It’s the Weekend!

Wow!

Nippertown.com is still a couple of months away from its second birthday, but it appears that we’re doing something right. Thanks to everyone who voted for us in the Metroland Readers’ Poll, where we were honored as Best Local Website for Arts and Best Local Website for Music, as well as snagging a second place spot behind Metroland for Best Local Arts Coverage. And thanks to the fine folks at Metroland for the kind words, too.

Thanks to everybody who dropped by this week to add encouragement, support and, yes, criticism, too. And thanks for helping to spread the word about Nippertown.com.

Nippertown.com is a totally independent, hands-on, mom & pop site, and we couldn’t possibly cover the wide, wonderful scope of offerings around town without a dedicated and devoted bunch of wonderful writers, photographers, artists, tipsters and other assorted enablers who continually enrich us all with their contributions. So a big salute goes out to this week’s community contributors:

Fred Rudofsky
Allison G
Rich Krissel
Matt Mac Haffie
Timothy Reidy
J Hunter
Bill Dhalle
Thomas D. Lindsay
Bokonon
Al Goldberg
Cheri Bordelon

We’d love to see your name here next week, wouldn’t you? Please consider joining the team by sending us something – a review, preview, interview, photo, list, rant, crayon drawing or whatever’s on your mind. Remember, Nippertown is your hometown, and we can’t possibly do this without your help.

Thanks to the fine folks who provided us with the cool swag – tickets, CDs, free downloads and other tasty merch – to give away to our readers:

The Hellions of Troy
Mike Hotter

Thanks to all of the folks who were gracious enough to provide us with review tickets and/or photo passes for their events:

Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs
Jillian’s, Albany
Proctors, Schenectady
The Linda, Albany

Thanks for keeping Nippertown alive… and lively.