backstage

Saratoga Performing Arts Center is celebrating fifty-five years and finally, they are doing some much-needed upgrades. Many of the upgrades are decades old with some still how they were on opening day.

Brantley Gilbert was in town for Kid Rock's Red Blooded Rock N' Roll Redneck Extravaganza this past Saturday. I had a chance to sit backstage with him to talk his new album, his first year of being a dad, and teaching him the song everyone's been talking about.

Countryfest is weeks away, and we have your chance to win some exclusive experiences with each of the artists!

Countryfest is weeks away, and we have your chance to win some exclusive experiences with each of the artists!

Well I can cross 'collaborating with a Grammy nominated country star' off my bucket list! I was able to catch up with Eric Paslay before he took the stage for our sold out Secret Star Show at Proctors Wednesday night and while I was prepared to do a scripted interview with the 'Friday Night' singer, Paslay and I decided to go 'off the cuff' with an impromptu ad lib about chillin' out backstage at

Backstage at any concert venue can get interesting, but what happens when you sit down to interview the artist and the lights go out? It happened when I was with Granger Smith last week at Upstate Concert Hall!

I want to warn you right off the bat that this is a very silly video. I wanted to share it with you because I realize that people sometimes wonder what sort of things are happening inside a venue before a concert. I think in this case, you may be very surprised...

Easton did a great job opening for Carrie Underwood's Storyteller tour at the Times Union Center on Thursday night.  And, after his set I was lucky enough to chat with him backstage for a little while. From the 10-15 minutes I spent hanging out with him, I learned quite a bit...

It was the last big country show of the summer and you could feel the excitement in the air. The doors weren't even opened yet when Matty and I sat down with

I'll admit, being here at GNA has its perks and getting backstage at these big country shows is super cool! I should've known Florida-Georgia Line's Dig Your Roots tour would be no exception!

When I interviewed Phillip of Little Big Town on Friday, I made sure to tell him this would be my first LBT experience and I couldn't believe his genuine excitement for me to see the show! Well, it turns out he was right to be excited because it was amazing!

I found a driver, grabbed my camcorder, and went for a little ride.