Reviews
PapaSweenBean’s Friday Night – 4.26 – by Liam Sweeny. Tonight, I went out, as I always do on a Friday night, to catch a few shows. And I started out with a real loser. No, just stop. How could you think I would ever call a musician that? The loser was in my shirt pocket. […]
An Appreciation of The Local Saugerties (with a review of the Alexa Tarantino Quartet) – by J Hunter. Normally, when your plate is full, you don’t try and stack even more on to see how high you can get the pile. For instance, I’ve usually got my hands full reviewing one band in one place; […]
PapaSweenBean’s Friday Night – Karaoke Killer – by Liam Sweeny. On the way to Albany and I’m watching the clock on the dash because I got familial commitments and I’ll be damned if I don’t also commit to the one place in the city of tulips that I haven’t been to and feel bad about […]
PapaSweenBean’s Friday Night – by Liam Sweeny. It’s Friday night. I’m on Messenger with Matty D. Hear he’s going to be landing somewhere on Remsen Street and I haven’t met him yet. Guy’s larger than life. Swear I’ve never seen a grown man pull off mirrored sunglasses and a feather boa without at least shaving […]
The Bridges of Madison County – The Ghent Playhouse – Review – by Joanna Palladino. Love is Better Indeed: The Bridges of Madison County at The Ghent Playhouse is a Musical Theater Production Full of Heart The Bridges of Madison County is a musical based on Robert James Waller’s 1992 novel and the subsequent 1995 […]
Dave Solazzo Trio – Alias Coffee Roasters – Review – by Liam Sweeny. It was for the ages. A snowpocalypse in April. An earthquake in Jersey. A looming eclipse. And I have a date. Now when you haven’t had a date in any of the collectible calenders on your dresser, you need to stand out. […]
Rick Wakeman – at The Egg 3/29/2024 – The Return of the Caped Crusader A Review by Dick Beach Known by many monikers these days, Grumpy Old Rock Star and The Caped Crusader amongst others, Rick Wakeman is a legend. Not simply a legend, but one whose work is precise, flourished, unique and very […]
Schenectady Civic Players’ August: Osage County Delivers a Strong Dramatic Look at the Cruelty of the American Family- by Joanna Palladino. Families can be the most positive influences in a person’s life and they can also be the source of trauma, cruelty, violence, ridicule, and destruction. Tracy Letts’s Pulitzer prize-winning play August: Osage County is a […]
The Books – The Lemon Of Pink (Album Review) – by Joshua Reedy. (2003) My copy: 2016 remastered reissue on yellow vinyl with pink splatter by Temporary Residence Limited. Thought For Food is a tough act to follow – the album is so conceptually fresh that expansion is difficult to anticipate. And so Paul De […]
Harbinger Theatre’s In The Blood Tackles Societal Hypocrisy with Heart and Grit – by Joanna Palladino. What happens when institutions with a mission to help and support others are responsible for creating so much pain and trauma? “In The Blood” written by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks explores the shortcomings of personal relationships, education, social […]
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