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Mar 2025

Mon 3

9:00 pm - 11:30 pm

Nathan Meltz and the House of Tomorrow / Nice Hockey / Laughter Has Long Legs

Free

Tue 4

8:00 pm - 11:30 pm

Featured VCR Vortex – Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) & Dark Star (1974)

Free

Wed 5

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Caity Gallagher – Monthly Residency at The Eleven

Free

Thu 6

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party

Free

Fri 7

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Laura Leigh & Lucy Nelligan

Free

10:00 pm onwards

Funky Fridays with Tad Cautious

Free

Sat 8

Until 12:30 am

Funky Fridays with Tad Cautious

Free

Sun 9

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Featured Upstate Punk Rock Flea Market

Free

Mon 10

9:00 pm - 11:30 pm

Featured Academy Order / Unintelligents / Skinpig

Free

Thu 13

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party

Free

Fri 14

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The Alec Lewis Group

Free

Sat 15

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Featured Winter Meltdown Spicy Food Festival 2025

Free

3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Nickopotamus – Parade Day at The Eleven

Free

Mon 17

9:00 pm - 11:30 pm

Featured Cage Match / The Let Downs / The Greetings

Free

Tue 18

8:00 pm - 11:30 pm

Featured VCR Vortex – The Shining (1980) & Carrie (1976)

Free

Thu 20

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party

Free

Thu 27

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party

Free

Apr 2025

Thu 3

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party

Free

Thu 10

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party

Free

Thu 17

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party

Free

Thu 24

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party

Free

May 2025

Thu 1

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party

Free

Thu 8

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party

Free

Thu 15

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party

Free

Thu 22

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party

Free

Thu 29

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party

Free

Jun 2025

Thu 5

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party

Free

Thu 12

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party

Free

Thu 19

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party

Free

Thu 26

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party

Free

Jul 2025

Thu 3

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party

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On: March 15, 2025

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Event Photos

Cavalera - 3/11/25 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Angela Dimock for 518scene.com)

Cavalera Conspiracy – 3/11/25 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Angela Dimock)

Cavalera Conspiracy returned to Albany on 3/11/25 to a packed house at Empire Live, just dying to hear Sepultura classics and more.

Necrot - 3/11/25 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Angela Dimock for 518scene.com)

Necrot – 3/11/25 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Angela Dimock)

Dead Heat - 3/11/25 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Angela Dimock for 518scene.com)

Dead Heat – 3/11/25 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Angela Dimock)

Lynch Mob - 3/2/25 at The Strand Theatre, Hudson Falls, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik for 518scene.com)

Lynch Mob – 3/2/25 at The Strand Theatre, Hudson Falls, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik)

Paralandra - 3/2/25 at The Strand Theatre, Hudson Falls, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik for 518scene.com)

Paralandra – 3/2/25 at The Strand Theatre, Hudson Falls, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik)

Features

The Get Up Kids

Still Something To Write Home About – The Get Up Kids’ Iconic Album Turns 25

By: Brendan Manley

On: February 15, 2025

The Get Up Kids singer-guitarist Matt Pryor takes 518scene.com’s Brendan Manley through the history of their iconic album, Something to Write Home About, as well as the experiences that inspired it.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra lead guitarist and music director Al Pitrelli.

Forever Home For The Holidays: Guitarist Al Pitrelli’s Trans-Siberian Orchestra Destiny

By: Brendan Manley

On: January 8, 2025

Megadeth

Bass Is His Business… and Business Is Good! Talking With Megadeth’s Four-String Iron Man, James LoMenzo

By: Brendan Manley

On: September 9, 2024

I Am The Avalanche (Photo By Julian Gilbert)

Gratitude: I Am The Avalanche Turn 20

By: Brendan Manley

On: June 14, 2024

Flatwounds - Drain EP

518 Review: Flatwounds – Drain EP & In-Store Q&A Session w/ Colin O’Hare

By: Colin Roberts

On: June 5, 2024

Live Reviews

Ricky Montgomery - 10/13/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Catherine Windover for 518scene.com)

Ricky Montgomery – 10/13/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY

By: Catherine Windover

On: October 20, 2024

Tiktok’s favorite singer-songwriter, Ricky Montgomery, captivated a packed house here at Empire Live, bringing an electric energy to the 518.

Bowling For Soup - 9/20/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Ron Loria for 518scene.com)

Bowling For Soup – A Hangover You Don’t Deserve 20th Anniversary Tour (w/ Wheatus & Don’t Panic) – 9/20/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY

By: Ron Loria Jr.

On: September 28, 2024

Sevendust - 9/15/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Ron Loria for 518scene.com)

Sevendust – Seasons 21st Anniversary Tour (w/ 10 Years, Return to Dust, Horizon Theory) – 9/15/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY

By: Ron Loria Jr.

On: September 20, 2024

City and Colour - 9/13/24 at Frog Alley Summer Stage, Schenectady, NY (Photos by Catherine Windover for 518scene.com)

Band of Horses & City and Colour – 9/13/24 at Frog Alley Summer Stage, Schenectady, NY

By: Catherine Windover

On: September 16, 2024

Steel Panther - 9/1/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Ron Loria for 518scene.com)

Steel Panther (w/ Jason Charles Miller) – 9/1/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY

By: Ron Loria Jr.

On: September 3, 2024

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VCR Vortex – The Shining (1980) & Carrie (1976)

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