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🌞 Opening day for Opus 40’s summer concert series is just a few weeks away, and we are thrilled to be curating the entir...
05/29/2026

🌞 Opening day for Opus 40’s summer concert series is just a few weeks away, and we are thrilled to be curating the entire summer concert lineup again!

OPENING DAY:
June 20 — Summer Solstice: Desert Blues with Nour Harkati .harkati
Gates 6:15pm | Performance at 7:30pm

Nour Harkati is a Tunisian American musician who forges a powerful bridge between ancestral trance driven North African desert blues and the raw pulse of contemporary urban sounds. Deeply rooted in spiritual Gnawa rhythms he blends the ancient resonance of the guembri with gritty NYC drums, electronic textures, and modern songcraft. The result is a sound that is meditative and electrifying and irresistibly groove-driven. Bring a chair, carpool, and enjoy!

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now at Opus40.org, or through our website, thelocalsaugerties.com.

🚨 Early bird ticket pricing ends June 7… Get yours in advance now!

Swipe to view the entire summer lineup. 👉

Summer concerts at are curated by The Local in Saugerties

UPDATE! Waitlist is full — we are sold out for tonight!! Thank you!—Tonight! Our performance is sold out!Often referred...
05/29/2026

UPDATE! Waitlist is full — we are sold out for tonight!! Thank you!

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Tonight! Our performance is sold out!

Often referred to as “Sufi Blues,” Gnawa is rooted in Morocco’s ancient history. The lyrics of Gnawa songs are prayers invoking saints and spirits for freedom and liberation and the music is revered and treasured throughout Morocco for its soulfulness and healing power.

What to know for tonight’s show:

🎶 Fri. May 29 • Doors 7/Show 8
🚗 The Local • 16 John St. Saugerties NY
🍷 Wine, beer, snacks available
🎟️ Sold out!

See you soon!!

One week away!! June 4: Emilio Solla + Antonio Lizana Quartet Latin Grammy winner (2020) and 6-times Grammy nominated,...
05/28/2026

One week away!! June 4: Emilio Solla + Antonio Lizana Quartet

Latin Grammy winner (2020) and 6-times Grammy nominated, Argentina born and New York based pianist and composer Emilio Solla teamed up for his thirteenth album with flamenco-jazz rising star Antonio Lizana.

Together they have created a highly original piece, El Siempre Mar, where old Argentine folk songs live together with original compositions from both artists.

In this new take on the “cantes de ida y vuelta” (roundtrip songs), these two artists have managed to find a unique and contemporary meeting point between the music of Argentina, the south of Spain, and jazz.

Here, traditional songs by foundational composers such as Atahualpa Yupanqui and Astor Piazzolla take new dimensions through the inclusion of modern harmonies and jazz improvisation.

🎶 The beauty and uniqueness of Solla’s arrangements and piano playing is matched by the expressiveness of Lizana’s voice and saxophone.

👉 They are joined by a world-class rhythm section: Jorge Roeder on bass and Ferenc Nemeth on drums, percussion.

TICKETS: TheLocalSaugerties.com

We’ll be showing World Cup matches on the big screen in our welcoming, family-friendly space! Join us!!Schedule and food...
05/27/2026

We’ll be showing World Cup matches on the big screen in our welcoming, family-friendly space! Join us!!

Schedule and food/bev details coming soon…

THIS WEEK: an evening of Moroccan Sufi blues and a special Sunday performance of one of the most incredible hybrid guita...
05/27/2026

THIS WEEK: an evening of Moroccan Sufi blues and a special Sunday performance of one of the most incredible hybrid guitars you’ve ever seen, all here at The Local!

Fri., May 29 - Moroccan Sufi Blues: Saha Gnawa (+ live visuals by B.A. Miale)
LOW TICKETS! Saha Gnawa explores the boundaries of this ritual music, and take it to new territories where traditional song forms dissolve into ecstatic dance tracks laced with subtle electronics.

Sun., May 31 - The 25-string Prepared Sardinian Guitar: Paolo Angeli
Paolo Angeli performs his 25-string hybrid electro-acoustic instrument that looks like a guitar crossed with a cello with numerous inventions attached to it, including hammers, pedals, and propellers.

¡Viva la Cumbia! Thank you for such a thrilling performance, your band had us dancing from start to finish! And ’s vibr...
05/26/2026

¡Viva la Cumbia! Thank you for such a thrilling performance, your band had us dancing from start to finish! And ’s vibrant visuals enhanced the already celebratory scene.

