arts and culture

An Artificial Intelligence event held earlier this summer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute allowed the community to interact with the experiential project.

Max Clarke's musical project Cut Worms will be performing at Meadowlark music festival in Stone Ridge, New York on Friday, September 12.

A local couple is counting down the days — and the votes — in a nationwide contest dubbed “America’s Favorite Couple.”

Joe P is opening for Flipturn at Tree House Brewing in Deerfield, Massachusetts, on Tuesday.

Dean Johnson is playing in Manchester, Vermont on July 16 at the Billsville House Concerts, at the Stone Church in Brattleboro, Vermont on July 17, and in Woodstock at the Bearsville Theater on July 21.

On Friday, July 18th, the film will premiere on WMHT’s TVFilm program and be accompanied by a free screening at Albany’s Spectrum 8 Theater. WAMC's Samantha Simmons spoke with Sherry, a Saratoga Springs-based filmmaker.

WAMC is taking the opportunity to highlighting some entrants from our region in NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. In today's segment, first we hear from Enjoyous, an Albany-based band, and Lisa Pellegrino of Soil & Soul. I began by asking each artist to introduce themselves to our audience.

José González will perform at the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington on Friday, March 28th at 8 p.m.

Local filmmaker Spencer Sherry got the rights to adapt the short story in 2021 and released an hour-length feature in 2023. Three days after Sherry released his film, a Hollywood version was announced, directed by Osgood Perkins.

We’re going to meet a musician from Minnesota now. Indie band Hippo Campus released its fourth studio album, Flood, in September. It was recorded in just 10 days for the band’s new label, Psychic Hotline. And it came together as the group scrapped more than 100 songs. The album harbors a different feeling than previous albums and singles. But its melodies will be familiar to fans who have been following Hippo Campus since its 2017 debut. I spoke with lead guitarist Nathan Stocker ahead of the band’s show at Empire Live in Albany on February 8th.