Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (September 15, 2023)

Best Bet: Outlaw Music Festival @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 108 Ave. of The Pines, Saratoga Springs, 5-9 p.m.

The Outlaw Music Festival is back at SPAC, headlined by the legendary Willie Nelson in celebration of his 90th birthday; the lineup includes Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros., The String Cheese Incident, Los Lobos, and Particle Kid. How’s that for a great way to kick off the weekend?

Other Featured Events

• Lake George Jazz Fest 2023 @ Lake George Arts Project, 1 Amherst St., Lake George, 3-7 p.m.
• Halfway to St. Pat’s Party with Get Up Jack @ Wolf Hollow Brewing Company, 6882 Amsterdam Road, Schenectady, 6-9 p.m.
• Sabrina Trueheart @ Rare Form Brewing Company, 90 Congress St., Troy, 6:30-10:30 p.m.
• Agnostic Front / Murphy’s Law / Grade 2 @ Empire Underground, 93 N. Pearl St., Albany, 6:30-11 p.m.
• Cross Check, Lakeside, The Bluechips, Alliteration @ The Chance, 6 Crannell St., Poughkeepsie, 7 p.m.
• Dippers @ Belltower Records, 60 Roberts Drive, Norad Mill, Suite 105, N. Adams, 7-11 p.m.
• Sasha Dobson @ Colony, 22 Rock City Road, Woodstock, 7-11 p.m.
• After The Burial / Alpha Wolf / Oakheart @ Empire Live, 93 N. Pearl St., Albany, 7-11 p.m.
• Julian Lage / Elijah Wolf @ Lark Hall, 351 Hudson Ave., Albany, 7-11 p.m.
• Weezer: Cave Mountain Catskills Music Festival 2023 @ Windham Mountain, 19 Resort Drive, Windham, 7-11 p.m.
• Maria Muldaur @ The Egg, Agency Building 1 S Mall Arterial, Albany 7:30-10 p.m.
• The Band of Heathens @ The Stationery Factory, 63 Flansburg Ave., Dalton 7:30-10:30 p.m.
• Bird Streets + Lisa Michelle Anderson @ Apple Tree Inn, 10 Richmond Mountain Road, Lenox, 7:30-11:30 p.m.
• Heard: Lake George Jazz Festival @ The Barnsider @ Barnsider Smokehouse BBQ, 2112 US-9, Lake George 7:30-11:30 p.m.
• Maria Muldaur’s 50th Anniversary of “Midnight at the Oasis” @ Hart Theatre at the Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany, 7:30-11:30 p.m.
• Cable Ties @ Colony, 22 Rock City Road, Woodstock, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.
• Frenchy and the Punk / Ghost Cop @ The Avalon Lounge, 29 Church St., Catskill, 8 p.m.- Sept. 16, 12 a.m.
• The Jauntee @ The Hollow Bar + Kitchen, 79 N. Pearl St., Albany, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.
• Lilly Hiatt @ The Stationery Factory, 63 Flansburg Ave., Dalton, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.
• Taylor Ashton (Album Release) @ Caffe Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, 8-10 p.m.
• Forever Seger @ Cohoes Music Hall, 58 Remsen St., Cohoes, 8-10 p.m.
• Studebaker John & The Hawks @ The Linda, 339 Central Ave., Albany, 8-10 p.m.Luke Schwartz and The Review @ Pauly’s Hotel, 337 Central Ave., Albany, 8-11 p.m.

For additional listings, see our Calendar. Is there a gig (original music) missing? Go to the calendar and click “Create an Event”.