Real Good for FREE: Garage Bands in the Garage @ Albany Public Library

Photograph by Timothy Reidy

The Garage Bands in the Garage concert series returns to the Albany Public Library this summer with three special monthly shows from July through September. The all-ages, after-hours concerts feature live music by great Local 518 bands playing in the garage of the Main Library at the rear parking lot on Elk Street. All shows run on select Friday evenings from 6-8pm. and also feature a CD garage sale with $1 items.

The 2014 Albany Public Library Garage Bands concert line-up features:

FRIDAY (JULY 18)
Party Boat, Pony in the Pancake and Linear North
The Garage Bands concert series kicks off with a triple-header. The Saratoga Springs-based Party Boat has a signature beach-punk sound, while Pony in the Pancake is a psychedelic surf quartet with songs that revolve around the innocence of love and heartache. Linear North twists the blues into psychedelic slabs of sound that will leave you feeling like you’re free-falling through the center of the earth.

AUGUST 15
Big Frank & the Bargain Bingers and Blackcat Elliot
Big Frank and the Bargain Bingers is a broiling gumbo of amped-up country, surf-twang and classic R&B, while the three-piece Blackcat Elliot writes garage rock songs for the blue collar folk, the broken-hearted, the walked-on, the unlucky and the unsung heroes.

SEPTEMBER 19
Hammer Hawk and Hill Haints
Hammer Hawk is a “post-hamburger” rock trio that enjoys “pro-wrestling, hockey, and long walks on the beach.” Hill Haints is a primal garage-punk trio that brings a sonic assault to every show.

ADDITIONAL UPCOMING REAL GOOD FOR FREE EVENTS FOR 2014:

VARIOUS DAYS
Freedom Park Concert Series @ Freedom Park, Scotia, 7pm various days
Jazz at the Lake @ Shepard Park, Lake George, 9/13-14/14
MONDAYS
Dana Park Concert Series @ Dana Park, Albany, 7pm Mondays
Pine Hills Summer Concert Series @ Elks Lodge lawn, Albany, 7pm Mondays
Rotterdam Summer Concert Series @ Rotterdam Senior Citizens Center, Rotterdam, 7pm Mondays
TUESDAYS
Music in the Park @ Schodack Town Park, Schodack, 6pm Tuesdays
Tuesday Nights in the Park @ Cook Park, Colonie, 6pm Tuesdays
Tuesday Nights in Brunswick @ Brunswick Family Community Center grounds, Brunswick, 6:30pm Tuesdays
Music & Dance Films @ PS21, Chatham, 8:30pm Tuesdays
WEDNESDAYS
Made in the Shade of The Egg @ the Empire State Plaza, Albany, 12noon Wednesdays
Rockin’ On the River @ the Green Island Bridge Parking Lot, Troy, 5pm Wednesdays
Green Island Gazebo Concerts @ River Park, Green Island, 6pm Wednesdays
Music in the Park @ the North End Firehouse, Rensselaer, 6pm Wednesday
Concerts at Windsor Lake @ Windsor Lake, North Adams, 6:30pm Wednesdays
Summer Music Series @ East Greenbush Community Library, East Greenbush, 7pm Wednesdays
Evenings On the Green @ Bethlehem Public Library, Delmar, 7pm Wednesdays
Wednesday Night Summer Concert Series @ Shepard Park, Lake George, 7:30pm Wednesdays
THURSDAYS
Jazz On Jay @ Jay Street, Schenectady, 12noon Thursdays
Alive at Five @ Jennings Landing, Albany, 5pm Thursdays
Concerts in the Park @ Wiswall Park, Ballston Spa, 6pm Thursdays
Evenings on the Green Concert Series @ Coeymans Landing Park, Ravena, 6pm Thursdays
Thursday Night Concerts @ the Crossings at Colonie, Loudonville, 6:30pm Thursdays
Schaghticoke Summer Concerts @ Schaghticoke Town Hall Lawn, Melrose, 6:30pm Thursdays
Music in the Park @ Dutchmans Landing, Catskill, 7pm Thursdays
FRIDAYS
Canal Square Concert Series @ Canal Square, Cohoes, 6pm Fridays
UpBeat On the Roof @ Skidmore College’s Tang Museum, Saratoga Springs, 7pm Fridays
Music at Sunset @ Greenport Town Park, Hudson, 7pm Fridays
Concerts in the Courtyard @ the County Courtyard, Schoharie, 7pm Fridays
SATURDAYS
Powers Park Concert Series @ Powers Park, Troy, 6pm Saturdays
Riverlink Concerts @ Riverlink Park, Amsterdam, 7pm Saturdays
SUNDAYS
North Greenbush Summer Concert Series @ Town Hall lawn, Wynantskill, 6pm Sunday
Music in the Park @ Riverfront Park, Coxsackie, 6pm Sundays
Music Haven Concert Series @ Central Park’s Music Haven, Schenectady, 7pm Sundays
Performing Arts On the Common @ Clifton Common, Clifton Park, 7pm Sundays