Chan Kinchla, Blues Traveler Marking 30th Anniversary With Northeast Gigs

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Ian Pickus

Published February 28, 2018 at 10:35 AM EST

Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, the jam and pop juggernaut Blues Traveler will be back in our region for several dates in 2018, drawing setlists from its 12 studio albums and a lifetime of electric live gigs. The band will be at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, Mass. on March 3, Sugar Daze in Ludlow, Vt. March 17, and the Saranac Brewery in Utica Aug. 17. Chan Kinchla is the group's guitarist.

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A lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Ian joined WAMC in 2008 and became news director in 2013. He began working on Morning Edition and has produced The Capitol Connection, produced and hosted the Congressional Corner, and several other WAMC programs. Ian can also be heard as the host of the WAMC News Podcast and on The Roundtable and newscasts. Ian holds a BA in English and journalism and an MA in English, both from the University at Albany, where he has taught journalism since 2013.

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