Reviews
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 […]
Empire Live in Albany, NY hosted Vertical Horizon last night. It was a super warm welcoming audience that came to hear the band celebrate the 25th anniversary of their hit album ‘Everything You Want’. I personally have an interesting history with this band. First of all, my band ‘The Velmas’, opened for them at a […]
GWAR EMPIRE LIVE ALBANY NY REVIEW BY RACHAEL SKINNER PHOTOGRAPHY BY RACHAEL SKINNER The legendary Scumdogs of the Universe – GWAR brought all the murderously magical heavy metal mayhem all the way from space to Empire Live in Albany, NY on November 2, 2024. Their bohabs had summoned their killer force – many of them […]
The play Into the Breeches! by George Brant is appropriately named. The play, based on a true story, takes place in 1942 and the majority of the men in town are overseas fighting in World War II. Yearning to keep the arts alive as a way to help support the troops, Maggie Dalton, wife of […]
Bring the Magic by Tara Dee I consider Troy a magical place on the planet. Although Troy has its critics, that statement probably doesn’t seem so easy to argue given our recent gorgeous weather – the other day as I strolled downtown the skies were blue, the weather crisp, and leaves were drifting gently all […]
PapaSweenBean’s Friday Night – The Audience – by Liam Sweeny. My Friday night started out at home, actually. Leza Cantoral of Clash Books had an online book reading on Zoom. I figured the drinks were cheaper when they came from my fridge, so a good time. And esteemed wordsmith S.A. Cosby put in a visit. […]
Words and Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. ROME, NY – The intimate setting of the Capitol Theater played host to a magical evening on Friday, October 18, as rock legends Ben Hans, Anthony Corder (the voice of Tora Tora), and Danny Vaughn (known for his work with Waysted, Tyketto, Vaughn, and as a former lead […]
Words and Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. On October 12, Who’s Next rocked the Cohoes Music Hall, delivering a performance that brought the timeless energy of the Who’s legendary catalog to life. The band, made up of Doug Zahn, Bill Canell, Richie Sav, and Will Shelley, fully embodied the original members of the Who, creating […]
Words by J Hunter. Photo provided. All-women jazz groups aren’t a new thing. Their history goes back to the era of Louis Armstrong and continues right up to today, where drummer Sherrie Maricle leads the powerhouse DIVA Jazz Orchestra: A group that nurtured altoist Sharel Cassity, tenor player/vocalist Camille Thurman-Green, bari-sax killer Lauren “El Boogie” […]
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