Dead & Co. Are Coming Back to SPAC This Summer
Add one more show to your summer concert calendar. With already great live music announced for summer 2020 (really, is it summer yet?), the SPAC lineup just got even more stacked. Dead & Co. ar......
View ArticleHere's The Full List Of The Memorial Day 500 Songs
We hope you had an amazing Memorial Day weekend. We did rocking through the 500 greatest rock songs of all time. We started on Thursday at Noon with Tatiana and rocked all the way through Monday night...
View ArticleChris Cornell Covers Guns N'Roses in Newly Released Music
Today would have been Chris Cornell's 56th birthday. In a fitting manner on the rock legend's birthday, a previous unreleased cover of Guns N' Roses "Patience" done by Cornell was...
View ArticleTen Year old Takes on Grohl, and His Response is Perfect
I'm pretty sure Dave Grohl is always up for a challenge. Not that I know the guy. But really, from touring in a cast on a throne, to a drum off with a 10-year-old, the guy knows no bounds. The drum...
View ArticleThe Trivia Behind Your Favorite Classic Rock Christmas Songs
Classic Rock Christmas songs are as much a part of the holidays as your tree, wrapping paper and Santa. Here are the nuggets behind the recordings. Continue reading…
View ArticleHuey Lewis to Appear on MTV’s ‘Behind the Music’ Reboot
New documentary series and return of ‘Unplugged’ also confirmed in a deal with Paramount+. Continue reading…
View ArticleApril 2021 New Music Releases
Spring has sprung – at least in the aisles of your local record shop. Continue reading…
View ArticleRolling Stones In Albany - Do You Have These Ticket Stubs?
Prior to the pandemic, paper tickets were becoming a thing of the past. When we return to our favorite venues we may never hold a paper ticket stub again. Continue reading…
View ArticleBob Dylan's World Famous Big Pink For Rent In Saugerties
"Up on Cripple Creek she sends me", how many times have you heard that song on the radio? Those musicians, Bob Dylan's band, 'The Band', lived and created their music right here in West Saugerties, New...
View ArticleForeigner to Perform Free Concert In Upstate New York
Foreigner to perform a free concert in Upstate New York this summer. Continue reading…
View Article2 New Concert Venues Ready to Rock Albany
The Capital Region is about to rock with 2 new concert venues! Continue reading…
View ArticleDid You Know? Rock Legend Says Northway Speed Limit Inspired ’80s Hit
The Lyrics "It took me 16 hours to get to L.A. Gonna write me up a 125 Post my face wanted dead or alive Take my license, all that jive I can't drive 55!" Sammy Hagar claims that he...
View ArticleRock with the Q for Your Chance to Shake Santa's Sack and WIN
This week the Q is hooking you up with a ton of chances to win some awesome stocking stuffers for the music lover in your life! Continue reading…
View ArticleQ103 Presents Judas Priest LIVE at The Palace Theatre in Albany
As if Judas Priest rocking live in the Capital Region wasn't awesome enough ... get real excited, because they are coming to rock back to back shows in Albany! Continue reading…
View Article1st of 2 Potential Woodstock 50th Celebrations Announced
It's all happening ... Continue reading…
View ArticleWatkins Glen to Host OFFICIAL Woodstock 50th Anniversary Festival
Oh man, we are certainly going to have a tough decision to make once these lineups drop. Continue reading…
View ArticleSantana Confirms Which Woodstock 50th Festival He'll Play
With dueling Woodstock 50th Anniversary festivals coming to Upstate New York on the same weekend this summer Carlos Santana has reveled which festival he will be performing at. Continue reading…
View Article‘10 Year Challenge’: Top Rock Songs in 2009
Since the ‘10 Year Challenge’ has been all over social media with photos, we thought it would be fun to do with rock songs! I mean sure, looking at photos of people 10 years ago and...
View Article20 B-Sides That Became Big Hits
A look back at flip sides that became highly charting songs in their own right. Continue reading…
View ArticleHow the 2019 Grammy Awards Basically Ignored Rock and Metal
It certainly wasn't rock music's biggest night. Continue reading…
View ArticleRob Halford says ‘Walls Divide People’, Talks New Judas Priest
“There’s a lot of wall language going on in America” says Rob Halford of Judas Priest, while he called into Q103. As Halford put it, walls divide people,...
View Article$20 All In Lawn Tix For Select SPAC Shows Starting May 1
SPAC & Live Nation will once again be celebrating National Concert week with $20 Lawn Tickets, including all fees! Continue reading…
View ArticleIncubus Announce Tour to Celebrate 20 Years of ‘Make Yourself’
Incubus have announced a tour to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of their hugely successful (and amazing) album "Make Yourself". The tour announcement, so aptly named "20...
View ArticleLocal Band Ignis Joins Q103 In the Studio Ahead of New Music
Local band Ignis joined Q103's Tatiana for a follow-up interview, ahead of the release of their new album. "Mirrorless", released 6/10/19, is a follow-up to their debut release. The...
View Article5 Reasons Why ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ Is The Best New Movie
Iggy Pop. Tom Waits. Bill Murray. Adam Driver. Steve Buscemi... The list of names for the cast of “The Dead Don’t Die” can go on and on. I caught the...
View ArticleDisrupt Festival Stops Near New York: A Review
It's the first summer in over two decades without a cross-country Vans Warped Tour. The end of an era for fans looking for pop punk, alt rock, metalcore, and more all in one with a lifestyle and...
View ArticleOzzy Breaking Into Rap?
It's not that odd for rock and rap to be combined. Though this pairing does seem interesting, to say the least. Continue reading…
View ArticlePokemon Playing Fan Saves the Day For Lost Rockstar in NY
Even rock-stars get lost sometimes. But image walking down the street, playing Pokemon Go, and one just rolls up next to you, asks you for directions, and then takes you for a ride? Oh, and THEN drops...
View ArticleIncubus Rocks Capital Region Back to 1999
This past Friday night, the Capital Region got rocked back to 1999 with Incubus. And I have to admit, I almost wanted to stay there. Incubus make a stop at the Palace Theatre for their current tour,...
View ArticleMonster Mash Who? Nine Inch Nails Song Mashup Rocks Halloween
Bet you've never heard Nine Inch Nails sound like this. In what I will argue is the best new "Halloween"-themed mash (sorry, Monster Mash), Nine Inch Nails and the Ghostbusters meet...
View ArticleThe 5 Best Things About Alice Cooper at the Cool Insuring Arena
Last night, Alice Cooper took on New York and rocked the Cool Insuring Arena. Broadcasting live, we got the chance to see a lot, experience a lot, and I have to say, there were some pretty awesome...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Ozzy! A ‘Prince’, But Really, A King
Happy birthday to the 'Prince of Darkness' Ozzy Osbourne. But let's face it, he might be nicknamed 'Prince' but the guy is actually a King of rock. I'll make my argument starting now- How many people...
View ArticleEddie Vedder’s Wife, Cornell’s Daughter at War Amidst Lawsuit
Well the dynamics surrounding the lawsuit against Soundgarden seem to be getting nasty, as now Chris Cornell's daughter and Eddie Vedder's wife have apparently jumped in. Last week, I posted about...
View ArticleDid You Know? A Speeding Ticket in Upstate NY Inspired Iconic Rock Song!
Did You Know? A rock legend recently explained how he was inspired to write one of the biggest 80's rock songs after he was caught speeding in Upstate NY while on his way from Albany Airport to Lake...
View ArticleYou've Heard The Voice. Now, Meet Hyde
I am very intense about Pizza. You have been warned. Continue reading…
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