The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall—the iconic music venue in downtown Troy—is the subject of a new WMHT documentary titled “The Music Hall: Troy NY’s Monument to Sound” which premieres in May 2026. Host John Salka is joined byJon Elbaum, executive director of the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, and senior producer Matt Rogowicz from WMHT, to discuss what went into pulling this documentary together ahead of a special premiere event at the Music Hall on May 19th.

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Notes:

• The Music Hall | Troy NY’s Monument to Sound (Trailer)
• The 1881 Organ That Still Shakes This Concert Hall
• WMHT Public Media Commemorates 150 Years of the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall w/ Original Documentary
• History of "The Night Before Christmas" (Kathy Sheehan)

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Produced, edited, and hosted by John Salka
Theme music by Steven J. Goldman, Four Legs Records

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On January 27, 1996, the legendary Ozzy Osbourne rolled into the Collar City for a headlining concert at the RPI Houston Field House. Ahead of the 30th anniversary of Ozzy’s first and only performance in Troy, asked fans to contribute memories for a special retrospective looking back at this exciting moment in Troy’s heavy metal history—and you didn’t disappoint!

The triple bill of Osbourne, Korn, and Life of Agony attracted a nearly-sold out crowd to the Field House that cold January evening in the Collar City, the first major concert at the venue in four years. It was an exciting evening of music, moshing, and even a few manic Ozzy fans who took things to the extreme.

With the help of recently-rediscovered concert video from the show, we revisit this thrilling show with the help of stories from countless fans there that night in Troy.

To see video of Ozzy’s concert in the Collar City, or to share your own memories of the gig, visit http://troystorypod.com/ozzy

Episode Notes

• The Polytechnic: Ozzy Rocks Fieldhouse: https://digitalassets.archives.rpi.edu/do/40649a04-e0d8-4daf-9a5a-b6439a5ffd57#page/14/mode/2up (page 14)
• Times Union: Ozzy Osbourne Comes Roaring Back into Town https://timesunion.newsbank.com/doc/news/0FB6CECE2345FA2C?search_terms=ozzy&text=ozzy&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=ATUB&sort=old&page=3&pdate=1996-01-29 (Jan. 26, 1996)
• Times Union: Jonathan Davis Finds Life with Korn Liberating https://timesunion.newsbank.com/doc/news/0FB6CEC86C1503EF?search_terms=ozzy&text=ozzy&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=ATUB&sort=old&page=3&pdate=1996-01-26 (Jan. 26, 1996)
• Ozzy & Kids on Joan Rivers https://youtu.be/O1MGM1PoIvo?si=z1nCDUbVFa1wco61

Music Samples:

• https://pixabay.com/music/classical-string-quartet-vivaldi-spring-allegro-185007/

Credits:

Produced, edited, and hosted by John Salka
Theme music by Steven J. Goldman, Four Legs Records

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