Be Here Now: Weekend Roundup

Yeah, we’re in the thick of the summer season here in Nippertown, so get out and soak up some sounds. Or see some theater. Catch an art exhibition.

Just get out of the house and do something. What exactly? Well, we thought you’d never ask. Here are a few worthy suggestions:

THURSDAY, JULY 23
David Lindley @ the Van Dyck, Schenectady
Sumac @ CRUMBS Nite Out at the Linda, Albany (FREE)
Ramblin Jug Stompers @ Haslett Park, Ft. Plain (FREE)
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival @ Dodds Farm, Hillsdale (thru Sunday)
“FastTalk” @ UAlbany’s University Art Museum, Albany (FREE)

FRIDAY, JULY 24
The Bing Bamboo Room @ Revolution Hall, Troy
Queensryche @ Northern Lights, Clifton Park
Jackson Browne @ SPAC, Saratoga Springs

SATURDAY, JULY 25
SAWFest @ Salem Art Works, Salem
Owl @ Red Square, Albany
Gloria Deluxe @ Spiegeltent at Bard College, Annandale-On-Hudson
Steve Reich on Sol LeWitt @ MASS MoCA, North Adams, Mass.
Bang On a Can All-Stars @ MASS MoCA, North Adams, Mass.
Green Day @ the Times Union Center, Albany
Dr. John with Al Kooper @ The Egg, Albany
My Fair Planet @ Eccentric Studios, Ravena

SUNDAY, JULY 26
Community Day @ Jacob’s Pillow, Becket, Mass. (FREE)
Maria Zemantauski @ Freedom Park, Scotia (FREE)
Adirondack Homegrown Music Festival @ Shepard Park, Lake George (FREE)
Sarah Borges & the Broken Singles @ the Horseshoe Inn, Saratoga Springs
The Old Crow Medicine Show @ The Egg, Albany
Salsa Celtica @ the Central Park Music Haven, Schenectady (FREE)