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Ashley Purdy (Formerly of Black Veil Brides) has dropped a blazing hard rock take of Cristopher Cross’s “Ride Like The Wind”. The Capital Region’s own JJ Savage, who has established a strong name within the metal community worldwide as a strong guitarist & personality, joined forces with Purdy in 2020. Savage states he is “Thrilled […]
A Killer’s DNA – The Weird Side of the Internet – by Liam Sweeny. Epigenetics. Yup, it’s science time. Or maybe pseudoscience, or something in between. Epigenetics is the theory that things you pick up or go through in life somehow gets carried into your genetics, or DNA, or whatever. So if you develop a […]
Greetings – Tom Paxton’s first weekend at Caffe Lena was in September, 1960. The Caffe was only four months old. Eisenhower was soon to turn over the Oval Office to Kennedy. It was a long time ago. Generations of music lovers know Tom Paxton’s lyric, “Are you going away with no word of farewell / Will there be not a trace […]
The Amish Outlaws – An Xperience Interview – by Liam Sweeny. In contemporary America, it may seem that the chief export of the Amish is furniture or apple cider, but it’s probably a misconception. When the members of the Amish Outlaws celebrated their coming of age, Rumspringa, they decided to stay in our world. And […]
Nicole Signore – Xperience History – by Liam Sweeny. Everyday we live and breathe free air, eat gluten free hot dogs and get triple-pump sugary abandon at our local coffee shop. And we’re able to do this with nary a thought because of the unsung work of thousands of dedicated folk. And when we sit […]
Zakir Hussain – An Xperience Interview – by Rob Smittix. ZH: Rob, thanks again for calling. RRX: I’m excited to be talking to you. You’re coming to our area on October 18 to the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. ZH: It’s a great place to play by the way! RRX: Oh, you’ve been there before? […]
She’s Having a Meltdown – Interview – Thanks for Asking! – by Liam Sweeny. We caught up with Natalie DiCocco from “She’s Having a Meltdown.” RRX: Like songs, every artist has a unique feeling about their first show. What was your first show like? Was it your best show? If not, what was your best […]
Prog Digest – An Xperience Column – by Klyde Kadiddlehumper. Once Upon a Time – in a Galaxy Far, Far Away … Well, OK – it was Downtown Troy at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall and it was 2007. Klyde does travel down memory lane from time to time, and will wax poetic about […]
A second helping of the Lawn Sausages’ farewell performance. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More from Timothy Reidy …
Bathroom Pass – The Weird Side of the Internet – by Liam Sweeny. Were you a smoker in the boy’s room? Or girl’s room, for that matter? I sure was. But in high school, not in grade school. If I was in the bathroom in grade school, I had deliveries to make. Now were kids […]