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.”
Donnie Vie brought his current iteration of ’80s rock band Enuff Z-Nuff to Ophelia’s on Broadway in Albany, playing all the hits and more.Continue Reading
Swedish power metal overlords HammerFall conquered a bit of our own North Country on 5/2/24, rocking Empire Underground with hot molten metal.Continue Reading
518 prog metal faves Deveria were busy this week: Their first of two mega shows came on 5/2/24 at Empire Underground, opening for Sweden’s HammerFall.Continue Reading
Local 518 guitar phenom JJ Savage was back in town to shred on 5/2/24 at Empire Underground in Albany, NY, opening for Sweden’s HammerFall.Continue Reading
Prog metal legends Queensrÿche honored their debut EP and LP on 4/26/24, playing them front to back at Empire Live for a SOLD OUT crowd.Continue Reading
L.A. metal icons Armored Saint, feat. ex-Anthrax vocalist John Bush, rocked like days of old on 4/26/24, opening for Queensrÿche at Empire Live in front of a SOLD OUT crowd.Continue Reading
Lynch Mob — feat. guitar legend George Lynch, also of Dokken fame — torched The Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls on 4/12/24, amid the band’s Final Ride farewell tour.Continue Reading
Finnish goth-rockers The 69 Eyes rolled into Albany on 3/26/24, headlining Empire Underground. Here’s our full photo gallery!!Continue Reading
L.A. party rockers The Bites tore up Empire Underground in Albany NY on 3/26/24, opening for The 69 Eyes. Here’s our full photo gallery!!Continue Reading
L.A. rockers and Lemmy proteges Budderside had plenty of swagger at Empire Underground in Albany NY on 3/26/24, opening for The 69 Eyes.Continue Reading
Homegrown 518 blues rockers Ginger Geezus put on a soulful display at Empire Underground in Albany NY on 3/26/24, opening for The 69 Eyes.Continue Reading
Rock legend John Mellencamp played to a packed house on the MainStage at Proctors Schenectady on 3/14/24. Check out our photos and review!Continue Reading
Tragedy, the All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees & Beyond, brought their incredibly fun, energetic and visually wild show to Empire Underground in Albany on 2/22/24. Here’s our mega gallery!Continue Reading
518 prog/power metal phenoms The Antarctican were the night’s designated shredders at Empire Underground on 2/22/24, opening for the wildly eclectic Tragedy: All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees & Beyond.Continue Reading
Eclectic 518 rockers HayBurner were a compelling start to the evening at Empire Underground in Albany on 2/22/24, opening for Tragedy: All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees & Beyond.Continue Reading
’80s NJ hair metallers Trixter Acoustic rocked all the hits and more (as a trio) at The Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls on 2/2/24. Here’s our mega gallery!Continue Reading
All-female ’80s hair metal band Vixen rocked all their hits and more at The Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls on 1/19/24. Here’s our mega gallery!Continue Reading
Albany rockers Lucid Street gave a killer send-off to headliners Vixen when the bands played The Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls on 1/19/24.Continue Reading
The Extreme Music Awards at Empire Live Albany on 1/13/24 was THE music event of the year in the 518. Here’s the view from the Black Carpet!!Continue Reading
Albany-raised guitar phenom JJ Savage played a hometown show at Empire Underground on 12/15/23, for a truly blazing spectacle of shred.Continue Reading
Local 518 hard rockers 3db tore it up at Empire Underground on 12/15/23, opening for Albany guitar whiz JJ Savage.Continue Reading