The Third Place: The Vision of a Communitarian A Literary Profile Essay by BradQuan Copeland. Sugared gummies dissolve beneath my teeth as I double-fist vape pens, coating my lungs with the dense sweetness of a honeypot high drawn through a bong packed with live resin wax and freshly ground flower.  My tension yields to the […]

By Rob Smittix. RRX: I’ve been doing this thing where I talk to DJs from other radio stations across the region. I knew that you started doing a show over at 88.3 WVCR The Saint, so I thought it’d be a great time to chat. How long have you been there? MH: At a year […]

Oobleck brought the funk to Slidin’ Dirty in Troy. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More from Slidin’ Dirty here …

By Chad from Albany. After reacquiring the rights to the band name in 2024, Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman have brought their “Takin’ It Back” tour to SPAC on one of the most humid nights in recent memory. Yes, the legendary Canadian act The Guess Who have returned for the first time since Sept. 3, […]

By Joshua Scarselli. Benson Boone brought his Wanted Man tour to the MVP Arena in Albany on Thursday. People showed up, proving Benson Boone is a wanted man. The place was packed, mostly with a middle school-aged crowd and their parents. I did find a few other adults without kids enjoying the show. Starting off […]

You? Me? The Dead? By Rob Skane.  I never “got” the Grateful Dead. I just didn’t understand it. And I didn’t want to – at all. For quite some time and with no shame whatsoever, I was VERY happy listening to albums like “KISS Alive!” to focus on anything but the sound of a Gibson […]

The annual Rock the Dock music festival was held at the Lake George Steamboat Company on July 8 and featured Dark Star Orchestra, Spafford, Strange Machines, Annie in the Water, Creamery Station, and Neon Avenue. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More coverage of the festival here …