Music

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue at SPAC with legendary jazz pianist Marcus Roberts and his trio alongside the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Flint, MI nu metallers King 810 headline Empire Underground in Albany, with special guests The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Extortionist, Everdredd, and Hope For Now.

Bee Side Cassettes presents a mega-heavy bill at No Fun in Troy featuring Nailed Shut live with guests Frozen Sun, Torpedo Lane and Greyfleshtethered.

Albany guitar phenom JJ Savage headlines a Schenectady gig at The King's Inn.

Super Dark Collective presents a super heavy bill at No Fun in Troy, with Coquette, Trepidation, Vexes and Beasteliaphiliac.

Bangor, ME, indie rockers Milk St. headline Albany's Indoor Rockgym. With special guests Pink Lady and Happy Birthday James.

In This Moment (featuring 518-bred frontwoman Maria Brink) return to the region to co-headline SPAC with Ice Nine Kills, amid their Kiss of Death Tour 2024. With special guests Avatar and TX2.

This special performance will feature songs and stories with 12-time Grammy winner John Legend, alongside The Philadelphia Orchestra, reimagining his greatest hits, unexpected stories from Legend’s life and career, and selections from his most recent release, Legend.

Minneapolis punk trio Heart to Gold headline Empire Underground in Albany. With guest openers Bongo Goldman, Everybody That Loves You, and Fractured Vows.

Iconic Long Island death metal band Internal Bleeding headline Empire Underground in Albany, topping a packed bill also featuring live sets by Stabbed, Tyranize, Hate The Adversary, Breathless By Dawn, and Altar.

ALBHC presents Mindforce, Burning Lord, Gigan Animal Thugs, Street Hassle and more at the Fuze Box in Albany.

Ophelias on Broadway welcomes Denver-based Steely Dead to the live stage for their unique blend of Grateful Dead and Steely Dan covers.

Savannah, GA singer-songwriter Jonah Kagen treks north to headline Empire Underground in Albany. Openers TBA.

Ryan Coulter Memorial Show at Empire Underground in Albany, with live sets by Risk, Deadweight, 1000 Yard Stare, Mista Pigz, Xkwisit, Violent By Design, and From Within.

Legendary prog metal/funk/noise weirdos Primus coheadline SPAC in Saratoga with prog emo icons Coheed and Cambria. Puddles Pity Party open the show.

Sue Foley is a virtual triple threat as a lead guitarist, singer and songwriter. Catch her live at The Hangar on the Hudson in Troy.

Local 518 blackened death metal overlords Malefic return to headline Empire Underground. All hail! With special guests Yotuma, Balor, and Malicious Offense.

Celebrate Joe Chaos' birthday at a killer rock showcase at Putnam Place, feat. The Grandstand Jockeys, All Sorts, Terrallite, and Ten Bucks Til Friday.

Multiplatinum and diamond selling artist French Montana embarks on his world tour with multiplatinum fellow NY artist Fabolous and Fivio Foreign. At the Palace Theatre.

Since forming in 2006, Cage The Elephant have quietly bloomed as one of this generation’s premier rock bands buoyed by uncompromising creativity and wildly cathartic performances.

It's a killer Sunday show at Wizard Burger in Albany, featuring live sets by Happy Birthday James, Better Plastic, and The Motorbabies.