There are two kinds of people in this world. The first kind carefully researches every detail of a trip, creates spreadsheets, color-codes itineraries, and books reservations a year in advance. That was my wife, Lisa – before she met me. Now, we just “see what happens.” She loves it. Monday Our trip officially began on […]

Creative License Presents Capital Region Premiere of Beau Willimon’s Breathing Time at Cohoes Music Hall September 18–27, 2026 COHOES, NY — Creative License theater collective will present Breathing Time, a compelling drama by acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Beau Willimon, September 18–27, 2026, at the historic Cohoes Music Hall. The production marks the play’s Capital Region premiere and is part of Creative […]

The Ky McClinton Duo opened for Shannon Roy at Slidin’ Dirty, then closed the night as some of the boys. Bluesy rock ensued. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More on Shannon Roy here …

By The Vibe Dog. There are concerts, and then there are incidents. After many years of voluntarily surrendering evenings to live music, I have developed a reasonably reliable system for determining which is which. You arrive. You find your seat. You look around at the people who have paid an alarming amount of money to […]

Image: Love Tractor: (l to r) Armistead Wellford, Mark Cline, Mike Richmond, Kit Swartz. Photo by Liwkram, licensed under Creative Commons. By Tara Davis. Most of our readers and RadioRadioX listeners are familiar with some of the bands that were originators of the wildly creative music scene that was Athens, Georgia in the ‘80s, such […]

(Warning: You May Accidentally Become an Artist) By Charla Earney. UNIHOG is an odd name. I still haven’t learned exactly where it came from. I could go online and deep dive into the history of the place and probably learn quite a bit. But UNIHOG is one of those places I’ve deliberately wanted to understand in […]

By Joshua Scarselli. This is the inaugural interview in my new Artist Spotlight Series. I’ll be looking for different types of artists to interview. The more unknown or peculiar, the better! If you would like to be interviewed for this series, you can e-mail me at powderkegpictures@gmail.com. Today we talk to Michael Politan. Michael is […]