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Weird Al Yankovic – An Xperience Interview – by Neoptolemus. I was a high school senior in the mid-1970s, living just west of Syracuse, NY. I was gifted a JVC receiver and speakers from my brother, who picked it up in Japan on his way home from Vietnam. With it, I discovered a Utica, NY […]
Life on the Cutting Edge – Discoveries – by Liam Sweeny. Sweden has bottled sunlight into molecules, creating liquid solar fuel that holds clean energy for over six months. https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2019/06/bottling-sunshine-without-batteries/ Japan has created a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours and enriches the soil in just 10 days. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/scientists-japan-develop-plastic-that-dissolves-seawater-within-hours-2025-06-04/ Scientists found a fungus that […]
Greetings – Last weekend our Jazz Pebbles–aged 10,11, 13 and 13–welcomed the Saturday night audience with a swinging courtyard set. We watched a crowd gather as the kids ran through their repertoire of five songs. It was fun to see people stop to listen, and then exchange looks of surprise as they realized it was kids playing. Jazz Pebbles is part of our School […]
Sarah Holub Schrom – Xperience History – by Liam Sweeny. Originally published in September 2019. Art is the currency of meaning. The great thing about such a currency is that you don’t need to hoard it, because just one work can grow in meaning, or change meaning over time, and all you have to do […]
Lost in Space: Carmine Gontz and the Icons Behind the Anthem – by Lori McKone. How a rising rock visionary joined forces with legends like Rudy Sarzo and Matt Starr to create a sound that’s truly out of this world. Carmine Gontz isn’t just a rising star; he’s an artist who knows who he is. […]
Martin Benjamin – An Xperience Interview – by Sketchy Hubris. Ansel Adams, in 1930, had been training to become a concert pianist while considering a career as a photographer. He decided, after seeing the photographs by Paul Strand, that “the camera, not the piano, would shape [his] destiny.” His mother and aunt both pleaded, “Do […]
What’s Behind the Mirror – The Weird Side of the Internet – by Liam Sweeny. I remember my parents and I going halves on a two family house. I remember that when I first was shown the house, what I wanted to see was the basement. This is, of course, practical, because if you want […]
Saturdays June -September! SUMMER SQUARE FREE! Saturday’s 32 Second Street, Troy For more information visit: www.troymusichall.org TROY, NEW YORK: The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall’s free Summer Square series returns with an expanded season! The series continues this Saturday, June 28th with Reese Fulmer! A summer favorite, the free outdoor concert series will […]
Whassup in the 518? Friday, June 27th The Beach Boys, The Palace, Albany, 7:30pm As The Beach Boys mark more than a half century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America’s musical history. The Beach Boys – who have become synonymous with the California lifestyle and […]
The Nose Knows – The Weird Side of the Internet – by Liam Sweeny. Let’s talk about size. Yes, that size. It seems to be so important that when I said just that single word, you knew exactly what I was referring to. Is it important? Depends on who you ask, but whether it truly […]
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