Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (Jan. 6, 2023)

Best bet: Ray Vega / Keith Pray Quintet @ Alias Coffee, Troy.

Today and tomorrow, Nippertown will be treated to two nights of high-energy musical explorations. These performances will be recorded for a live release in the spring of 2023. Featured will be NYC trumpet legend Ray Vega alongside one of upstate New York’s most in-demand saxophonists, Keith Pray. Rounding out the quintet will be Ian MacDonald (piano) Jason Emmond (bass) and Joe Barna (drums). (7:30)

Other Featured Events

• Dark Hippie / RBNX / Phantom Sleeze / WORLDSUCKS / Jay Woodruff / Icebox Cake @ Avalon Lounge, Catskill. (7:00)
• Crimson Tips / A Little Overboard / Ryan Matter Band / Pardon Me? @ Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs. (7:00)
• Thank You for the Music (ABBA tribute) @ The Strand Theatre, Hudson Falls. (7:30)
• Doctor Baker / E.R.I.E. / ShortWave RadioBand @ Pauly’s Hotel, Albany. (8:00)
• Kat Wright @ Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs. (8:00)
• Zach Nugent and Dead Set @ The Colony, Woodstock. (8:00)
• “Kickin’ It Off Country” @ Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes. (8:00)

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