Upcoming events

• Wednesday, May 29 7:00 pm
• Karen Hudson with Jim Whitford on guitar
• Sportsmen's Tavern: 326 Amherst St., Buffalo, NY (MAP)
• This is THE premiere listening room in Western NY.
  More info: (716) 874-7734
  
• $8.00 (Buy tickets)
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• Sunday, June 2 4:00 pm
• Songs + Stories at The Old North Branch Inn
• The Old North Branch Inn: 869 North Branch-Hortonville Road, North Branch, NY (MAP)
• Songwriter Karen Hudson performs and hosts this twice monthly series at this beautifully restored Inn, The Old North Branch Inn.
  Format includes a guest band or songwriter, Hudson playing her own songs, and a reading by local and NYC writers.
  http://www.theoldnorthbranchinn.com/
  
• $5 cover + tips
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• Sunday, June 16 4:00 pm
• Sonic Bloom CD release party at The Old North Branch Inn
• The Old North Branch Inn: 869 North Branch-Hortonville Road, North Branch, NY (MAP)
• No cover (Buy tickets)
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• Saturday, July 6
• LM Artwalk/Chalkwalk 2013
• Main Street : Livingston Manor, NY (MAP)
• Artist tents set up at WaterWheel Junction, Simpsons Field and Renaissance Park. I will have a table, and will be selling CD's, art and play some music too!
  
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• Sunday, July 7 4:00 pm
• Songs + Stories at The Old North Branch Inn
• The Old North Branch Inn: 869 North Branch-Hortonville Road, North Branch, NY (MAP)
• Songwriter Karen Hudson performs and hosts this twice monthly series at this beautifully restored Inn, The Old North Branch Inn.
  Format includes a guest band or songwriter, Hudson playing her own songs, and a reading by local and NYC writers.
  http://www.theoldnorthbranchinn.com/
  
• $5 cover + tips
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• Sunday, July 21 4:00 pm
• Songs + Stories at The Old North Branch Inn
• The Old North Branch Inn: 869 North Branch-Hortonville Road, North Branch, NY (MAP)
• Songwriter Karen Hudson performs and hosts this twice monthly series at this beautifully restored Inn, The Old North Branch Inn.
  Format includes a guest band or songwriter, Hudson playing her own songs, and a reading by local and NYC writers.
  http://www.theoldnorthbranchinn.com/
  
• $5 cover + tips
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Previous events

• Wednesday, April 3 8:30 pm
• Artist's Lounge Music Showcase Hosted by Su Polo
• Nightingale's: 213 2nd Ave. corner of 13th Street, New York, NY (MAP)
• 7:30 - Open Mike
  8:00 - Chris Lowe
  8:50 - Karen Hudson--35-45 min set
  9:30 - TBA
  *10:15*- TBA
  A MUSICIANS, SINGERS, & SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE
  Open Mike & feature Performance -*Every First Wednesday of the Month* - Sign up at 7:00 pm - Focus on original pieces 2 songs per
  person/group in open mike - Hosted by Su Polo - Please bring instruments ready for quick set up. $10 Minimum at the bar... + We Pass
  the Hat for Musicians ... MUSIC OPEN MIKE STARTS AT 7:30pm followed by our Featured Performers Ages 21+
  http://www.supolo.com/
  
• No cover/Tip Basket $10 min at bar (Buy tickets)

• Friday, March 22 9:30 pm
• Karen Hudson River Band-2 SETS
• An Beal Bocht Cafe: 445 W 238th St., Riverdale, NY, USA (MAP)
• 2 Sets of Country Rock and Honky Tonk
  Take the 1 train to 238th, walk past the Riverdale Diner, and walk up city steps. Bar is on the right.
  If you can't take walking up the steps: Take the M7 bus from 207th Street. Get off at 238th and walk down the hill, not far at all, to the Beal, which will be on your left. Purple and green awning and exterior.
  http://anbealbochtcafe.com/contact.html
  2 sets! Great microbrews and Irish specialties. The chicken curry and shepherds pie are to die for!
  
