Invocation of the Muse, Albany, NY's monthly open mic for poets and spoken word, returns to Lark Hall in Albany for a September installment.

Pop-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 is a live storytelling competition, where storytellers (anyone!) take the stage to tell a true story in under 5 minutes.

Satirical singer-songwriter Todd Snider headlines the Swyer Theatre at the Egg in Albany, NY. Lilly Winwood, daughter of Steve, opens.

This annual event has craft beer, a pie-eating contest, lawn games, hops presentations, glass etching, and live music with Sam Bush and more!

Join Proctors for a FREE screening and discussion of Witness: A Documentary, centered on Albany mosque Imam Yassin Aref, and an elaborate FBI sting.

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

American 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.

Lark Hall in Albany welcomes New York natives, Michelle to the stage. Guests TBA.

Shinedown will hit SPAC in Saratoga for their Planet Zero World Tour supporting their new LP, with special guests Jelly Roll and John Harvie.

Best 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 headline Party on the Patio at Waterhole Music Lounge in Saranac Lake, a weekly outdoor free concert series every Thursday.

Fareed Haque Trio is a superstar musical outfit led by guitar wiz Fareed Haque and B3 organ phenom Tony Monacco. Catch them at Caffe Lena.

Join Proctors for its 9th annual screening and celebration of The Big Lebowski by the Coen Brothers, and everything else Dude-ariffic!

Every 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!

NYC avant jazz/Kraut rock duo Zoku Metsu headline Super Dark Thursday at No Fun in Troy. With guests Lunacy and Chew. 

The work of local photographer Stephanie J Bartik -- who's captured many local legends -- gets a proper exhibition at Eden Cafe in Albany.

Amsterdam’s Mauskovic Dance Band headline No Fun in downtown Troy, bringing their arsenal of hypnotic grooves and airtight arrangements.

Legendary heavy metal outfit Quiet Riot -- albeit these days with just original bassist Rudy Sarzo -- will bring the Noize to Hudson Falls.

How 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 and Kray Van Kirk: Two master songwriters team up for an evening of live songs at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs.

Alice Cooper, the original metal madman, returns to the Capital Region for a night of "Detroit Stories" at The Palace Theatre in Albany, NY.

Vetiver 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’s free all-ages music festival -- returns to N. Pearl St. and Sheridan Ave. for its 13th year.

It'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.

Super 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.

English indie rockers The Luka State hop across the Pond for some East Coast dates, stopping off in Albany at Empire Underground.

Afro-Cuban rock sensation Cimafunk will bring his unique fusion of the sounds of Cuba, Africa and the U.S. to Lark Hall in Albany.

AC/DC tribute band Back in Black will headline Cohoes Music Hall. Guests Raise Your Hand open the night.

Don Armstrong and his accompanists Liz and Pete will bring Armstrong's vintage folk compositions to life at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs.

How I Learned to Drive follows the strained, sexual relationship between Li'l Bit and her aunt's husband, Uncle Peck, over the years.

How much hair metal can you handle? That will be the key question when the Titans of '80s Rock Tribute Show blows up the Egg in Albany.

No Fun in Troy, NY, presents surf punks The Sugar Hold, from Schenectady!

Lark Hall Vintage Market will feature clothing, furniture and home goods from over 20 local vintage sellers, plus food, music and drinks!

How I Learned to Drive follows the strained, sexual relationship between Li'l Bit and her aunt's husband, Uncle Peck, over the years.

The Outlaw Music Festival brings pairs the OG blunt-rolling country outlaw himself, Willie Nelson, with friends, for a rolling summer camp. Catch their stop at SPAC in Saratoga Springs.

Never Come Down are a Portland, Oregon based band that weaves modern and traditional styles into their beautiful and unique brand of music.

Pink Mountaintops -- an outlet for the arcane fascinations of Black Mountain frontman Stephen McBean -- headline No Fun in Troy.

Floyd Nation is a U.S.-based Pink Floyd tribute band that performs all of your favorite hits from the vast collection of Pink Floyd albums.