Drawing: Elvis Costello at Troy Music Hall
Elvis Costello's solo show at Troy Music Hall is sold out, but you could win tickets.
Update: Drawing's closed!
The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall opens its 2013-2014 season next week. And one of the highlights of the season is Elvis Costello's solo show on November 6. It's already sold out. But AOA has one pair of tickets -- and they could be yours.
To enter the drawing answer the following question:
Elvis Costello is always reinventing himself, and exploring new sounds. He was cool in the 80s and he's still cool today. What's something in the Capital Region that is enduringly cool?
We'll pick one winner at random.
Among the other shows coming up this season at the Troy Music Hall:
+ Josh Ritter on September 26
+ Paula Poundstone on October 5
+ Roseanne Cash on December 19
+ Sean Rowe next April
Tickets are on sale for all those performances, and the rest of the 2013-2014 season.
Important: All comments must be submitted by noon on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 to be entered in the drawing. You must answer the question to be part of the drawing. One entry per person, please. You must enter a valid email address (that you check regularly) with your comment. The winner will be notified via email by 10 am on Thursday, September 19 and must respond by 8 pm that night.
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My landlord. If Phish had a 5th band member, he would be it. The guy always has a smile on his face and can tell stories for days. I actually don't mind handing over a huge check every month.
... said Jason on Sep 16, 2013 at 12:17 PM | link
Guptill's roller rink!!
... said m on Sep 16, 2013 at 12:22 PM | link
The Nott Memorial. It has been a library, a theater, and now it is a hall, gallery, and study space. It is one of the most beautiful buildings I have ever seen and it is, by far, the most beautiful building in the area.
... said ned on Sep 16, 2013 at 12:22 PM | link
Washington Park. Always beloved.
... said Jenna on Sep 16, 2013 at 12:23 PM | link
Of course, the people who make up this weird little microcosm. So many transplants from other areas commingled with those born and raised here make the Capital Region a unique and cool place to live.
... said Kizzi on Sep 16, 2013 at 12:27 PM | link
The food scene in the capital region. Things come and go, change and evolves...but there always seems to be something really neat interesting happening.
... said Alex on Sep 16, 2013 at 12:30 PM | link
Troy Music Hall itself. It's such a cool concert space.
... said tomato(e) on Sep 16, 2013 at 12:35 PM | link
WEXT, WEQX, WRPI
... said Ed on Sep 16, 2013 at 12:36 PM | link
The annual Albany scooter rally!
... said amr on Sep 16, 2013 at 12:41 PM | link
The New York State Museum!!! There is nothing cooler!
... said Jennifer on Sep 16, 2013 at 12:45 PM | link
I think the Empire State Plaza is super cool. I've really only been there to see shows at night at the Egg and The TU and it is always awe inspiring to walk out and see the Egg and the plaza around.
... said Craig on Sep 16, 2013 at 12:52 PM | link
Troy Farmers Market is enduring cool!
... said Matt on Sep 16, 2013 at 12:55 PM | link
Cohoes mills neighborhood and buildings
... said sj on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:00 PM | link
The architecture that gives Downtown such a unique character
... said Kate on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:04 PM | link
Thacher Park! I'll always love going out there, especially in the fall
... said susie on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:04 PM | link
The Hudson River estuary was cool in the 1600s as a transportation route, commerce center and natural resource for Albany's first colonists. Even after generations of neglect and abuse, the Hudson is cool today for its environmental resiliency, as a link to an industrial past and as a tourism and recreation destination for the region.
... said Alan B on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:11 PM | link
A performing arts venue shaped like a giant egg....The Egg!
... said Jay on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:11 PM | link
The ESP in January! Oh, wait - that's cold. The likelihood that we're going to have our first woman mayor is pretty damn cool.
... said Silvia Meder Lilly on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:12 PM | link
The Egg!
... said Shawn on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:13 PM | link
The John Morse Band!
... said John on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:16 PM | link
Troy Music Hall - cool building and awesome acoustics!
