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(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 […]
Life on the Cutting Edge: Recent Discoveries, Achievements and Advancements The world’s first transcontinental remote surgery https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1422462/ Japan develops solar panels with the equivalent of nuclear reactors https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/12/5ce093417ba4-japan-eyes-next-gen-solar-power-equivalent-to-20-nuclear-reactors.html A glass that can build and heal itself https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01750-w
(Image: Dave Mason – photo by the Morning Call) By Mike Stampalia. 50 years ago: Dave Mason / Livingston Taylor @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center The entire night broke loose when Mason went into “All Along the Watchtower.” It got crazier when he played “Only You Know and I Know” and “Feelin’ Alright,” a […]
Sabrina Trueheart – An Xperience Interview – by Liam Sweeny. The beauty of being a musician is that your sound is the product of everything you’ve ever loved. It is not unique; all art is a composite of the things we’ve loved, and maybe hated, in life. All artists and musicians have the power not […]
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