#Proctors Theatre Underground

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Cleveland Native Dave Hill Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show SCHENECTADY, NY—FEB. 20— Dave Hill is a comedian, writer, musician, actor, radio host, and man-about town.

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It’s an exciting time to be a fan of horror soundtracks. Not only is nearly every classic horror score being released on vinyl, but many of the composers are also touring with their music - including John Carpenter and Goblin.

You can add Fabio Frizzi to the list, as the Italian composer behind The Beyond, Zombie, City of the Living Dead, and more is bringing his haunting synthesizer tunes to several US cities this fall.

At most dates, Frizzi will be playing his new, expanded The Beyond composer's cut soundtrack live while the film screens. Select stops will showcase Frizzi 2 Fulci, as he performs selections from his many soundtracks composed for Lucio Fulcio movies. And the tour will end with a press conference and screening of City of the Living Dead in New York.

The October 29 and October 30 stops in New York are sponsored by Ship to Shore PhonoCo., who will have a limited edition 7″ record featuring classic Frizzi themes on two color vinyl variants for sale exclusively at those shows.

Fabio Frizzi’s full fall tour routing can be found below.

September 12 - Maskoon Festival - Beirut, Lebanon - The Beyond September 22 - Fimucite Festival - Tenerife, Spain - The Beyond October 24 - Coolidge Corner Theatre - Boston, MA - The Beyond October 26 - Hollywood Theatre - Portland, OR - The Beyond October 27 - Texas Theatre - Dallas, TX - The Beyond October 28 - Booth Playhouse - Charlotte, NC - The Beyond October 29 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - New York, NY - The Beyond October 30 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - New York, NY - Frizzi 2 Fulci October 31 - Proctors Theatre - Schenectady, NY - The Beyond November 1 - Underground Arts - Philadelphia, PA - Frizzi 2 Fulci November 2 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - New York, NY - City of the Living Dead

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POLIÇA announce new album & share first single "Driving"

