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    Mike Stampalia is a part time music critic and historian, and has been an active supporter of the local music scene for more than three decades. He enjoys writing the daily “Top Tips for Live Music” column for Nippertown, and reviewing local concerts of particular interest. He hopes to one day lead a tribute band dedicated solely to the music of The Australian Pink Floyd.

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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 28, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 28, 2022
    Best bet: Starset / Red / Divide the Fall / Oni @ Empire Live, Albany.The difficult-to-classify Starset comes to Albany in support of their latest concept, Horizons.…
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    Today’s Tips for Live Music (June 27, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 27, 2022
    Best bet: “Super Dark Monday” with Blase DeBris / Gozer / Grief Group @ Desperate Annie’s, Saratoga Springs.Things get heavy at this week's Super Dark Monday, with Blase…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 26, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 26, 2022
    Best bet: “Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival” (Day Two) @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs.The festival is back at full strength (and two stages) this…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 25, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 25, 2022
    Best bet: “Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival” (Day One) @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs.The festival is back at full strength (and two stages) this…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 24, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 24, 2022
    Best bet: The Figgs @ The Hangar on the Hudson, Troy.Local legends The Figgs return to the Hangar in support of their new album, Chemical Shake. Come get a little taste…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 23, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 23, 2022
    Best bet: Lita Ford / Candy Ambulance @ Jennings Landing, Albany.The Alive at Five series continues with ex-Runaway and glam metal icon Lita Ford. Troy's own Candy…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 22, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 22, 2022
    Best bet: Screaming Orphans @ Freedom Park, Scotia.The second show of Freedom Park's 2022 concert series is a winner, with the Celtic rock and pop of Ireland's Screaming…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 21, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 21, 2022
    Best bet: “GNA’s Heartstrings for Hope” starring Parker McCollom / Kassi Ashton @ Frog Alley, Schenectady.The Academy of Country Music's "New Male Artist of 2022" will…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 20, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 20, 2022
    Best bet: “Super Dark Monday” with Rat Chasm / Nathan Meltz and the House of Tomorrow / Mod Fiction @ Desperate Annie’s, Saratoga Springs.If it's Monday, it must mean…
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    New Concert Announcements (from the week ending June 18)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 19, 2022
    Check out the awesome new concert series announced by The Linda and WAMC. Almost all local, and free. The last week is a showcase of the Top Four finishers in this year's…
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    Live: The Clay People / The Phoenix and the Raven / Black Belt Jones @ Empire Underground,…

