Month July 2025
On July 17, the New Mastersounds brought their Ta Ta for Now tour into Lark Hall for what could be their last-ever appearance in Albany. Saratoga funksters Tops of Trees opened the show.…
July 17 was Classic Rock Night at Alive at Five. The headliner was the Middle Aged Dad Jam Band, a garage band comprising members of the comedy group The State. Also of note, opener Wild Adriatic had …
On July 17, 2025, “Weird Al” Yankovic brought his Bigger & Weirder tour to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, with Puddles Pity Party in tow as support.…
Brooklyn-based Jesse James and his accompanying unexplainable presence, “the Spirit,” brought their gloom to the lawn at Silver Factory Records on July 16. Also playing on the bill were the acoustic-but-heavy Mirrors Down, along with the industrial pop of …
Indie rockers White Denim brought their adventurous live act to Assembly in Kingston on July 16. Sao Paulo-based (on their first U.S. tour) Tagua Tagua preceded them, while Troy resident Sarah La Puerta kicked things off for the night.…
Gogol Bordello brought the international punk, and the Big Takeover provided the roots reggae for an eclectic night at the Empire State Plaza. Part of their Summer at the Plaza concert series.…
Rod Stewart returned to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center “One Last Time,” supported by the always formidable Cheap Trick. July 15, 2025.…
On July 13, 2025, Graham Nash gave Woodstock fans one more “Evening of Songs and Stories” at the Bearsville Theater.…
The first show of Music Haven‘s 2025 concert series featured the return of Brooklyn bhangra band Red Baraat, along with openers Quadrature (featuring members of Brooklyn Raga Massive).…
The Troy punk rock trio, VinTri Hill, managed to get their set in at Silver Factory Records before rain shut down the rest of the show.…
On July 12, 2025, the 2025 edition of Rock the Dock was held at the Lake George Steamboat Company and featured Umphrey’s Magee, Pink Talking Fish, Chestnut Grove, Wild Adriatic, the Switch, Neon Avenue, …
Os Mutantes is a Tropicalia band whose original run was from 1966 to 1978, but reformed in 2006 and has been active ever since (though Sergio Dias is the only remaining member from the original period). On July 12, 2025, …