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By Mike Stampalia. 30 years ago: Mary Chapin Carpenter / The Mavericks @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center While Carpenter offered her version of Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman” purr during “I Feel Lucky,” it was Raul Malo, the big-voiced frontman of opening act the Mavericks, who conjured up the ghost of the Big O. With power-house […]
The Boxes from Amazon at Your Front Door – by Liam Sweeny. I love Amazon. No, I hate Amazon; it’s very love-hate. I sometimes buy dumb, small stuff for the anticipation of walking out of my apartment, on my way to commit various acts of mayhem, and seeing that little box in the hallway. You […]
’90s-style punk rockers VinTri Hill apparently did a little rain dance on Saturday at Silver Factory Records. They managed to unleash some tunes before the sky opened up on them. Photography by Joshua Scarselli. More coverage of the show here …
The Turd: An American Journey, Chptr 14 – Xperience Fiction – by Liam Sweeny. There was one mid-sized airport in the continental United States. On expansive series of corridors, one baggage claim smelling of industrial cleaner. One row of overpriced restaurants and pit stops, and one by one gate waiting areas with cushioned seats with […]
Legacy Pays Rocking Tribute to Foreigner & Journey at Gloversville Moose Lodge Words and Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. GLOVERSVILLE, NY (Jan. 11, 2025) — The heat was high and the air thick with summer humidity, but that didn’t stop Legacy: A Tribute to Foreigner & Journey from electrifying the Gloversville Moose Lodge with an […]
By Mike Stampalia. 50 years ago: Roberta Flack / Blood, Sweat & Tears @ Tanglewood The tears were provided by Roberta Flack, who opened her performance with one of her biggest and most melancholy hits, “Killing Me Softly.” Though Flack can belt out a gospel style tune, and sound a lot like Aretha Franklin, her […]
On July 11, Colony Woodstock hosted a night featuring the art-pop of Sarah Power, as well as the genre-defying Forbidden Lovers. Musicians playing that night included Erica Quitzow, Guthrie Lord, Manuel Quintana, Jesse Towey, and Steve Gorn. Photography by Joshua Scarselli. Read an interview with Gargie Verma of Forbidden Lovers here …
Photography by Christopher Ebbs. Vintri Hill kicked off the fun and brought the storm to a rainout close at Silver Factory Records. More from Silver Factory Records …
Rock the Block Blazes with Back in Black Words and Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. Cohoes, New York – The summer heat wasn’t the only thing turning up the temperature Thursday night in Canal Square. On July 10, Rock the Block welcomed Back in Black, the legendary AC/DC tribute band out of Massachusetts, and they brought […]
image: Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. @ Music Haven (July 14, 2024) – photo by Timothy Reidy for RadioRadioX 40 years ago: Air Supply @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center Then they finished the set as everyone except Shilander, Moyse, and the group’s original keyboardist Frank Esler Smith left the stage, and the trio combined on my favorite […]
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