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Pavement – The Secret History, Vol. 1 (1990 – 1992) – Review by Joshua Reedy. (2015) My copy: 2015 press by Matador. Pavement’s resounding success through the 90s as popularizers of sonically dry, lyrically humorous post-punk in the U.S. awarded them a fairly comfortable career when the time came to sign on with Matador. Pavement’s early […]
The Cat Lady and the Tramp – Stay Sassy, Chapter Two – Sassy Auburn. Dear Diary, People suck. I know people often say that but I have an actual example. I went out yesterday to run errands and I decided to grab a beverage at my local coffee shop. Wait. Let me start over. A […]
Fred the Pig – Criminal? Or Just Misunderstood? by Liam Sweeny. Disorderly Conduct. Vandalism. Jaywalking. These “quality of life” crimes make our neighborhoods not so chill, and we have to call on the dedicated members of law enforcement to ensure that justice is meted out to these scofflaws. Fred is 400 to 600 pounds, no […]
Jukebox – Music News Cuts – October 20th, 2023 The Battle of the Dragons A hardcore band and a rap group will be seeing each other in court. The issue? A dragon. Moreover, a dragon logo that both have been using. Hardcore group Sick of It All is claiming that rap group MOBB DEEP is […]
On Saturday, October 28th, legendary drummer, Corky Laing (Mountain, West, Bruce and Laing, solo) will be presenting an informal afternoon of stories, drumming and, yes, COWBELL. Hosting the event is Modern Drummer contributing writer, Bob Girouard who will conduct an informal, Modern Drummer style interview and MC the event. Audience members will have a chance […]
St. Nicholas – Santa’s a Zombie, by Liam Sweeny. Nothing can irritate some people more than an over-enthusiastic yard decorator throwing the Christmas stuff out before Halloween. I suspect this is because in a world of gottahaveits, Christmas is an onerous burden to anyone with a shopping list, which is pretty much everyone. But a […]
John Waite performed with his band at Cohoes Music Hall on Wednesday, October 18th. Photography by Stephanie J Bartik.
The event was Movie Music Play-In concert with Albany Symphony and Empire State Youth Orchestra on October 9th at the MVP Arena. This was a play in concert, and I attended and played in the finale of this concert. There were 3 Conductors, 3 Symphonies, and a 3 pm start, made for movie sonic magic, […]
Albany, NY (Oct. 19) – The Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY (BTTUNY) is excited to announce its upcoming and first production of the 2023-2024 season, “Skeleton Crew” by Dominique Morisseau, directed by Hettie Barnhill. Performances will be in the Lauren and Harold Iselin Performing Arts Studio at theREP – located at 251 N Pearl […]
Pepper X – by Liam Sweeny. I like hot food. But I’m a normal person. Sort of. I like hot food that I can enjoy. No, I don’t think mayonnaise is spicy or tangy, but I tend to stop, in my casual eating, with jalapeno. I know, Ooooo. But I just like a little zip. […]
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