LP 'When We Stay Alive' due Jan 31st via Memphis Industries. UK tour next Feb! Poliça return with their new album 'When We Stay Alive', which is set for release January 31st via Memphis Industries. Today the band are sharing the first single & video from the album, "Driving".  When Poliça’s Channy Leaneagh fell off her roof while clearing ice in early 2018, she smashed her L1 vertebrae and battered her spine, leaving her in a brace with limited mobility for months. Yet Poliça’s fourth album, 'When We Stay Alive', is not about one debilitating accident. It’s about the redemptive power of rewriting your story in order to heal, and reclaiming your identity as a result. With a video directed by Isaac Gale, Leaneagh explains the meaning behind the first single "Driving" as she says "Laying in bed, as I healed from a 10 foot fall of carelessness with my life, I would dream of running in green grass and tears would pour from my eyes. “Running in the tall tear grass; imagine wanting life and the want remains.” That is a feeling to hold onto; that life is worth living even when all the towers are crumbling and this goes beyond my own little accident but the world around me. Following the crone into the sinking ship and having the chance to return without a shadow. Drive on, Drive on. A second chance you won’t forget”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djlZf1J0wqI While recovering, Leaneagh’s doctor told her to focus not only on physical healing, but to meditate on the mental act of healing as well – working to erase the anger, regrets, and fear she felt about her fall. To do so, he suggested she rewrite the story she told herself about what happened on February 28th. Left alone with her thoughts and her back fully braced, Leaneagh would visualize herself slipping and falling not onto cement, but instead onto a cloud, landing safely before breaking into a sprint over snow melting to reveal tall blades of green grass. As she felt the positive effects of this mental exercise, she set about doing the same for other injuries and pains that she gripped onto from her past. Prior to Leaneagh’s accident, she had been setting music aside as she raised her children and worked to make ends meet as a nursing assistant. Now in the still silence of healing, she found that a multitude of feelings were becoming very loud. Leaneagh realized her self-identity had become attached to her experiences of physical and mental trauma, and she began to consider what it would be like to live without the past as a burden. “I felt there were many things I could look at and say, ‘This happened to me but I’m okay now. It’s not happening anymore and I got the care I needed for it. Now it’s time to rewrite the story I tell about myself and to myself,’" she explains. While half of 'When We Stay Alive' was written before the fall, and half afterwards, the tracks meld together in a coherent and redemptive sonic whole. Those written before the fall relay ideas with a more heightened sense of anxiety and distress: the rousing “Forget Me Now” interrogates what makes two people bring out the worst in each other, while on the soulful “Steady,” Leaneagh struggles with the sudden pressure of becoming the head of her immediate family after her parents moved away. “TATA” was inspired by the challenge of keeping a cool head in the face of tense community meetings where anger continues to rise against Northern Metals, a north Minneapolis company under fire for pollution issues. Inspired by the power found in her healing process, on the second batch of songs Leaneagh tried a slightly different approach, working to reevaluate her past, difficult personal experiences and bring in a sense of insight, strength, and light that perhaps wasn’t there at the time. The stirring “Feel Life” captures Leaneagh’s process of recasting pain as an alarm to live and see beyond what we lack. She takes back her sense of self on the haunting “Be Again,”a song recorded as she relearned to sing while wearing a brace. “For me this song is a meditation to myself,” Leaneagh explains. “To come back from the disassociation I’ve lived with most of my life.” “Blood Moon” sees her examining how keeping this sort of guard up can prove more precariously isolating than protective. “I can look back and see how music has always been here for me to be loud, say what I feel and ask for what I need in these songs I write,” she says. “I always find my courage again on the stage – that is where I feel alive, and for that I am eternally grateful for music and the people that I make it with.” 'When We Stay Alive' possesses a new confidence in its sound, reflected in its fierce, determined songs and anchored by the heavy synths and punctuating beats of Poliça co-founder and producer Ryan Olson. Over the last several years Olson and Leaneagh have widely collaborated with musicians from all over the world: both with Bon Iver, and Leaneagh individually with Boys Noize, Lane 8, Sasha, Leftfield, and Daniel Wohl; Olson with Swamp Dogg in addition to countless musicians from the 37d03d collective. As a result, 'When We Stay Alive' features one of the largest musical casts of any Poliça record to date. To create the album, Olson brought his favorite collaborators into his studio for all-night sessions. He’d then send Leaneagh the files to write lyrics to while recovering at home, which she’d record alone or with engineer Alex Proctor. Drummers Drew Christopherson and Ben Ivascu colored the songs with a new approach – drastically changing the rhythmic dynamic from previous efforts by creating an indistinguishable hybrid of live and electronic instrumentation--and bassist Chris Bierden provided a melody-laden low-end as well as more layered backing vocals than ever before. On Poliça’s first three albums, Leaneagh focused on restructuring the world and her relationships within it. On 'When We Stay Alive', she realises the power in restructuring her inner self. The album’s title references the idea of moving forward through life – our experiences, both good and bad – and what happens next with the strength we find. “I had been living unconsciously in past trauma,” Leaneagh says. “I don’t want to deny something happened – this is not about repression – it’s about taking the power back from the past, holding the power in the present, and creating a new story for myself.” See Poliça live: 11/10 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle  12/10 - Milwaukee, WI - Flannel Fest 23/11 - Eau Claire, WI - Jampf Theater 26/11-27/11 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry 7/2 - Bristol, UK - Thekla 8/2 - Manchester, UK - Gorilla 10/2 - Glasgow, UK - St. Lukes 11/2 - London, UK - Village Underground 12/2 -  Brighton, UK - Concorde 2 14/2 - Paris, France - La Maroquinerie 15/2 -  Brussels, Belgium - Botanique/Orangerie 16/2 - Frankfurt, Germany - Zoom 18/2 - Cologne, Germany - Artheatre 19/2 - Hamburg, Germany - Gruenspan 21/2 - Oslo, Sweden - John Dee 22/2 - Stockholm, Sweden - Slaktkyrkan 24/2 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Little Vega 25/2 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Theatre 27/2 - Warsaw, Poland - Hydrozagadka 28/2 - Vienna, Austria - WUK 29/2 - Munich, Germany - Hansa 39 1/3 - Milan, Italy - Santeria 3/3 - Barcelona, Spain - La Nau 4/3 - Madrid, Spain - Caracol 19/3 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon 20/3 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall 21/3 - Detroit, MI - Deluxx Fluxx 23/3 - Toronto, OH - Horeshoe Tavern 24/3 - Montreal, QB - Bar Le Ritz 25/3  - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall 27/3 - New York City, NY - Webster Hall 28/3 - Philadephia, PA - Union Transfer 29/3 - Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club 31/3 - Columbus, OH - The Basement 1/4 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway 2/4 - Maquoketa, IA - Codfish Hollow Barn 10/4 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue 16/4 - Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre 17/4 - Vancouver, BC - Venue 18/4 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom 20/4 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow’s  21/4 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore 22/4 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom 24/4 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom 25/4 - Albuquerque, NM - Sister 27/4 - Austin, TX - Scoot Inn 28/4 - Dallas, TX - Deep Ellum Art Co 29/4 - Oklahoma City, OK - 89th St 30/4 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck 1/5 - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room  2/5 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews (Tickets on sale on Friday 11th October) Read the full article

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Entries Sought for 2nd Annual Capital Region Special Effects Makeup Competition

Entries Sought for 2nd Annual Capital Region Special Effects Makeup Competition

The Capital Region’s 2nd Annual Special Effects Makeup Competition, hosted by The Makeup Curio is being held on Saturday October 12 at Proctors Theatre Underground.

Entry is now open for anyone ages 12 and up to compete in two age categories for prizes totaling over $1000.  Anyone who’s ever dabbled in Halloween/Horror/Theater/Cosplay makeup are encouraged to enter. Entry closes October 6. Up to…

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Jonah Ray Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

Jonah Ray Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

with Jonah Ray

8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25

Underground at Proctors

432 State Street, Schenectady

518.346.6204, proctors.org

$15 advance, $20 day of

    SCHENECTADY, NY—JAN. 13— Jonah Ray is the host of Mystery Science Theater 3000 on Netflix, and is known for his appearances across television, the internet and across the country.

