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New York City. The Big Apple that never sleeps. But if you get bored with all that awake-time, you might just find yourself engaging in the newest form of NY tourism; NY rat tours. Yes. Rat tourism. Apparently there are rat enthusiasts in the world, and as most New Yorkers know, there are enough rats […]
In celebratory news, “Florence + the Machine’s” Florence Welch is on the mend and back in action after emergency, life-saving surgery. She appeared at the MEO Kalorama Festival in Lisbon Portugal to headline with her band and duet with singer Ethel Cain before their slot. “Florence + The Machine” had to cancel a few dates […]
Since 1974, The Stone Pony has been the anchor of the music scene in Asbury Park, NJ. As noted previously by this author, Bruce, Little Steven and Southside are good friends. And on this past Saturday Night of Labor Day Weekend, it was, indeed, the center of the music universe as far as the Jersey […]
Natty Frenchy (The Skatalites ) The Skatalites have been one of the most influential ska groups of all time. The group was formed in 1964 and began as a ska group but also embraced subgenres such as Rocksteady, Reggae, 2tone, Third Wave, Ska-Jazz, Ska-Punk, Ragga, and Dub. The Skatalites have been called Jamaica’s Greatest Band […]
We reached out to Pete Mason of NYS Music and had a productive chat. RRX: Let’s talk about NYS Music, which is where I know you from. I’ll share with you that, where I live, without giving out the deets, there are NYS Music stickers in places where no sticker ought to be. And I […]
Remember that song, “Tainted Love?” I dug that song when it came out. It was one of those songs that put you in a mood. If I wasn’t five when it came out, it might have been a different mood, but the only moods I had mastered was coloring in the lines and getting the […]
I reached out to Joe Adee from Joe Adee and the Lug Nuts. This is what he had to say. (Law and Order sound.) RRX: The band plays everything from Americana to hard edge blues. Was that clear from the band’s inception? Was there an overall vision for the band, or was it a matter […]
Some bands aren’t just music. Some bands, even their name brings you back in time to the person you were when their big hits first started coming across the airwaves. For me, the band Duran Duran hit me when I was maybe eleven or twelve, maybe a little younger. We had MTV actually playing music […]
Kelly Wescott is a passionate sculptor whose vigil to local gun violence found its way to the art gallery of UAlbany. When not bringing tears t her audience, she is a body piercer at Dark Tower Tattoo in Troy.
TS Ensemble performed at the Green Island Gazebo on Wednesday, August 30th. Photography by Timothy Reidy.
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