Halloween still felt close as glam-but-so-much-more Bella’s Bartok teamed up with the dark cabaret of Dust Bowl Faeries for a decidedly weird (in the best possible way) night at Albany’s Lark Hall.

Review and Photos by Zak Radick for NYS Music

Bella’s Bartok at Lark Hall in Albany, N.Y. (November 6, 2025) – photo by Zak Radick for NYS Music

Frontman Asher Putnum, the band’s charismatic ringmaster, announced with a grin that “according to the state of Massachusetts, I am legally blind, so come closer so I can see your faces.” It was an invitation not just to proximity, but to communion. The crowd obeyed and nearly had their faces melted right off.

– Zak Radick for NYS Music