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FEATURE: Wanda Fischer’s Wondrous, Folkie Heart
When Wanda Fischer tugs a microphone close, one of four things happens.She sings.She speaks on the radio.She reads from her published fiction.She gazes down…
Local Musician Joe Abbey Hits a Home Run in the Mississippi Delta, Returns to Help Community
I’ve known for decades that an artist has to make a big enough splash out of town to generate the kind of national publicity to make touring a viable career option. And when…
Upcoming Artist Series: Caity Gallagher
This past summer I attended Nipperfest, a local music festival that was hosted by Nippertown. What an amazing event! Full of amazing local talent! That is the first time I…
The Van Dyck: A Deep, Jazzy Past; An Ambitious, Resonant Future
SCHENECTADY - Jazz memories mixed with happy hopes as the operators of Stella Pasta Bar announced plans to purchase the Van Dyck in Schenectady’s Stockade neighborhood and…
Concert Preview: Michael Eck Looks Back and Ahead
Songster Michael Eck’s Caffe Lena show September 25 celebrates 40 years of playing stages from Albany to Austin, New York to New Orleans - more gigs than the Beatles. But…
Doctor Baker to Release New Album “Trespassers” on September 9th
“Dark songs that sound happy” is an apt description for the tracks on Trespassers, the new album by Albany band Doctor Baker out on Sept. 9. Legendary producer Don Fury…
YOUNG ARTIST SERIES: Chris Santiago
Folks in the music business are blessed to meet many people along their way... Last year, I was lucky enough to meet a young drummer originally from Syracuse, New…
Ms. Maverick Muse: Albany’s Style Chameleon
Like many people in 2020, 518 local Morgan Ryan finally gave into the TikTok bug. Unlike most of those other folks, Ryan's videos took off. As Ms. Maverick Muse she has…
Madison VanDenburg to debut “Game Changer” single, TV show next week
COHOES - Being one of the few artists to make it through to the final episode of a reality show like American Idol can be both surreal and life-changing – especially for…
Becky Del Doodles is Finding the Joy in Change Work and Art
Local artist Becky Del Doodles is a social worker at a non-profit that serves children and families by day and an artist by night. Her distinct, colorful art style coupled…
Art, Hope, and Grief: Playwright Jason Odell Williams
“Destroying David” opens on April 9th at the Opalka Gallery at Russell Sage College. A new work from Jason Odell Williams, “Destroying David” emerged from a pandemic thought,…
Poet Caitlin Conlon Delivers With “The Surrender Theory”
Tucked away in the wonderfully unsuspecting I Love Books shop in Delmar, you might find Caitlin Conlon behind the counter. Friendly and kind with a smile you can see behind a…