Author Mike Stampalia
September 9 was Bike Night at JJ’s Cycle in Watervliet, and Psycho Mutton Chops provided the tunes.…
Interesting Tuesday night bill at No Fun in Troy. Riot grrrls, the Darts, rolled through from Seattle, while ex-A Place to Bury Strangers bassist, Dion Lunadon, performed with his own band, the Chain. Troy’s own Inch…
The new season of the Song City concert series kicked off, with Michael Eck, Kate McDonnell, Veena and Devesh Chandra, and John Glenn of Dayburn.…
The Heaviest Tour of the Summer rolled through the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on September 9, with Pantera, Amon Amarth, and King Parrot.…
A reunited and resurgent blink-182 absolutely crushed it at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, showing off their musical chops, camaraderie, and (much-loved) immaturity. Alkaline Trio showcased their catalog nicely, while local boys Drug Church availed themselves nicely of an enormous …
Rain forced this year’s festival to its alternate location at the boat launch at the Corning Preserve, but excellent performances were still turned in by Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Moon Hooch, Alex Torres and His Latin Orchestra…
The Glove Theatre kicked off its Fall Season with Hudson Valley-based Doors tribute act, Feast of Friends.…
An incredible array of talent augmented original drummer Jody Stephens to truly channel the spirit of Big Star. Chris Stamey (The dB’s) and Jon Auer (The Posies) continue to form the core of the Big Star Quintet alongside Stephens. …
A heavy night at Empire Underground in Albany. Co-headliners were an Ivan Murillo-led 25 ta Life and a recently reformed Dmize. War Nerve, Faded Line, and Gateway provided support with some heavy music from a little …
Tropa Magica brought their East L.A. psychedelic cumbia punk all the way to No Fun in Troy, N.Y. on September 6. Area favorites, the Jagaloons and the Sugar Hold, provided local support.…
The inaugural concert for the brand-new M&T Bank Center in Schenectady featured national country star Lee Brice, while local country favorite David J had the honor of being the first act to actually grace the stage.…
It was a milestone edition of the much-loved Eastbound Throwdown two-day festival, as 2025 marked its 10th anniversary.…