Best of 2011: Timothy Reidy’s Top 10 Non-Albany Concerts

Review and photographs by Timothy Reidy, Nippertown contributor

10. Sea of Trees @ Design It Together, Troy
Well thought-out set and super way to open a new store/venue.

9. Super 400 @ Rockin’ on the River, Troy
The Mayor of Troy stole a sign to the give to the band, and Super 400 stole the show.

8. The Disposable Rocket Band, etc. @ SwordPaw HQ, Troy
This was a dance party and lots of interaction with the Disposable Rocket Band – music and dance together.

7. Sgt Dunbar & the Hobo Banned @ 6th Avenue, Troy
I lucked out on this act with tons of circus fun, nice playing and food… all free!

6. Bear Grass, Sleeping in the Aviary, Beware! The Other Head of Science @ Troy Bike Rescue, Troy
A slow opening show to the crazy dance party of Beware! The Other Head of Science.

5. The Erin Harkes Band, Sirsy @ Revolution Hall, Troy
The costumes were fine, and the bands were finer.

4. Robert Randolph & the Family Band @ Saranac Brewery, Utica
An unknown-to-the-crowd Gary Clark, Jr. and Robert Randolph and Family Band.

3. David Wilcox, Olivia Quillio @ the Music Haven, Schenectady
Central Park turned into coffee house. What a setting for the spectacular Olivia Quillio. A quiet show.

2. The Moshi Show @ Putnam Den, Saratoga Springs
Railbird, Matthew Carefully, Sgt. Dunbar & the Hobo Banned… The vibe and the bands made for a fun night.

1. Schenectady Summer Night @ various locations, Schenectady
At Proctors, C. Ryder Cooley’s “Xmalia” was an amazing production in a whole vast of entertainment that day.

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