• No cover/Tip Basket

• Saturday, March 16 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Grand Opening Boburka Art Studios
• Boburka Studio: 3 McElwain Avenue, Cohoes, NY (MAP)

• Friday, March 1 6:00 pm
• Alive @ 143 JC Fridays Art & Music Event
• JC Studios: 143 Christopher Columbus Drive, Buzzer #1, Jersey City, NJ (MAP)
• Group Art Exhibition-Artists; Jonathan Glass, Nancy Palubniak
  Performance-Karen Hudson
  
  Take the “33rd Street” or “World Trade Center” PATH trains from NYC to the “Grove Street” station.
  Upon exiting the station, walk one block West and JC STUDIOS is on the corner of Christopher Columbus Drive and Barrow Street.
  
• No cover/Tip Basket (Buy tickets)

• Saturday, February 2 9:30 pm
• Karen Hudson River Band-2 SETS
• An Beal Bocht Cafe: 445 W 238th St., Riverdale, NY, USA (MAP)
• 2 Sets of Country Rock and Honky Tonk
  Take the 1 train to 238th, walk past the Riverdale Diner, and walk up city steps. Bar is on the right.
  Take the M7 bus from 207th Street. Get off at 238th and walk down the hill to the Beal, which will be on your left.
  http://anbealbochtcafe.com/contact.html
  2 sets! Great microbrews and Irish specialties. The chicken curry and shepherds pie are to die for!
  
• No cover/Tip Basket

• Monday, January 28 9:30 pm
• Karen Hudson River Band-2 SETS
• Rodeo Bar: 375 Third Avenue at 27th Street, New York, NY, USA (MAP)
• Come on down to NYC's Longest Running Honky Tonk, with a mouth-watering Tex Mex menu and World Famous margaritas.
  MENU: http://www.rodeobar.com/html/menu.html
  
• No cover/Tip Basket (Buy tickets)

• Saturday, January 26 8:00 pm
• NYRMA ELVIS Tribute show at The Boulton Center
• Boulton Center: 37 W. Main Street, Bay Shore, Bay Shore, NY 11706 (MAP)
• ON Long Island: The New York Roots Music Association hosts their annual Elvis Presley tribute show featuring music from the film King Creole and other fabulous films. Buy tickets in advance, this show sells out quickly. I will be a guest singer!
  https://www.facebook.com/events/414230128649104/
  
• $20.00 (Buy tickets)

• Tuesday, January 1 2:00 pm
• Hank-O-Rama!!!! New Year's Day Brunch
• Rodeo Bar: 375 Third Avenue at 27th Street, New York, NY, USA (MAP)
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• Friday, December 14, 2012 6:30 pm
• Karen Hudson (solo)
• Rolling River Cafe: 25 Cooley Road, Parksville, NY, USA (MAP)
• 2 sets of acoustic music. Classic country and country rock originals.
  
• N/A (Buy tickets)

• Saturday, December 1, 2012 5:00 pm
• "Expose Your Clown" art show reception
• Plunk Shop: 39 Main Street, Livingston Manor, NY (MAP)
• Try your luck and win prizes with my homemade Flower Power arcade game! There will also be a listening station and a raffle of some fun stuff!
  Art by: Joanna Hartell, James Karpowicz, Elizabeth Ennis, Robin and Donald Almquist, Barnaby Frumess, Naomi Frumess, Karen Hudson, Jasper Karpowicz, Leslie Lacika, Claire Coleman, Jill Weiner
  
  
• Gallery opening reception

• Friday, October 26, 2012 9:00 pm
• Karen Hudson River Band
• An Beal Bocht Cafe: 445 W 238th St., Riverdale, NY, USA (MAP)

• Saturday, August 11, 2012 9:00 pm
• Karen Hudson River Band
• An Beal Bocht Cafe: 445 W 238th St., Riverdale, NY, USA (MAP)
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• No cover/tip basket/All ages

• Wednesday, July 18, 2012 8:00 pm
• Karen Hudson
• Gizzi's Caffe: 16 W 8th Street, New York City, NY, USA (MAP)
•  Karen Hudson 8PM/Trailer Radio Trio 9PM

• Tuesday, June 19, 2012 6:00 pm
• Private Party
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• Wednesday, June 13, 2012 8:00 pm
• Karen Hudson River Band
• Turning Point Cafe: 468 Piermont Avenue, Piermont, NY (MAP)
•  Karen Hudson, with Stephen B. Antonakos-guitar, Tom Curiano-drums, and special guest: Keith Lenten-bass
• $10

• Wednesday, June 6, 2012 7:00 pm
• Karen Hudson Songs from Sonic Bloom 7-9 PM
• Word Up Bookshop: 4157 Broadway (at 176th Street), New York City, NY (MAP)
• Word up! Come to this great community bookshop--this show takes place during the month-long Uptown Art Stroll in Washington Heights and Inwood which is run by volunteers. . . I'll be playing 2 sets of fun tunes, including some from my upcoming CD Sonic Bloom.
• tip basket-half the proceeds go to the bookshop

• Friday, April 27, 2012 9:00 pm
• Karen Hudson (solo)
• Gizzi's Caffe: 16 W 8th Street, New York City, NY, USA (MAP)
•  Film promo party for "The Nowhere Room" by Solomon Chertok.
  
