Alive at Five Brings New Orleans Funk and Psychedelic Jams to Washington Park By Charla Earney. Albany was spoiled last week. Three straight days of perfect summer weather settled over Washington Park, bringing just enough breeze to tame the July heat without stealing the sunshine. The air quality be damned, I was excited to see […]

Matt Maeson at Empire Live, July 18, 2026 – photo by Joshua Scarselli. By Charla Earney. Some musicians sing. Some perform. And then there are the ones who somehow narrate your life while you’re busy living it. Life hurts. It changes us. It breaks us open, rebuilds us, and leaves us carrying experiences we never […]

Virginian singer-songwriter Matt Maeson visited Empire Live on July 18, with support from Joe P. Photography by Joshua Scarselli. More from Empire Live here …

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, […]