By Larry Felton. Hope That Recognizes Suffering Before Laura Beth Johnson and Sawyer Fredericks sit down to write together, they make a list. Not of chords or hooks, but instead, a list of the things they have in common. The practice, introduced by Johnson, sits at the heart of the EP they’ve been working on […]

New York State celebrated the 4th of July at the Empire State Plaza with fireworks and featured performer Sugar Ray. Photography by Joshua Scarselli. More from Joshua Scarselli here …

Photography by I Am Lorelei!. More from I Am Lorelei here …

The Lift Series at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall continued on June 17, this time featuring Blue Ranger. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More from the Lift Series here …  

By MBF and 400 River. In New York, we have a really exciting and complicated cannabis program. New York has had legal cannabis since 2022, and our medical program has existed since 2016. There are a lot of different types of actors in the New York State cannabis industry, so let’s spend time exploring how […]

Goons! had a record release party at No Fun on Saturday, June 13.  The lineup for the Goons was Goon Number 1, Goon Number 2, Goon Number 3, Goon Number 4, and Goon Number 5.   Goons! were up to no good.  The Jagaloons gave the early crowd some touching surf rock memories, and The AM’s […]

Santana and the Doobie Brothers brought their Oneness Tour to Saratoga Performing Arts Center on July 1. Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. More from Saratoga Performing Arts Center here …