Weekend Roundup

With Columbus Day on Monday, that means that lots of folks have a three-day weekend ahead of ’em – YEAH! And it also means that there are more – much more – than the usual number of cool things going on all around Nippertown this weekend.

Here are some of our suggestions:

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
“Art Saves Animals” reception and auction @ The Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band @ The Egg, Albany
“Capital Region’s Got Talent” semi-finals @ Revolution Hall, Troy (FREE)
Capital Region Textile Artists opening exhibit reception @ The Chapel + Cultural Center, Troy (FREE)
The Wood Brothers @ the Bearsville Theater, Woodstock
AFI with Gallows @ Northern Lights, Clifton Park

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
Hudson Artswalk @ various locations, Hudson (FREE) (thru Monday)
Flux Music & Art Event @ St. Joseph’s Church, Albany (thru Sunday)
The Tierney Sutton Band @ A Place For Jazz at the Whisperdome, Schenectady
Terry Riley @ Bard College’s Fischer Center, Annandale-On-Hudson (also Saturday)
The Last Conspirators with Cinema Cinema @ Savannah’s, Albany
Fairview Avenue @ the Van Dyck, Schenectady
Ramblin Jug Stompers @ the Kirkland Arts Center, Clinton
Sgt. Dunbar & the Hobo Banned with the Woes, John Brodeur @ Red Square, Albany
Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses with Jonny Burke @ Valentine’s Music Hall, Albany
“Ian Anderson Plays the Acoustic Jethro Tull” @ Proctors, Schenectady
The Lee Shaw Trio @ the Stockade Inn, Schenectady (FREE)
David Cook @ Northern Lights, Clifton Park
Gary U.S. Bonds @ Revolution Hall, Troy (early show)
Kid Koala with back from japan, DJ Brad Lee @ Revolution Hall, Troy (late show)
The Nate Wilson Group with the Deal @ the Putnam Den, Saratoga Springs
Yukari Roja with Jackson Emmer, Trevor Wilson @ the Spotty Dog, Hudson
Peppino D’Agostino with Dan LaVoie @ Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
Sirsy with the Chad Hollister Band, Gracie’s Paris, Fo’Castle @ Revolution Hall, Troy
Rensselaer Land Trust Oktoberfest with Hair of the Dog, Flood Road, more @ Brown’s Brewing Co., Troy (FREE)
The Barefoot Boys @ the Sand Lake Center for the Arts, Averill Park
Spider Saloff @ the Van Dyck, Schenectady
The Sanctuary Arts and Music Festival with Joy Askew, Erin Hobson @ Catskill Animal Sanctuary, Saugerties
Richie Havens with Meg Hutchinson @ the Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield, Mass.
“Golden Oldies Spectacular” with Bobby Vee, Bobby Rydell, Sonny Turner, the Chiffons, more @ Proctors, Schenectady
R. Kelly @ the Palace Theatre, Albany
Professor Louie & the Crowmatix @ Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11
“Tribute to Lena Spencer” with Addie & Olin-Unleashed!, Camille West, Frank Orsini & Peter Davis, Terri Huxtable & Liz Hood, Linda Schrade & David Kiphuth, Greg Clark and George Ward @ Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs
The Brian Patneaude Quartet @ Justin’s, Albany
“The Johnny Cash Experience” featuring David Stone @ The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy
Mason Jennings with Anni Rossi @ Revolution Hall, Troy
Yonder Mountain String Band with Danny Barnes @ Pearl Street, Northampton, Mass.