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Michael is a freelance journalist by trade, and a financial representative by profession. His reporting has covered a wide variety of topics including album reviews, sports, local history, climate change and Internet security. He has earned bylines with The Harlem Valley Times, The Spotlight, The Colonie Sports Tracker, 8Ball Music and Upstate Metal.

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Hollis Brown in the Kitchen

Michael Hallisey May 20, 2017

Hollis Brown markets itself as an American rock band which, lately, is the best way to describe groups that lean towards the origins of rock and roll — a little bit of blues, a little bit of soul and a splash of funk. Listen to Hollis…

Amsterdam

Juggling Day Jobs Takes Time away from the Music, but Holly & Evan Keep an Eye on the Big…

Michael Hallisey May 19, 2017

Holly Taormina rushes into the quaint side room set behind the bar at The Orchard Tavern where her bandmates are waiting to order lunch. “Words cannot describe how much I hate driving a car,” she exclaims through clinched teeth, as she…

Alternative/Indie

Josh Carter Explains the Maturation of Phantogram’s Sound

Michael Hallisey Apr 28, 2017

Josh Carter has been traveling the world so much that he dreams of being on the road. “My girlfriend said to me the other day that I was sleep talking, and I was saying something about being in Singapore,” said Carter. “I’ve never been…

The Northeast

Roots of Creation: Love Out of the 603

Michael Hallisey Apr 3, 2017

Roots of Creation is known to sing of its love for the “603.” That’s the area code for New Hampshire, of which the reggae-jam fusion band calls home. Its 2012 video “Summertime in the 603” (a homage to Sublime’s 1995 “Summertime”) remains a…

News

Comedy Works to call Cohoes Music Hall home, Three Acts Already Signed

Michael Hallisey Mar 31, 2017

After having been a staple in Albany’s comedy entertainment scene for the previous 35 years, Tommy Nicchi picked up his Comedy Works brand in 2016 and moved it up to Saratoga Springs. As he recalled the move last week during a press…

Albany

Albany Common Council Greenlights Ownership Transfer of Palace Theatre

Michael Hallisey Mar 30, 2017

Less than a week after the opening of the Albany Capital Center, ownership of the city’s most storied stage changed hands — the first big step required for the upgrades it needs to expand. The Albany Common Council approved the sale of the…

Classical

Proctors Surprise Patrons at Annual Bash

Michael Hallisey Mar 2, 2017

Patrons of the arts packed into Proctors Theatre Monday, Feb. 6 with the buzz of anticipation for the upcoming season. In a surprise party for patrons old and new, Proctors and Capital Repertory Theatre once again revealed exciting new…

Albany

Erin Harkes, the Busiest Woman in Show Biz

Michael Hallisey Feb 6, 2017

The interview was wrapping up just a few minutes before her show was to start. Was there anything you’d like to add that my questions didn’t touch upon?, I asked. “We didn’t even talk about my sobriety,” said Erin Harkes. The local…

Albany

Singer Sean Rowe is Going Rogue

Michael Hallisey Jan 23, 2017

Sean Rowe is no stranger to walking a different path, but he needed help with his latest venture — walking away from his record label and seeking a crowdfunding campaign to produce his next record. You can call Sean Rowe a “madman” for his…

News

Frost Ridge returns! WNY campground can host concerts again

Michael Hallisey Feb 28, 2016

After nearly two years, a popular outdoor venue in Le Roy has been cleared to host concerts again. Nestled deep within the farmlands and orchards of Western New York, Frost Ridge Campground lends to an intimate, outdoor venue for live…

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