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Words and Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. On October 12, Who’s Next rocked the Cohoes Music Hall, delivering a performance that brought the timeless energy of the Who’s legendary catalog to life. The band, made up of Doug Zahn, Bill Canell, Richie Sav, and Will Shelley, fully embodied the original members of the Who, creating […]

The Artimus Pyle Band is returning to the Strand Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 @ 7:30pm! Get ready for an unforgettable experience! The Artimus Pyle Band gives fans the best of Skynyrd with one of the men who made it! Drummer Artimus Pyle is a 2006 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee whose powerful and distinctive double bass drumming helped define the […]

On Saturday October 26, 2024 @ 8:00pm, it’s Neil Diamond Night at the Strand Theatre, featuring Rich Ortiz! The Strand Halloween Bash on a Hot October Night with music by Rich Ortiz performing the greatest hits of Neil Diamond with his band featuring Megan Houde, Eric Hofmanis, Jonathan Newell, and Pete Vumbacco. Opening the show […]

DJHM presents: PRISS/David Halprin/Melanie Faye at The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall November 1st at 7pm FOR TICKETS CLICK HERE. PRISS The only KISS tribute band to: be hand chosen by KISS to be the first and only KISS tribute to perform on the “KISS Kruise.” perform on the Kid Rock Cruise. appear on A&E’s “Gene Simmons […]

Big Empty – Interview – Thanks for Asking! by Liam Sweeny. We connected with Patrick Follet from Big Empty. This is what transpired. RRX: Music genres are difficult for some artists. Some strictly adhere; others not so much. What is your perspective on the genre you play, or the genres you hover around? PF: Great […]

Curveball, an Xperience Interview – by Sketchy Hubris. “Never lose the groove in order to find a note.” ― Victor L. Wooten   Curveball, the band, is comprised of James Hart on guitar, William Reinke on drums, and Liam Murtagh on bass. RRX: How did the band come about? JH: Originally, we were a four-piece […]

Ashley Purdy (Formerly of Black Veil Brides) has dropped a blazing hard rock take of Cristopher Cross’s “Ride Like The Wind”. The Capital Region’s own JJ Savage, who has established a strong name within the metal community worldwide as a strong guitarist & personality, joined forces with Purdy in 2020. Savage states he is “Thrilled […]

A Killer’s DNA – The Weird Side of the Internet – by Liam Sweeny. Epigenetics. Yup, it’s science time. Or maybe pseudoscience, or something in between. Epigenetics is the theory that things you pick up or go through in life somehow gets carried into your genetics, or DNA, or whatever. So if you develop a […]

Greetings – Tom Paxton’s first weekend at Caffe Lena was in September, 1960. The Caffe was only four months old. Eisenhower was soon to turn over the Oval Office to Kennedy. It was a long time ago. Generations of music lovers know Tom Paxton’s lyric, “Are you going away with no word of farewell / Will there be not a trace […]

The Amish Outlaws – An Xperience Interview – by Liam Sweeny. In contemporary America, it may seem that the chief export of the Amish is furniture or apple cider, but it’s probably a misconception. When the members of the Amish Outlaws celebrated their coming of age, Rumspringa, they decided to stay in our world. And […]


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