Month September 2025
Kitty Rodeo played in their full five-person formation for their gig at Albany Distilling Company.…
Massachusetts-based folk-punk duo High Tea brought their Northeast tour for their new album, “A Small Notion,” to the friendly confines of the Park Theater in Hudson on September 13. Brooklyn singer-songwriter Mary-Elaine Jenkins kicked off the night’s …
For this year’s edition of Albany’s yearly street party, Pearlpalooza featured Brooklyn’s Rubblebucket, Dave Gutter from Rustic Overtones, New Jersey indie-rockers The Happy Fits, and rising locals, the Ky McClinton Band.…
Tower of Power brought 57 years of funk and soul to Saratoga Springs on September 13, closing out its current tour at the Universal Preservation Hall.…
Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy sold out the big room at Albany’s Empire Live, showcasing their most recent album, “I Got Heaven,” and more. Named after a Pixies song, Gouge Away showed that influence and much more as they …
The second pop-up beer garden of the season at Opalka Gallery featured Albany veterans Sirsy and Charming Disaster, up from Brooklyn.…
Legacy usually covers Journey and Foreigner, but they swapped out Journey for Styx for this show at the Strand Theatre.…
Two English bands formed in the same place (Birmingham) and in the same year (1978) held court at the Palace Theatre in Albany on September 11. UB40 and the English Beat brought the crowd back through the memories.…
Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith played a mix of classics and songs from his new album, “Hangover Terrace,” at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., on September 10.…
The New York State Hops and Harvest Festival at the Empire State Plaza was a bluegrass affair, featuring Keller Williams-led Grateful Dead interpreters, Grateful Grass, as well as Old Hat Stringband and the Slocan Ramblers.…
September 9 was Bike Night at JJ’s Cycle in Watervliet, and Psycho Mutton Chops provided the tunes.…
Interesting Tuesday night bill at No Fun in Troy. Riot grrrls, the Darts, rolled through from Seattle, while ex-A Place to Bury Strangers bassist, Dion Lunadon, performed with his own band, the Chain. Troy’s own Inch…