Sara Busone
By Sara Busone. RRX: Who do you admire in the local music community and why? Duane Beer: A couple of groups that first come to mind. I like Zombie Giuliani; their album “No State Solution” (currently cassette only) is one of my all-time favorite punk rock albums. It’s loose in all the right ways, and […]
photo: Cherry Drop, by Vision Immortal By Sara Busone. Detroit rockers Cherry Drop played the Rock & Roll Cookout at No Fun last night. We spoke with vocalist Lucas Sunn to learn a little bit more about them. RRX: We all get a little support from those around us. Who do you admire in your […]
Thursday, May 21, was the ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Chronic Dispensary in Albany. The spacious dispensary offers a varied selection of adult-use cannabis products and glass pieces as well. While the storefront has already soft-opened for daily business, the formal celebration is reserved for this weekend. Photography by Sara Busone. More from Sara Busone here […]
Image: Keegan James at the Albany Tulip Festival, May 9, 2026 – photo by Stephanie J Bartik By Sara Busone. RRX: Do you feel better when you sing about better times or worse times? Is there a difference you can describe? Keegan James: I find that music has become the place where my frustrations get […]
By Sara Busone. RRX: What was your first show like? Jo Agopovich: My very first band got offered an opening gig for a popular local band in Syracuse. So there was a good crowd there already. They were very, very nice to us (probably because we were all teenage girls except for our singer, who […]
By Sara Busone. RRX: So you came from Pittsfield? Christine Bilé: All the way from Pittsfield, Mass. RRX: Now how far away is that? CB: I think an hour and four minutes. RRX: So tell me, was guitar something you gravitated to? Singing, songwriting … I’m just curious about your origin story. CB: That’s a great question. I mean, I […]
Image: Kristian Montgomery at the 2026 Listen Up Awards in Cohoes, N.Y. – photo by Frankie Cavone. RRX: Every artist’s first song is a milestone. But so is the latest song. Describe the first song/album you recorded, and also the latest song/album you recorded; what are the differences? Kristian Montgomery: My first album was “Small […]
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