Roots musician Michael Francis McCarthy is based out of the Catskills, but his influences are global, which he showed kicking off the night for headliner the Native Howl at Empire Underground on Tuesday night. Photography by Jake Fox. Read an Xperience Interview with Michael Francis McCarthy here …    

Whiskey roots from the Colorado Rockies in the form of Tejon Street Corner Thieves filled out the middle slot opening for the Native Howl at a fun show at Empire Underground on Tuesday. Photography by Jake Fox. More from the show here …  

Jukebox. Bright Eyes Bright Eyes has an upcoming North American tour, and they’ve added West Coast dates. The tour is in support of their album Five Dice, All Three. The tour is massive, and they’ll be adding dates starting with Ojai, California on August 26th and finish off at House of Blues in Las Vegas […]

Troy, New York – Troy Savings Bank Music Hall’s third annual Make Music Troy, a wonderful mix of free, public musical events, will make its return today on Saturday, June 21. A full slate of live music and events from 10am – 10pm!  Make Music Troy is part of Make Music Day, a global music […]

Who says thrash and bluegrass don’t mix? Certainly, nobody at Empire Underground on Tuesday, where the Native Howl put on a terrific show. Photography by Jake Fox. More from Empire Underground here …  

The move to the rain site didn’t dampen the heavy start to this year’s Alive at Five series with Queensryche. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More from the show here …

Music Notes – An Xperience Column – by Jeff and Crystal Moore. Hello music fans. This month, we’re diving into the wild world of the brain—your brain, my brain, Mozart’s brain—and how music lights it up like a stadium encore. Whether you shred guitar or sing karaoke with the passion of a tweaking Pugg, science has good news: music makes you […]