The entrance to the venue resembles the beginning path of a hike until you see the art hangings throughout the woods lead you to the famous sculpture, stage, and museum. Olender leads the crowd of almost 200 scattered throughout the lawn on chairs and blankets to sing, “pull yourself together” with her over and over in “Minnesota Waltz.” The show was magical–an expected result of putting several creative geniuses together to put on a show in a historic and breathtaking sculpture park in the mountains of the Hudson Valley. The heart of an Al Olender show is the emotion, but the details make Olender a star: how grateful she is that people showed up to hear her play (she reiterates this sentiment several times throughout the show) how kind she is to the strangers who come up and talk to her at the end of the show, the careful yet hopeful lyrics, and even down to the consistently delicate stage design with dried flowers tied with string lights by Amanda Brooklyn and Madi Taylor.īefore she plays her last song, she tells the audience that everything she does is for her late older brother Keith–the subject of many of her songs.
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In “The Age,” she pens lyrics full of longing and love: “Give me one summer I won’t forget show me how to dance until my heart goes numb” and my personal favorite, “in my dreams I hold you in the shower, I wake up and all my clothes are soaking wet.” The set list was a little over an hour, with performances of both new and old songs like “All I Do Is Watch TV” and “Liar Liar” (and even a phenomenal cover of Janis Joplin’s “Piece of My Heart”).Įasy Crier, Olender’s confessional debut, walks the listener through stages of grief in a rotation of heart-warming and heart-breaking lyrics that have the power to make you laugh and cry at the same time. Olender performed with a guitar alongside a full band with backup vocals (and beautiful harmonies) by Amanda Brooklyn, James Felice on keys, Nick Kinsey on the drums, and David Liz playing bass. The Baltimore-born turned Kingston resident headlined her first show at Opus 40 in Saugerties surrounded by fairy lights, dried flowers, and her best friends.Īfter a beautiful opening set from James Felice of the Felice Brothers, Olender walked on stage and began the show by singing acapella without an introduction. Saturday’s choice: baby blue, white, and cream to celebrate the end of summer. If there is one thing singer-songwriter Al Olender is going to do, it’s set a dress code.
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