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Show Detective. Friday, March 22nd Nickel Creek, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, 8pm with Special Guest Monica Martin Nickel Creek is mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins and guitarist Sean Watkins. Together a sum of more than their staggering parts, the trio revolutionized bluegrass and folk in the early 2000s and ushered in a […]
Jukebox. Slash Renowned Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash is putting out a tribute to the blues, and it’s a doozy. The album, entitled ‘Orgy of the Damned,’ is his sixth solo album since he joined the iconic rock group. Gibson Records will be releasing this album on Ma 17th. ‘Orgy of the Damned’ is Slash’s […]
Show Detective. Friday, March 15th Loose Cattle Band featuring Michael Cerveris, The Linda, Albany, 8pm-11pm The members of New Orleans-based LOOSE CATTLE have separately, or collectively, made music with the likes of Alex Chilton, Bob Mould, Allen Touissaint, Pete Townshend, Frank Black, The Iguanas, The Breeders, Goldfinger, The Whiskey Gentry, Tav Falco, and Teenage Fanclub. […]
Before – Video – Stephanie J Bartik. “BEFORE” Before the fans, before the music, before the ushers, before the show…there are hours of magic happening in the theater. Stage set up, sound check, make-up, costumes, camaraderie, hustle and bustle. Many fans just go to the show and see the magic of it all…here, shows just […]
Cherubs – Short Of Popular – Album Review by Joshua Reedy. (1996) My copy: 2018 remastered reissue on yellow, pink and blue vinyl by Sonic Surgery Records. Released two years after the eyebrow raising Heroin Man comes Short Of Popular: a compilation of singles and demos made to cap off the band’s initial run in […]
Observations and Ramblings from a Cranky Old Guy – an Xperience Column – by Jeff Spaulding. Here’s a question to those who made New Year’s resolutions, in particular to lose weight/get in shape/new year new you crap? It’s now March, if you haven’t been sticking to the routine go back to Five Guys and ditch […]
Jukebox. Wolfgang Van Halen Wolfgang Van Halen has a lot to live up to. The son of legendary rock guitar god Eddie Van Halen, he has to deal with being a celebrity from birth, also, at times, a target. But it’s hard to believe that one of the people who’ve targeted Wolfgang Van Halen is […]
Show Detective. Friday, March 8th, Dead Letter Office – A Tribute to R.E.M., The Linda, Albany, 8pm-10pm Dead Letter Office have dedicated themselves to faithfully reproducing the music and energy of a live R.E.M. show. Since 2014, Dead Letter Office has been thrilling audiences throughout the U.S. & Canada, providing a show that’s been sorely […]
Prog Digest – An Xperience Column – by Klyde Kadiddlehumper. This month we attack the sublime and the ridiculous. Each, in its own way a bit of both. At the time of this writing, 2 momentous occurrences shook the classical (or perhaps more correctly – the Neo Classical) world. The first was the passing of […]
Avey Tare – Cows On Hourglass Pond – Album Review by Joshua Reedy. (2019) My copy: 2019 deluxe pressing with bonus 10” by Domino. If Dave Portner (AKA Avery Tare) has proven anything across his now lengthy musical career, it is that he is a firm proponent of contrast. Where the instrumentally warm and inviting […]
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