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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 […]
By Mike Stampalia. 30 years ago: Yanni @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center The most popular performer continues to be Karen Briggs, the charismatic jazz violinist, who received an ovation at her entrance before the performance began, which pretty much matched Yanni’s own. Briggs has a definite following, some of whom came to the concert […]
The Turd: An American Journey, Chapter 13 – Xperience Fiction – by Liam Sweeny. If they had to stop and think; rather, if they had time to stop and think, they would’ve wondered how the five of them got to the stairwell so quickly. They might have taken a breather for Ernest, their injured party, […]
Music Notes – An Xperience Column – by Peak Music Studios. Hello music fans! This month, we’re diving into sacred, controversial, and possibly dangerous territory—the eternal debate about the best guitar gear ever made. Please don’t kill the messenger. It’s the kind of topic that makes the faint of heart faint and the bold scream […]
(Image: Trustworth Samende of Mokoomba at Music Haven, 7/7/2024 – photo by Timothy Reidy) By Mike Stampalia. 10 years ago: Ben Williams and Sound Effect @ Skidmore College’s Zankel Music Center While Williams’ aggression puts him apart from the pack, it was his hushed work in the clear towards the end of the […]
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