It's another killer Super Dark Monday at Desperate Annie's in Saratoga Springs, featuring live sets by The Plisskens, Lahnah, and Safety Meeting. FREE.

It's VCR Vortex VHS Night at No Fun in Troy, with a double feature of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986). FREE.

Downtown Troy BID presents a bonus Rockin' On The River event at Troy Riverfront Park, featuring local favorites The Refrigerators live.

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

Albany post-hardcore band Torpedo Lane play a special Wednesday night acoustic set at Paper Moon in Troy.

Dark Star Orchestra will bring the live Grateful Dead experience to Frog Alley Brewing Company in Schenectady.

Super Dark Collective presents a CPS album release show at No Fun in Troy. With special guests Daddy's Closet and Sophie's Body.

Repo! The Genetic Opera is a devilish Gothic rock opera set in the year 2056, when an epidemic of organ failures has devastated the planet.

It's a killer hardcore show at Son of Egg in Rensselaer, featuring NorCal hardcore band Clique, with guests Cold Kiss, Selfish Act, and Gateway.

Candy Ambulance performs a special 10-year anniversary show live at No Fun in Troy. With special guests Wiring, Retail Drugs and Joetaurone.

Singer-songwriter Hank Williams Jr. performs live at SPAC amid his 45 Years of Family Tradition Tour. With special guest Whiskey Myers.

Renowned guitarist Dweezil Zappa brings his Rox-Postrophy Tour to The Palace, celebrating two of his father Frank’s albums, Roxy & Elsewhere and Apostrophe.

Don't miss Havoc on the Homestead, an all-day, all-ages gathering of bands, artisans, crafters, metalheads, and farm to table foods.

The Will Kempe players return in Summer 2024 with their annual Shakespearean flair, presenting Midsummer Madness at the Linda in Albany.

A Little Overboard headline Empire Underground in Albany NY with guests The Hard Luck Souls, Tom Atkins Band, Defy Logic and Anomalous.

Local 518 black metal mavens Misery Machine hold a "ritual" at Backstreet BBQ in Hudson Falls, with guests Passed Lives and Death Cult Pharmaceutical.

Hey Greasy presents Flavour live at No Fun in Troy, with special guests Dan Carr And The Cure For Asthma & Ian St. George opening.

It's gonna be the Summer of '99 all over again when Creed headlines SPAC in Saratoga Springs, NY, with special guests 3 Doors Down and Finger Eleven opening.

Hang out with fellow punks from the 518 at the Upstate Punk Rock Flea Market, a free all-ages event at Empire Live in Albany.

518 West Shows presents For The Core Fest, an all-day extreme music festival, at the Concordia Club in Gloversville. All ages. Food trucks.

New Orleans sludge metal icons Eyehategod headline Empire Underground in Albany. With special guests Exhorder, Hans Cordor, Gozer, Jupiter Queen, and Flatwounds.

The Steel Wheels blend folk, bluegrass & country, delivering heartfelt storytelling through soulful harmonies & masterful instrumentation.