Shannon Tehya was joined by some friends for her set at Lost & Found on February 16. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More from Lost & Found here …

This is Jesse Sample. Two days ago, we had the 2026 Listen Up Awards by RadioRadioX. It was great time and a real pleasure to catch up with a lot of the players on the Albany Scene. Somewhere over the night, I learned about the passing of someone from my past and it took me […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2026 — Albany, New York Upstate Unplugged Concert Series Announces Media Partnership with Xperience Monthly An intimate listening-room concert series in New York’s Capital Region is expanding its reach. Upstate Unplugged, the monthly live concert and recording experience held at White Lake Studios in Colonie, has announced a new media partnership […]

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 […]

Check the Coffin – The Weird Side of the Internet – by Liam Sweeny. There are a catalog of nightmares common to everybody; showing up at school not wearing your pants, spiders, clowns. Jake from State Farm. But there is one nightmare that strikes at the core of us; being buried alive. In fact, back […]

The first night of the annual Raven Events Listen Up Awards was the Hero Ceremony, honoring those local legends whose reputations define them as heroes to the area music community. The 2026 class of heroes comprised: Peter Iselin The Daley Brothers Stigmata Blotto Section 8 Kevin McKrell Scotty Mac Ernie Williams and the Wildcats Eddie […]