Nippertown’s Top 20 Stories of 2016

Photograph by Tom Lindsay

Another year is gone, a year full of inspiring music and heartbreaking loss…

Yes, we’ve flipped the calendar over to 2017, and we’re looking forward to better days ahead. But let’s take one more look back at 2016 with a round-up of Nippertown’s most-read stories of the past 12 months:

20. FREE: The Made in the Shade of The Egg Concert Series Announced (by Staff)

19. Times Union Center Announces Another New Concert: ZZ Top, Gregg Allman (by Staff)

18. LIVE: Sonny Landreth & Cindy Cashdollar @ The Egg, 2/13/16 (by Greg Haymes, Dan Hogan)

17. RIP: Mark Wilken, 1959-2016 (by Greg Haymes, Jeff Mattice, Nicholl Bautochka)

16. Proctors Announces New Concert: Bryan Ferry (by Staff)

15. Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Announces New Concert: Donovan (by Staff)

14. BEST OF 2015: Greg Haymes’ Top Concerts, Albums & More (by Greg Haymes, Timothy Raab, Rudy Lu, T. Charles Erickson)

13. The First Rockin’ On the River Concert of 2016… (by Staff, Matt Mac Haffie)

12. FREE: Schenectady’s Music Haven Summer Concert Series Announced (by Staff)

11. New Alt-Weekly Poised to Hit Newstands (by Staff)

10. RIP: Rick Morse, 1950-2016 (by Staff, Andrzej Pilarczyk)

9. RIP: Buck Malen, 1950-2016 (by Staff)

8. UPDATE: Tulip Fest Announces Complete Line-Up of Bands (by Staff)

7. Alive at Five’s 2016 Concert Schedule Is Announced (By Staff)

6. RIP: The Starlite Music Theatre (aka Colonie Coliseum), 1958-2012 (by Greg Haymes, Sebastien Barre)

5. RIP: Frank Jaklitsch, 1955-2016 (by Staff, Tom Lindsay, Joseph Deuel)

4. On the Move: Where Will Albany’s Alive at Five Concert Series Go? (by Staff, Andrzej Pilarczyk)

3. FREE: Troy’s Rockin’ On the River Schedule Is Announced (by Staff)

2. LIVE: Elvis Costello & the Imposters @ the Palace Theatre, 10/26/16 (by Greg Haymes, Kirsten Ferguson)

1. FREE: Summer at the Plaza Concert Series Announced (by Staff)