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Jason Bittner – Capital Region Timekeepers – by OP Callaghan. Jason Bittner is no ordinary timekeeper. The internationally well-known and respected drumming phenomenon behind such artists as Overkill, Shadows Fall, and supergroup Category 7, Bittner is a two-time Grammy-nominated drummer who, when not on tour, calls the Capital region home. I first saw Jason with […]
The bands that I was in during the ’80s to ‘90s were created, dedicated, and (in actual fact) singularly infatuated with the search and seizure of the elusive record deal. It was a time when record labels actually came to showcase gigs and looked for bands to sign and record, thereby granting them entre to […]
Legacy brought their classic rock tribute to Frog Alley for a festive and well-received pre-Christmas show. Joe Schepis – vocals Matthew Spataro – guitar Bill Mazzoli – bass Brian Egan – drums Reg Kafouris – filling in on keyboard Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. More from Stephanie J Bartik …
Bat Guano – The Weird Side of the Internet – by Liam Sweeny. I’ve never grown pot, but I was a stoner for years back when you couldn’t get it at a dispensary. And inevitably I’d be in my dealer’s house, one of them anyways, and a bearded, grizzled libertarian type that I knew had […]
Reeves Gabrels – An Xperience Interview – by Rob Smittix. RRX: How are you doing this morning? RG: Good. I’m up early because we’ve got a cat we got over a year ago after the first gig we did with Doom Dogs, and I think it was July of ’23 … with the current lineup […]
Enduring Rodgers & Hammerstein classic OKLAHOMA! to play at Albany’s Park Playhouse & GPAC, with new musical THE WAITING premiering at Cohoes Music Hall Albany, N.Y. (January 2, 2025) –Today, Playhouse Stage Company announced plans for its 37th Summer Season presenting professional musical theatre to Capital Region audiences in 2025. The company announced productions that will […]
JESSE SAMPLE’s Freak of the Week USUALLY Airs EVERY WEDNESDAY at 6pm EASTERN. But… because of the holiday, this week’s freak will air at 8pm TONIGHT! This is Jesse Sample. What makes a band a punk bank? Or a song a punk song? Most people might consider the punk genre to be a little less […]
Olivia Clemente – An Xperience Interview – by Rob Smittix. RRX: I’ve got Olivia Clemente of the Troy BID (Business Improvement District) on the line. Olivia, what’s your actual title there? OC: Executive Director. RRX: Oh, that’s got a ring to it, doesn’t it? I don’t think I’ve ever had “executive” in any of my […]
Runways of the Dead – The Weird Side of the Internet – by Liam Sweeny. When I lived in Troy, I lived on a hill that led up to HVCC, and as far as I was told, the end of my street fed into what was at one time a nail factory, and at one […]
Hans Gruber and the Die Hards – An Xperience Interview – by Rob Smittix. RRX: Hey, alright. So we are on a speaker phone with Hans Gruber and the Die Hards from their tour van. Who do I got on the line here? KA: A little bit of everybody. We have Kurt Armstrong (vocals, trombone), […]
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