2nd Hudson Valley Music Summit: 40 Speakers, 10 Panels, 4 Networking Breaks!

“The Hudson Valley has long been intertwined with the American music industry. It goes back further than you think. Staying power is what this is all about – building an artist/fan relationship that outlasts trends, evolves with the artist, and spans generations. The music that comes out of this region has always been less about reading charts and more about channeling a vibe, and a conference works similarly: it’s the unspoken connections that help us navigate to where we’re going,” – David Hoffman

The Hudson Valley Music Summit returns after a seven-year hiatus for a full-day industry conference and live showcase on Saturday, November 21, 2026, at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center (480 North Bedford Road, Chappaqua, NY 10514) in New York. The day features panels, networking, and live music.

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Digital Album Review: Spaghetti Eastern Music “Two Bass Hit”

Reviewed by David Belmont

Spaghetti Eastern MusicArtist: Spaghetti Eastern Music
Title: Two Bass Hit
Format: digital album
Label: self-produced
Genre: psychedelic/progressive/indie Rock

Produced by Sal Cataldi.
Co-produced by Tomaso Semioli.
Live sound by Scott Kent
Recorded live at Green Kill Sessions, Kingston, NY
Remix and mastering by Sal Cataldi at Sonic Garden, Saugerties, NY

Available on Bandcamp, Spotify, and other streaming platforms.

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Jerome Harris: My Dolly Parton Encounter

Text by Jerome Harris (bassist and guitarist, MFM member)

In the mid-1970s, I was a jazz guitar student at The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. For a while, I played tenor banjo and guitar in The New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble, a student group founded by the school’s president, composer/conductor/scholar Gunther Schuller, to perform his orchestrations of ragtime music by Scott Joplin and others.

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Little Feat

A Hommage to LITTLE FEAT

Text by Bruce Gallanther (DMG Newsletter for August 21st, 2026)

“Rock and Roll Doctor” by Little Feat from Feats Don’t Fail Me Now (released in 1974)

There was a woman in Georgia, didn’t feel just right
She had the fever all day and chills at night
Now things got worse, yes a serious bind
At times like this it takes a man with a style I cannot often find
A doctor of the heart and a doctor of mind

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