Super Dark Monday at Desperate Annie's in Saratoga Springs features live sets by Ladybyrd, Julianna Money, and The Fever Haze. FREE

Finnish goth glam ambassadors The 69 Eyes headline Empire Live in Albany, NY. With special guests The Bites and more TBA.

Mong Tong (from Taiwan) headline No Fun in Troy, with special guest Baby Baby Explores.

D.C. indie/emo duo Origami Angel headline Empire Underground in Albany, with special guests Equipment and Magazine Beach opening the night.

Aubrey Haddard & MAYSUN co-headline a special intimate Lift Series show at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Troy.

Native Sun headline No Fun in Troy, with special guests Thus Love, Slow Fiction, and Nite Office.

Musician/comedian Erin Harkes hosts Lena Go Round, a new monthly showcase of emerging and established songwriters from the Capital Region.

Wednesday Nite Swing and Blues Dance at The Linda features the 518's best swing and blues bands every week. Free dance lesson included.

Katie: Strongest of the Strong is the true story of Katie Sandwina – a circus strongwoman who defied cultural expectations of women and was instrumental in the U.S. suffrage movement in the 1900s.

518 alt rockers The Broken View headline Empire Underground, with special guests The Hard Luck Souls, My Prophecy, and Superposition.

As Anne Brontë wrote, “The ties that bind us to life are tougher than you imagine.” Shovels & Rope, the musical duo of Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst, embody that bond.

Ultra Deluxe performs live at No Fun in Troy.

Nashville’s psychedelic punk-grass rockers Sicard Hollow headline The Hollow Bar + Kitchen in Albany, with guests The Laura Leigh Band.

Bad Reputation (2018) is a rock celebration of Joan Jett, from her early years as founder of The Runaways, to frontwoman for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, to her status today as a rock icon.

It's going to be a mega hardcore bill for the ages when Kaonashi and Mugshot come to town to co-headline Empire Underground in Albany, with very excellent special guest Mouth For War opening.

The music of the "quiet" Beatle,  George Harrison, from his Beatles days through his solo career, including his hits with The Traveling Wilburys.

Legendary Jam band Ekoostik Hookah returns to the Capital District for the first time in many years.

The Black Violin Experience Tour invokes a mystifying musical fusion of exquisite classical sounds and exhilarating hip-hop beats.

An evening of highlights from Rick Wakeman 's career with YES and his solo work, including the premiere of the brand new Yessonata.

Outta My Head headline Empire Underground in Albany, NY. With special guests Gozer, Breach the Asylum, Black Belt Jones and Against the Reign.

Soul Clap Dance Party at No Fun in Troy, featuring DJ Jonathan Toubin, plus The Televisionaries. $100 cash prize dance-off.

Hilltop and Leon Trout perform their first show together at The Hollow and they are going to blow that place up.

Upstate veteran musicians Fortunate Sons play the classic music of CCR and John Fogerty that started the roots rock movement.