THE SPRING THING is back for a second year at The Hangar on the Hudson in Troy on Saturday, May 2nd. Everyone had so much fun last year at this event, we had to do it again. To celebrate the arrival of spring and kick-off outdoor music season, I’ve put together a mixed-genre eight band bill at The […]

By BradQuan Copeland. We’re really not effective as artists or activists if we’re not in tune with our emotional worlds. This world doesn’t make way for the unbowed who embody the shape of abstraction. Instead, they must press forth on the outskirts of repression, bearing only conviction, fueling the will to radiate through regularity. This […]

Jukebox Foo Fighters Foo Fighters’ 12th studio album, Your Favorite Toy, will be coming in April. It was the band’s first release with drummer Ilan Rubin. Adding to today’s announcement, the band released. “‘Your Favorite Toy’ really was the key that unlocked the tone and energetic direction of the new album,” explained Dave Grohl. “We […]

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 …

Whassup in the 518? Friday, February 20th The Naked Magicians (18+), Proctors Theatre, Schenectady, 7:30pm With a Las Vegas residency, a season on London’s West End, and seen in 250+ cities across the globe… Australia’s “The Naked Magicians” is undoubtedly the world’s funniest and naughtiest magic show! Witnessed by over 50 million on TV (NBC, […]

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE! Entering ‘The Devil’s Asylum’: An Interview with Geoff Thorpe of Vicious Rumors By Justin Smulison For the uninitiated, Vicious Rumors is one of the great American metal mainstays. Founded by guitarist Geoff Thorpe, the band’s sole original member, the group is rooted in classic metal while also incorporating elements […]