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This ain’t a safe night at the theater. It’s what you love about a great live concert—just in a community theater setting. There are shows you go to for a pleasant night out. And then there are shows that get under your skin a little—shows that don’t just entertain, but unsettle, provoke, and linger. Hedwig […]
Jukebox. Madonna Madonna has created a sequel to 2995’s Confessions of a Dancefloor, called Confessions II. “People think that dance music is superficial, but they’ve got it all wrong,” Madonna saide. “The dance floor is not just a place, it’s a threshold: A ritualistic space where movement replaces language. Madonna added, “When Stuart Price and […]
Lex Hoffa – Thanks for Asking! – by Liam Sweeny… RRX: Growing up in a melting pot of sound and culture, how do you decide whether to come out with a blended style or pick one sound in your world and blow that up? Lex Hoffa: Thats a great question. I had the luck of growing […]
Amanda Case – Thanks for Asking! – by Liam Sweeny. RRX: Cover art is cool. It shows listeners what the artist thinks the album is all about. Because music can be felt visually. If you had to give the public a visual image that you think they would see and just “get” your groove right […]
Wassup in the 518? Friday, April 17th Daniel Maltz, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, 7:30pm Daniel Adam Maltz, fortepiano The Egg Presents: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Egg, Albany, 8pm For nearly six decades, the three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has entertained audiences with their top-shelf musicianship and timeless hits. Now the […]
Ticketmaster/Live Nation – The Only Game in Town – by Liam Sweeny. Sweat pours down your face, off your hair, rivulets down the back off your T-shirt. It presses into your computer chair as you slam on the buttons and click over here and over there. Your competitors have computer rigs much more advanced, but […]
On Friday April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm, it’s Blues Night at the Strand Theatre with Tinsley Ellis! Atlanta-based musician Tinsley Ellis—known for decades as one of the greatest electric blues-rock guitarists of his generation—is now also recognized as one of the very best contemporary acoustic blues guitarists, songwriters and performers in the world. With 2024’s critically acclaimed, […]
Adrienne Parker Can’t Quit the Stage The Capital Region actor on playing broken characters, thriving in chaos, and why she keeps coming back. By Larry Felton · Photography by Larry Felton Adrienne Parker stops by my studio on a late Tuesday afternoon, carving out a couple of hours for an interview and a portrait before […]
Prog Digest – An Xperience Column – by Klyde Kadiddlehumper. Decidedly, we’ve not recently had any Hot Fun in the Summertime – but we have been able to Dance to the Music. Once again, circumstances, music, and other little bits have all been put in the cosmic blender that keeps things fresh in Klyde’s head. […]
The Mendelssohn Club of Albany, a 55-member male chorus, will present its annual Spring Concert at Chancellors Hall in the NYS Education Building, 89 Washington Avenue in downtown Albany, on Friday, May 15th, at 7:30pm. The Mendelssohn Club is the longest continuously performing arts group in the Capital Region, now in its 117th season. The […]
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