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Chicago @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 10, 2025)

After 58 years of existence as a band, Chicago still relishes playing the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.…

Everclear @ Universal Preservation Hall (August 9, 2025)

Saratoga Springs celebrated the 30th anniversary of “Sparkle and Fade,” as Everclear brought back the memories at Universal Preservation Hall.…

Laufey with the Philadelphia Orchestra @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 9, 2025)

Icelandic genre-bending phenom Laufey graced the Saratoga Performing Arts Center with one of only four dates of the A Night at the Symphony tour. The Philadelphia Orchestra provided the symphony.…

Thursday / I Am the Avalanche / Blood Vulture @ Lark Hall (August 8, 2025)

The New Jersey band Thursday was slated to play its biggest gig of its career, opening up for My Chemical Romance at MetLife Stadium on August 9. The previous night found them headlining a sold-out show at Albany’s Lark Hall

Whitney / Folk Bitch Trio @ Levon Helm Studios (August 7, 2025)

Chicago folk-rockers Whitney rolled their summer North American tour through the hallowed walls of Levon Helm Studios on August 7. Opening for them was Folk Bitch Trio, who would shortly therafter fly to Europe to embark for their own …

The Descendents / Teen Mortgage / Liquid Mike @ Empire Live (August 7, 2025)

LA-area punk legends the Descendents are coming up on 50 years as a band, and on August 7, they brought their Summer Tour 2025 to a packed and appreciative Empire Live. D.C. duo, Teen Mortgage, preceded them, while …

Total Mass Retain @ Cohoes’ Rock the Block (August 6, 2025)

A rescheduled-due-to-rain Wednesday concert by Yes tribute band, Total Mass Retain, would be the penultimate show of this year’s Rock the Block series in Cohoes.…

Tarrus Riley and Blak Soil Band / The Meditations @ Empire State Plaza (August 6, 2025)

The final show of this year’s Capital Concert Series at the Empire State Plaza featured the much-lauded reggae singer, Tarrus Riley, and his Blak Soil Band. Opening the show was the Meditations, who have been performing their …

Thor Harris and Friends / More Eaze / Sisterhood of Sleep @ No Fun (August 6, 2025)

It was a night for experimental music at No Fun in Troy on August 6, as Thor Harris (Swans, Xiu Xiu, etc.) held court. More Eaze (Brooklyn’s Maurice Rubio) and the local Sisterhood of Sleep got the edginess going …

Kaleo @ Empire Live (August 5, 2025)

After a last-minute venue change from Frog Alley Brewing, Icelandic blues rockers Kaleo headlined a sold-out Empire Live, with Nashville’s Edgehill warming up the crowd.…

Escaper @ Park Theater Hudson (August 2, 2025)

On August 2, Brooklyn’s Escaper returned to the Park Theater in Hudson to deliver more of their space funk fusion sounds.…

“Outlaw Music Festival” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 2, 2025)

This 10th anniversary tour of the Outlaw Music Festival, of course, still features 92-year-old legend Willie Nelson. In addition, this year, concertgoers were treated to Bob Dylan, Wilco, Lucinda Williams, and Waylon Payne.…

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