3/15/13: Today’s Tips: Friday

Reminder: It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend, so please be careful out there…

MUSIC: The Chandler Travis Three-O @ Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs. It’s always a party when Chandler’s in town, and this one’s gonna be an extra special night – it’s Chandler’s birthday and Lena’s soundman Joe Deuel’s birthday, too. With Jack Grace. 8pm. $22. More info here…

MUSIC: Moonryder @ Club Helsinki, Hudson. An evening of songs and enchantments by Lady Moon and Ryder Cooley with Hazel & friends. Also the Hudson Valley female singer-songwriter trio Pocatello. 8pm. $10. More info here…

MUSIC: Sharon Shannon @ Old Songs, Voorheesville. The virtuoso Irish accordionist melds a wide variety of contemporary musical styles with traditional Celtic sounds. 8pm. $25.

MUSIC/FUNDRAISER: Lost Radio Rounders @ McKownville United Methodist Church, Albany. A benefit for Skye Farm Camp, with special guests Kevin Maul and Peggy Lecuyer of the Nellies. 7pm. FREE; donations encouraged.

MUSIC: Glen Matlock @ WAMC-FM’s The Linda, Albany. The former Sex Pistol roars into town with the Acoustic Anarchy tour. With the New York Dolls’ Sylvain Sylvain. 8pm. $18. More info here…

MUSIC: Shadowland @ McIntyre’s, Watervliet. Celtic blues. 8pm.

MUSIC: Holly & Evan @ Café’ NOLA, Schenectady. Acoustic blues. 6:30pm.

MUSIC: The Irish Tenors @ Proctors, Schenectady. Finbar Wright, Anthony Kearns and Ronan Tynan bring their “Let’s Celebrate Ireland Tour” to the Electric City. 8pm. $20, $30, $40, $50 & $65.

FILM: “Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation” @ Time + Space Limited, Hudson. A documentary by Laura Archibald that chronicles the rich and powerful music scene in lower Manhattan from 1961-1973. 8pm. $7; students $5.

FILM: “A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet” @ Time + Space Limited, Hudson. Mark Kitchell’s documentary is a big-picture exploration of the environmental movement, spanning a half-century of grassroots and global activism. 6pm. $7; students $5.

MUSIC: Sharon Shannon @ Old Songs, Voorheesville. The virtuoso Irish accordionist melds a wide variety of contemporary musical styles with traditional Celtic sounds. 8pm. $25.

MUSIC: Blue Factory @ Uncle Marty’s Adirondack Grill, Averill Park. 7:30pm. FREE.

MUSIC: Chilly Nickels @ Jose Malone’s, Troy. 9pm. $5.

THEATER: “Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody” @ the Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield. 8pm. $27.50, $37.50 & $47.50. Through Saturday night.

MUSIC: Brother Joscephus & the Love Revolution @ the Bearsville Theater. 9pm. $15.

MUSIC: Stellar Young @ the Bayou Cafe, Albany. With This Old Ghost, Kid Jerusalem and Charles Keith Sztyk. Doors open at 8pm. $7.

MUSIC: Off The Record @ More Bread & Jam Cafe, Cohoes. ’60s futurist trio. 7:30pm. FREE.

MUSIC: Twiztid @ Upstate Concert Hall, Clifton Park. With HEDpe, Lil Wyte and Potluck. 7:30pm. $20.

THEATER: “Woman in Mind” @ Schenectady Civic Players, Schenectady. It’s opening night for Alan Ayckbourn’s black comedy directed by Tom Heckert. 8pm. $15. Through March 24.

MUSIC: Erin Harkes & Blaze @ Whiskey River Tavern, Waterford. 8pm. FREE.

MUSIC: Fear of Flying @ the Bayou Cafe, Glenville. 9pm. $5.

MUSIC: Hot Cousin @ Pauly’s Hotel, Albany. 9pm.

MUSIC: Ultraviolet Hippopotamus @ Red Square, Albany. Worst. Band. Name. Ever. With Aqueous. 9pm.

MUSIC: The Tom Healey Band @ Maggie’s Sports Bar, Albany. 8pm.