Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (August 10, 2023)

Best Bet: The Philadelphia Orchestra: An Evening with Audra McDonald @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs. (7:30 pm)

Audra McDonald shines in her unparalleled artistry as a singer and actor, boasting six Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Emmy. In 2015, she was honored by Time magazine as one of the most influential people and received the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama. With a luminous soprano and remarkable dramatic prowess, she excels in Broadway, opera, film, and TV. Her thriving concert and recording career takes her to the world’s top venues, including our own very SPAC. 

Other Featured Events

• DJ HollyW8D @ Barker Park, Troy. (11 am)
• Sonny & Perley Quartet @ Jazz on Jay, Schenectady. (12 pm)
• Morgan James / Doug Wamble @ The Mansion of Saratoga, Rock City Falls. (6 pm)
• 10:01 @ Sand Lake Butler Park, Sand Lake. (6:30 pm)
• Jim Gaudet & The Railroad Boys @ Guilderland Performing Arts Center, Guilderland. (7:30 pm)
• Eddie Pepitone / JB Habersaat @ Colony Woodstock, Woodstock. (8 pm)
• The Nields @ Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs. (8 pm)
• Matisyahu / G. Love & Special Sauce @ Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. (8 pm)
• Footings / Huntress and Holder of Hands / Strawberry Runners @ The Avalon Lounge, Catskill. (8 pm)
• Spyrodon / MUCK @ No Fun, Troy. (8 pm)

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