ALBANY — The Wallflowers will stage a show at The Egg on May 3. 

For the past 30 years, the Jakob Dylan-led act has honed a sound that meshes timeless songwriting and storytelling with a hard-hitting modern musical attack. 

in recent years, Dylan – the Wallflowers’ founding singer, songwriter and guitarist – has stepped outside of his band, releasing a pair of acoustic and rootsy records, and collaborating with a host of artists on the 2018 film Echo in the Canyon and the accompanying soundtrack.

For the first time in nine years, the Wallflowers return with Exit Wounds, the brand-new Wallflowers studio offering. The collection marks the first new Wallflowers material since Glad All Over. 

“The Wallflowers has always been a vehicle for me to make great rock ‘n’ roll records,” Dylan said, in a statement. “And sometimes the lineup that makes the record transfers over into touring, and sometimes it doesn’t. But my intention is always to make the Wallflowers record I want to make, using the musicians I have beside me.” 

“I think everybody – no matter what side of the aisle you’re on – wherever we’re going to next, we’re all taking a lot of exit wounds with us,” Dylan said. “Nobody is the same as they were four years ago. That, to me, is what Exit Wounds signifies. And it’s not meant to be negative at all. It just means that wherever you’re headed, even if it’s to a better place, you leave people and things behind, and you think about those people and those things and you carry them with you. Those are your exit wounds. And right now, we’re all swimming in them.” 

Tickets, at $39.50-$59.50, go on sale Friday, Jan. 20 online at dspshows.com or theegg.org, by phone at 518-473-1845, and in-person at The Egg Box Office.

COHOES — Bass player, songwriter and vocalist of The Moody Blues – John Lodge – will play the iconic album “Days Of Future Passed” in its entirety, plus a selection of classic hits at the Cohoes Music Hall on Feb. 21. 

Lodge kicks off the tour with with his 10,000 Light Years Band in Massachusetts on Feb. 18. 

The show is based around the simple tale of “a day in the life of an everyday man,” and will highlight the ground-breaking album that featured “Nights in White Satin,” and “Tuesday Afternoon” in a modern way, according to Lodge. For more information, visit johnlodge.com.  

 For Tickets: The Cohoes Music Hall Box Office is open for in person sales Monday-Friday from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. For phone sales call 518-434-0776. Go to: www.thecohoesmusichall.org. 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — John Sayles has directed more than 18 films – “Matewan,” and “Eight Men Out,” among them, written screenplays for iconic ‘80s horror movies “The Howling,” and “Alligator,” and directed a trio of Bruce Springsteen’s most famed music videos – for the songs “Born in the USA,” “Glory Days,” and “I’m on Fire.” 

As an author, Sayles has written numerous novels and short stories since 1975. 

“In a two-hour movie I don’t tell the audience here’s a character, okay, here’s another one, now see the world the way they see it. In a book you can do that,” Sayles explained, in an interview published by Creative Screenwriting in 2016.  

Sayles will celebrate the release of his new book, “Jamie MacGillivray: A Renegade’s Journey,” with an appearance at Northshire Bookstore Saratoga in March.    

“Jamie MacGillivray: A Renegade’s Journey,” will be published by Melville House (736 pages, $32) in late February. The story is set in 18th Century Scotland and America and begins in the heat of a vicious war. At the Battle of Culloden, in Scotland in 1746, Jamie MacGillivray narrowly escapes a roadside execution only to be recaptured and sentenced to indentured servitude in colonial America “for the term of his natural life.” 

Sayles is slated to celebrate the book’s release at Northshire Bookstore on Broadway in Saratoga Springs, in late March. 

John Lydon and Public Image Ltd. (PiL) this week have announced the release on all digital platforms of “Hawaii” – a song depicted as a love letter to Lydon’s wife of nearly 5 decades, Nora, who is living with Alzheimer’s. 

“It is dedicated to everyone going through tough times on the journey of life, with the person they care for the most,” Lydon said, in a statement. “It’s also a message of hope that ultimately love conquers all.”

The song captures Lydon reflecting on the couple’s lifetime well spent, and in particular, in their happiest moments together in Hawaii. 

PIL was formed in 1978, following the implosion of the Sex Pistols, which Lydon fronted in his incarnation as Johnny Rotten.

PIL is currently comprised of John Lydon, Lu Edmonds (multi-instrumentalist, Guitars) Bruce Smith (Percussion, drums), and Scott Firth (Bass, multi-instrumentalist). 

“Hawaii” was released via all digital platforms this week and will be released on limited edition 7” vinyl later this year. 

The band has confirmed it will take part in the competition to represent Ireland at the 67th annual Eurovision Song Contest at 9:30 p.m. GMT (4:30 p.m. N.Y. time) on Friday, Feb. 3 on Ireland’s The Late Late Show – which may be live streamed  at: www.rte.ie/player/. 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College welcomes visitors to explore the Museum and exhibitions through guided tours with curators and Tang Guides.

Curator’s Tours are given by exhibition organizers, who work closely with artists and can provide valuable insights. Tang Guide Tours are given by visitors’ services staff, including Skidmore College students, who are trained in various methods of talking about art and interacting with visitors.

The first Curator Tour of the calendar year takes place at noon on Thursday, Jan. 19. Curator’s Tour of Parallax: Framing the Cosmos with Associate Curator Rebecca McNamara. Tours are scheduled to take place monthly.  

All tours are free and open to the public. No reservations are required. For more information, contact the Visitors Services Desk at 518-580-8080, tang@skidmore.edu, or visit tang.skidmore.edu.

SARATOGA SPRINGS —In February 2021, Saratoga Springs lost Josh Chambers. A Greenwich native and Skidmore College graduate, Chambers made a name for himself around Saratoga in the 1990s as a musician, playwright and director.

At 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, the Figgs will perform a show in tribute of Chambers at Caffe Lena.  

The Figgs – led by Mike Gent (guitar, vocals), Pete Donnelly (bass, vocals), and Pete Hayes (drums, vocals) – originally formed in Saratoga Springs 35 years ago. 

They signed with Imago in 1993, moved to Capitol in ‘95, and have since released a dozen more records on smaller labels or under the band’s own Stomper imprint. They’ve served as Graham Parker’s band for multiple tours & records, toured as the backing band for Tommy Stinson (The Replacements), and performed with a who’s who of musical fare. In 2022, the band released their 16th LP, “Chemical Shake.”

Tickets are available via caffelena.org, and a live stream of the show at: caffelena.tv.