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Two Buttons Deep’s Jack Carpenter said he didn’t get the taste of Albany’s music scene he expected once moving into The Knick in late 2019. Carpenter hit a few shows at…

Matthew McCabe, the music store proprietor who touched countless local musicians with his advice and words of wisdom, died of complications from COVID-19 on Tuesday, Jan. 12.…

The lull in conversation that wanes as my wife sets up for her workday affords me the opportunity to scroll through eBay. It’s a routine that has developed over the months…

The Albany Symphony recently announced the release of its newest recording, featuring the orchestral works of internationally acclaimed composer Christopher Theofanidis. …

The city has named a new management company to take the reins of its storied music hall on Remsen Street. Playhouse Stage Company will now manage Cohoes Music Hall…

Moriah Formica notched a couple of items off her list last week: The local rock star recruited a marquee drummer for her all-female band, and she signed with a management…

LateShift frontman Scotty Somerville is attached to yet another project. In addition to The LateShift, and creating graphic art such as what you’ve seen with Hartley’s…

Off The Record is that cool kid in school you didn’t know was smart until she graduated with honors. The trio’s high-energy live act is plugged into Joanna Palladino’s…

Katy Ashe has kept herself busy during the quarantine. The singer-songwriter is also a full-time music teacher and mom. On top of all those duties, she spent the past eight…

Palangi was already in the midst of releasing his fourth album “Bring on the Fear” when the COVID-19 pandemic started its spread. Despite the name, he insists the name is a…

Alex Hitrick is no stranger to the local music scene. For seven years, he played parties and events as part of a three-piece band named Hitrick and Brooks. Most recently,…

Social unrest will push people into action, and they often turn to the tools of their trade. For John Brown, that tool is music. Best known as JB!! aka Dirty Moses, Brown…

Curtis K. Flach has drawn inspiration from, and has been compared to, different artists from the 60s including Lou Reed and Bob Dylan, but not The Rolling Stones; until now. …

Vince Palmeri is bored in the house, and he’s in the house bored. Our resident pop artist has apparently lost his mind and is exhibiting unhealthy lifestyle choices in his…

Creative people can’t sit idly by at home without producing something. It’s out of their nature. A recent compilation is a testament to that statement, and its available now…

When people speak of the breadth of musical talent in our area, Adrian Lewis is in every conversation. As The Age, Lewis is both a gifted guitarist and singer. With a…

The Erotics has been keeping it dirty with its stylings of “straightforward” rock and roll since 1997. That was when the Albany quartet dropped “Born to Destroy,” and they…

Before the apocalypse overtook our lives, Belle-Skinner would split her time between performing here and in New York City. The latter is where we find Belle-Skinner…

Naxos Records recently released “This Land Sings: Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie,” the world-premiere recording of multi-Grammy Award-winning composer…

Haunted Cat is a four-piece, electro-glam proto-punk band out of the Capital District — and that’s a genre worthy of a listen. The quartet just dropped its second album,…

Some restaurateurs are changing their dining rooms as they anticipate new social norms once doors are allowed open again. Late last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled his…

Listening to Maria Carvajal speak of her home in Colombia, it sounds like heaven. From her bedroom at her parent’s house in the city-state of Cali, the 19-year-old shares…

City Council terminated contracts with both Cohoes Music Hall and Park Playhouse on Tuesday, April 28. The decision dealt a blow to an arts and music scene that used the…

Tony Iadicicco is preparing for a show no one will walk through. As with everywhere else in the world, the Albany Center Gallery has closed its doors under a social…

The name of Albany’s Lost and Found took on more of a biblical reference the Leap Day once Michael Gregg took the corner stage as the night’s master of ceremonies before…

Music is love. There are a bazillion songs written about love. Don’t bother looking that up. I made it up. I’m not even sure that a bazillion is an official metric…

By day, he’s a teacher at Schenectady High School, but in terms of the local music scene, you’ll find Josh Casano mastering his loops and acoustic guitar on stage. The…

The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Corporation was awarded a $1.1 million grant from Empire State Development through the Regional Economic Development Council. The Capital…

Something telling of the local music scene revealed itself last year when EQX was hosting the final round of its annual Battle of the Bands at the then-Jupiter Hall. As bands…

A cold rain moved the performance from the Albany Distilling Company’s patio to a narrow chamber room. The setting enhanced the intimacy of the event. All 80 tickets were…

Henry McFerran had a dream to play heavy metal, and that he did. For years, Henry and his brother Sean spent Makin’ Metal together with their band, China White, setting…

A night of conflicting experiences started once Yard Sale took the stage to open the evening for Trigger Hippy on Saturday, Nov. 3, at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock. The…

Barry Bostwick is an acclaimed actor, having earned awards from his work on stage and in front of the camera, but there’s something about this time of year that will make a…

Inside the expansive back room in the northwest corner of the old Kenmore Hotel hangs a drab, grey curtain concealing the last piece of history tied to the space. The…

Saratoga represents many things to many people. To the late Lena Spencer and her then husband, it was the place to start their coffeehouse. A bustling college town in need of…

Something telling of the local music scene revealed itself last year when EQX was hosting the final round of its annual Battle of the Bands at the then-Jupiter Hall. As bands…

There is a subtle science behind making a good mixtape, and I’m not talking about a musician’s collection of work captured on a flimsy metal strip of magnetized particles of…