    Mike Stampalia Jun 19, 2022
    The Clay People came roaring back Friday night at Empire Underground.Legends in the Capital Region music scene, full stop (they have been around in one form or another…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 19, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 19, 2022
    Best bet: James McMurtry / BettySoo @ Lark Hall, Albany.If you haven't yet heard McMurtry's latest album, The Horses and the Hounds, you are missing out on a true gem.…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 18, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 18, 2022
    Best bet: Bonnie Raitt / Lucinda Williams @ Tanglewood, Lenox.Bonnie Raitt is simply a national treasure and shows no signs of slowing down, as those in attendance for…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 17, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 17, 2022
    Best bet: The Clay People / The Phoenix and the Raven / Black Belt Jones @ Empire Underground, Albany.Local legends The Clay People play their first show since 2019. It…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 16, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 16, 2022
    Best bet: Tommy Stinson @ Rare Form, Troy.The Replacements legend in an intimate patio setting. Just Tommy and his guitar, a few stories, and a couple of laughs. Just…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 15, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 15, 2022
    Best bet: Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets / Tommy McLain & C.C. Adcock @ The Colony, Woodstock.The versatile British legend sharing the stage with the always-deadly…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 14, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 14, 2022
    Best bet: Chuck Lamb Trio with Peter Bernstein @ Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs.The Caffe's artist-in-residence is joined tonight by guitarist Peter Bernstein. Top-notch…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 13, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 13, 2022
    Best bet: “Super Dark Monday” with Cindy Cane / Roost.World / Bloodx3 @ Desperate Annie’s, Saratoga Springs.If darkwave is your vibe, Super Dark has you covered tonight,…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 12, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 12, 2022
    Best bet: GWAR / Goatwhore / Nekrogoblikon / The Native Howl @ Empire Live, Albany.If, for some reason, you're not familiar with GWAR, you need only read the band names…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 11, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 11, 2022
    Best bet: Train / Jewel / Blues Traveler / Thunderstorm Artis @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs.Sure, headliner Train just released their latest album,…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 10, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 10, 2022
    Best bet: Kraftwerk @ MASS MOCA, North Adams.How often have we had the chance to see Kraftwerk? It's impossible to overstate their impact on music history. Well worth…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 9, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 9, 2022
    Best bet: State Champs / Young Culture @ Corning Preserve Boat Launch, Albany.Nippertown is proud to sponsor the opening week of this year's Alive at Five, featuring…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 8, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 8, 2022
    Best bet: Thrice / Bayside / Anxious @ Empire Live, Albany.California-based Thrice is co-headlining this tour in support of their latest, 2021's Horizon's East.…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 7, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 7, 2022
    Best bet: “Capital Region Thomas Edison Hall of Fame Ceremony” @ Universal Preservation Hall, Saratoga Springs.We recently celebrated the Eddies Awards, and now it's time…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 6, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 6, 2022
    Best bet: The Druids @ The Strand Theatre, Hudson Falls.An award-winning international folk band based in County Kildare, Ireland. They play a medley of traditional and…
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    New Concert Announcements (from the week ending June 4)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 5, 2022
    Caffe Lena has announced a three-night-stand of the legendary Richard Thompson at the end of the summer. Buy tickets early. Also worth buying early: Tommy Stinson (of…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 5, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 5, 2022
    Best bet: The Samples / SeepeopleS @ Pauly’s Hotel, Albany.Original members Al Laughlin and Andy Sheldon will be on stage tonight. Expect Sean Kelly and the band to…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 4, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 4, 2022
    Best bet: “Low Dough Rock and Roll Show” featuring Johnny Morse Allstars / Mike and the Monsters / Harmony Rocks @ Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes.Is this the local legend's…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 3, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 3, 2022
    Best bet: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs.Fourteen years is a long time to wait for a follow-up album, but Raise the…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 2, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 2, 2022
    Best bet: Don McLean @ The Egg, Albany.Celebrating the 50th anniversary of "American Pie". The man has deep local history here, going back to 1965. Read Don Wilcock's…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (June 1, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Jun 1, 2022
    Best bet: James Maddock @ The Cock ‘n Bull, Galway.British singer/songwriter Maddock is joined tonight by keyboard legend Ben Stivers, who has played with Gregg Allman,…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 31, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 31, 2022
    Best bet: Jim Gaudet and the Railroad Boys @ Broadway, Saratoga SpringsWhat better way to spend your lunch hour than with a free, outdoor concert by local bluegrass…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 30, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 30, 2022
    Best bet: “Super Dark Monday” with Postage / Jes / Ferriday @ Desperate Annie’s, Saratoga Springs.It's Monday night, and that means Super Dark at DA's. Tonight's lineup…
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    New Concert Announcements (from the week ending May 28)

    Mike Stampalia May 29, 2022
    We now have the entire Alive at Five schedule, and two more shows were just announced for the Empire State Plaza. Both Todd Rundgren and Victor Wooten will be at the Egg…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 29, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 29, 2022
    Best bet: The Lumineers / CAAMP @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs.It's not really summertime around Nippertown until the SPAC season gets underway, and…
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    Today’s Top Tip for Live Music (May 28, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 28, 2022
    Best bet: “Memorial Meltdown” with Twiddle / Lucid / Marble Eyes / The Whiskey Dicks with special guests Ryan Dempsey & Joe Cirotti @ Charles R. Wood Park, Lake George. …
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 27, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 27, 2022
    Best bet: “Solid Sound Festival” (Day One) featuring Wilco / Sylvan Esso / Iceage / Substack Mystery Hour featuring Neko Case / Wiki / Claire Rousay / Mikael Jorgensen / Wild…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 26, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 26, 2022
    Best bet: Warden and Co. @ Park Theater, Glens Falls.The Americana/folk/rock trio celebrate the release of their debut album, Somewhere. (7:00)Other Featured…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 25, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 25, 2022
    Best bet: “The Lift Concert Series” with The Westerlies @ Troy Music Hall, Troy.Described as "skilled interpreters who are also adept improvisers”, The Westerlies are a…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 24, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 24, 2022
    Best bet: Slipknot / Cypress Hill / Ho99o9 @ MVP Arena, Albany.Knotfest rolls through Albany tonight, and that's always a guaranteed spectacle. This recently launched…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 23, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 23, 2022
    Best bet: Family Tree and friends @ Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs.If it's Monday, that means Family Tree at Putnam Place. Stop by and see who shows up tonight. (7:00) …
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    New Concert Announcements (from the week ending May 21)

