Music

Nailed Shut headline No Fun in Troy, with special guests Ngame, Tw3ak, Social Propaganda, and Thelastmiller.

NJ '80s hair metal sensations Trixter are back in action and rocking out at the Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls! With guest Kelly & Son.

There are so many incredible shows at No Fun in the coming months. Get the lowdown at the Whiskey Pickle in Troy at this special preview event.

It's a packed Crisis Isolation hardcore bill at Eldorado Bar in Troy, featuring Albany beatdown maestros Wrong Move, with Cold Kiss, Hate Still Burns, Target Scammers, and Flowers For Burial.

Rising Brooklyn hip hop trio 41 -- Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter & Tata -- perform live at the Palace Theatre in Albany as part of their All Or Nothing Tour.

Jon Spencer has been an influential and innovative force in the independent music scene since the mid-80s. Catch him live at No Fun in Troy.

It's a mega-bill of old-school hard rock and hair metal at Empire Underground, featuring The Erotics (Extreme Music Awards nominees) with Joe Mansman & The Midnight Revival Band (also Extreme Awards nominees), Same Ole Rat and 3db. Don't miss this one!!

Punk rock icon Ted Leo headlines No Fun in Troy, with guests The Men Who Loved Music, as part of Valentines Week at the club.

Cali crossover thrash torchbearers Dead Heat headline the Fuze Box in Albany. With special guests Prize, Wet Specimens, and Stifled.

J. Robbins has been the guitarist/singer and songwriter in bands like Jawbox, Burning Airlines, Channels, and Office of Future Plans. Catch him live at No Fun in Troy.

Reinvigorated New Jersey hardcore OGs Fury of Five return to Albany for a headlining set at Empire Underground, after their blazing show at Empire Live in September amid Born Dead Fest.

Thirty years into a career of music making, 2024 finds Alan Sparhawk entering uncharted territory. Catch him live at No Fun in Troy.

Lúnasa reshape the boundaries of traditional music with their complex arrangements and sound. They are joined by vocalist Daoirí Farrell.

It's a pummeling night of molten metal at Empire Live in Albany, featuring Vomit Forth and guests Sinelus, Invoke Thy Wrath, Tyranize, Intrusive, and Beasteliaphiliac.

Birmingham, AL's St. Paul & The Broken Bones arrive north to headline the Hart Theatre at The Egg in Albany, NY. With opener Sugadaisy.

It's a packed early Friday night hardcore and metal bill at Son of Egg in Rensselaer, featuring Horse Grave, Bad Impressions, x5x1x8x, and Next Prey Killed.

Albany ska punks Girth Control headline Empire Underground in honor of their full-length album release, Life's Too Short For Girth Control. With special guests Do It With Malice, PWRUP, and Uncle Frank Says No.

518 hardcore up and comers Halo Bite headline a show at an indoor climbing gym in Albany, with guests Canella, and Unto. Need we say more?

Recently reunited NYHC legends Biohazard play a long-anticipated show at Empire Live Albany that is sure to go down as the 518 heavy music show of the year. With guests Brick By Brick, Concrete Ties, Violent By Design, and Torn Out.