Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (August 3, 2021)

Best bet: Lou Barlow @ Rare Form, Troy. (7:00)

Legendary lo-fi rocker Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, Folk Implosion) plays an intimate show at Rare Form in support of his latest album Reason to Live. Not bad for a Tuesday. (7:00)

Also playing Nippertown today:

Laveda @ Tang Museum at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs. (6:00)

The Lustre Kings @ Ganser-Smith Park, Menands. (6:00)

The Refrigerators @ Tawasentha Park, Guilderland. (6:00)

The Rhythm Pilots @ Onderdonk Park, East Greenbush. (6:00)

Medusa Moonshine @ Greenville Summer Concerts, Greenville. (6:00)

Matt Mirabile Band @ Brunswick Community Center, Troy. (6:30)

Reverend Raven & the Chain Smoking Altar Boys @ Wagner Square, Canajoharie. (7:00)

The Backseat Lovers / Sleepy Gonzales @ The Hollow, Albany. (8:00)