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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 […]
Prog Digest – An Xperience Column – by Klyde Kadiddlehumper. What’ll ya have!? What’ll ya have!? What’ll ya have!? This is the siren call as you enter a wonderful southern legend – The Varsity. For the uninitiated, The Varsity started as a college hot dog joint and now has eight locations. Get in line, figure […]
Now It’s Your Turn – Rob Skane – An Xperience Column – by Rob Skane. Going live on social media from your grandmother’s couch down in the painted panel basement isn’t a gig. Or a show. Or anything. Some might argue that it’s just a call out for attention and validation, but isn’t that what […]
Jukebox. Bright Eyes Bright Eyes has an upcoming North American tour, and they’ve added West Coast dates. The tour is in support of their album Five Dice, All Three. The tour is massive, and they’ll be adding dates starting with Ojai, California on August 26th and finish off at House of Blues in Las Vegas […]
Music Notes – An Xperience Column – by Jeff and Crystal Moore. Hello music fans. This month, we’re diving into the wild world of the brain—your brain, my brain, Mozart’s brain—and how music lights it up like a stadium encore. Whether you shred guitar or sing karaoke with the passion of a tweaking Pugg, science has good news: music makes you […]
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