  
  
• cover no/tips yes

• Friday, April 20, 2012 9:30 pm
• Karen Hudson River Band
• An Beal Bocht Cafe: 445 W 238th St., Riverdale, NY, USA (MAP)
• Excellent Shepherd's Pie, Pizza, Wings, Chicken Curry. And beer. Lots of beer.
• No cover/tip basket

• Saturday, March 31, 2012 6:30 pm
• Karen Hudson (solo)
• Plunk Shop: Main Street, Livingston Manor, NY (MAP)
• Plunk Shop's Grand Re-Opening at its new location!!!
  Clothing For Goddesses
  Artists Reception 4-7PM
  Fashion Show at 5PM
  Karen Hudson 6:30 PM

• Thursday, January 26, 2012 9:00 pm – 9:45 pm
• Karen and Homeboy Steve
• Desmond's Tavern: 433 Park Ave South, New York City, NY, USA (MAP)
• Desmond's is on Park Ave, South Between 29th and 30th Street.
  Karen and Steve go on at 9PM, 45 minute set of new material...and old faves
  Trailer Radio and Steamboat Disasters follow!
  www.desmondstavern.com
  (212) 685-0901 ‎ · desmondstavernnyc.com
   irish pub · rock and roll · drink specials · potato skins with bacon and cheese · fresh tuna salad platter
  
  
• tip basket

• Wednesday, January 18, 2012 8:00 pm
• Karen Hudson with Homeboy Steve on guitar
• Turning Point Cafe: 468 Piermont Avenue, Piermont, NY (MAP)
• $10 (Buy tickets)

• Saturday, January 7, 2012 – Sunday, January 8, 2012 9:30 pm – 11:30 pm
• Karen Hudson River Band
• An Beal Bocht Cafe: 445 W 238th St., Riverdale, NY, USA (MAP)
• An Beal Bocht Cafe has a great vibe, real Irish food (Shepherd's Pie, Steaming bowls of Curried Chicken)
  2 sets! It's my birthday! Come on out and celebrate with me and the boys--while I'm still young!
• no cover/tip basket

• Thursday, December 8, 2011 7:00 pm
• Karen Hudson
• Gizzi's Caffe: 16 W 8th Street, New York City, NY, USA (MAP)
•  Karen Hudson 7PM
  Ar Adler 8PM
  TBA 9PM
• tip jar (Buy tickets)

• Saturday, December 3, 2011 9:00 pm
• Karen Hudson and Homeboy Steve
• Pine Box Rock shop: 12 Grattan St, Brooklyn, NY (MAP)
•  This place has a vegan menu AND microbrews. This will be my first time playing here, and I have not played in Brooklyn in ages--please show your support! I will be using a Vocoder--an nifty electronic device that creates vocal harmonies.
  The Fylls at 10PM--this band is very cool...a little Wilco a little Beatles, a lot Nirvana.
• 21+

• Sunday, October 23, 2011 6:00 pm
• House Concert-Buffalo
• Marty Boratin & Susan Tanner’s house: 7341 Nelson Drive, Hamburg, NY, USA (MAP)
• House Concert with Singer-Songwriter Karen Hudson
  Sunday, October 23, 2011
  5:00 pm Buck Quigley  6:00 PM Karen Hudson (solo)
  
  
• tip jar (Buy tickets)

• Thursday, October 13, 2011 7:00 pm
• Karen Hudson 7PM Julie Grower 8PM Elisa Peimer 9PM
• Gizzi's Caffe: 16 W 8th Street, New York, NY, USA (MAP)
• My pal Julie Grower, who is an excellent tunesmith will be back in town from Nashville— where she relocated to from NYC some years back. I'll hit the stage at 7PM, she will sing her heart out at 8PM. I've got some new material...ahem, from Sonic Bloom! Elisa Peimer at 9PM. 
  
