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Zak Radick is a concert photographer/rock journalist based out of Albany, NY. He comes to NYS Music with an extensive background in local TV News, video editing and a keen interest in documentary filmmaking. In recent years he’s also become obsessed with collecting gig posters. In his ‘spare’ time, Zak is also an accomplished bowler with more than a dozen sanctioned 300 games to his credit.

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Spafford Give Permission to Be Strange in Bearsville Theater Debut

Zak Radick Mar 12, 2026

On a quiet stretch of road just outside the village of Woodstock sits a building that has heard its fair share of musical revelation. The barnlike beams of the Bearsville Theater have long absorbed the echoes of creative risk from artists…

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Born on Fire: Ike Reilly Brings Family Ruckus to Troy’s Hanger on the Hudson

Zak Radick Mar 6, 2026

On a snowy Tuesday night in Troy, a room full of believers gathered along the Hudson River for a reminder that rock ’n’ roll’s truest magic rarely arrives with fanfare. Sometimes it shows up in a weathered voice, a battered Telecaster, and…

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Celestun: Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel Bring Intimate Acoustic Project to Albany’s Lark Hall

Zak Radick Feb 27, 2026

On a bitterly cold winter night in Albany, the kind that tests your devotion to live music, those who bundled up and made their way to Lark Hall were richly rewarded with something rare. What awaited inside the warmly lit, wood-floored…

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Umphrey’s McGee Schools Morristown, NJ in Debut Lesson at the Mayo

Zak Radick Feb 10, 2026

Umphrey’s McGee has never shied away from homework, and on Wednesday, February 4th, their long-awaited debut at the Mayo Performing Arts Center felt like a master class delivered at full volume. As part of the 'Sky’s the Limit 2026'…

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Albany Nights: Umphrey’s McGee Heats Up Empire Live

Zak Radick Feb 8, 2026

Umphrey's McGee stopped into the Capital District on a frigid February 5, for two hot sets at Empire Live. The band's first show in Albany since 2022 allowed local Umphreaks to see Scotty Zwang behind the drum kit, as well as a shirtless…

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Explosions in the Sky Let the Music Do the Talking at Basilica Hudson

Zak Radick Feb 3, 2026

After a 10 year absence, Explosions in the Sky made their triumphant returned to Basilica Hudson on Friday, January 30, delivering an otherworldly performance that balanced both beauty and bludgeoning with surgical precision. Joined by…

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Chef’s Kiss: Lettuce “Cook” on Cold Night In Albany

Zak Radick Jan 31, 2026

On a night when the Capital Region felt more like a walk-in freezer than a concert town, Lettuce fired up the burners at Empire Live to cook up for Albany a soul-saving, grease-dripping funk feast. Fresh off the release of their latest…

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Bearsville Honors Bob Weir With Two-Night Super Jam

Zak Radick Jan 21, 2026

The Grateful Dead taught us that music is a living thing. Something passed hand to hand, heart to heart. On January 14th and 15th at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, that truth was on full display during a two-night memorial…

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Hell Freezes, Albany Thaws: Eggy & Real Estate Bring the Heat to Empire Live

Zak Radick Jan 14, 2026

On Thursday, January 8th, winter briefly lost its grip on Albany. Temperatures may have hovered near freezing outside, but inside Empire Live, the thermostat was shattered as Eggy and Real Estate kicked off their year with the aptly named…

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A Long Strange Goodbye: Iconic New York Venues Honor Bob Weir in Pop-Up Memorial Jams

Zak Radick Jan 12, 2026

The news landed like a dropped needle late Saturday night: Bob Weir, born Robert Hall Weir on October 16, 1947, founding member, rhythmic compass, and enduring soul of the Grateful Dead had died on January 10, 2026, at the age of 78. …

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