... said Karen on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:18 PM | link
The Indian Ladder Trail at Thacher Park is perpetually cool.
... said Laura on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:23 PM | link
Our location is enduringly cool. Close to Boston, NYC and Vermont. But what is even cooler is our sometimes forgotten treasures - Cohoes Music Hall, Yaddo Gardens to name a few...
... said Bernard on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:23 PM | link
The Spectrum! An independent theater where you can see an indie movie and treat yourself to coffee and a vegan brownie.
... said Casey on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:24 PM | link
Not being from the region really makes me notice things that always seem cool whenever I come back, going to school in the capital region has shown me a new side of new york that I wasnt used to.
My favorite thing is the view of the city from 787. One side is the beautiful hudson and the other is the city of albany. Empire Plaza and the Egg always stand out to me, the architecture of this city is beautiful.
... said Nicole on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:24 PM | link
Downtown Troy is definitely enduringly cool. Especially lately with the influx of new businesses and eateries. The Uncle Sam statues also added a nice touch that called upon the history of the area but also showcased the creativity and artistic talent currently in the Capital Region.
... said Ben on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:26 PM | link
Our amazing local music scene!
... said Danielle Sommers on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:27 PM | link
The annual Freihofer Jazz Festival at SPAC is always so cool.
... said Sandra on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:33 PM | link
Have to go with Saratoga Race Course -- 150 years later, still one of the best summertime activities in the Capital Region.
... said Button on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:38 PM | link
Minor League Baseball!
... said J. WELF on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:38 PM | link
The blue collar, old school roots of local people and businesses.
... said Cindy on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:42 PM | link
Walk-able downtowns!
... said Lauren on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:47 PM | link
I think Washington Park is cool!
... said Kathy F on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:52 PM | link
Cider donuts at Golden Harvest! Year round!
... said Naomi on Sep 16, 2013 at 1:58 PM | link
The Victoria Pool, classic and cool!
... said Megan on Sep 16, 2013 at 2:02 PM | link
VALENTINE'S!!!
... said Matt Ferguson on Sep 16, 2013 at 2:03 PM | link
The people - generations of folks keep falling in love with this area and work hard to preserve and promote it, from our great history museums to venues introducing us to the most contemporary artists.
... said Ilene on Sep 16, 2013 at 2:03 PM | link
palais royale
... said Steven on Sep 16, 2013 at 2:04 PM | link
the Center Square neighborhood / Lark St
... said AG on Sep 16, 2013 at 2:07 PM | link
The most "enduringly cool" aspect of this area is the region's ability to be just that...."enduring".
The Troy, Albany area has gone through so much from it's original Indian and then Dutch settler days through the peak of the industrial revolution to where we happen to be today. Through it all, the area and the people, have found a way to remain relevant and always "cool".
I guess very much like Costello himself.
... said Elvis Fan on Sep 16, 2013 at 2:08 PM | link
Hoffman's Playland!
... said Eric on Sep 16, 2013 at 2:13 PM | link
the frost on my champagne glass
... said hojohifive on Sep 16, 2013 at 2:16 PM | link
most of the fall, all of the winter and part of the spring here in Upstate NY
... said Mary G on Sep 16, 2013 at 2:18 PM | link
The arts and music scene in Albany is enduringly cool! No matter how much it has to fight to survive it always has and it's always growing!
... said Jeremy on Sep 16, 2013 at 2:27 PM | link
The Troy Music Hall
... said Fuddley on Sep 16, 2013 at 2:28 PM | link
Lark Street!
... said Kevin M on Sep 16, 2013 at 2:50 PM | link
Larkfest!
... said Shabby Doll on Sep 16, 2013 at 2:57 PM | link
Our wonderful architectural landmarks: State Ed. Building, The Capitol, D&H/SUNY Admin building.
... said DEN on Sep 16, 2013 at 2:58 PM | link
Albany's ability to become an adopted hometown. I've been here for 5 years now, and it feels like home.