  
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• Saturday, September 17, 2011 9:30 pm
• Hank William's B-day celebration Hosted by Lindy Loo!
• Living Room/ Googies Lounge (upstairs): 154 Ludlow Street, New York City, NY (MAP)
• Hosted by New York's favorite Hillbilly Hostess, Lindy Loo...Many singers and players to perform this night to commemorate one of the greatest songwriters that ever lived: Hank Williams, Lovesick Blues Boy, Hillbilly Shakespeare, 'Ol Hank.
• TBA (Buy tickets)

• Sunday, August 21, 2011 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm
• Rodeo Bar with Full Band!!!
• Rodeo Bar: 375 Third Avenue at 27th Street, New York, NY, USA (MAP)
• Great Tex Mex food and Margaritas! Come early for dinner-stay for the show!
  Subway: 6, R, W to 28th Street, walk east to 3rd Ave.
  
• No cover
• 18+ or w/ adult

• Saturday, July 23, 2011 – Sunday, July 24, 2011 10:00 pm – 1:00 am
• Karen Hudson River Band
• Whoville Bar and Grill: 339 Broadway, Bethpage, NY (MAP)
•  3 rockin' sets! Karen Hudson River Band-Featuring Bethpage High School grad Karen (Kikta) Hudson, bringing it home with roots rock and classic covers, like the Stones, Creedence, Linda Ronstadt and original tunes that fit in comfortably with the old faves.
  Skip Krevens-pedal steel guitar Steve Antonakos-guitar, Skip Ward-bass Maureen Russell-vocals and percussion, Joe Kross-drums.
  Whoville Bar website/directions

• Saturday, June 25, 2011 7:30 pm
• Karen Hudson-Compartments-Shedding Light On Dark Places
• Catskill Art Society: 48 Main Street, Livingston Manor, NY (MAP)
•  "Compartments: Shedding Light On Dark Places" One night only—A very personal performance and art exhibit by Karen that includes box constructions and original songs based on autobiographical material and the fears that arose from those events. Featuring Homeboy Stephen B. Antonakos on guitar.
  Catskill Art Society Website
  
  
  
• $8 CAS members $10 Non-Members (Buy tickets)

• Tuesday, June 21, 2011 7:00 pm
• Karen Hudson/Make Music New York! Inwood Roots Festival
• Indian Road Cafe: 600 W 218th Street, New York, NY (MAP)
• As part of Make Music New York, a one day celebration of song all over New York, I'll be part of a stellar line up including Texas songstress Kelli King, Orville Davis and Claude "Butch" Morgan at the Indian Road Cafe.
  Subway: 1 Train to 215 St. Music starts at 4PM. Karen goes on at 7PM.
  Indian Road Cafe website
  
  
  
  
  
• No cover

• Saturday, June 11, 2011 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
• Uptown Art Stroll/Art in the Garden
• Ring Garden Lt. Tighe Triangle: Broadway, Riverside and Dyckman St., New York (MAP)
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• Thursday, May 19, 2011 9:00 pm
• Karen Hudson River Band
• Lakeside Lounge: 162 Avenue B between 10th and 11th Streets, New York, NY (MAP)
• Benefit show and reception   Music and food   No cover 
  Join us for a very special evening as we rock out some new original songs from our forthcoming CD, "Sonic Bloom" which will be produced by Eric "Roscoe" Ambel at Cowboy Technical Services. Donate on-line at her Artspire—a program of NYFA website (or by check—written to Artspire, a Program of NYFA).
  Karen's Artspire Page
  Lakeside Lounge Website
  
• $20 suggested donation, but no amount is too large or too small and all support is greatly appreciat

• Saturday, April 16, 2011 10:00 pm
• Karen Hudson with Homeboy Steve
• The Piper’s Kilt: 4944 Broadway @ 207th Street, New York, NY (MAP)
• 3 SETS! Karen Hudson sings her fave country rock and classic country covers and originals with "Homeboy" Steve Antonakos (Blue Chieftains, Five Chinese Brothers, Dirty Water Dogs) on guitar. Great burgers, wraps, salads.

• Tuesday, January 18, 2011 8:00 pm
• Karen Hudson with Homeboy Steve on guitar
• Turning Point Cafe: 468 Piermont Avenue, Piermont, NY (MAP)
• Karen Hudson with Homeboy Steve Antonakos on guitar.
  Turning Point Music Cafe (845) 359-1089
  http://www.turningpointcafe.com
  
• $10