📸: thank you, Rudy Lu

Just weeks away on Fri. June 5: Dogo Du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band 🎶 Singer and guitarist Serge Massama Dogo, aka Dogo...
05/24/2026

Just weeks away on Fri. June 5: Dogo Du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band

🎶 Singer and guitarist Serge Massama Dogo, aka Dogo du Togo plays Togolese music and ritual mixing alagaa trance music with African pop creating a distinct sound.

Dogo draws from a deep well of sounds from across Togo, including bobobo, kamou, and kpanlogo rhythms, melodies, and scales drawn from Vodun religious rituals and others.

But the bedrock of his band’s sound is the driving alagaa rhythm, a dizzying dance between snare drum and rhythm guitar, modeled on gankogui kinka bells.

Alagaa means “trance” in the Ewe language, and its driving, irresistible beat is transporting.

“When you listen to this music, if you don’t get in a trance, then something’s wrong with you!” Dogo explains. “The alagaa beat brings the energy right away. As soon as you bring it in, it just feels different; it takes you somewhere else.”

Tickets still available!!
Fri. June 5 at 8pm
The Local • Saugerties NY
🎟️🎟️ thelocalsaugerties.com

🤩 NOT ONLY are we excited to welcome back the (who wowed a sold-out crowd here last year), but we’re ALSO thrilled to c...
05/22/2026

🤩 NOT ONLY are we excited to welcome back the (who wowed a sold-out crowd here last year), but we’re ALSO thrilled to celebrate the birthday of band member Larry McDonald (of The Skatalites) on his 89th birthday!!

If you were thinking about joining us for their upcoming show here June 13, now you have two reasons… An unforgettable performance, and a party! 🥳

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Who is NYC Ska Orchestra?
The 20-piece big band of top-notch musicians perform lush, original compositions and arrangements of songs from the iconic golden eras of Jamaican music, rich, historic, and culturally ska, mento, rock steady, reggae, and jazz from the 1950s and ‘60s.

The NYCSO is led by arranger, trumpeter, and vocalist Kevin Batchelor and master drummer Carl Wright. The powerhouse collective have recorded and/or performed with nearly every great Jamaican music artist including Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Lee Scratch Perry, Skatalites, and T***s & The Maytals and work with the leading Jamaican artists today.

🎟️🎟️ DON’T WAIT to get your tickets!!
thelocalsaugerties.com

🎶 NEXT WEEK! Saha Gnawa explores North African trance-like states through its intuitive interplay allowing ancestral rh...
05/21/2026

🎶 NEXT WEEK!

Saha Gnawa explores North African trance-like states through its intuitive interplay allowing ancestral rhythms and melodies to drift into unknown territories.

Refined via late-night sessions at LunÀtico in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, what emerges is both an authentic performance of centuries-old Moroccan Gnawa tradition and a bold step into new dimensions of sound—where traditional song forms dissolve into ecstatic dance tracks laced with subtle electronics.

Often referred to as “Sufi Blues,” Gnawa is rooted in Morocco’s ancient history.

Over centuries, infectious rhythms and polytheistic spiritual beliefs originating from West African slaves integrated with Islam and the indigenous culture of Morocco, giving birth to a hybrid spiritual sect and musical community.

The lyrics of Gnawa songs are prayers invoking saints and spirits for freedom and liberation.

Gnawa music is revered and treasured throughout Morocco for its soulfulness and healing power.

You won’t want to miss this!!!
Fri. May 29
The Local • Saugerties NY
🎟️🎟️ thelocalsaugerties.com

05/19/2026

COMING UP
Paolo Angeli is an extraordinarily innovative guitarist, composer, ethnomusicologist, and instrument builder who performs on his 25-string prepared Sardinian guitar, a hybrid electro-acoustic instrument that looks like a guitar crossed with a cello, and has orchestral capabilities.

’s custom creation has been fitted cross-wise and lengthwise with additional cello and drone string and has numerous other inventions attached to it, including hammers, pedals, and some propellers at variable speed.

His array of electronic effects, but no loops, are controlled by his hands and feet.

Rooted in Sardinian folk music, Angeli’s original compositions encompass Arabic music, flamenco, jazz, baroque, post-rock and new music.

WHEN: Sunday, May 31 at 5pm
WHERE: The Local • Saugerties NY
🎟️ TICKETS: thelocalsaugerties.com

We’re still thinking about our recent evening of local indie with performances by Overheard and opener Liam Singer!! We’...
05/18/2026

We’re still thinking about our recent evening of local indie with performances by Overheard and opener Liam Singer!! We’re so lucky to be in a region filled with so many inspiring artists.

📸: thank you, Neil Segal's Performance Photography

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