... said Mike D. on Sep 16, 2013 at 3:03 PM | link
The Egg is cool! They Might Be Giants even wrote a song about it
... said Allison B on Sep 16, 2013 at 3:12 PM | link
The City of Albany's loyal pet, Nipper.
... said KGB on Sep 16, 2013 at 3:14 PM | link
Indian Ladder Trail
... said Frank on Sep 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM | link
Lyrical Ballad Bookstore in Saratoga.
... said Chester on Sep 16, 2013 at 3:22 PM | link
The view of the Empire State Plaza while driving into Albany, especially from the Patroon Island Bridge area or driving down from East Greenbush/Rensselaer. The buildings and Plaza, especially The Egg, are very cool.
... said Janice on Sep 16, 2013 at 3:31 PM | link
Peebles Island State Park with all its beautiful scenery, especially this time of year!!!
... said Bryan Lasky on Sep 16, 2013 at 3:51 PM | link
Enjoying some warm cider donuts while the cider witch tosses out candy at Lakeside farms
... said Josh K. on Sep 16, 2013 at 4:18 PM | link
Father Peter Young and his ministry: way cool!
... said Joe on Sep 16, 2013 at 4:20 PM | link
That wacky seat of state government...the Capitol!
... said JoeyG on Sep 16, 2013 at 4:28 PM | link
The music scene, the amazingly cool artists (EC) that grace our wonderful region.
... said Celia on Sep 16, 2013 at 4:34 PM | link
There's nothing more enduringly cool than LARK STREET -- "the village in the city!" :-)
... said Sean McLaughlin on Sep 16, 2013 at 4:57 PM | link
The Spectrum!
... said tjs on Sep 16, 2013 at 5:01 PM | link
I always feel really cool while checking out a movie at the Spectrum!
... said Caroline on Sep 16, 2013 at 5:11 PM | link
The Saratoga Race Track!
... said gabe on Sep 16, 2013 at 5:54 PM | link
The Capital Building is classic cool.
... said Matt on Sep 16, 2013 at 6:02 PM | link
The local music venues are amazing. There is a place for virtually everyone that tours, small venues, large venues, all acts can find a place to come in this area. From the places like the Troy Music Hall and the Egg, to the large venues like SPAC and the Times Union Center, and in between ones like the Palace and Proctors (not to mention the festivals in the warmer months). There is somewhere for everyone no matter how large your audience is. Plus so many have such a rich background and heritage to their buildings.
... said Beth on Sep 16, 2013 at 6:05 PM | link
Nipper
... said Elizabeth on Sep 16, 2013 at 6:11 PM | link
I know it's been said, but I'm going with The Spectrum!
... said jess (jamesjake) on Sep 16, 2013 at 6:19 PM | link
The poetry scene!
... said james b on Sep 16, 2013 at 6:24 PM | link
symmetrical SUNY Albany campus
... said Steve on Sep 16, 2013 at 6:56 PM | link
The Egg is Albany is by far way Cool! - Along with the variety of music it pulls in.
... said John Robideau on Sep 16, 2013 at 7:34 PM | link
Empire State Plaza - the Museum, the carousel, the observation deck, the ice skating rink, the Egg of course and the most enduringly cool thing about it is the plaza art collection.
https://online.ogs.ny.gov/curatorial/artcollection/
... said capgirl on Sep 16, 2013 at 7:46 PM | link
There's this girl who works one of the windows at DMV in Troy. She's always laughing and jivving. "Hey what's with you Mr. Grumpy pants?" she says, or "Hey, wow, nice hair day there huh?!" or "Smokes! Stop having kids, just stop! You hear?" I always tried to get her when I have to go there sort out something. My friend Marcus actually says he just goes down and hangs out to hear her talk it up. "I don't know what her name is but I come her a couple of Thursdays a month just to soak her up," says Marcus as he pretends to fill out a form to get some kind of permit to park his van on a sidewalk. "I'm like french toast and she's like butter and syrup. So cool, so forever cool."
