The first night of the annual 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 Angel George […]

The AM’s brought their honky tonk best with their new lineup at the Ale House on Sunday, February 15. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More from the Ale House here …

The first night of the annual Listen Up Awards was the Hero Ceremony, honoring those local legends whose reputations define them as heroes to the area music community. Music was provided by 2025 Listen Up Award winners, and photographer Timothy Reidy captured some of the performances: Kristian Montgomery Off the Record The Albany Rock Pit […]

The Year of Storms – Xperience Fiction – by Liam Sweeny. Rust and iron. Piss. Shit. Vomit. The cries of the incarcerated. Clanging metal. Endless disembodied voices bouncing off of hopelessness. But there was none of that, unless Cellie counted an old television series that was playing on the wall panel. Everything, save that, was […]

The first night of the annual 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 Angel George […]

The second night of the fifth annual 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 Kane and […]

“Troy is for Lovers” was an anti-Valentine’s Day show featuring Bad Heart Burlesque at No Fun. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More from No Fun here …