Month October 2025
This year’s edition at Hangar on the Hudson featured Super 400, the Troy Music Academy Kids, Soul Sky, the Chris Busone Band, Dave McCarthy and the Very Deep, Joe Mele, and other special guests.…
84-year-old Tom Rush remains very relevant, still topping playlists with material from his 2024 album, “Gardens Old, Flowers New.” He brought his own songs and covered others in his Eighth Step show at the GE Theatre at Proctors…
Death Threat brought their particular brand of hardcore up from Connecticut, headlining a show at Empire Underground. Mindforce singer Jay Peta‘s side project, Crush Your Soul, provided support, as did Massachusetts-based favorites Wisdom & War and Albany’s …
It was a pair of pure pop performers at Lark Hall on October 18, as Nashville’s Molly Grace rolled her tour in support of her debut album, “Blush,” through Albany. Fellow popster Meg Smith, currently based in …
All-female tribute act, Lez Zeppelin, recreated the Earls Court concerts that were held in London in 1975, playing relentlessly for three hours at the Cohoes Music Hall.…
For its latest show at White Lake Studios, Upstate Unplugged brought in Harlem Hayfield, whose music has been described as “Rust Belt soul.”…
Hammer and Nail brought their particular brand of Americana to Albany Distilling Company on October 17.…
Simply incredible double bill at the Ulster Performing Arts Center on October 17, as Modest Mouse celebrated 25 years of “The Moon & Antarctica” by playing it in its entirety, and that was just the start. Built to …
Local promoter extraordinare Greg Bell did not disappoint with this terrific triple bill of locals at Lark Hall, featuring the R&B stylings of the E-Block, the trippy grooves of Glass Pony, and Victory Soul Orchestra bringing the funk.…
Weakened Friends kicked off their tour for their new album, “Feels Like Hell,” at No Fun in Troy. Local trio Candy Ambulance was a powerful and effective opener.…
Saxman Brian Patneaude played to a nearly sold-out crowd for 90 minutes at the storied Van Dyck on October 16. His quartet for the night included Rob Lindquist on keys, Danny Whelchel on drums, and (his former student) Jarod Grieco…
Fort Lauderdale siblings The Haunt impressed both musically and visually at Empire Underground on October 16, touring in support of their debut album, “New Addiction.”…