Month July 2025
Hartford-based metalcore band Boundaries brought their US Summer tour to Empire Live in Albany on July 26. Orange County’s Stick to Your Guns, Louisville’s Gates to Hell, and Missouri’s Psycho-Frame rounded out the geographically diverse four-band bill.…
On July 26, Dust Bowl Faeries featured Melora Creager (of Rasputina) on cello, as part of Troy Savings Bank Music Hall‘s Summer Square concert series.…
On July 26, Troy celebrated diversity with “Unity in the Community” at Riverfront Park. Music was provided by BerkStar and Upstate Dance Band, amongst others.…
Nothing says summer in Saratoga Springs better than a three-day stand by Phish at Saratoga Performing Arts Center.…
Phish fans warmed up for their three-day stand at SPAC with this show by Space Armadillo at Putnam Place. Space Armadillo is the current project of the Dude of Life, also known as Steve Pollak, friend and collaborator …
This Thursday night show at No Fun featured Shadow Monster, a Brooklyn group led by led by Gillian Visco, Kingston’s TV Sleep, as well as local bands Toriendofstory and Stroma.…
Side-B‘s smart-sometimes-heavy pop/rock was balanced out nicely by the more subdued opener, duo Shannon Tehya & Hunter Frost. Part of Troy’s Rockin’ on the River concert series.…
George Boone brought the blues to the Lunchtime at the Plaza concert series at the Empire State Plaza.…
Jake Xerxes Fussell has been called “maybe the leading interpreter of American folk music right now” by NPR, and on July 22, he performed at the legendary Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs. NYC-based Christian and Cole (whose Cole Quest is …
1980s arena rock was on full display at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on July 22, as the English quintet Def Leppard held court. Opener Bret Michaels dedicated his set to the recently deceased Ozzy Osbourne.…
On July 20, 2025, country legend Shania Twain brought her abbreviated amphitheater/stadium tour to a sizable crowd at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Singer/songwriter/producer Andy Grammer provided the opening entertainment.…