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Saratoga Comic Con – May 4th and 5th – Review – by Ian Losz. It’s been some years since I have attended a comic convention.  You see, I used to attend many of the biggest ones … as an artist. I sat shoulder to shoulder with some of the most iconic comic book artists of […]

High Rise II – High Rise – Album Review – by Joshua Reedy. High Rise – High Rise II (1986) My copy: 2018 reissue by Black Editions. Following the aptly titled Psychedelic Speed Freaks for which they were once named, Japanese psych/hard-rock band High Rise doubled down on their maniacal, unyielding sound with this 30-minute […]

Nils Frahm – Graz – Album Review by Joshua Reedy. (2021) My copy: 2021 press by Erased Tapes Records. Submitted as a thesis by the name Conversations For Piano And Room, Nils Frahm intentionally toys with anticipation and time to create thought-provoking vignettes of frequently haunting melody. Graz does require patience and appreciation for solo […]

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 […]


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