - Sven Curth

This week’s Wednesday night act was 

Sven Curth, who grew to popularity with local legends JIM. JIM still plays a rare date here and there, but Sven mostly plays solo dates nowadays. 

He describes his act as “an irreverent sort of introspective-honky-tonk-blues music that lyrically manages to cover concepts from the vaguely interesting to the uniquely ridiculous.” It’s true; he has songs that lament the sub-urbanization of America, ones about failed relationships, and others that are relatively silly, like “F ‘em if they can’t take a joke.” 

Watch a video of his song Jesus Loves Tractors. 

March 12 - Back Porch Society

The Back Porch Society sounds like they should be actually be playing on someone’s back porch on a lazy summer day. They’re a duo from Keene Valley that has been laying together for at least six years, and they have bluesy string sound reminiscent of old-school blues acts like Mississippi John Hurt and Blind Willie Johnson. Both Russ Cook and Brad Hurlburt played in Roadside Mystic, a band that seems to be at least taking a break right now if they didn’t break up entirely. 

Check out video of the Back Porch Society playing a live show. 

 March 19 - Lowell and Sabo of Lucid

You know Lowell Wurster and Kevin Sabourin as percussionist and guitar player for local jam band Lucid. They play a lower-key duo act when Lucid is busy or when a venue is looking for a smaller version of the band. 

 

Sabo and Lowell
Sabo and Lowell

March 26 - St. John’s Revival 

These guys are a newer band featuring members of Vasudo, a Connecticut band that played in the area a few times but has since broke up. Eric told me St. John’s Revival plays bluesy jam music. They don’t have much of a Web presence yet, but you can check out Vasudo’s Reverb Nation page to get an idea for what they might sound like.  

 April 2 - Annie in the Water

Annie in the Water is a three-piece Albany-based band with a big love for the Adirondacks. They have a variety of musical influences and describe themselves as “a high-energy jam group that blends blues, hip-hop, funk, rock, reggae and bluegrass to deliver a unique sound and an unforgettable performance.” There’s a lot going on in that description, so it might be better to just check out some videos to get an idea for their sound. 

Check out the video they recently recorded at the Adirondack Mountain Club Loj in Lake Placid. It’s guitar player Brad Hester performing a cover of a Dispatch song called “Flying Horses.” 

Here’s a video of the whole band’s sound, playing their song “Hey, I’m on my way.”

April 9 - Sirsy

Sirsy is probably the biggest name on the bill for this music series. They’ve been big on the Albany music scene for a long time, forming in 2000. I used to hear about them when I lived in Albany all the time, though I can’t quite remember if I ever got around to seeing a show - I think I might have heard a bit of them at LarkFest one year. Eric said about the same thing - he and his band mates see Sirsy’s name every place they’ve place at. 

Despite that renown and the fact that the band is known for touring extensively, this is somehow the first time they are making their way up to the Waterhole. 

Sirsy
Sirsy
 

The band is a duo consisting of Melanie Krahmer on vocals, drums and flute and Rich Libutti on guitar and bass. According to their wikipedia entry, “During their live shows Krahmer also plays bass on a keyboard with her drumstick and Libutti plays bass pedals with his feet.” They do mostly originals but also play a few interpretive covers.  

Check out Sirsy's video, which was shot entirely by the band’s fans on their cell phones. How cool is that? 

April 16 - Cooter and the Crawlies

Cooter and the Crawlies are a super fun band made up of three musicians from the Saranac Lake area. They play punk that borders on surf music at times and often sounds like it belongs in a horror movie. 

Cooter
Cooter

They’re not for everyone, but they are good musicians and their live show has a lot of energy. You should check ‘em out!

Here’s a video of them playing at BluSeed studios. 

April 23- The Remsen Social Club 

The Remsen Social Club will close out the series. They are a bluegrass band from - you guessed it - Remsen, just north of Utica on the border of the Adirondacks. Their tag line on Facebook is “bastardizing bluegrass since 2011,” they bill themselves as “a different style of bluegrass than most people are familiar with,” and they list their genre as “punkgrass,” “folkgrass” and “amerigrass.”  

Eric said they’re a newer band, and it will be their first time playing the Waterhole. 

Check out RSC's very homemade video. They also do a cover of Queen’s “Fat Bottomed Girls." Oh my.  

PATIO PARTY TIME!

That gets us through until May 1, when the Waterhole’s popular Party on the Patio free Thursday night concert series starts up for the summer. Summer! And music outside! I can’t wait! But this Wednesday night series will be a nice distraction until then. 

 

Series poster
Series poster
Hump day, y'all.
Hump day, y'all.
Sabo and Lowell
Sabo and Lowell
Sirsy
Sirsy
Cooter
Cooter