... said big vic proton on Sep 16, 2013 at 8:25 PM | link
Honest Weight -- whether at Quail St, Central Ave, or reinventing itself on Watervliet Ave.
... said chrisck on Sep 16, 2013 at 8:29 PM | link
Tess
... said Tim on Sep 16, 2013 at 8:31 PM | link
Oh Bar karaoke night
... said Beth on Sep 16, 2013 at 8:34 PM | link
The Hudson River
... said seth on Sep 16, 2013 at 10:05 PM | link
Newsman John McLoughlin
... said Jesse on Sep 16, 2013 at 10:09 PM | link
The Spectrum 8 Theatres on Delaware Avenue have always been cool, and always will be.
... said Susan on Sep 16, 2013 at 10:09 PM | link
The Egg!
... said Jessica on Sep 16, 2013 at 10:10 PM | link
nipper is ultra cool.
... said tim on Sep 16, 2013 at 11:21 PM | link
coolest thing about albany is that it is small enough for a person to know the entire city yet still find something new and amazing to see, eat, or day-trip to every day!
... said julie on Sep 16, 2013 at 11:33 PM | link
Nipper
... said Theresa on Sep 16, 2013 at 11:46 PM | link
Steve Caporizzo has been the coolest dude in Albany for decades.
... said Ross G. on Sep 17, 2013 at 2:00 AM | link
The coolest thing about the Capital Region is that in 15 or 20 minutes you can go from the heart of downtown Troy or Albany to the woods or farm country. We have so many opportunities for a range of activities and that what makes us enduringly cool!
... said Kate on Sep 17, 2013 at 5:42 AM | link
The Crandall theater has been, is, and probably always will be cool.
... said Shaun on Sep 17, 2013 at 6:51 AM | link
Our local breweries are extremely cool
... said mark on Sep 17, 2013 at 8:12 AM | link
Joining others in the coolness of Nipper
... said JES on Sep 17, 2013 at 8:49 AM | link
Downtown Troy!
... said matthew on Sep 17, 2013 at 8:58 AM | link
The NYS Museum! Those taxidermied animals juxtaposed next to a subway car around the corner from Sesame Street stand the test of time.
... said cm on Sep 17, 2013 at 9:01 AM | link
Autumn weather. Especially this morning.
... said Westfall on Sep 17, 2013 at 9:02 AM | link
Willett Street in Albany!
... said colleen butler on Sep 17, 2013 at 9:28 AM | link
I love the Unitarian Society in Schenectady! I'm not a member, but often go there for the Fall jazz concert series. One of the most beautiful spaces in the region!
... said Chris on Sep 17, 2013 at 9:47 AM | link
The detridus of traffic that accummulates along the highway.
... said L man on Sep 17, 2013 at 9:53 AM | link
To me, the skating rink at the Empire State Plaza will always be cool (pun not entirely intended).
... said Nicole on Sep 17, 2013 at 10:04 AM | link
Troy Public Library, awesome architecture and glass floors!
... said Ben K. on Sep 17, 2013 at 10:56 AM | link
Ever since I lived in center square, I have always thought the Empire State Plaza and the Egg were exceedingly and enduringly cool, especially on a warm summer night, double especially with the bagpipe guy walking around filling the space with his wonderful bellows.
... said Scott on Sep 17, 2013 at 11:37 AM | link
The Egg
... said Lisa on Sep 17, 2013 at 11:52 AM | link
New York State Museum- so uncool that it's cool.
... said Brendan on Sep 17, 2013 at 12:51 PM | link
The Hudson River. Always cool. Always influx.
... said Carrie on Sep 17, 2013 at 1:04 PM | link
Iffy's!
... said Jackers on Sep 17, 2013 at 1:29 PM | link
The Egg is enduringly cool. People including my own family are intriuged by it everytime we see it from the highway or see an event there.
... said Kristen Smith on Sep 17, 2013 at 3:12 PM | link
Should you ever get tired of Albany (perish the thought) it's easy to get to the mountains, the country, other museums, other cities... How cool is that?
