WAMC’s RoundTable program this morning is asking listeners to call in and tell who their favorite local artist, musician, or artist, alive or dead. It is about time that people are realizing that there is a lot of talented people in this area involved in the arts.  From what I have heard of the show so […]

Documentary on Music Legend Gram Parsons Makes Capital Region Debut at The Sanctuary For Independent Media; Local Musicians To Present Music Tribute On Tuesday, September 19, 2006 some of the Capital Region’s most talented musicians will pay tribute to country/rock music legend Gram Parsons as “Fallen Angel,” the documentary film about his life, premieres at

Are you too busy to read your favorite novel?  Well, here is a service where you can have novels emailed to you a little bit at a time.  There are many classic books and novels to choose from on the site.  How long will it take to read the book?  DailyLit answers that in their

The Mop & Bucket Co., the area’s oldest improvisational theatre troupe, will stage its season premier at Steamer 10, 500 Western Avenue Albany, on Sept 29 and 30 at 8 PM. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for all others. Originally founded in 1995, the company has been the chief innovator in the Capital

Another little resource for writers.  I have never heard of some of these websites, but it seems like they may be good jumping off point for aspiring writers. “They offer plenty of advice and insight into the world of writing and publishing by those that are within the industry. And if five isn’t enough, each

Here is a great website with a huge list of resources for writers who are self-publishng their work.  Self-publishing has long been the only way that poets can get their work published as many of the big publishing houses do not want to take the chance and print something that may be interesting and thought provocing.    Link to

Here is a website featuring recordings of poets from all over the world.  It looks like this is a great resource for teachers and students for research.   According to their About Us page: “The Poetry Archive exists to help make poetry accessible, relevant and enjoyable to a wide audience. It came into being as a result of

Autum Ashante has been mentioned on the Albany Poets BBS recently concerning the controversy surrounding her poetry and background.  “A 7-year-old prodigy unleashed a firestorm when she recited a poem she wrote comparing Christopher Columbus and Charles Darwin to “pirates” and “vampires” who robbed blacks of their identities and human rights.” Link to BETTER OR

Poetry can turn up anywhere these days, which is great to see.  According to an article from Indianapolis, Indiana TV station WISH, “Thirty-nine Indiana poets will have their work displayed on IndyGo busses and for 10 days they’ll be doing live readings.”  These readings took place from 4:00pm to 6:00pm right on the busses.  What a

What is going on in the world of poetry and spoken word outside the Albany community?  Who are the up and coming poets and performers downstate in Woodstock and Hudson? Welcome to the new Albany Poets blog.  This will be updated with the latest from the poetry, spoken word, music, art and performace scenes all

Black Ice, poet and spoken word artist that has been featured on HBO’s “Def Poetry” and recently hosted a special poetry showcase at The Egg in Albany in April, has a new CD coming out on September 5.  HipHopGalaxy.com says: “Black Ice earned his respect as one of the premiere wordsmiths on Russell Simmons’ “Def

The Daytona Beach News Journal in Florida has an article on their site about a cafe in the area holding weekly open mics for elementary kids.  They have been doing this since May and the number of kids performing is getting expanding steadily. Would something like this work in Albany?  Do you have kids and