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Editorial: Cohoes Music Hall wasn’t broke, so why “fix” it?
In awarding management of the Cohoes Music Hall to Playhouse Stage Company/Park Playhouse through an RFP process, the City seems to be punishing success while repeating…
The Local Lens: On the importance of Local Music
I get it, the rules and regulations are a pain to deal with at the venues. You just want to go enjoy yourself, grab a drink with your friends, dance, laugh. We all need more…
Charlie Daniels: a critical look at the music and the man
The recent news on the passing of Charlie Daniels has left me with mixed emotions.While I am certainly on-board with the good time nostalgia for this man's artistic work…
When the Stage Goes Dark
Guest Editorial by Diana Ladio - The Moxie Strings/DrriiftEditor's note: Diana Ladio is a member of the duo The Moxie Strings. While now based in Nashville, the Moxie…
Black Lives Rally unifies Troy community
Last Sunday, I attended the Troy Rally for Black Lives and it was an incredibly moving experience. Being a part of a crowd of 11,000 voices left me sitting speechless…
Coping with COVID: A Return to Self
Concert halls have fallen silent. Art galleries are vacant. Theatres are void of people. This is our new reality, a temporary stop or PAUSE, as Governor Cuomo refers to it.…
An Actor Doing Nothing
I took an acting workshop with Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill a number of years ago and one of the first things she did was went around the room and asked us all to think of a…
Blowin’ In The Wind
It’s like quicksand. You can’t see how deep it is, and it looks so normal, you have trouble believing there’s any danger at all. But once you’ve stepped in it, the more you…
Kenny Rogers Knew When to Hold ’Em and When to Fold ’Em
He called me on a cell phone in the parking lot of a McDonald’s somewhere in Louisiana. It was 2011, and Kenny Rogers was advancing his Christmas show at Proctor’s Theatre in…
Dear David / Hi Jan: Brickman & Galligan Discuss Film
The following account represents an actual email correspondence between two art-buddies, and is bookended by excerpts from the original script of the film 1917, which is the…
Ralph Renna’s Crash Course in Troy-Core History
Editor's Note: This is an editorial piece from a long time personality within the Troy and Capital Region scene, Ralph Renna. Ralph's involvement with local music dates back…