    Mike Stampalia May 22, 2022
    The first show for the Alive at Five concert series has been announced, as have the first two shows in the Capital Concert Series at the Empire State Plaza. Troy has…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 22, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 22, 2022
    Best bet: “Sing in the Streets” Festival @ Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs. (12:00)Twelve local artists, performing on six stages, celebrating 62 years of Caffe Lena. This…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 21, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 21, 2022
    Best bet: Jocelyn and Chris @ Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs.For the 5:00 show, the audience makes the setlist. Each ticket holder can request one song. For the 8:00…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 20, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 20, 2022
    Best bet: The Wallflowers @ The Mahaiwe, Great Barrington.Jakob Dylan brings his touring band to Great Barrington in support of Exit Wounds, his first album in nine…
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    Live: Bob Mould / J. Robbins @ Lark Hall, 05/18/2022

    Mike Stampalia May 19, 2022
    Last night, a healthy crowd of discerning music fans chose the gorgeous confines of Lark Hall to see punk/alternative legend Bob Mould bring his clunkily-named Solo Electric:…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 19, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 19, 2022
    Best bet: The Gibson Brothers @ The Cock ‘n Bull, Galway.The Cock 'n Bull celebrates the grand reopening of its patio concert stage with bluegrass royalty The Gibson…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 18, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 18, 2022
    Best bet: Primus (“A Tribute to Kings”) / Battles @ Palace Theatre, Albany.The Bay area trio performs Rush's A Farewell to Kings in its entirety, followed by a set of…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 17, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 17, 2022
    Best bet: Danielle Nicole @ The Linda, Albany.The founding member and lead singer of Trampled Under Foot has done nothing but collect accolades and awards since stepping…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 16, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 16, 2022
    Best bet: “Super Dark Monday” with The A.M.’s / Slik Nik @ Desperate Annie’s, Saratoga Springs.The A.M.'s feature members of the Abyssmals and Electric Turtle, and Slik…
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    New Concert Announcements (from the week ending May 14)

    Mike Stampalia May 15, 2022
    As the weather continues to get warmer, our attention is naturally drawn to outdoor festivals and events. The lineup for GEMfest was announced, and it is stacked. The…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 15, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 15, 2022
    Best bet: Ace Frehley / Flipp @ The Strand Theatre, Hudson Falls.He's back in the (Hudson Falls) New York Groove. The original lead guitarist for Kiss has had more legs…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 14, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 14, 2022
    Best bet: The Hu / The Haunt @ Empire Live, Albany.I'm reasonably sure this will be our only chance to catch Mongolian metal, throat singing, and tovshuur locally this…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 13, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 13, 2022
    Best bet: ElephantProof / Annie in the Water @ Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs.Self-described as "traipsing along the rigid confine of genre, using erudite and allied…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 12, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 12, 2022
    Best bet: mONKEYS oN eCSTASY @ Empire Underground, Albany.If you know, you know. (8:00)Other Featured EventsCasting Crowns / Hillsong Worship / We the Kingdom…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 11, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 11, 2022
    Best bet: Scowl / Prize / Male Patterns / Nailed Shut @ Empire Underground, Albany.Some pretty furious hardcore from the Bay area, but hits more than one note (see:…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 10, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 10, 2022
    Best bet: Dance Gavin Dance / Memphis May Fire / Volumes / Moon Tooth @ Empire Live, Albany.The popular Sacramento outfit is dedicating its tour to longtime bassist Tim…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 9, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 9, 2022
    Best bet: Beach Bunny / Wednesday / Ky Voss @ Empire Underground, Albany.Chicago-based Beach Bunny's first album Honeymoon was a critic's darling, and their second one is…
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    New Concert Announcements (from the week ending May 7)

