Xperience History
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Black Mountain Symphony – Xperience History – by Rob Smittix. Black Mountain Symphony is a 6 piece, genre-bending band that has been a staple in the Capital Region music culture for at least 16 years. The original idea for the band came about nearly 20 years ago and eventually transformed into the group we know […]
Raelyn Nelson – Xperience History – by Rob Smittix. RRX: How’s it going? RN: It’s going okay. I’m in the band van riding to Wisconsin, we have a show there tomorrow. RRX: Wisconsin, never been, I hear they have great cheese. RN: Did you say shoes or cheese? RRX: Choose. RN: Choose, okay. I’ll have […]
Marcus Ruggiero – Xperience History – by Liam Sweeny. Originally published in September 2020. America is a treasure chest to the ear. Along the highways and byways beats are carried over vibrating strings and crooners sing for that girl they knew one summer at the county fair. Americana is more than just a music; it’s […]
Bozzy Boz – Xperience History – by Rob Smittix. Bozzy Boz (Terry Nut) Interview. Originally published in April 2023. RRX: We met by accident at The Run Rabbit Run (Pink Floyd Tribute) show at The Linda, which was pretty impressive. I was outside prior to meeting you and I met Summer, who I found out […]
Steve Conte – Xperience History – by Dick Beach. Steve Conte is known for different things to different audiences. Cowboy Bebop to some, a player with Blood, Sweat and Tears to others, and as a member of the iconic New York Dolls. One hard hitting question and a bunch of other, interesting, conversations. RRX: We’re […]
Kristen Capolino – Xperience History – by Liam Sweeny. Some musicians have so much energy and stage presence that you don’t mind if they’re not the best. And some musicians are so good that you don’t care if the just stand there on stage. But once in a while you get someone who has boundless […]
Bendt – Xperience History – by Liam Sweeny. Originally published in 2019. Ralph Renna told me to get bent the other day. I figured he was pissed at me, but we he texted me ‘get Bendt…” I did just that; I got Bendt. Describing themselves as ‘a face of modern rock,’ Bendt delivers a sound […]
Pony In The Pancake – Xperience History – by Liam Sweeny. There’s a quality to a band, an unspoken quality that tells you you’re listening to music and not windchimes coincidentally keeping time to a busted trash can lid flapping in the wind. Yes, it’s unspoken… but I pay for ink by the barrel, so […]
Candy Ambulance – Xperience History – by Rob Smittix. Candy Ambulance is a three piece group hailing from the Saratoga Springs area or maybe it’s Queensbury. I guess it doesn’t really matter now because they are actually relocating to Troy. I do like the sound of that, Troy-based Candy Ambulance, yup it does have a ring […]
Shannon Roy – Xperience History – by Seth Casale. I sat down for a few minutes with Shannon Roy. Once described as “Stevie Nicks’ tough cousin” Shannon is a musician, and open mic host, an actress, a soldier deployed in the Army to Iraq, and Afghanistan as a civilian contractor, and a victim of a […]