3/28/19: Today’s Top Tips: Thursday

MUSIC: Carrie Newcomer @ Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs. The veteran singer-songwriter makes a stop in the Spa City to celebrate the release of her sublime new album, The Point of Arrival. 7pm. $37.

MUSIC: Poco @ the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy. Flashback to the glory days of crystaline country rock with the double bill of Poco and Jim Messina. 7:30pm. $39.50, $49.50 & $59.50.

MUSIC: Matt Flinner @ Cock ‘n Bull, Galway. Joined by Chris Brashear and Peter McLaughlin, Grammy-nominated mandolin master Matt Flinner has made a career out of playing bluegrass and American roots music in new ways. Hailed by Downbeat Magazine as “one of the best mandolin players ever,” Flinner has established a reputation as one of the most respected composers and innovators in modern American acoustic music. 7:30pm. $15.

MUSIC: Stevie Tombstone @ the Low Beat, Albany. American country folk blues. With the Insolent Willies. 7:30pm.

MUSIC: SoDown @ the Hollow Bar + Kitchen, Albany. A staple in the Colorado music scene, Ehren River Wright, better known as SoDown, is tattooing his own signature on the world of dance music, illuminating a vibrant destiny for the saxophone playing producer. With Dorfex Bos, Mentally Ill and TruFeelz. 8pm. $15.

MUSIC: Claudia Gibson @ HVCC’s Bulmer Telecommunications Center Auditorium, Troy. The award-wining Texas singer-songwriter. 12noon. FREE.

MUSIC: PEM Tiny Band @ Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs. The debut of a mystical blend of valve trombone, cello and guitar featuring Phil Allen, Ed Green and Mark Kleinhaut. 7:30pm. $15.

MUSIC: Swimmer @ Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs. A Rotten Roll band from Burlington. 9pm. Pay what you want.

MUSIC/TALK: Rochmon Record Club Listening Party @ The Linda, Albany. Listen, learn about and discuss Deep Purple’s classic 1971 album Machine Head with a live audio & video presentation by Chuck Vosganian. 7:30pm. $10.

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