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image: Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. @ Music Haven (July 14, 2024) – photo by Timothy Reidy for RadioRadioX 40 years ago: Air Supply @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center Then they finished the set as everyone except Shilander, Moyse, and the group’s original keyboardist Frank Esler Smith left the stage, and the trio combined on my favorite […]
Prog Digest – An Xperience Column – by Klyde Kadiddlehumper. Ya know how ya get to thinkin’ ‘bout stuff? Random thoughts triggered by something else, and then you end up writing it down, and some idiot (sorry, Boss) decides that they will print pretty much anything you write. Why I have been left to my […]
T.V. Doctors – Xperience History – by Amy Modesti. Originally published in June 2022. Not feeling well. Get a prescription from T.V. Doctors who will heal your soul. T.V. Doctors are one of several musical acts to perform at the Listen Up Awards Show Friday, June 17 at Lark Hall and their mix of electronica, […]
(image: the new ticket office at SPAC was attacked by angry fans (July 13, 1965) – photo by the Saratogian) 50 years ago: The J. Geils Band / Eros @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center “Last night’s incident gave a lot of ammunition to those people who are opposed to rock concerts. I’m afraid it put […]
40 years ago: Black Flag / Saint Vitus / Tom Triccoli’s Dog / Broken Talent @ Albany’s VFW Hall 50 years ago: “Two Generations of Brubeck” @ Music Inn (Lenox) The concert wouldn’t have been complete without a few of the Brubeck classics and the audience cheered the opening bars of “Blue Rondo a […]
The Heights – An Xperience Column – by Joe Barna. Greetings and salutations, all you Xperience Monthly loyalists. We love and appreciate every last one of you. Thank you for your time and support of our exciting and cutting-edge paper. We could not do this without you. Now, let’s get into something personal… One year […]
image: KRS-One at Alive at Five, July 11, 2024 – photo by Timothy Reidy for RadioRadioX 60 years ago: The Beau Brummels / The Chiffons / The Shirelles / Bobby Comstock and the Counts at Boys Club of America (Pittsfield) The kids (boys too) have solved the problem of being made to sit down during […]
(image: Black Flag in 1985) By Mike Stampalia. 60 years ago: Ian & Sylvia @ Berkshire Music Barn There was a hint Saturday that the Tysons’ performance lacked the force it had a year ago, and that their music was beginning to wear a little thin. Perhaps they have been with the same tunes […]
Whassup in the 518 Friday, July 11th Coppélia, SPAC, Saratoga Springs, 7:30pm The delightful tale of a mad inventor and the life-like doll he creates, The New York Times calls Coppélia “story ballet done to perfection.” One of the greatest comic ballets of the 19th Century, Coppélia has remained one of the best-loved classical works […]
…2..3..4, an Xperience Column – by Chris Busone. In our single-digit formative years, most of us look up to our parents or siblings, if you’re lucky enough to have them. That was the case for me. I think it’s only natural that during our lifetimes, we have heroes, role models – whatever word you want […]
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