Month October 2025
This month’s Wednesday Night Improvisations at The Eleven featured Steve Candlen, Todd Nelson, and Pat Perkinson.…
Lark Hall now hosts the weekly Wednesday Nite Swing & Blues Dance series, and on October 15, the music was provided by the Tarik Shah Quartet.…
It was a celebration of the sleazy side of rock at Empire Live as Buckcherry topped a three-band bill with their unapologetic stylings. Similarly, Atlanta’s Nashville Pussy seldom veered from the topics of sex, drugs, and fighting, and nobody wanted …
Caffe Lena and the local music community celebrated the life of Joel Moss with a second line, led by Glen David Andrews, from Congress Park to Phila Street. There, both inside and outside of the Caffe, musicians such as …
Saxless but still undeniably vital, the Psychedelic Furs helped Albany fans revisit the ’80s at the Palace Theatre on October 14. A surprisingly harder-edged-than-expected Gary Numan kicked things off with a bang for his rare appearance in the area.…
This year’s music entertainment included Lucio Barbarino, Curious Comet, and the Perfect Storm on the RadioRadioX stage.…
The 15th annual O+ Festival featured three days of art, music, and wellness spread over 27 different locations across Kingston. Truly one of the area’s most vibrant annual festivals.…
An ailing (and therefore absent) Mark Stutso did not slow down the Nighthawks, as Syracuse’s Hymie Witthoff stepped in to fill his shoes for their show at the Hangar on the Hudson. Local veterans, the Lustre Kings, …
Los Angeles psych punks Frankie and the Witch Fingers got everybody moving at their stop at Albany’s Lark Hall, as part of their Bug Out Tour. Population II really leaned into the bass, while Sun Natives kicked the night …
Mushroomhead capped a usually-aggressive-but-sometimes-oddly-eclectic four-band bill at Empire Live on October 11. They drenched the venue in heaviness, figuratively and literally. Psychostick‘s humor somewhat broke the mood of the other three acts, while Black Satellite demonstrated they are clearly …
AC/DC tribute band Back in Black brought their musical and visual spectacle to the Cohoes Music Hall on October 11. …
The Cooper’s Cave Composer Consortium performed at the Strand Theatre on October 10. Members of the Consortium include John Benware, Mark Collier, Adam Forman, Lucas Garrett, Mowgli Giannitti, J.P. Hubbs, Steve Johnson, Eddie Jowels, Brendan Klippel, Anthime Miller, Jonathan Newell, …