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(Featured Image: Dan Fogelberg @ Tanglewood, 6/21/1985 – photo by Mark Mitchell for the Berkshire Eagle) By Mike Stampalia. 50 years ago: Ramsey Lewis @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center 40 years ago: Dan Fogelberg / Chris Hillman Band @ Tanglewood He sings lots of personal love songs and borders on being overly sentimental, but […]
Jukebox. Jeff Scott Solo Rock vocalist Jeff Scott Solo, who sang on Yngwie Malmsteen’s first two albums, had advice for musicians starting out. When asked about lessons learned from his time with Yngwie, Scott noted that rather than learning what to do, he learned what not to do. Seeing the way things had functioned as […]
(Featured image: A violent storm shuts down Alive at Five, 6/24/2024 – photo by Timothy Reidy) By Mike Stampalia. 50 years ago: Herbie Mann / Joe Farrell @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center After a standing ovation and the first of two encores, the spectators began piling into the orchestra pit, forming a conga line and […]
10 years ago: Train / The Fray / Matt Nathanson @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center His shrill, but full, falsettos were exceptional–a level of singing rarely seen on recordings, and virtually never seen live. When Train played Aerosmith’s “Dream On” during their encore, Monahan’s singing was chill-inducing. The audience was left to decide for themselves […]
Whassup in the 518. Friday, June 20th >*-The Egg The Egg Presents: Dionne Warwick, The Egg, Albany, 8pm The Egg welcomes living legend Dionne Warwick to celebrate a truly momentous occasion: the last chance to enjoy The Egg in its current state before we temporarily close for renovations in July 2025. An icon performing in […]
40 years ago (1985): Bryan Adams / Fiona @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center Adams had a crowd of 18,234 young fans all to himself. He didn’t let them go until he’d delivered all of his hits and a full dose of songs from “Reckless,” his current LP, in a performance that stretched into five encores […]
Taking to the Streets – Lansingburgh Memorial Day Parade w/Ginger Geezus – by Matty D. I can’t remember the last time I was part of a Holiday Parade, or if I ever was. Perhaps in Cub Scouts. I don’t remember those type of things in Clifton Park where I grew up, although they may have […]
The Turd: An American Journey, Chptr 10 – Xperience Fiction – by Liam Sweeny. Ernest sat in the green room with his palms making out with his knees. His eyes made time with the brick face of the outer wall and the bare sheet-rock inner walls. The fluorescent overhead bulb strobed out in a rust-edged […]
By Mike Stampalia 50 years ago (1975): Lynyrd Skynyrd / Wet Willie / Atlantis @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center The group came back for an encore and, with some help from Wet Willie’s Jimmy Hall, did Jimmy Rogers’ 1920 song “T for Texas,” a song that seemed to be 50 years ahead of its time. […]
Tame the Rooster – Xperience History – by Liam Sweeny. Originally published March 2024. I love country. In particular, I love old, outlaw country. Willie, Waylon, Cash. Reminds me of the smell of sawdust on a dive bar floor when I was six and my dad and my uncles needed a pit stop (it was […]
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