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Much promise, some disappointment with Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Mann, and others By Mike Stampalia. 58 years ago today (May 3, 1968), SUNY Albany presented their second annual jazz festival. A two-day event, with Day One (Friday, May 3) featuring Clark Terry and Herbie Mann, while Day Two (Saturday, May 4) headlined Dizzy Gillespie, with Charles […]
By MBF and 400 River. Last issue, we talked a little bit about how to consume cannabis. Let’s delve into that more in-depth today. There are so many more ways to get high than just smoking flower – the NY market is providing in a big way. We have a ton of exciting products out […]
Whassup in the 518? Weekend of May 1–3, 2026 · Capital Region, New York May is here, and the Capital Region isn’t easing into it. This weekend delivers a Broadway powerhouse, a Grammy-winning jazz drummer, a metal triple-header, a sprawling outdoor festival, an iconic folk room packed with a legend, drag royalty in Saratoga, and […]
Whassup in the 518? Friday, April 24th The Ultimate Tribute to the Bee Gees, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, 7:30pm The ULTIMATE tribute to the BEE GEES featuring One Night Only is coming to the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on April 24th! Relive all of the Bee Gees’ greatest hits including: Staying Alive, […]
Jukebox. Madonna Madonna has created a sequel to 2995’s Confessions of a Dancefloor, called Confessions II. “People think that dance music is superficial, but they’ve got it all wrong,” Madonna saide. “The dance floor is not just a place, it’s a threshold: A ritualistic space where movement replaces language. Madonna added, “When Stuart Price and […]
Wassup in the 518? Friday, April 17th Daniel Maltz, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, 7:30pm Daniel Adam Maltz, fortepiano The Egg Presents: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Egg, Albany, 8pm For nearly six decades, the three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has entertained audiences with their top-shelf musicianship and timeless hits. Now the […]
Ticketmaster/Live Nation – The Only Game in Town – by Liam Sweeny. Sweat pours down your face, off your hair, rivulets down the back off your T-shirt. It presses into your computer chair as you slam on the buttons and click over here and over there. Your competitors have computer rigs much more advanced, but […]
Whassup in the 518? Friday, April 10th Water for Elephants, Proctors Theatre, Schenectady “Many wonders await audiences in this gorgeously imaginative Broadway musical.” – The New York Times The critically acclaimed bestselling novel comes to “thrilling, dazzling” life (Time Out New York) in a unique, spectacle-filled new musical! Hailed as a Critic’s Pick, The New […]
Canna Corner – An Xperience Column – by MBF and 400 River. “It’s just a plant.” We hear this all the time, and sure, cannabis is just a plant. The cannabis plant, however, is an exceptionally interesting one. It’s also a burgeoning new economy here in New York, now heading into its fourth year of […]
The Worms Crawl In, The Worms Crawl Out – by Art Fredette. The dictionary says an earworm is: a catchy song or tune that runs continually through a person’s mind. “the whole album is packed full of earworms that get stuck in your head” Every morning for as long as I can remember, I have […]
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