Related Stories

Decidedly Different Entertainment
Faces of Music in Saranac Lake
Summer Programs for Kids
Explore Your Inner-Artist at ADK ArtRise
Black History in Saranac Lake
'Tis the Season
The Time Traveler's Guide to Saranac Lake
A Fall Vacation with Hot Sara
In Her Studio
Fall Events
Don't Miss the Amazing Lawn Serpent!
Hot Town, Summer in the Village
My, How You’ve Grown: 40 Years of Pendragon Theatre
Walking the Walk: ArtWalks in Saranac Lake
Live Music at the Waterhole
An Artist's Haven
6 Must See Winter Carnival Events
4 Ways to Enjoy Music and More in Saranac Lake
Extreme Art: Painting Inside the Blue Line
Music on the Green 2018
The VIC: It's Luxury Hiking!
Walking the Walk: 20 years of ArtWalks in Saranac Lake
The Great Adirondack Birding Celebration!
'Round the Mountain Canoe Race - An Event For All Paddlers
The art of Pink House
Canoodlers and Lawn Chair Ladies
Getting First Night Ready
Calling All Rock Hounds
Crafting an art evening
The sound of healing
When the twenties roared
Be there at the finish!
Rugby — A Gentleman’s Sport
Six Nations, First People
Family fun that's free
Rebirth of the Hotel Saranac
Vroom! Daffest Derby creator shares memories
Maple, sweetener of the future!
The coolest St. Paddy's Day
Get out and art!
Winter Carnival Invention: Arctic Golf
2016 Most Popular Blogs
If self-care is naughty, I don't want to be nice
Get it together — First Night Saranac Lake
In plein site
A tree for the whole family
Dia de Muertos at Pine Ridge
Fall Events: a blaze of glory!
A Rainy Day Birding Trip in Madawaska
Planting seeds
Don't miss the summer's coolest events
History Is Cool: The Lab Museum
An "event-full" spring
Some assembly required
Wonderful Weddings in Cool Places
Five Fun (and obscure) Facts about Saranac Lake!
All things maple, in one weekend!
Saranac Lake Arts Beacon
Carl Ballantine, comedy magic
Love among the cure cottages
Yeah, we're cool - no matter what we're wearing!
Shops with personality plus
Fun with Ice: Saranac Lake Creativity
First thing's first: An insider's guide to First Night Saranac Lake
Winter Events You Won't Want To Miss
Trotting for Turkeys
Shopping without the stress
Tubing: the sport to please the masses
Adirondacks' Masterpiece
Unleash Your Inner Picasso
Upcoming Fall Events
How to have fun at the Art Opening
Stevenson Cottage - small outside, a world inside
Riding the Rails, Adirondack style!
A Wonderful Wellness Weekend
July is when things heat up!
Coming Home to Saranac Lake
Cycle Adirondacks: Pedal On Over
Summer music is everywhere in Saranac Lake
Adirondack Cure for Cabin Fever
February Fun and Games in Saranac Lake
Wedding planning with the pros
Get ready to jam at Winter Carnival
Adirondack Traditions, then and now
Wellness Resolutions: Easy does it!
An Evening Sleigh Ride in the Adirondacks
Four Seasons of High Points
A night on the town in Saranac Lake
Healthy Holidays, Adirondack Style
A picture's worth a thousand words - epic winter events
A Guide to the Great Indoors
New fun at Titus Mountain Ski Area
The Blind Owl Band: A true Adirondack band
Norman Bethune, the hero, the artist
The biggest Cure Tour of them all
History Comes Alive in Saranac Lake
Forks, Fests, and Flatwater: 3 Featured Fall events
See artists at work in the mountains
A cure cottage tour, a step back in time
The Art Walk is a path to art, music, and fun!
Mid-summer events in Saranac Lake
Frankenstein Lives! In the old laboratory in the village
Events roundup for Saranac Lake
Art Event or Fun Party? BluSeed blurs the line
Daffest is just around the corner
Night Time's the Right Time in Saranac Lake
VIC music sweetens a ski Sunday
Waterhole Wednesdays Feature Free Music
Winter Foodie Scene
BluSeed Studios planning for busy spring
Spoken Word: Poetry on Stage
Thursday Night Music Jam
Breakfast & History
Mid-Winter Events 2014
Winter Carnival means live music
Building the Ice Palace
The Art of Gifts
New Years Eve Saranac Lake NY
Intimate Studio Tour With Sandra Hildreth
Art & Dining
Winter Family Events
Less than two weeks to Sparkle Village Craft Fair!
Camera Obscura: The Renaissance Camera
Saranac Lake Art Attraction Nov 22 - Dec 28, 2013
Discover the Art of Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake: A Mecca for the Arts
5 Cool Ways to Experience Art in Saranac Lake
Hunkering down with Adirondack arts in late fall
Hunkering down with Adirondack arts in late fall
Holistic Guiding: Immersing Yourself in ADK History & Culture
Painted Landscapes, Clay Demonstrations, and Chickens...all a part of the Artist at Work Studio Tour
Artist at Work Studio Tour this week
Fun family events for fall foliage season
Fifth Annual Hobofest: Music, Food and Fun on the Tracks
Hobofest tops the calendar this weekend
FlavorFest at The Wild Center
Farm 2 Fork: Slow Food, Long Life
Hobofest Returns to Saranac Lake
Pianist Eugene Sirotkine performs August 6th concert to benefit Bartok Cabin
Entertaining events will keep you hopping this weekend
Top 5 Family Friendly Activities in the Saranac Lake Area
Paper Making with a Purpose at BluSeed Studios
From carousels to magic lamps - events to tickle your Spring fancy
A Taste of Provence at Saranac Lake's Left Bank Cafe
What can we help you find?
Sign up to receive more information.
Enter Email
Do•Stay•Eat•Shop•Events
Work Here•Contact Us•DEI•Media Kit•Privacy Policy
39 Main Street, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
Powered by the Regional Office of
Sustainable Tourism
THERE’S MORE TO EXPLORE
We’ve got the best ideas for things to do on your next Adirondack adventure, and we will deliver them right to your inbox! THANKS FOR SUBSCRIBING! Your next adventure awaits you in your inbox! Tell us more about what interests you, and we can help you plan your next trip.
MANAGE YOUR PREFERENCES