Four Names, One Room: The Concert History of Albany’s Downtown Arena
From Sinatra’s 1990 opening night to Ariana Grande’s tour launch — the concert history of Albany’s arena: Knickerbocker, Pepsi, Times Union, MVP.
The Field That Remembers: Inside Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Where Woodstock Never Really Ended
The 1969 Woodstock festival grounds are now Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. A history of Max Yasgur’s farm and the amphitheater built on hallowed ground.
Under the Pines: Six Decades of Landmark Concerts at Saratoga Performing Arts Center
From Balanchine’s 1966 opening ballet to Dave Matthews Band’s 50th SPAC show, the landmark concerts behind Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s storied stage.
The Bearsville Years — Inside the Studio That Quietly Made Modern Rock
Inside Bearsville Studios in Woodstock NY — where Meat Loaf made Bat Out of Hell, R.E.M. made Green, Jeff Buckley made Grace, and a Hudson Valley legend was reborn through Lizzie Vann’s $9 million renovation.
A Fortnight in ’66: When a Tent in North Tonawanda Was the Center of American Music
For two weeks in June 1966, a North Tonawanda tent hosted Harry Belafonte and Johnny Cash. Sixty years later, the story of Lew Fisher’s Melody Fair.
The Barn That Refuses to Die — Inside Levon Helm Studios
Twenty-two years into the Midnight Ramble, Levon Helm’s barn in Woodstock remains the most intimate room in American music. A history.
On This Day: The Grateful Dead Played Their Hearts Out at the Knick — March 28, 1993
On this day in 1993, the Grateful Dead played the middle night of their final three-night stand at Albany’s Knickerbocker Arena — and dropped a rare “Attics of My Life” that still gives tapers chills. Here’s the full story.