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Jukebox. Corey Taylor Corey Taylor, frontman of Slipknot celebrated his 50th birthday by announcing a 2024 North American solo tour. They will be accompanied by supporting acts Des Rocs and Jigsaw Youth. The tour will launch in February 3rd in Toronto, and conclude in Omaha, Nebraska on March 3rd. Along the way people in Montreal, […]
Harbinger Theatre’s Mrs. Packard Is Irresistible by Joanna Palladino. “History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or timid.” – Dwight Eisenhower Often the past is forgotten and old plays or historic theatrical pieces are tossed to the side for more edgier modern works that are sure to thrill and engage […]
Prog Digest – December – An Xperience Column – by Klyde Kadiddlehumper. Howdy folks and Happy Whatever Holiday you want to celebrate time. For all of you who are now saying – Hey Klyde – why are you being politically correct? Well, it is really very simple. At any given time in this household, we […]
Albums of 2023, Year to Escape and Move On – By Eric Gustafson. December 2023 In a chaotic year of falling savings and yet more war, many listeners opted to escape to the lyrical, emotive, dreamy strains of crooners. Reminiscent of the 1930s or 1960s, other eras of American dread and creativity, it may be […]
Jukebox – Music News Cuts Guns N’ Roses – The General Guns N’ Roses is releasing a new single called “The General.” The song is a B-Side of the band’s limited edition seven-inch vinyl single, “Perhaps” that was made available for preorder last August. The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles was the first place the […]
Observations and Ramblings from a Cranky Old Guy – by Jeff Spaulding. This is a holiday story, with plot twists and turns. To begin with, I am a huge believer in fate, the concept that things are not always random, and perhaps our lives are pre-determined. Thanksgiving weekend 1969. My father, mother and I were […]
Show Detective. Friday, December 8th Melissa Ferrick, The Linda, Albany, 8pm-10pm Melissa Ferrick is a Professor of the Practice at Northeastern University in the Music Department at the College of Arts Media and Design. Ferrick teaches courses on songwriting (focusing on lyric, melody, and intent), creative entrepreneurship, demo recording and production, live performance, the intersection of […]
2023 Wrap-Up – An Xperience Column – by Johnny Mystery. Yeah, so as I write these words, a cold wind is blowing, and The Beatles and The Stones are riding high on the pop charts. Makes me wonder what Gerry and The Pacemakers are doing these days. Really tough, at this point I’m not telling […]
Chris Foster – In the Spotlight – by J Hunter. Some auditions stay with you – usually because of that moment at 3am when you sit bolt-upright in bed and snarl, “Why didn’t I do it THAT way???” But then there are the times that the audition stays with you because the words you were […]