The air is frigid outside on this fall evening, but the duo of Charlie Everywhere is determined to warm up the crowd. As waves of layers and textures of music flow from the band, a crowd that has gathered on top of the Tang Museum at Skidmore College dances to keep their body heat up. Charlie Everywhere is making headway in Saratoga, and they are a music critic's worst nightmare. Publications like Metroland have a bit of trouble when trying to categorize their style of music. Co-creator Josh Carter is quite alright with it. "I'd rather be making music that is original than have someone go, 'Nailed it!'" Carter explains. "You know, like hit the nail on the head with a description." Read More

Cutting his first album at age eight by covering quintessential jazz classics on the piano such as "Take The A-Train," "Tea for Two" and "Misty," D:Vice is the artist identity of singer/songwriter/DJ Alexander Davis. "I would consider that (D:Vice) just an identity. That's not necessarily a side-project." Alex has been doing more than just production stuff though. On August 16, 2008 he had his first gig-experience as a DJ/Remix Artist, putting a successful show in a crowded basement on the Rensselaer-Polytechnic Institute campus. Read More

The art of movement that is parkour can be described as using movement like amathematical equation to solve tangible obstacles. To pass over a wall or gap there is a right way that will get you over, and a wrong way that will end up in a splat.  With speed, style, and technique, a master of parkour learns to scale walls, jump over gaps, and solve the concrete obstacles of the urban jungle.  With practice and discipline, they have the ability to become masters of moving through any obstacle today's urban jungles have to offer. Read More

It has been the site of two Winter Olympic games and also stomping grounds for a few of history's influential minds, including John Brown and Melvil Dewey.  But what many don't know is that for the last two years, Lake Placid, N.Y. has been home to a very interesting student film contest. Titled,"Sleepless in Lake Placid" (SiLP), the contest, which is part of the Lake Placid Film Forum (LPFF), gives student teams from various Northeastern colleges the chance to explore their cinematic creativity. The catch is, they only have 24-hours to do so. Read More

The quaint, brick-lined street is calmly bustling on a warm Saturday afternoon in September. American flags fly from the lampposts and people fill the outdoor patio seating while enjoying lunch and the company of their loved ones. The street's atmosphere is welcoming and cheerful. As an elderly couple strolls by holding hands, a mother is giving a bright red apple to her daughter. There are teenage boys enjoying live street performers, and girls with shopping bags swinging from their wrists. There is laughter heard at a distance, conversations are taking place, and there are shrills of excitement from a toddler who has just see a magician perform a trick.  Read More