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A Book Review: The Cars – Let the Stories Be Told – by Rob Skane. I remember the first time I heard “Just What I Needed” on the radio. I had no idea who the band was at the time, but my mind was blown. I remember thinking, how can he say “time, time” – […]
Leila’s Hair Museum – by Liam Sweeny. Death can be as fascinating as life sometimes. This is because the whole entire process of a person dying is a social event. Everything from the preservation of the body to the complicated layers of a funeral or service, the public consoling of the bereaved, and the fact […]
Chaos Theory is an original blues/funk/rock group out of Albany, and they played Frog Alley on October 4. Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. More from Frog Alley Brewing here …
Purveyors of Gothic Americana from the Jersey Pines, the Wedding Funeral played No Fun on a Sunday night. Albany’s Haunted Cat and Troy’s Laughter Has Long Legs rounded out the bill. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More from No Fun here …
Lithium, Chptr 10 – Xperience Fiction – by Liam Sweeny. It was a dance if Mel thought about it like that. Lifting the sledgehammer, arcing it through the air and giving gravity just a tiny bit of assistance in bringing it down on the post. He realized that he had much more respect both for […]
Geoff Tate and band perform “Operation: Mindcrime” for what they say is the last time on this tour. Photos from their sold-out date at Infinity Hall in Hartford, Connecticut, an intimate 500-seat listening room with wonderful acoustics. Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. More from Stephanie J Bartik here …
By Lori Anne McKone. COHOES, N.Y. – October 11, 2025 – Back In Black lit up the Cohoes Music Hall with a set so tight it could have been mistaken for the real thing. The AC/DC tribute band didn’t just play the hits – they embodied them. Every riff, every scream, every stomp felt like […]
The Heights – An Xperience Column – by Joe Barna. In this month’s edition of The Heights, I will pay my respects to one of the greatest friends, musicians, mentors, and men to have passed through my life in the pursuit of obtaining my potential as a drummer/composer. His name is Hal Galper. Not only […]
By Tony Mastrianni. Laveda has released their third LP, “Love, Darla,” on Bar/None Records, spearheaded by the former Albany-native band’s new single “Heaven.” They are ever so clever as their dauntingly imaginative style recalls the splendor of a Sonic Youth influence with some pretty soundscapes as well. This single is emotionally charged and is seemingly […]
The Cooper’s Cave Composers Consortium is a collective from the Capital District/Lower Adirondack region committed to sharing new original music with their community and each other. They gave a performance at the Strand Theatre on October 10. Members of the Consortium include John Benware, Lucas Garrett, J.P. Hubbs, Eddie Jowels, Brendan Klippel, Anthime Miller, Jonathan […]
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