Interview: Brett Glasser (The Kids of Albany)  By: Rob Smittix RRX: It seems pretty exciting. So it’s not just a Halloween time celebration anymore. It looks like we got a Rocky Horror Christmas show coming up as well. So I figured, hey,let’s chat about it a little bit. This is to be held December 12th […]

SIX the Musical Coming to Proctors in May. SCHENECTADY (Dec. 4) – Proctors is delighted to announce that tickets for the Tony Award®-Winning electrifying new musical phenomenon SIX by Tony Award®-winners Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss will go on sale Thursday, Dec. 7 for eight performances from Tuesday, May 7, 2024 to Sunday, May 12, […]

Troy Victorian Stroll kicks off the holiday season – by Dean Giagni. Holiday outfits with reindeer antlers, and Santa hats were joined by raincoats and umbrellas Sunday at the 2023 Troy Victorian stroll. Even though a good portion of the day was shrouded in gray clouds and sometimes heavy rain, the dreary weather did not […]

Joshua Redman, Wynton Marsalis – Troy Music Hall – Upcoming Shows Joshua Redman Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 7:30 PM From its inception, the Blue Note label has stood for “The Finest In Jazz.” The same can be said for Joshua Redman. Over the past three decades, the saxophonist, composer, and bandleader has consistently demonstrated how […]

Jung Yoo-jung – True Crime in Action – by Liam Sweeny. If you drew a Venn diagram of all that’s weird, and all that’s macabre, there’d be huge overlap. Yeah, once in a while you find Barry the steak-loving heifer or the monkey who will slap your nuts if you give him a quarter, but […]

Tracy Bonham – Part Two – An Xperience Interview – by Niki Kaos. In Part one of my interview with Tracy Bonham, we talk about the challenges of being swept up in the music industry’s hit making machine after the success of “Mother Mother”. The conversation continues as I learn how Bonham took control of […]

Karina Rhykman – Putnam Place – Photos – by Tammie Birdwell. On a super-chilly Thursday evening on November 2nd, The 518 was once again blessed with a visit from Karina Rhykman at Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs. Unlike Karina, whose career I have followed for years, Coyote Island was new to me. I hadn’t heard […]