4/29/14: Today’s Tips: Tuesday

MUSIC: Dead Winter Carpenters @ Red Square, Albany. Hailing from North Lake Tahoe, Dead Winter Carpenters blend Americana roots-rock with a tinge of straight-forward, tell-it-like-it-is alt-country to bring hard-hitting performances that are as edgy as they are whimsical. With M.R. Poulopoulos’ Rebel Darling. 9pm. $12. GO HERE to enter to win FREE tickets…

MUSIC: All Time Low @ Upstate Concert Hall, Clifton Park. With Man Overboard and Handguns. 7:30pm. $25.

READING: Robert H. Patton @ UAlbany Campus Center’s Assembly Hall, Albany. The novelist, historian and grandson of legendary World War II General George S. Patton will read from his new book “Hell Before Breakfast,” a history of American war journalism between 1860-1910, from the Civil War and Spanish American War to conflicts in Europe and Asia. 8pm. FREE. Also a free seminar at 4:15pm at UAlbany Science Library’s Standish Room.

FILM: “Now: In the Wings On a World Stage” @ Spectrum 8 Theatres, Albany. One screening only of a documentary about the 10-month international tour of “Richard III” starring Kevin Spacey. 7pm. $10.

FILM: “Divine Discontent: The Life of Charles Proteus Steinmetz” @ Proctors, Schenectady. This new, hour-long documentary tells the tale of “the Wizard of Schenectady,” who, through his achievements in mathematics, science and engineering, made critical contributions to the electrification of the world. 7pm. FREE.

PARTICIPATORY MUSIC/COMEDY/WHATEVER: Open Mic @ Club Helsinki, Hudson. Co-hosted by Cameron Melville and Ryder & Hazel. 6:30pm sign-up; 7pm show. FREE.