A regular on Comedy Central,…

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Chloé Hilliard Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show at Proctors

Chloé Hilliard Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show at Proctors

Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

with Chloé Hilliard

8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30

Underground at Proctors

432 State Street, Schenectady

518.346.6204, proctors.org

$15 advance, $20 day of

  SCHENECTADY, NY—NOV. 4, 2019—Don’t mess with Chloé Hilliard! She headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show, Underground at Proctors, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30.

  Hilliard is a larger than life comedian, and not…

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Atlanta’s Andy Sandford Returns to Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

Atlanta’s Andy Sandford Returns to Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

Shameful Information star headlines at Proctors 

Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

with Andy Sandford

8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26

Underground at Proctors

432 State Street, Schenectady

518.346.6204, proctors.org

$15 advance, $20 day of

  SCHENECTADY, NY—OCT. 9, 2019—Atlanta-bred funnyman Andy Sandford returns to Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show, Underground at Proctors, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26.

  San…

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Adrienne Iapalucci Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show at Proctors

Adrienne Iapalucci Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show at Proctors

Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

with Adrienne Iapalucci

8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24

Underground at Proctors

432 State Street, Schenectady

518.346.6204, proctors.org

$15 advance, $20 day of, ages 18 and over

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—AUG. 9, 2019—Comedy fans might recognize Bronx native Adrienne Iapalucci from her performances as a semifinalist on season seven of NBC’s Last Comic Standing. She has also been…

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Dan St. Germain Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show at Proctors

Dan St. Germain Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show at Proctors

Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

Starring Dan St. Germain

8 p.m. Saturday, July 27

Underground at Proctors

432 State Street, Schenectady

518.346.6204 proctors.org

$15 advance; $20 day of

  SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—JULY 1, 2019—Dan St. Germain is a comedian, writer and actor who’s appeared on Conan, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Adam Ruins Everything, Crashing, T…

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No Kidding - Myq Kaplan Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

No Kidding – Myq Kaplan Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

Small, Dork, and Handsome comic hits Proctors, Saturday, June 29 

Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

Starring Myq Kaplan

8 p.m. Saturday, June, 29

Underground at Proctors

432 State Street, Schenectady

518.346.6204 proctors.org

$15 advance; $20 day of

SCHENECTADY, NY—MAY 22, 2019—Myq Kaplan, not surprisingly, is a comedian named Mike Kaplan. He has performed on the Tonight Show, Conan, The Late Show…

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Kate Willett Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

Kate Willett Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—APRIL 3, 2019—Comedian, actress and writer Kate Willett headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show at Proctors, 8 p.m. Saturday, April 27.

Willett’s raunchy feminist storytelling is smart and relatable, as evinced on her 2017 album Glass Gutter. Her 15-minute special premiered on Netflix’s Comedy Lineup in August 2018.

Willett was recently a correspondent for the Jim Jefferies…

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The Daily Show Writer Matt Koff Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

The Daily Show Writer Matt Koff Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

SCHENECTADY, NY—MARCH 8, 2019—Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show is proud to present headliner Matt Koff.

Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show Starring Matt Koff 8 p.m. Saturday, March, 30 Underground at Proctors 432 State Street, Schenectady proctors.org $15 advance; $20 day of

Koff is an Emmy Award®-winning television writer and stand-up comedian. He currently writes for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

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Mike Recine Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

Mike Recine Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show Starring Mike Recine 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 Underground at Proctors 432 State Street, Schenectady 518.346.6204 proctors.org $15 advance; $20 day of

SCHENECTADY, NY—FEB. 12, 2019—Mike Recine is either the smartest dumb guy or the dumbest smart guy in the room.

Recine hosts the popular organized crime podcast The Sitdown.

He’s performed stand up on Conan; has…

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Adam Mamawala Closes 2018 Season of Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

Adam Mamawala Closes 2018 Season of Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—DEC. 19, 2018—Adam Mamawala is a stand-up comedian and actor based out of New York City. 

His first album, One of the Good Ones, released through Comedy Dynamics, debuted at number one on the iTunes Comedy Charts in December 2017.

He headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show at Proctors, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29.

Upstate New York’s premiere stand-up showcase, Pretty Much the…

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Luke Thayer and Abby Crutchfield Headline Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show at Proctors

Luke Thayer and Abby Crutchfield Headline Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show at Proctors

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—JULY 16, 2018—Luke Thayer and Abby Crutchfield co-headline the next Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show, 8 p.m. Saturday, July 28, Underground at Proctors.

 Thayer was just named Sirius XM’s “Comedian of the Month.” He has appeared at comedy festivals, clubs and colleges across the country, and internationally. His TV appearances include Fox’s Laughs, Brain Games on Nat Geo, Tyra,…

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Comic Chris Laker Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show at Proctors

Comic Chris Laker Headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show at Proctors

Jimmy Kimmel says he has “beautiful hair”

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—MAY 10, 2018—Chris Laker is a New York City based stand-up who made his television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live. On Saturday, May 26 he headlines Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show Underground at Proctors, 432 State Street in Schenectady, NY.

Named a New Face at Montreal’s Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, Laker’s sharp and edgy comedy has…