Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs (w/ Alvin Youngblood Hart)
Empire Live 93 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY, United StatesFormer Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell will play Albany's Empire Live with his own band, The Dirty Knobs.
Invocation of the Muse: Poetry Open Mic
Lark Hall 351 Hudson Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesInvocation of the Muse, Albany, NY's monthly open mic for poets and spoken word, returns to Lark Hall in Albany for a September installment.
Motion City Soundtrack – Commit This To Memory 17th Anniversary Tour (w/ Neil Rubenstein)
Empire Live 93 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY, United StatesPop-punk/emo icons Motion City Soundtrack will be celebrating the 17th anniversary of the album Commit This to Memory, with a stop at Empire Live in Albany.
Howl Story Slam – Bolton Landing
Bolton Landing Brewing Co. 4933 Lake Shore Dr., Bolton Landing, NY, United StatesHowl Story Slam is a live storytelling competition, where storytellers (anyone!) take the stage to tell a true story in under 5 minutes.
Todd Snider (w/ Lilly Winwood)
Swyer Theatre at the Egg Agency Building 1, S Mall Arterial, Albany, NY, United StatesSatirical singer-songwriter Todd Snider headlines the Swyer Theatre at the Egg in Albany, NY. Lilly Winwood, daughter of Steve, opens.
Hops & Harvest 2022 feat. Sam Bush
Empire State Plaza 100 S Mall Arterial, Albany, NY, United StatesThis annual event has craft beer, a pie-eating contest, lawn games, hops presentations, glass etching, and live music with Sam Bush and more!
Witness: A Documentary
GE Theatre at Proctors 432 State Street, Schenectady, NY, United StatesJoin Proctors for a FREE screening and discussion of Witness: A Documentary, centered on Albany mosque Imam Yassin Aref, and an elaborate FBI sting.
Shinedown – Planet Zero World Tour (w/ Jelly Roll, John Harvey)
SPAC: Saratoga Performing Arts Center 108 Avenue of The Pines, Saratoga Springs, NY, United StatesShinedown will hit SPAC in Saratoga for their Planet Zero World Tour supporting their new LP, with special guests Jelly Roll and John Harvie.
Michelle
Lark Hall 351 Hudson Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesLark Hall in Albany welcomes New York natives, Michelle to the stage. Guests TBA.
Wednesday Nite Swing and Blues Dance
The Linda - WAMC's Performing Arts Studio 339 Central Ave., Albany, NY, United StatesWednesday Nite Swing and Blues Dance at The Linda features the 518's best swing and blues bands every week. Free dance lesson included.
St. Vincent – Daddy’s Home World Tour
Empire Live 93 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY, United StatesAmerican pop sensation St. Vincent (a.k.a. Annie Clark) will perform at Empire Live in Albany, as part of her Daddy's Home World Tour.
Daniel Tosh – Leaves and Lobster Tour
The Palace Theatre Albany 19 Clinton Ave., Albany, NY, United StatesBest known from the Comedy Central show Tosh.O, Daniel Tosh will perform an evening of stand up comedy at the Palace Theatre in Albany.
Yam Yam
Party on the Patio - Waterhole Music Lounge 48 Main St., Saranac Lake, NY, United StatesYam Yam headline Party on the Patio at Waterhole Music Lounge in Saranac Lake, a weekly outdoor free concert series every Thursday.
Fareed Haque Trio
Caffe Lena 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY, United StatesFareed Haque Trio is a superstar musical outfit led by guitar wiz Fareed Haque and B3 organ phenom Tony Monacco. Catch them at Caffe Lena.
Film: The Big Lebowski
GE Theatre at Proctors 432 State Street, Schenectady, NY, United StatesJoin Proctors for its 9th annual screening and celebration of The Big Lebowski by the Coen Brothers, and everything else Dude-ariffic!
Zoku Metsu / Lunacy / Chew
No Fun 275 River Street, Troy, NY, United StatesNYC avant jazz/Kraut rock duo Zoku Metsu headline Super Dark Thursday at No Fun in Troy. With guests Lunacy and Chew.
Panic at the Fuze Box (Pop-Punk & Emo Night)
Fuze Box 12 Central Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesEvery Thursday night at Fuze Box in Albany it's Panic at the Fuze Box, devoted to your fave pop-punk and emo jams. There's even Emo Karaoke!
Local Legends in Kodachrome: The Photographic Works of Stephanie J Bartik
Eden Cafe 269 Osborne Rd., #3, Albany, NY, United StatesThe work of local photographer Stephanie J Bartik -- who's captured many local legends -- gets a proper exhibition at Eden Cafe in Albany.
The Mauskovic Dance Band
No Fun 275 River Street, Troy, NY, United StatesAmsterdam’s Mauskovic Dance Band headline No Fun in downtown Troy, bringing their arsenal of hypnotic grooves and airtight arrangements.
How I Learned to Drive
Albany Civic Theater 235 Second Ave., Albany, NY, United StatesHow I Learned to Drive follows the strained, sexual relationship between Li'l Bit and her aunt's husband, Uncle Peck, over the years.
Joe Jencks / Kray Van Kirk
Caffe Lena 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY, United StatesJoe Jencks and Kray Van Kirk: Two master songwriters team up for an evening of live songs at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs.
Quiet Riot
The Strand Theatre 210 Main Street, Hudson Falls, NY, United StatesLegendary heavy metal outfit Quiet Riot -- albeit these days with just original bassist Rudy Sarzo -- will bring the Noize to Hudson Falls.
An Evening with Alice Cooper
The Palace Theatre Albany 19 Clinton Ave., Albany, NY, United StatesAlice Cooper, the original metal madman, returns to the Capital Region for a night of "Detroit Stories" at The Palace Theatre in Albany, NY.
Vetiver (w/ Blue Ranger)
The Hangar on the Hudson 675 River Street, Troy, NY, United StatesVetiver will be performing as a trio live at the Hangar on the Hudson in Troy, in the group's first Atlantic tour since 2018.
PearlPalooza 2022
Downtown Albany N. Pearl St. and Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY, United StatesPearlPalooza 2022 -- Downtown Albany’s free all-ages music festival -- returns to N. Pearl St. and Sheridan Ave. for its 13th year.
Emo Nite
UNIHOG 2 Center St., Hoosick Falls, NY, United StatesIt's Emo Night at Unihog in Hoosick Falls! So let's all drink, cry, sing, dance and maybe cry some more. Emo jams, cover songs and karaoke.
Male Patterns Record Release Show (w/ Dead Low, Cretin Hop)
Rare Form Brewing Co. 90 Congress St., Troy, NY, United StatesSuper Dark Collective presents a free show feat. Male Patterns, in honor of their new LP, plus Dead Low, at Troy, NY's Rare Form Brewing Co.
Back in Black – The AC/DC Tribute (w/ Raise Your Hand)
Cohoes Music Hall 58 Remsen Street, Cohoes, NY, United StatesAC/DC tribute band Back in Black will headline Cohoes Music Hall. Guests Raise Your Hand open the night.
Cimafunk – El Alimento Tour
Lark Hall 351 Hudson Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesAfro-Cuban rock sensation Cimafunk will bring his unique fusion of the sounds of Cuba, Africa and the U.S. to Lark Hall in Albany.
The Luka State (w/ TBA)
Empire Underground 93 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY, United StatesEnglish indie rockers The Luka State hop across the Pond for some East Coast dates, stopping off in Albany at Empire Underground.