Mike Stampalia
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(Featured Image: Dan Fogelberg @ Tanglewood, 6/21/1985 – photo by Mark Mitchell for the Berkshire Eagle) By Mike Stampalia. 50 years ago: Ramsey Lewis @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center 40 years ago: Dan Fogelberg / Chris Hillman Band @ Tanglewood He sings lots of personal love songs and borders on being overly sentimental, but […]
(Featured image: A violent storm shuts down Alive at Five, 6/24/2024 – photo by Timothy Reidy) By Mike Stampalia. 50 years ago: Herbie Mann / Joe Farrell @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center After a standing ovation and the first of two encores, the spectators began piling into the orchestra pit, forming a conga line and […]
10 years ago: Train / The Fray / Matt Nathanson @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center His shrill, but full, falsettos were exceptional–a level of singing rarely seen on recordings, and virtually never seen live. When Train played Aerosmith’s “Dream On” during their encore, Monahan’s singing was chill-inducing. The audience was left to decide for themselves […]
40 years ago (1985): Bryan Adams / Fiona @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center Adams had a crowd of 18,234 young fans all to himself. He didn’t let them go until he’d delivered all of his hits and a full dose of songs from “Reckless,” his current LP, in a performance that stretched into five encores […]
By Mike Stampalia 50 years ago (1975): Lynyrd Skynyrd / Wet Willie / Atlantis @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center The group came back for an encore and, with some help from Wet Willie’s Jimmy Hall, did Jimmy Rogers’ 1920 song “T for Texas,” a song that seemed to be 50 years ahead of its time. […]
The Town of Bethlehem reliably puts on one of the best (and biggest!) Memorial Day parades in the area. Terrific weather and a great turnout for this year’s edition. Photography by Mike Stampalia. More from Mike Stampalia …
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 […]
The Lawn Sausages called it a day after 35 years of bringing the appropriate amount of good taste and reverence to area stages. Seemingly – and appropriately – the entire local music scene showed up for the sendoff. If you weren’t there, well, what the hell are you doing with your Sunday afternoons? Thanks for […]
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer (The Cure), Tin Machinist and David Bowie collaborator (1988-1999), and frontman for His Imaginary Friends, Reeves Gabrels and his blues trio delighted the crowd again at Mojo’s Cafe. Just a random Monday night in Troy… Photography by Mike Stampalia. More from Mike Stampalia …
Left of the Dial – A Special Monthly Column – by Mike Stampalia. Begin the day with a friendly voice A companion, unobtrusive Plays that song that’s so elusive And the magic music makes your morning mood “The Spirt of Radio” – Song by Rush, lyrics by Neil Peart, 1980. I like Spotify. Each month, […]
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