On March 18, the back half of the lineup at No Fun featured Billy and the Great Western Postal Service, along with Sabrina Trueheart and Crimson Retro. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More from No Fun...

The premiere of “Warren County” was held at the Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls, New York, on March 19, 2026. Featured image provided by Frank Palangi | Photo by Elissa Ebersold. By Joshua Scarselli....

The Red Hot Chili Pipers brought bagrock to the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on March 18, accompanied by Ally the Piper and the Capital District Youth Pipe Band. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More...

Vegas Nacy led Faded Line through another powerful performance at Empire Live. Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. More coverage of the show here …

Lazyhorse was instrumental-focused at No Fun on March 16. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More from No Fun here …

Xperience writer and contributor Liam Sweeny interviews Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Catherine Russell for Xperience.

Year of Storms, Chptr 5 – Xperience Fiction – by Liam Sweeny. Cellie’s hands and arms were filled with airgel bags that wrapped around the refuse she’d accumulated since she got out of jail, which...

Troy favorites, Remains of Rage, put on an energetic show in support of Biohazard at Empire Live Sunday night. Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. More coverage of the show here …

Tied by Fate acts and sounds like a band that has been together much longer than a year, as they opened up for Biohazard at Empire Live. Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. More from the show here …  

Silence Equals Death built anticipation for their new album, From the Ashes, supporting Biohazard at Empire Live.  The album drops next month. Photography by Stephanie J Bartik. More from Empire Live...

The inimitable GWAR kept things current at a sold-out show at Empire Live on Saturday night, with Soulfly and King Parrot providing powerful support. Photography by Joshua Scarselli. More from Empire...

Let's Sing Taylor - A Live Band Experience - is Coming to the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on March 28th. Pre-show selfie station.

Caffe Lena has issued their weekly Week at a Glance, featuring Natalya Sukhonos, James Gascoyne, Oona Grady, and Bruce Thompson.

Xperience writer and contributor Liam Sweeny interviews Faith Kelly and Caswyn Moon for the latest Xperience.

Shannon Tehya brought her trio to Lost & Found Saturday night, which was absolutely packed with post-parade revelers. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More from Lost & Found here …  

Xperience writer and contributor Joshua Reedy interviewed Bailey Bennett in August 2021, republished for Xperience History.

The Happy Fits returned to Albany, this time at Empire Live, early on their current tour. BEL provided support. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More from Empire Live here …  

Caity Gallagher returned to The Eleven on March 12, with a mix of originals and covers. Photography by Timothy Reidy. Read an interview with Caity Gallagher here …

Xperience writer and contributor Colin McCarthy reviewed Keb Mo as he appeared at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall.

Xperience writer and contributor Liam Sweeny brings us a story of the peril of a petty man with a lease and a flip notebook.