Best of 2020: Celebrating Greatness in Capital Region Theater
The title of this article may strike you as a misnomer but there was great theater before the lockdown on March 12th and extraordinary measures were taken all…
Yearly Archives
2021
COVID sends music journalist back to his baseball cards
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…
JANUARY 2: The Daily Flashback
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk_hPTN50UE1842: In Fairmount, Pennsylvania, the first wire suspension bridge was opened to traffic.1843: Richard…
The Beat from Troy Music Hall #50, Happy New Year
"I hope you will have a wonderful year, that you'll dream dangerously and outrageously, that you'll make something that didn't exist before you made it, that…
Best of 2020: Amy Modesti’s Reflective Moments of 2020
2020, oh 2020, where do I begin with you?! What can I say about this turbulent year?! Granted, not all of 2020 was horrible; the first three months of it were…
Best of 2020: Rick Sleeper’s Annual Unsolicited Recap of Memorable Cock ‘n Bull music…
In the shithole of 2020, there were certainly a few sparkling diamonds worth remembering. Video is not available for all of them, but here are a few pieces of…
BEST OF 2020: Best in Jazz2K, Part Deux – Top 10 Jazz2K Discs of 2020
As Chris Hardwick might have said, “Now it’s time to let the rubber meet the road. IT’S ‘FOR THE WIN!’”NUMBER TEN…NDUDUZO MAKHATINI – Modes of…
JANUARY 3: The Daily Flashback
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKeqaDSjy981823: Stephen F. Austin received a grant from the Mexican government and began colonization in the region of…