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Steve Candlen interview. The first time I met Steve Candlen, I was a relative newbie on the scene.  I had just started drumming for 1313 Mockingbird Lane and was writing for The Source.  I was on assignment writing a story on Jimmy Velvet, Steve’s band at the time.  In between sets, Steve learned that I […]

TROY, NEW YORK:     The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall is excited to welcome pop icon Taylor Dayne this November! Tickets for Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Members are on-sale Monday, August 7th at 10am.  Single tickets will go on-sale at 10am to the public this Wednesday, August 9th!  Learn more below about Taylor Dayne! Taylor […]

Neon Avenue played Rockin’ on the River at Riverfront Park in Troy on Wednesday, August 2nd. Photography by Timothy Reidy.

The last Sunday in July at Music Haven in Schenectady featured the blues with Vanessa Collier, Johnny Sansone and Jontavious Willis. Photography by Timothy Reidy.

Beatin’ the Odds interview. I love southern rock. It’s a family thing, growing up getting rocked in my stroller while my dad drank beer and listened to the Allman Brothers coming out of a bar jukebox. C’mon, it was the seventies. Anyhoo, something about southern rock hits me in the heart and makes me want […]

Fuzz Kebabjian interview. When you cover the music scene in the Capital Region, you are the music scene; you become a part of it. You are the megaphone. Your lyrics are the words of every rock hopeful and metal veteran that they couldn’t squeeze into their songs. You bring a dimension to the sick shredding […]

On Friday, July 28th, Timothy Reidy went to troy night out. Ruck’s backyard featured Oobleck. Stacks Opened in Troy. Slidin’ Dirty had Funk Night. Troy Music Hall had Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company. 518 Craft had E-Block. Photography by Timothy Reidy.

The 46th Annual Rye Bread Music and Art Festival Saturday show was July 29th, and featured Ominous Seapods, Muscle Tough, Dr. Jah and the Love Prophets, Nolanauts and Hold On Honeys. Photography by Timothy Reidy.

The Heights, featured column. What is a scene, how can it be strengthened and what can you do to help? But First… Welcome back to my monthly article for Xperience. I hope you have found the first 3 installments to be informative, provocative and engaging. It’s been my esteemed pleasure having the profound opportunity to […]

Ralph Renna interview. True friendship isn’t a paved road. I think it’s a road that you pave with shared experiences, and the curves and dips and bumps are hard wrought, but give it its character. In any area, in any scene, you find people who have carved out roads well-traveled. Ralph Renna has built roads, […]


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