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LIVE: FreshGrass Festival (Day Two) @ MASS MoCA, 09/24/2022
What could be better than bathing in bluegrass, and blues blasting from the basin of the Berkshires? The 2022 FreshGrass Festival at MASS MoCA also bubbled with elements of…
Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (September 27, 2022)
Best bet: Testament / Exodus / Death Angel @ Empire Live, Albany.A celebration of the 1980s Bay Area thrash metal scene. Who says Tuesdays are sleepy? (6:50)…
LIVE: Michael Eck (40th Anniversary Show) @ Caffe Lena, 09/25/2022
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Eddies Hall of Famer Michael Eck has had many roles in the music industry. He started 40 years ago as a member of a punk rock band. This progressed to…
An Interview with Wolf Alice, Playing Empire Live October 1st
ALBANY - In February, Wolf Alice took the BRIT Award for Group of the Year.A couple of months earlier, the indie rock band was named Best Festival Headliner by the NME…
Today’s Top Tips for Live Music (September 26, 2022)
Best bet: Yo La Tengo @ Lark Hall, Albany.Critical darlings have done just about everything over the course of their 30+ year history. True alt-rock legends, this is a…
Rufus Wainwright Will Break the Rules at Troy Music Hall, October 1st
TROY - Rufus Wainwright brings his Unfollow the Rules tour to the Troy Music Hall on October 1st! After his Unfollow the Rules band tour of 2021 and 2022, Rufus is now…
Geoffrey Keezer Trio with Gillian Margot @ A Place for Jazz (SUNY Schenectady), 09/23/2022
The nip of autumn weather was in the air as the Geoffrey Keezer Trio took to the stage. The opener was a cover. The origin of the tune was from an unexpected source though;…
New Concert Announcements (from the Week Ending September 24)
Lark Hall is bringing back "The Last Waltz on Lark Street", and that is a very good thing. That fun showcase of local talent was one of my favorite shows of 2021. In other…