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You? Me? The Dead? By Rob Skane. I never “got” the Grateful Dead. I just didn’t understand it. And I didn’t want to – at all. For quite some time and with no shame whatsoever, I was VERY happy listening to albums like “KISS Alive!” to focus on anything but the sound of a Gibson […]
By Peak Music Studios. Who Is the Greatest Guitarist of All Time? Who is the greatest guitarist of all time is one of the most dangerous questions in music. It can start a friendly conversation, divide a band, ruin a Thanksgiving dinner, or cause three grown adults in a music store to point at each […]
“Apple Pies and Sweaty Guys” By Chris Busone. This month, we will commemorate 250 years of an idea; a dream of a nation of freedom, liberty, and inclusion for all those yearning to be free. Yes, on the 4th we will celebrate in grand style, complete with hot dogs, apple pie, and if we’re lucky, maybe […]
By Klyde Kadiddlehumper. So many bits and pieces. So many rants. So many celebrations and so much sadness. This month, for reasons that, to be honest, are not really essential to the vibe, I bring a little of almost everything. Let’s start with the celebratory bits first – no need to be a downer from […]
Photo by Mr.Mushnik and licensed under Creative Commons 2.5 By Art Fredette. In the summer of 1977, I was 10 years old and trapped every weekend on a drum and bugle corps bus. My sister had decided she wanted to be in the color guard, and the family was all in for the journey, or […]
By MBF and 400 River. In New York, we have a really exciting and complicated cannabis program. New York has had legal cannabis since 2022, and our medical program has existed since 2016. There are a lot of different types of actors in the New York State cannabis industry, so let’s spend time exploring how […]
By MBF and 400 River. At this point in the state’s legalization of cannabis, most consumers have a dispensary (or three) within miles of their home. Our access to the plant has been simplified, but HOW does cannabis actually work in our bodies? It’s a complicated process and, honestly, one that is still being studied and […]
“Mungo Jerry and Bing” By Chris Busone. Well children, summer’s here and the time is certainly right. So I thought it’d be the perfect time to shine a little sunlight on some songs traditionally set aside for the sultry summer season. Not just songs with the word “summer” in them, that would be too easy. […]
It Was a Land of Buzzing Eardrums By Mike Stampalia. Last fall, former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne performed at Proctors as part of his “Who Is the Sky?” tour, and it commanded the highest-ticketed prices in that storied venue’s history. In March 2023, Heads keyboardist/guitarist Jerry Harrison played Empire Live alongside essential TH contributor […]
By Sara Busone. RRX: What was your first show like? Jo Agopovich: My very first band got offered an opening gig for a popular local band in Syracuse. So there was a good crowd there already. They were very, very nice to us (probably because we were all teenage girls except for our singer, who […]
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