    Mike Stampalia May 8, 2022
    A bit of a slow week for new concert announcements, but the schedules for the many outdoor festivals and free concert series continue to fill in. Bookmark our Calendar for…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 8, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 8, 2022
    Best bet: Josh Ritter @ Universal Preservation Hall, Saratoga Springs.Two years after this concert was originally canceled due to Covid, Caffe Lena is very excited to…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 7, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 7, 2022
    Best bet: “Albany Tulip Festival” (Day One) featuring Parquet Courts / Welshly Arms / Bad Mothers / E.R.I.E. / B. Chaps and Freedom Stratton / Canella / Hanzolo @ Washington…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 6, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 6, 2022
    Best bet: Madison VanDenburg @ Apex Entertainment, Albany.The American Idol finalist celebrates the release of her new single "Game Changer". This event will also be…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 5, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 5, 2022
    Best bet: TAUK / Timbre Coup @ Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs.Who needs words? The well-traveled TAUK brings their particular brand of instrumental fusion to Putnam…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 4, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 4, 2022
    Best bet: Knocked Loose / Movements / Kublai Khan / Koyo @ Empire Live, Albany.The Kentucky metalcore outfit continues to tear it up, touring in support of the excellent…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 3, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 3, 2022
    Best bet: Shawn Colvin @ The Egg, Albany.Colvin celebrates the 30th anniversary of her Grammy Award-winning debut Steady On, performing the album in its entirety, solo…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 2, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 2, 2022
    Best bet: Jim Gaudet and the Railroad Boys @ McGeary’s, Albany.The Railroad Boys bring their hillbilly rock 'n roll to McGeary's on the first Monday of every month. Come…
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    New Concert Announcements (from the week ending April 30)

    Mike Stampalia May 1, 2022
    Luke Combs visits the MVP Arena for a two-night stand this fall, while moe. plays the Empire State Plaza in July. Caffe Lena celebrates 62 years with a six-stage…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (May 1, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia May 1, 2022
    Best bet: McKinley James @ The Hangar on the Hudson, Troy.You'll want to catch this 19-year-old guitarist sooner rather than later if his previous appearances are any…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 30, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 30, 2022
    Best bet: Apocalyptica / Lacuna Coil @ Empire Live, Albany.The Finnish metal cellists bring their Covid-delayed Cell-0 tour to Empire Live. Something legitimately…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 29, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 29, 2022
    Best bet: The Silos / Coal Palace Kings @ The Hangar on the Hudson, Troy.Lauded as "America's Best New Band" in the '80s, and that wasn't wrong. Walter Salas-Humara and…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 28, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 28, 2022
    Best bet: Rachel Brooke / The A.M.’s / Slik Nik & Th’ Tex’s Playboys / Henry’s Rifle @ The Hangar on the Hudson, Troy.I think "outlaw country" has become a euphemism…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 27, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 27, 2022
    Best bet: Amir ElSaffar’s Rivers of Sound Orchestra @ Troy Music Hall, Troy.It's fairly rare to experience something that is entirely unique, entirely its own thing.…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 26, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 26, 2022
    Best bet: Breaking Benjamin / Seether / Starset / Lacey Sturm @ Cool Insuring Arena, Glens Falls.Breaking Benjamin playing Glens Falls - it kinda feels like 2006. In any…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 25, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 25, 2022
    Best bet: “Super Dark Monday” with El Modernist / Infinexhuma / Give Me Ya Money @ Desperate Annie’s, Saratoga Springs.Super Dark Collective won "Presenter of the Year"…
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    New Concert Announcements (from the week ending April 23)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 24, 2022
    Notable concert announcements this week include Spoon at Empire Live, Billy Bragg at Troy Music Hall, Rainbow Kitten Surprise at the Palace, and Wiz Khalifa and Logic at…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 24, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 24, 2022
    Best bet: “The 2022 Eddies Music Awards” with Buggy Jive / Nite Train with Thomasina Winslow / Hot Club of Saratoga / Rich Ortiz / Erin Harkes Band / Super 400 @ Proctors,…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 23, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 23, 2022
    Best bet: DAS Trio / The Seapods / Conehead Buddha / Dr. Jah and the Love Prophets @ Empire Live, Albany.Three members of moe, 4/5 of the Ominous Seapods, the inimitable…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 22, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 22, 2022
    Best bet: Tragedy (All metal tribute to the Bee Gees) / BattleAxxx @ The Hollow, Albany.We usually overwhelmingly favor original music for our Best Bet, but sometimes…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 21, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 21, 2022
    Best bet: Lettuce @ Empire Live, Albany.The credentials of this Boston funk outfit run pretty deep, and their reputation pretty wide. Come see them before they hit this…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 20, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 20, 2022
    Best bet: “GNA’s Secret Star Acoustic Jam” @ Proctors, Schenectady.Which four artists is WGNA bringing to the stage this year? Back after three years, this event has a…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 19, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 19, 2022
    Best bet: Hate Club / Prize Horse / Ridgeway / Twen @ No Fun, Troy.You have to hand it to No Fun. A four-act bill, with bands from California, Minneapolis, Nashville,…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 18, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 18, 2022
    Best bet: Amos Lee / Jensen McRae @ The Egg, Albany.Acclaimed singer-songwriter from Philadelphia rolls through in support of his latest album, Dreamland. Opener Jensen…
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    New Concert Announcements (from the week ending April 16)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 17, 2022
    Alice at the Palace, and Renaissance at Troy Music Hall are a couple of the bigger concert announcements from this past week. Empire Live has some new shows that skew a…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 17, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 17, 2022
    Best bet: “Capital Region Blues Network Jam” with Green’s Blues @ McGeary’s, Albany.Easter Sunday is always super quiet for live music. But if you need a little blues to…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 16, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 16, 2022
    Best bet: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts / Soraia @ Palace Theatre, Albany.Rock and roll royalty, pure and simple. This show has been postponed four times, and it has…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 15, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 15, 2022
    Best bet: Bonnie Raitt / NRBQ @ Palace Theatre, Albany.A living blues-rock legend, her newest single "Made Up Mind" assures us there's no slowing down in sight. Terry…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 14, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 14, 2022
    Best bet: Gordon Lightfoot / Jeff LeBlanc @ Troy Music Hall, Troy.Bob Dylan famously said, "I can't think of any Gordon Lightfoot song that I don't like." Robbie…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 13, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 13, 2022
    Best bet: Wynonna Judd @ Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes. (8:00)One of the most widely recognized and awarded female country singers of all time. Celebrating the 30th…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 12, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 12, 2022
    Best bet: Chuck Lamb Trio featuring Adrian Cunningham @ Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs.Resident legend Chuck Lamb is joined tonight by award-winning multi-instrumentalist…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 11, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 11, 2022
    Best bet: “Super Dark Monday” with Theo and the London Outfit / Foster Powell / Sabrina Trueheart @ Desperate Annie’s, Saratoga Springs.It's Monday, and that means Super…
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    LIVE: The Sharks / Johnny Rabb and the Jailhouse Rockers @ The Hollow, 04/09/2022

