Reviews
There Is Hope A Stage Production By Steve Grogan Words by Damon Horvat Going to a play is always a memorable experience. Especially when the play is a director and/or author’s first outing. In this case, the author, director, and star are all the same man, Steve Grogan. Small venues can definitely make a play […]
Words and Photography by Mike Stampalia. I went to a great show last night. That, in and of itself, is not surprising. I enjoy most live music I see, and the shows at the Hangar on the Hudson in particular rarely disappoint. It’s such a great room; it’s very hard not to have a good […]
Photo credit: Joan Osborne at the Egg, Albany, NY, 2022. Photo by Timothy Reidy. Words by Ian Losz. I would not label Joan Osborne a diva. She’s a star. A feet-on-the-ground kind of star. Though she may be firmly planted on this good earth, when she sings, she could easily be put up on a […]
Words by Ian Losz. Let me start by saying I’m not a big fan of theatre musicals. I much prefer the classics or drama. However, I will admit that I like any song that makes me chuckle, with either humor or irony. I just saw a Tony Award-winning play that possessed all of this. Or […]
Words by Ree Miller. Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. Good thing Daryl’s House, the music venue, is only an incomplete replica of the real home, or else the second floor would have blown higher than a Space X rocket. Florida’s Guitar Army made a stop at Pawling, New York to give a show to a […]
Curious Comet March 8th at Dorn Space in Gloversville – by Penny Piper. On Saturday, March 8, Dorn Space in Gloversville, NY, lived up to its reputation for showcasing unique and original acts as Curious Comet took the stage for an unforgettable night of music. Fronted by the multi-talented Niki Kaos—familiar to many as a […]
Radioradiox Xperience Monthly Tops of 2024 Art Fredette – Top 6 Shows of 2024 I know the trend is top 5 but 5 was not enough, so here’s my top 6 shows of 2024. Cat Power does Dylan at The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall- I know, I know, a Dylan cover concert” how […]
YEAR IN REVIEW: The Year in Jazz2K – by J Hunter. I know what you’re thinking: “Who in his right mind would WANT TO look back at 2024? It was a dumpster fire inside a dynamite factory!” While that’s a fair point in general terms, I have to say the music coming across my ever-cluttered […]
Recap by Bob Donald. The legendary jazz pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim came to the Egg‘s Swyer Theatre in Albany, NY this past Sunday as part of the Egg’s “Resonance Series”. His trio, with Cleave Guyton (alto flute, piccolo, and clarinet) and Noah Jackson (cello and bass), offered a meditative and elegiac performance that ruminated […]
Review by J Hunter. I understand the argument for community theater companies doing new plays versus old classics, especially given the area theater scene’s current inclination toward relevant, challenging (and, preferably, never-before-seen) content. There is also something intimidating about a venerable piece like Eugene O’Neill’s A Moon for the Misbegotten, both for the actors performing […]
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