1/31/12: Today’s Tips: Tuesday

MUSIC: Americana Tuesdays @ Valentine’s Music Hall, Albany. Host band Dan Johnson & His Expert Sidemen welcome this week’s special guest, Tony Califano, vocalist-mandolinist with Fairview Avenue. 8pm. $5.

MUSIC ON FILM: “Goat Rodeo Sessions Live” @ Regal Crossgates Stadium 18, Guilderland. Featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer and Stuart Duncan. 7:30pm. $15.