    Mike Stampalia Apr 10, 2022
    The Sharks cast a pretty long shadow in Capital Region music history.  Like, really long.  The enthusiastic and sellout crowd in attendance last night at the Hollow surely…
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    New Concert Announcements (from the week ending April 9)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 10, 2022
    It's a sure sign of summer when Frog Alley's bookings start to really heat up. Everclear's 30th Anniversary tour, and country hitmakers Parmalee have both been added to…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 10, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 10, 2022
    Best bet: Steve Hackett @ The Egg, Albany.Classic-era Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett performs Seconds Out in its entirety, along with highlights from his solo career.…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 9, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 9, 2022
    Best bet: The Sharks / Johnny Rabb and the Jailhouse Rockers @ The Hollow, Albany.Let's have a party, Albany. If you were around the Albany music scene in the 80s, there…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 8, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 8, 2022
    Best bet: Stick Men (featuring Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter) @ The Linda, Albany.A legitimate prog-rock supergroup, Stick Men features three gentlemen…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 7, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 7, 2022
    Best bet: Resistance Revival Chorus @ Troy Music Hall, Troy.The RRC, a collective of more than 60 women and non-binary singers, have performed with everybody from Patti…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 6, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 6, 2022
    Best bet: The Greyboy Allstars @ Bearsville Theater, Woodstock.The San Diego based soul-jazz outfit brings their legendary live show to Woodstock for a two-set…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 5, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 5, 2022
    Best bet: Shovels and Rope / Jeremie Albino @ The Egg, Albany.The Egg is certainly the place to be tonight, with guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel upstairs, and…
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    Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (April 4, 2022)

    Mike Stampalia Apr 4, 2022
    Best bet: “Super Dark Monday” with Zurich Cloud Motors / Instincts / Zombie Giuliani @ Desperate Annie’s, Saratoga Springs.It's a midwest themed Super Dark Monday, with…
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