On Sunday December 28 Gov’t Mule made the first stop of their New Years Run at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady. This run is a tribute to “1971: When Music Changed the World” and will be followed by two shows at the Beacon Theater in NYC on December 30 and 31 to kick of the new […]
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Music has always been a vehicle for telling stories of love and heartbreak, of history and fantasy, and much more. Sometimes the stories can be related in a tuneful single lasting under three minutes. In other cases, beginning in the late 60s, these stories could unfold across a dozen interconnected songs, an audio movie […]
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For Albany, moe. isn t just a touring act passing through. This is a band the city has embraced so fully that it declared February 24th moe. Day and even named a portion of North Pearl Street in their honor. That shared history was palpable from the first note to the final bow at the Palace […]
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There is no other Upstate New York group better equipped to draw the connections between American history and American folk and popular music than Lost Radio Rounders. The trio – Michael Eck, Tom Lindsay and Paul Jossman – present themed musical/historical programs for libraries, museums, and historical societies in New York, Vermont and Massachusetts. The […]
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Manic Kat Records started their holiday season with Nightmare Before Punxmas, a celebration of performers from the label s roster.
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Kicking off on December 28, 2025, Madison Square Garden hosted Phish for their annual New Years Eve run of shows, bringing their total number of performances at MSG now to 88, second only to the Piano Man, Billy Joel. For fans expecting a run of the mill ‘warm up show’ from Phish, with just the […]
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Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Judy Collins will take a rare look back on her landmark 1967 album, Wildflowers with a series of exclusive shows, bringing to full bloom her chamber-folk masterwork supported by an orchestra. The Schenectady-Saratoga Symphony Orchestra (SSSO) will join Judy Collins on Sunday, February 22 at Proctors Theatre for one of these performances. […]
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The Dark, a new annual festival from PS21 Center for Contemporary Performance in Chatham, will celebrate and elevate the depths of winter from February 16 to 22, 2026. The festival will unfold at PS21 and across Columbia County, including theatres, restaurants, libraries, saunas, and outdoor public spaces, featuring more than 60 international artists and 80 performances overall. The […]
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There’s Santa Claus – who brings joy to children all across the world one night a year, and then there’s another jolly man, who brings to music and joy to the Capital Region over the course of many evenings of the year. Through concerts and shows that have created and sustained a live music scene […]
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In Janaury, Caff Lena and Putnam Place will present a special Jazz at Caff Lena performance featuring pianist Chuck Lamb with The Dylan Perrillo Orchestra. The Tuesday, January 13 show takes place at Putnam Place, and will feature a full 16-piece orchestra, with reserved seating for all ticket buyers. This evening of music combines Lamb s contemporary jazz […]
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