Stephanie J. Bartik was always surrounded by photography and music, so it seemed a natural transition to blend two of the things she is most passionate about as her chosen profession. It's been a long road she's traveled to get there: from being “the person with the camera” at family, work, or school events, to photographing families, weddings, and real estate listings, then starting to take headshots. When asked by a friend to photograph a festival for a radio station website, the movement, lights, and music grabbed her and never let go. It was at exactly that moment when she knew she wanted to be a music photographer. “I wanted to show anyone not present, what they missed,” she says. “To share what I saw, and how I felt.”
Wilkes-Barre, PA alt rockers Breaking Benjamin co-headlined a soggy, but spirited show at SPAC in Saratoga Springs on 5-23-25.Continue Reading
Ocala, FL metalcore act Wage War brought the heavy to SPAC in Saratoga Springs on 5-23-25, opening for alt rockers Breaking Benjamin.Continue Reading
Lynch Mob, led by ex-Dokken guitar legend George Lynch, rocked the Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls hard on 3/2/25, amid their Final Ride Tour.Continue Reading
Springfield, MO, hard rockers Paralandra kicked off the night at the Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls hard on 3/2/25, opening for Lynch Mob.Continue Reading
Guitar virtuoso and Berklee professor Joe Stump brought his supersonic six-string pyrotechnics to Empire Underground in Albany on 1/18/25.Continue Reading
Hudson Valley prog-metal shredders Last Pharaoh were the ideal complement to axe-man Joe Stump at Empire Underground in Albany on 1/18/25.Continue Reading
Tom Atkins Band brought their fiery licks to the stage in support of iconic axe-man Joe Stump at Empire Underground in Albany on 1/18/25.Continue Reading
Local sludge metal slingers Jupiter Queen helped kick things off in support of axe-man Joe Stump at Empire Underground in Albany on 1/18/25.Continue Reading
Local alt-rock/grunge faves Same Old Rat helped kick things off in support of axe-man Joe Stump at Empire Underground in Albany on 1/18/25.Continue Reading
Trans-Siberian Orchestra returned to Albany on 11/20/24 for the classical-metal group’s beloved annual Christmas show at MVP Arena.Continue Reading
Legendary British hard rockers Deep Purple celebrated “50 Years of Smoke on the Water” at SPAC in Saratoga Springs, NY, on 9/4/24.Continue Reading
British prog rock icons YES gave an astute sendoff to headliners Deep Purple at SPAC in Saratoga Springs on 9/4/24.Continue Reading
South Carolinian singer-guitarist Hannah Wicklund brought a youthful energy to SPAC in Saratoga Springs on 9/4/24, opening for Deep Purple.Continue Reading
Legendary shock rocker Alice Cooper returned to The Palace Theatre in Albany on 7/31/24, featuring guitar wiz Nita Strauss back in the lineup.Continue Reading
Classic rockers Styx (incl. the ageless Tommy Shaw) broke out all the faves at SPAC Saratoga Springs on 7/30/24, co-headlining with Foreigner.Continue Reading
Classic hard rockers Foreigner put on a world-class show at SPAC in Saratoga Springs on 7/30/24, co-headlining with STYX.Continue Reading
’80s Brit-rock icon John Waite, flanked by Kyle Cook of Matchbox 20 on guitar, was a can’t-miss opener at SPAC on 7/30/24, with Foreigner and Styx.Continue Reading
Philly blues-funk soul benders G. Love and Special Sauce dropped nothing but feel-good grooves at Frog Alley in Schenectady NY on 7/28/24.Continue Reading
Platinum ’80s hair rockers Winger broke out the hits for fans at The Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls on 7/24/24.Continue Reading
Mammoth — the band led by Wolfgang Van Halen — rocked Empire Live in Albany on 7/21/24, amid the group’s Mammoth II 2024 Tour.Continue Reading
Toronto/NYC rockers BRKN Love kicked off the night with a fervor at Empire Live in Albany on 7/21/24, opening for Mammoth.Continue Reading