Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (Dec. 16, 2022)

Best bet: “The Sounding Joy” with Natalie Merchant / Kate Pierson / Joan as Police Woman / Catherine Russell / Kat Wright & more @ Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock.

Holidays shows abound this snowy Friday, but none bigger than the two-day “Sounding Joy” extravaganza (and benefit) in Woodstock. Tonight features Natalie Merchant and Kate Pierson amongst many others. Available for streaming as well. (8:00)

Other Featured Events

• “Holiday Toy Drive” with Dysentery / Brick by Brick / Pyrexia / Generation Kill / Assault on the Living / Beast Marrow @ Empire Underground, Albany. (6:00)
• “CBS Melodies of Christmas” @ Proctors (MainStage), Schenectady. (7:00)
• The Gibson Brothers “North Country Christmas” @ Proctors (GE Theatre), Schenectady. (7:30)
• “It’s a Jazzy Christmas” @ Universal Preservation Hall, Saratoga Springs. (7:30)
• Tony DeSare “Home for the Holidays” @ The Strand Theatre, Hudson Falls. (7:30)
• The Silos @ The Hangar on the Hudson, Troy. (8:00)
• “Holiday Cabaret” with E.R.I.E. / Justin Friello / Angelina Valente and more @ The Linda, Albany. (8:00)

For additional listings, see our Calendar. Is there a gig (original music) missing? Email us at [email protected].