Interviews
Brooklyn’s Killing Connor is an unapologetic metalcore band visibly on the rise. They delivered a blistering set this past March at Empire Live, kicking the night off for Overkill. Killing Connor comprises Matt Rosenthal (guitar), Connor Shann (bass), Brian Thompson (vocals), and Dan Schleicher (drums). RRX: Tell me about your most recent song, album, or […]
By Sara Busone. RRX: Who do you admire in the local music community and why? Duane Beer: A couple of groups that first come to mind. I like Zombie Giuliani; their album “No State Solution” (currently cassette only) is one of my all-time favorite punk rock albums. It’s loose in all the right ways, and […]
photo: Cherry Drop, by Vision Immortal By Sara Busone. Detroit rockers Cherry Drop played the Rock & Roll Cookout at No Fun last night. We spoke with vocalist Lucas Sunn to learn a little bit more about them. RRX: We all get a little support from those around us. Who do you admire in your […]
By Chad Koenig. I am talking with Albany native, poet, and playwright Carol Durant, who is promoting her debut play, “Drive To Live in Albany,” which will be performed on Friday, May 29th at 7 pm, and Saturday, May 30th, at 4 pm and 7 pm at the Interfaith Sanctuary, located at 959 Madison Ave. […]
An Xperience Interview By BradQuan Copeland. Even beneath the blaze of the summer sun, he dwells within the chill of grog, locked within the ruins of rumination, feeling as though a fraught string has been threaded through his temples, looped around his skull, and constricted with the hunger of a feral serpent. His disdain for […]
Image: Keegan James at the Albany Tulip Festival, May 9, 2026 – photo by Stephanie J Bartik By Sara Busone. RRX: Do you feel better when you sing about better times or worse times? Is there a difference you can describe? Keegan James: I find that music has become the place where my frustrations get […]
It Was a Land of Buzzing Eardrums By Mike Stampalia. Last fall, former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne performed at Proctors as part of his “Who Is the Sky?” tour, and it commanded the highest-ticketed prices in that storied venue’s history. In March 2023, Heads keyboardist/guitarist Jerry Harrison played Empire Live alongside essential TH contributor […]
By Sara Busone. RRX: What was your first show like? Jo Agopovich: My very first band got offered an opening gig for a popular local band in Syracuse. So there was a good crowd there already. They were very, very nice to us (probably because we were all teenage girls except for our singer, who […]
By Sara Busone. RRX: So you came from Pittsfield? Christine Bilé: All the way from Pittsfield, Mass. RRX: Now how far away is that? CB: I think an hour and four minutes. RRX: So tell me, was guitar something you gravitated to? Singing, songwriting … I’m just curious about your origin story. CB: That’s a great question. I mean, I […]
This interview originally ran on November 2, 2021. By Richard Beach. RRX: MIke Skill is one of the founders of The Romantics and has a brand new record coming out called “Skill……Mike Skill” Mike: That’s right. I felt it was time to actually get my name out there and display what I’ve got. A lot […]
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