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Jukebox. Pit Diaper In what may or may not be a parody, specialty water brand Liquid Death and adult diaper brand Depends have teamed up to offer the “hit diaper.” It’s made of black pleather, costs $75 and is purposed to get you through a mosh pit without having to go to the bathroom. There […]
Show Detective. Friday, December 6th Eileen Ivers, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, 7:30pm It’s the most wonderful time of the year …and for years Eileen and the band have been celebrating the glorious story of Christmas, thoughtfully, uniquely and with pure unbridled joy!! Eileen’s Irish and American roots shine throughout the evening’s beautiful mix […]
Serpent and the Sun, Chtpr. 3 – Xperience Fiction – by Liam Sweeny. Jameson sat on the patio, a steaming cup of chicory coffee at his side. The smartphone was in front of him. Blake had left earlier, with the final instruction to take care of Adam; raise him good! He didn’t tell Jameson where […]
Urine – Xperience History – by Liam Sweeny. Interview originally published in July 2023. Let’s talk egos. In promoting yourself as an artist, you have to have an ego, even if you don’t have one. You have to promote yourself as a good time. But take this to an extreme, and you’re arrogant. But if […]
Rock and Roll – An Xperience Column – by Rob Skane. Rock n’ roll is a vicious game – if you know, you know. But we love it. Playing it, listening to it, arguing about it and even dreaming of it. No lie, not too long ago I had a dream that I was onstage […]
Show Detective. Friday, November 29th The Egg & BenDeLaCreme Present: The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show, The Egg, Albany, 8pm You better watch out, you better not cry, because “The Queens of Christmas” (Entertainment Weekly) are coming to Albany with a brand new edition of the internationally acclaimed The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show! Another […]
Serpent and the Sun, Chptr 2 – Xperience Fiction – by Liam Sweeny. Jameson scanned the street nervously as they drove. Blake had his knee pressed up against the steering-wheel, rolling another cigarette. He was close to half-way finished with the one-pound bag he picked up on the way to New Rochester. There were only […]
Jukebox. P.J. Harvey For the second season of the Apple TV+ series Bad Sisters, artist PJ Harvey is covering Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart.” It was recorded with composer Tim Phillips, and Harvey and Phillips also collaborated on the score, as well as a cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Who by Fire” for season […]
Show Detective. Friday, November 22nd CARBONARO: LIES ON STAGE, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, 7:30pm From his hit television series “The Carbonaro Effect” on truTV, America’s favorite Trickster is thrilling audiences across the country with CARBONARO: LIES ON STAGE, conjuring up a concoction of unbelievable magic, hysterical offbeat shenanigans, and wonder for all ages. […]
Serpent and the Sun, Chapter 1 – Xperience Fiction – by Liam Sweeny. Chapter One A glint of light from the upper window of the New Rochester Public Library caught on Blake’s shades, splashing a starburst across the windshield. Had he not known better, Blake might have mistaken it for sunlight. He cleared his throat, […]