... said Heather on Sep 17, 2013 at 4:39 PM | link
The Indian Ladder Trail. I loved it as a kid and always bring my visiting friends there!
... said Lucy on Sep 17, 2013 at 7:45 PM | link
Grafton Peace Pagoda
... said David Gonsalves on Sep 17, 2013 at 7:50 PM | link
"Let's Have a Party Albany" is the coolest thing ever to come out of this town. It taught my 4 year old how to spell ALBANY NY"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx_3ral3e08
... said rana on Sep 17, 2013 at 8:27 PM | link
Five Rivers Environmental Center in Delmar.
... said Gromit on Sep 17, 2013 at 9:19 PM | link
The Hudson-Mohawk Bike Path!
... said Biff on Sep 17, 2013 at 9:20 PM | link
The Public Library!
... said tt on Sep 17, 2013 at 9:39 PM | link
All the sett paved streets beneath the asphault
... said William on Sep 17, 2013 at 9:40 PM | link
We have a lot of nice parks. Washington park being chief among them.
... said Rich Baldes on Sep 17, 2013 at 9:54 PM | link
Troy Music Hall, Palace Theater and Proctor's -- great old spaces.
... said nan on Sep 17, 2013 at 10:15 PM | link
The Egg would top my list. It is architecturally interesting and unique, inside and out. Plus some really great bands in the 2 great theaters.
... said AlbanyLandlord on Sep 17, 2013 at 10:57 PM | link
The waterfronts of both Albany and Troy are absolutely enduringly cool. Year round they are constantly bustling!
... said Caitlin on Sep 17, 2013 at 11:34 PM | link
Yaddo in Saratoga! it was cool enough for Edgar Allan Poe to stay while (allegedly) writing "The Raven" and it's still cool now.
... said Ronnie on Sep 18, 2013 at 2:24 AM | link
Snowman's
... said Rich on Sep 18, 2013 at 5:53 AM | link
First Friday & Troy Night Out. Talk about strong community culture.
... said Michelle on Sep 18, 2013 at 8:51 AM | link
3 drive-ins in the area
... said MO on Sep 18, 2013 at 9:17 AM | link
Pearlapalooza...they always have great bands that come out to the festival, and it is an awesome chance to experience downtown Albany and support the local restaurants and bars on Pearl Street that are always hopping during and after the event.
... said Alyssa on Sep 18, 2013 at 10:32 AM | link
the local music scene. there are lifer's here, and they are amazing.
... said sarah on Sep 18, 2013 at 10:40 AM | link
Valentine's & Howard Glassman.
... said Stephen G. on Sep 18, 2013 at 10:43 AM | link
Farmers markets and support for local growers
... said Christian on Sep 18, 2013 at 10:48 AM | link
So many things to choose from. But, maybe because it's here again in a few days, Larkfest is the first thing that popped into my mind. So many great memories from over the years.
... said Marc on Sep 18, 2013 at 10:53 AM | link
the local theater scene. Always a mix of trendy and classic theater productions going on all over the Capital District!
... said Tom on Sep 18, 2013 at 10:55 AM | link
Schuyler Bakery!
... said Tory on Sep 18, 2013 at 11:10 AM | link
The four seasons and all that they bring are enduringly cool
... said Andrew Gregory on Sep 18, 2013 at 11:21 AM | link
The Hudson River
... said Adam Hoffman on Sep 18, 2013 at 11:59 AM | link
Empire State Plaza- home to some of the most amazing modern art on the planet! Where else can you see Frankenthaler, Kelly, Oldenburg, Pollock and the other greats without going to NYC? Enduringly Cool!
... said Jim on Sep 18, 2013 at 12:19 PM | link
EGG
... said jb on Sep 18, 2013 at 12:55 PM | link
SUNY Albany from Business to Nano Tech and back to Business.
... said vmjr on Sep 18, 2013 at 3:29 PM | link