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Ask Jimmie Vaughan what he thinks of what the Fabulous Thunderbird have done since he left the band in 1990, and he chuckles. “I don’t know what they’ve done. I’m busy worrying about myself.” The T-Birds may have been his highest…

It was a humid Friday night in Saratoga Springs, where people of all ages were buzzing in anticipation for a throwback experience from singer/songwriter Jackson Browne at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. “Have you seen him before?”…

RATT's In Your Direction Tour made its eighth stop of the 17-show tour at the dazzling new Skyloft in Albany, NY on Friday, July 5 and did not disappoint. Rumors were swirling, claiming the show might be canceled due to poor ticket sales,…

The City of Rome's annual free summer concert series on Griffo Green at City Hall begins its run Monday, July 8 with music from the combined forces of Baddogg and 24/7 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The long-running downtown series continues each…

Shira Yevin, better known as Shiragirl, upset The Vans Warped Tour atop her pink tour bus in 2004, so much that the following year she was given her own SHIRAGIRL stage to curate the amazing female talent in the industry. Since, she has…

Each new day is carved under the shadow of yesterday in the light of our hope for tomorrow. Our environment, society, and culture are forged and shaped by memories, some more recent than others. In 1969, I lifted a single snapshot out of…

Virginia, there is a Santa Clause; and he has granted all of the good and bad children of the Capital District a very precious present, a Conehead Buddha reunion show! A night filled with frolicking funk and ska that only this classic…

Dead and Company returned to play a mainstay of their tours, Citi Field, on June 23 for an all-around solid show with a seemingly near capacity crowd in tow. Perfect weather ushered in the first set, filled with mellow jams and easy…

"It's not who you know, it's who you don't know;" the well-worn oft-repeated mantra of the Rochester International Jazz Festival not only rings true but pays dividends when heeded. Over 18 years the producers have followed a successful…

For those of us 25 or younger, Vans Warped Tour has spanned our entire existence - an accumulation of memories, music and friendships interlocked like puzzle pieces from across the country. Each individual has intertwined their story -…