Category Concert Review
Bluegrass star extraordinaire Billy Strings returned to Albany as something of a conquering hero, selling out the MVP Arena for his midweek show.…
Montana’s Kitchen Dwellers returned to their preferred Capital District venue, the Cohoes Music Hall, as part of their Fall tour, playing a good mix of both older and newer tunes. Hailing from another “M” state on the other side …
Outstanding Talking Heads tribute act Start Making Sense delighted the Kingston, N.Y. crowd at Assembly on November 8. Vermonter Evan Jennison teased material from his forthcoming album, “Standing Next to Nothing,” in his opening set.…
LA trio Nuovo Testamento made getting Troy to dance non-negotiable as they wowed them at No Fun. They seem destined for bigger stages, and soon. Syd Silvair proved to be the perfect opening act.…
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.…
From Ashes to New / Magnolia Park / Until I Wake / Not Enough Space @ Empire Live (November 4, 2025)
From Ashes to New brought their New Disease tour to a packed Albany crowd at Empire Live on November 4. Magnolia Park preceded the headliners, while fellow O-Towners Not Enough Space opened the night with their dual-frontwoman vocal display. …
Pianist/composer and Bad Plus founder Ethan Iverson chose The Local in Saugerties for the world premiere of three pieces for piano, string quartet, and clarinet, all named for an early jazz master: “The Benny Goodman Sextet,” “The …
Jazz fusion act Spyro Gyra was formed over 50 years ago in Buffalo, and original member Jay Beckenstein continues to tour with the current five-piece lineup. On October 30, they played a 90-minute set to a receptive Saratoga Springs crowd …
For this third annual iteration of this delightful showcase put on by Zan Strumfeld and Michael Gregg (of Zan and the Winter Folk) at the Troy Listening Room, they recruited Angelina Valente, Armbruster, Buggy Jive, …
New York City’s Acute Inflections brought the Harlem Renaissance to Troy when they blended music and comedy in their show at Revolution Hall.…
New Grammy winner, blues singer-songwriter Ruthie Foster, returned to Caffe Lena to perform solo. Her 90-minute set featured several songs off her Grammy-winning album (“Mileage“), and allowed her ample opportunities to scat.…
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…