Top Tips for Live Music (for the week beginning May 17th)
Two more concerts announced at SPAC for this summer: Zac Brown and Dead & Co. In addition, the Jazz Festival lineup was released and it’s a nice blend of national acts and local favorites. SPAC is back!
Other live music announcements include the Catskill Mountain Jubilee featuring Dark Star Orchestra, Digable Planets, and many others. The Bearsville Theater has quietly put together a really nice schedule through June. And if September is too far off for your Dave Matthews fix, Putnam Place is hosting a two night stand with Tim Reynolds. Lots to choose from, but remember that capacity is often still limited. Buy your tickets early.
Best bet: The neo-soul vibes of The Age (Adrian Lewis) are perfectly suited to the intimate setting of the Hollow’s Supper Club. Make a Friday night out of it.
Live this week:
Monday, May 17
- Caffe Lena: Rick’s Picks Local Showcase: Mel Guarino Band (7:00)
- The Linda Open for Take-Out: Swamp Baby (8:00) {online only}
Wednesday, May 19
- Caffe Lena: Bluegrass Jam with Red Spruce (7:00)
Thursday, May 20
- Old Songs presents Tom Lewis from the Falcon Studio in Whitby, UK (2:30) {online only}
- Frog Alley: Kevin and Josh (6:00)
- The Cock ‘n Bull: The Gibson Brothers (7:00)
- Caffe Lena: Friction Farm (7:00)
- Putnam Place: Pat Decker (8:00)
Friday, May 21
- Spring Jubilee at Blackthorne Resort: The Wheel / The Lousy Sloughters / The Deadbeats / Groovestick (4:00)
- The Hollow’s Supper Club: The Supper Club featuring The Age (6:00)
- The Cock ‘n Bull: Tom Wadsworth (6:00)
- Putnam Place: Tas Cru (6:00)
- Rare Form: Machine Revival / Thinner Friends / Connor Armbruster (6:00)
- Troy Music Hall’s Uplift Commissioned Series: Taina Asili (7:00) {online only}
- The Parting Glass: Seth Warden Trio (7:00)
- The Bearsville Theater: The Restless Age (7:30)
- The Strand Theatre: The Switch (7:30)
- Pauly’s Hotel: The 787’s (8:00)
- Frog Alley: TS Ensemble (8:00)
Saturday, May 22
- Spring Jubilee at Blackthorne Resort: Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe / Dogs in a Pile / The New Motif (4:00)
- Levon Helm Studios: SOUNDOUT: A Benefit for Woodstock Day School featuring Marco Benevento, Dave Dreiwitz, Connor Kennedy, Amy Helm, Tracy Bonham, Burnell Pines, Peter Dougan and the WDS Advanced Enemble (4:00) {outdoors}
- The Colonial Theatre: Takin’ It to the Streets: The Doobie Brothers Tribute Show (5:30) {under tent in parking lot}
- The Parting Glass: Keanen Stark & Orion Kribs (7:00)
- Frog Alley: Skeeter Creek (7:00) {outdoor stage}
- The 8th Step: Reggie Harris & Friends (7:00) {online only}
- The Bearsville Theater: Lindsey Webster (7:30)
- Putnam Place: The Wheel (8:00)
- Pauly’s Hotel: Under the Den / Society High / Kid Vicious (8:00)
- Frog Alley: The Rhythm Pilots (8:00)
- Caffe Lena: Annie & the Hedonists (8:00)
- The Colonial Theatre: Takin’ It to the Streets: The Doobie Brothers Tribute Show (8:00) {under tent in parking lot}
Sunday, May 23
- Frog Alley: Ryan Nilsen (1:00)
- The Strand Theatre: Dave Sokol and Relentless Creativity (3:00)
- Levon Helm Studios: Rachael & Vilray / Mikaela Davis (4:00) {outdoors}
- Caffe Lena: Matt Nakoa (7:00)
Just announced:
- {June 3} Cree Carrico (7:00)
- {June 4} Kemp Harris (8:00)
- {June 5} Little Folks Show with Kemp Harris (3:00)
- {June 5} Cloud Belly (8:00)
- {June 12} Stephane Wrembel (5:30)
- {June 12} Stephane Wrembel (8:30)
- {September 10} Chris Smither (8:00)
- {June 5} 12th Annual Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration (8:00)
- {June 8} Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog / Medeski & Martin (8:00)
- {June 12} David Kolker Band (8:00)
- {June 26} The Levin Brothers (8:00)
- {August 13} Belew, Levin, Mastellotto & Friends (8:00)
- {September 11} Music from Ground Zero (8:00)
- {June 5} Start Making Sense (8:00)
- {June 10} Zach Brock & Bob Lanzetti (8:00)
- {June 12} Tim Reynolds (8:00)
- {June 13} Tim Reynolds (7:00)
- {June 13} Rising Appalachia (1:00) {outdoors}
- {June 19} Amy Helm (4:00) {outdoors}
- {October 3} Okkervil River / Damien Jurado / Elvis Perkins (7:00)
- {June 19} Sirsy (8:00)
Cohoes Music Hall: Thunderstruck (was 6/19) canceled.
- {June 25} Sydney Worthley (8:00)
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
- {June 26} Freihofer’s Jazz Festival featuring Dianne Reeves / Christian McBride’s New Jawn / Joey Alexander / Hot Club of Saratoga (12:00)
- {June 27} Freihofer’s Jazz Festival featuring Cecile McLorin Salvant / Artemis / Al Di Meola / Garland Nelson’s Joyful Noise (12:00)
- {August 27} Dead & Co.
- {October 3} Zac Brown Band (7:00)
The Strand Theatre: Back in Black (was 11/5) moved up to July 2.
- {July 9} Carolee Carmello (7:00) {under tent in parking lot}
- {July 10} Krysta Rodriguez (7:00) {under tent in parking lot}
- {August 21} Stephanie J. Block (2:00) {under tent in parking lot}
- {August 21} Stephanie J. Block (7:00) {under tent in parking lot}
- {August 28} Kate Baldwin & Graham Rowat (7:00) {under tent in parking lot}
- {September 4} Rachel Bay Jones (7:00) {under tent in parking lot}
The Mahaiwe: Alan Cumming & Ari Shapiro (was 7/18) postponed to July 17, 2022.
- {July 30} Susan Werner (7:00) {on the great lawn}
- {July 31} Michael Fabrizio (7:00) {on the great lawn}
- {August 6} Mike Wartella (7:00) {on the great lawn}
- {August 7} Jay Ungar & Molly Mason (7:00) {on the great lawn}
Catskill Mountain Jubilee at Blackthorne Resort
- {August 12-14} Dark Star Orchestra / Lotus / Melvin Seals & JGB / Digable Planets / Circles Around the Sun / Boombox / Karina Rykman / Holly Bowling / Orchard Lounge / Talkpeck Soundsystem / Sophistafunk / Let’s Danza! / Lucid / Julia Govor / Beard o’ Bees / Tweed / Annie in the Water / Dogs in a Pile / The New Motif / Desolation Angels / Mike Greenfield (DJ set) / Mara / The Lousy Sloughters / Swimmer / Bad Leather / Doey Joey / Freegrass Union
- {November 6} Dustbowl Revival / Smooth Hound Smith (7:30)
Did you miss last week’s concert announcements? Find them here.
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