Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (September 16, 2023)

Best Bet: PearlPalooza 2023 @ PearlPalooza, S Pearl Street, Albany, 12-5 p.m.

Fishbone, the legendary Los Angeles ska-funk band, is headlining this year’s event, promising to bring the same electrifying energy that lit up the stage a decade ago. Opening the show is Sly Fox & The Hustlers, setting the tone for a day of unforgettable music. Don’t miss out on the free all-day music festival, with vendors, yoga, and a lineup that guarantees a good time.

• Sly Fox & The Hustlers, noon
• The Rob Beaulieu Band, 1:30 p.m.
• B Chaps, 3 p.m.
• ALEXSUCKS, 4:15 p.m.
• Fishbone, 6 p.m.

Other Featured Events

• Dromedary 30 @ The Avalon Lounge, 29 Church St., Catskill, 1-10 p.m.
• Bluegrass in Heaven Festival @ Silver Bay YMCA – Conference and Family Retreat Center, 87 Silver Bay Road, Silver Bay, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
• Cave Mountain Catskills Music Festival 2023 @ Windham Mountain, 19 Resort Drive, Windham, 12-11 p.m
• Lake George Jazz Festival @ Shepard Park, Centennial Fountain, Lake George, All Day
• The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus / Bad Luck / 3REE / The Phoenix & The Raven @ The Chance, 6 Crannell St., Poughkeepsie, 6:30 p.m.
• Om Quillio @ Dorn Space, 99 N. Main St., Gloversville, 7-10 p.m.
• Saliva / Drowning Pool @ Blackthorne Resort, 348 Sunside Road, E. Durham, 7-11 p.m.
• F*ck the Bullocks @ Fuze Box, 12 Central Ave., Albany, 7-11 p.m.
• Ryan Adams @ Hart Theatre at the Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany, 7-11 p.m.
• Yacht Masters NY / Vinny Michaels Band @ Riverside Park, 280001, Coxsackie, 7-11 p.m.
• David Fiuczynski’s KIF @ Hudson Candy Factory, 161 River St., Troy, 7-11:56 p.m.
• Killer Queen @ Broadview Stage at SPAC, 108 Ave. of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, 7:30 p.m.
• Tret Fure (CD Release) @ Eighth Step at Proctor’s, 432 State St., Schenectady, 7:30-11:30 p.m.
• Peter Case @ Argyle Brewing Companys Cambridge Depot, 6 Broad St., Cambridge, 8 p.m.- 12 a.m.
• Niko Moon / David J @ Empire Live, 93 N. Pearl St., Albany, 8 p.m.- 12 a.m.
• The Band of Heathens / Lilly Hiatt @ Levon Helm Studios, 160 Plochmann Lane, Woodstock, 8 p.m.- 12 a.m.
• Ray LaMontagne / Tomberlin @ Proctors, 432 State St., Schenectady, 8 p.m.- 12 a.m.
• Dana Fuchs @ The Stationery Factory, 63 Flansburg Ave., Dalton, 8 p.m.- 12 a.m.
• Michael Jerling @ Caffe Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, 8-10 p.m.
• Tito Puente Jr. & His Latin Jazz Orchestra @ Cohoes Music Hall, 58 Remsen St., Cohoes, 8-10 p.m.
• Rakish @ The Linda, 339 Central Ave., Albany, 8-10 p.m.
• House Of Harm / Architrave / Hellseeker DJs @ No Fun, 275 River St., Troy, 8-11 p.m.
• The Ultimate Doors @ Frog Alley Brewing Co., 108 State St., Schenectady, 8:30 p.m.- 12:30 a.m.

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