Fort Wayne, IN, singer-songwriter Jonah Leatherman performs live at Mojo's Cafe & Gallery in Troy with local guests Carolyn Shapiro and Caity Gallagher.

Local 518 melodic punks Gusto headline Super Dark Monday at Desperate Annie's in Saratoga Springs. With special guests The Lowliest One, Safety Meeting, and The Letdowns.

It's VCR Vortex VHS Night at No Fun in Troy, with a Ridley Scott double feature of films Alien (1979) and Legend (1985). FREE.

West Chester, PA alt-metal/stoner rock veterans CKY celebrate 25 years as a band with a headlining gig at Empire Live in Albany. With special guests Crobot and Chase The Comet opening.

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

The New England Metal & Hardcore Festival presents a special pre-party show live at Empire Underground in Albany, featuring Rivers of Nihil with special guests Wretched and Glacial Tomb.

Saratoga singer-songwriter Lovella celebrates the release of Outgrown, her debut all-original album, at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs.

S3V37 performs live at No Fun in Troy, with special guests Joetaurone, Chimaera, and Bad Dream Adventure opening the night.

Rochmon Record Club Listening Party gathers at The Linda in Albany, NY, to celebrate The Rolling Stone's classic LP Sticky Fingers.

Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds have been hailed for their explosive soul, five studio albums and electrifying live performances.

Love/Sick by John Cariani is a beautiful collection of 10 short plays about the complexity of love. It's both hilarious and heart wrenching.

518 death metal outfit Invoke Thy Wrath headline a hometown show at Empire Underground in Albany. With guests The Alaskan, Adhara, and Everdredd opening.

The New York State International Film Festival at The Linda is a captivating celebration of the art of storytelling on the silver screen.

Funked-out-afro-rock-alt-dub-whatever band (their own words) Oobleck make their debut at The Eleven at Lark Hall in Albany. FREE.

Quirky power poppers Bowling For Soup headline Empire Live in Albany, with special guests Wheatus and Don't Panic.

Lark Hall in Albany NY presents Say She She with special guest Sola on Friday, September 20th. Doors 7pm; show 8pm.

No Fun in Troy presents local 518 ska-punk hooligans Girth Control 's 10-year anniversary show, with special guests On The Cinder, Divide By Zero, and Henry's Rifle.

It's another killer night of metal at Backstreet BBQ in Hudson Falls, with live sets by 518 heavyweights The Antarctican, Anomalous, and Horse Grave.

Award winning 518 singer-songwriter Kate McDonnell will perform live with her Right Hand Men trio at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs.

PearlPalooza 2024 - Downtown Albany’s free all-ages music festival - returns to N. Pearl St & Sheridan Ave for its 15th year, feat. Jakob Nowell, the Sugar Hold, Laveda and more.

Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews (with Tim Reynolds) and more perform at SPAC in Saratoga Springs for Farm Aid 2024.

The New York State International Film Festival at The Linda is a captivating celebration of the art of storytelling on the silver screen.

Bee Side Cassettes presents the supernatural horror film Suspiria with live score by Apostrophebeats Orchestra at No Fun in Troy. Also featuring a drag and burlesque show.

Love/Sick by John Cariani is a beautiful collection of 10 short plays about the complexity of love. It's both hilarious and heart wrenching.

The Broken Hearted, a tribute to Tom Petty, returns to the historic Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls. Relive your favorite Petty songs!

Start Making Sense presents an evening of classic songs by The Talking Heads and David Byrne, live at Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs.

The Capital District Reptile Expo (previously known as the Saratoga Reptile Expo) comes to the Albany Capital Center!

Solo/duo acts will be competing for the honor of representing the Capital Region Blues Network at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN.

Love/Sick by John Cariani is a beautiful collection of 10 short plays about the complexity of love. It's both hilarious and heart wrenching.

It's gonna be a killer night of punk when Pink Lady performs live with guests Funeral Doors and Torpedo Lane at Wizard Burger in Albany.