Stephanie J Bartik
On February 28, a benefit show celebrating Mike “Humpy” Humphrey was held at the Albany Elks Lodge #49, for which Raven Events graciously provided lighting and sound. Seven bands – Blackcat Elliot, Brother T and the Boys, the Inner Bred Chicken Herders, Big Empty, Walpurgis, Ike’s Wasted World, and the Erotics – helped celebrate his […]
The second night of the fifth annual Raven Events Listen Up Awards was the Award Ceremony, honoring your favorites across a multitude of categories, as voted by you. Photographer Stephanie J Bartik captured some of the glamour of the red carpet. Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. More coverage of the Listen Up Awards here …
The second night of the fifth annual Raven Events Listen Up Awards was the Award Ceremony, honoring your favorites across a multitude of categories, as voted by you. The 2026 favorites (we don’t have winners and losers here) were: Solo Artist (Male): Gus Unplugged Party Band: Hit -N- Run Country Artist: Whiskey Highway Cover Band: Brian […]
On a freezing, blustery night, February 10, 2026, Ophelia’s on Broadway offered the perfect refuge-warm lights, cold coats piled high, and a small but game crowd glad to be out of the biting, sharp temperatures… Fans clustered together on one side of the room, but it didn’t matter: NOTA Band filled the entire venue with sound and […]
Forever played Ophelia’s on Metal Night, February 7. Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. More coverage of the show here …
Shawn Shreds, aka Shawn Shafran, at Metal Night at Ophelia’s. Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. More coverage of the show here …
Last Pharaoh delighted at Metal Night at Ophelia’s. Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. More from the show here …
Metal Night at Ophelia’s featured Gozer (amongst others) on February 7. Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. More from Ophelia’s here …
By Stephanie J Bartik. Cohoes Music Hall became the best place to be on January 24, 2026, when Run Rabbit Run: A Tribute to Pink Floyd filled the room for a sold-out show, despite outside temperatures in the lower single digits and a snowstorm expected after midnight. Inside, winter disappeared the moment the lights dropped. […]
By Stephanie J Bartik. On a busy Saturday night in Glens Falls, New York, finding parking was a competitive sport. With a show at the Wood Theater, hockey at the arena, and a progressive rock concert at the beautiful Park Theater, the city was buzzing from every corner. For fans of adventurous music, however, the […]
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