Reviews
CPS (Self Titled) – An Xperience Review – by Liam Sweeny. CPS has released their self-titled album this year. It is a departure without a return ticket, and if you’re one with the madness, book now. Singer and bassist Anthony S Campbell, guitarist Aiden Velazquez and drummer Declan J Fields have put together a really […]
You Don’t Have to “Shave Yo Legs”: It’s Good to Be Home – Keb Mo’ Review – by Colin McCarthy. Three songs into a sold-out show in downtown Troy, NY, Keb’ Mo’ took a moment to step to the side of the stage and settle into the groove while introducing his band member by me […]
Review: Eugene Hooker and the Big Heavy Naturals – Dandelions and Dumpster Fires Attitude. That’s the first word that comes to mind when I first put Eugene Hooker and the Big Heavy Naturals’s album Dandelions and Dumpster Fires on. Attitude. Eugene Hooker has the kind of voice that belongs front and center at a seedy […]
By BradQuan Copeland. “Would you consider reading and writing a review of my recently published memoir entitled ‘The Education of a Musician’s Daughter?’” That was the message I woke up to on Facebook from local author Sonya Trevizo on a chilled, cloudy November morning. I lay there in utter disbelief at the reality of the […]
By Mike Stampalia. No matter how good you do or don’t think LCD Soundsystem is, they are better than that. I have “rock ‘n’ roll purist” friends who dismiss them for being too dancey, or too electronic, or not being “real” rock ‘n’ roll. Pssshhh … they are as much punk as they are dance […]
THEATER REVIEW: Harbinger Theatre’s Swing State – by Joanna Palladino. Harbinger Theatre’s production of Rebecca Gilman’s Swing State at Sand Lake Center for the Arts is an intimate, emotionally resonant evening of theater — a show built with care, precision, and deep respect for the script’s quiet power. It’s a production that lingers long after […]
Eighty Gee: Perfect is Boring Deluxe Edition Review – by BradQuan Copeland. “What is perfection, but the opinions of the unperfected?” – Eighty Gee. Act 1: Perfect is Boring (Intro). This Albany MC came to my attention through a fellow colleague who didn’t have the time to take the dive, but I’m sure as hell […]
Saturday Morning Open Rehearsal – Koussevitzky Music Shed By David Decker. LENOX, Mass., August 9, 2025 – On a perfect late-summer morning in the Berkshires, the Boston Symphony Orchestra opened its doors to an audience eager not just to hear music, but to witness its creation. The Saturday Morning Open Rehearsal format – part performance, […]
Words by Ree Miller. The Lumineers are touring North America in support of the fifth LP, “Automatic,” until October 14, 2025. I thought I was only going to see them on July 3rd at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, but was lucky enough to see them a second time on July 13th at the […]
Words and Photo by Timothy Reidy. On a rainy bus from Maine, 10,000 Maniacs made it to the Egg, and seven musicians made it on stage. The 2/3-filled Hart Theatre was appreciative, and the show ended in a dancing frenzy. The band, being NY-based, talked about former jaunts in Albany, including 288 Lark and QE2, […]
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