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Show Detective. Friday, August 23rd Dweezil Zappa, The Palace Theatre, Albany, 8pm The Rox(Postroph)y Tour Renowned guitarist Dweezil Zappa brings the aptly named “Rox-Postrophy” Tour to the Palace on August 23, celebrating two of his father Frank Zappa’s landmark albums, “Roxy & Elsewhere” and “Apostrophe.” The tour commemorates the 50th Anniversary of both albums and […]
Kristen Capolino – Xperience History – by Liam Sweeny. Some musicians have so much energy and stage presence that you don’t mind if they’re not the best. And some musicians are so good that you don’t care if the just stand there on stage. But once in a while you get someone who has boundless […]
Jukebox. Hip-Hop 101 Festival A number of Hip-Hop legends will be headlining the Hip-Hop 101 Festival taking place at the Oakland Arena on Saturday, November 9th. Notables include Public Enemy, Cypress Hill and De La Soul, with additional performers Too Short, Eric B & Rakim, Dilated Peoples and Mistah Fab. Cypress Hill will have just […]
Show Detective. Friday, August 16th The Egg Presents: Ruthie Foster, The Egg, Albany, 8pm Ruthie Foster’s musical journey is as eclectic and vibrant as her soulful voice. Born into a family steeped in gospel tradition, Ruthie’s earliest influences were the voices of her mother, grandmother, and the gospel singers she grew up listening to — […]
DJ Joe Grossman – Xperience History- by Liam Sweeny. There’s a universe that operates on a natural law of rhythm, of galaxies spinning on the turntable of a black hole and the intricate interplay of planets passing by, moons revolving in such a way we could set our watch to them, and in a way, […]
Jukebox. Horse Jumper of Love Boston indie rock band Horse Jumper of Love will be releasing their new LP, Disaster Trick, next week, and after finishing a tour with DIIV, they’ll be putting forth a new spate of headlining shows. These shows will be in November, and the band will be joined by Spencer Radcliffe […]
Summer Songs (And Then Some) – An Xperience Column – by Johnny Mystery. Well I wonder who bop-a-do has gotten to the beach yet? Not me. Not yet, but any day now. The clock is ticking. We’re just about halfway through. What am I waiting for? What are you waiting for? Where did summer go? […]
Show Detective. Friday, August 9th An Evening of Brahms with Fabio Luisi, SPAC, Saratoga Springs, 7:30pm The Philadelphia Orchestra Fabio Luisi makes his SPAC debut with an evening of Brahms, featuring the beloved Fourth Symphony and Violin Concerto with internationally-acclaimed violinist Bomsori Kim for her Philadelphia Orchestra and SPAC debut. Internal Bleeding, Empire Underground, Albany, […]
Art for Humans – Finding Reference – by Alexander Cardinal. Find reference and find it everywhere! You need reference images if you want to make an image worth looking at. Obvious hyperbole aside, it’s true the vast majority of the time you need something to reference to make what you’re trying to draw or paint […]
Paisley Underground – An Xperience Article – by Tara Dee. I had the privilege of being a guest on Kaleidoscope recently, joining Jimmy and Artie for a show highlighting the Paisley Underground. And while on some level it’s great to simply let the music speak for itself, there’s so much more that could be said […]
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