Local faves Family Tree are joined each week by various guests from the regional music scene to perform live at Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs.

The music of John Lennon performed unplugged by Jonathan Newell, Marc Vincent and special guests at The Strand Theatre.

Candy Ambulance headline Super Dark Monday at Desperate Annie's in Saratoga Springs, with guests Dauber and Asa Morris.

Sound + Vision: Music at The Movies presents Wattstax at The Linda, a film that captures the legendary "black Woodstock" of 1972.

It's VCR Vortex VHS Night at No Fun in Troy, with a "doomed lovers" double feature of Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Sid & Nancy (1986).

Local 518 singer-songwriter Caity Gallagher performs a special free happy hour show at The Eleven at Lark Hall in Albany, NY.

Zan and The Winter Folk is an Americana band performing anthems for the revivalists, lullabies for the lonely, and ballads for the hopeful.

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

Seamless vocal harmonies, instrumental virtuosity, and a genuine love of song by the Clements twins of Lonely Heartstring Band.

The Color Purple (1985) is an epic tale spanning 40 years in the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.

It's going to be a slam-fest at No Fun in Troy when local thrashers Vaexus headline with special guests GUTS and more TBD.

Open karaoke and music listening party at Son of Egg in Rensselaer every Thursday night! Come for the tunes, stay for the kimchi.

Part II of Lucid Street's Winter Carnival shows at LGBC that promises to be a nonstop night of tunes paired with great food and drink.

Two Planets Away blends a thoughtful, yet fun mixture of Rock, R&B, Reggae, and Jazz. Catch them live at The Eleven in Albany for a free gig.

Atmosphere headline Empire Live in Albany amid their Imagine The Fun Tour. With special guests Sage Francis and Mr. Dibbs.

Northampton, MA-based Bella’s Bartok will bring their eclectic “foot stomping freak folk” to No Fun in Troy, NY. With guest Candy Ambulance.

Chestnut Grove and Rigometrics rock the Unihog in Hoosick Falls for what is sure to be an awesome night of live music.

Upstate "blendcore" outfit Not Chinese Takeout blend pop-punk, midwest emo, shoegaze and more. Catch them live at Putnam Place in Saratoga.

Goodnight Moonshine pairs poetic, stream-of-consciousness songwriter/vocalist Molly Venter with jazz-influenced improviser, Eben Pariser.

Funk / hip hop dance party mavens Sophistafunk will bust out the jams when they perform live at The Hollow Bar + Kitchen in Albany.

Winnipeg singer-songwriter Madeleine Roger performs live at the Park Theater in Glens Falls. Carter Lou McElroy opens the show.

It's a banger of a Sanctum Friday at The Rat Den in Albany, featuring local 518 heavyweights Casket, KAKOS and Altar.

HEX - Bad Wolf: Follow the signs and join us at the Fuze Box, Through space and time reunite with old friends and make some new ones.

Saratoga Chowderfest features more than 80 vendors who open their doors to the public and serve 4 oz. samples of chowder to event goers.

Experience an unforgettable day of plant-based delights at the Glens Falls Vegan Festival. At the Charles R. Wood Theater downtown.

Organ Fairchild craft their organ-trio-meets-rock-band sound by fusing influences from The Dead and The Meters to Steely Dan, Metheny and Santana.

The seminal 1990s jam band The Ominous Seapods headline Lark Hall in Albany.

Let’s Sing Taylor - A Live Band Experience - is the ultimate tribute to the music of Taylor Swift. Live at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall.

Saint Paul, MN indie rockers Hippo Campus headline Empire Live in Albany amid their Flood Tour. With special guest Mei Semones.

Super Dark Collective and Byrdhouse Records present a stacked bill at No Fun in Troy, featuring Mall Goth, Moth's Frog, Beached Bodies, and Gray Monitor.

With guitar, reeds, brass and drums, the Soggy Po' Boys are sure to get the walls shakin' at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs.

Albany Pink Floyd tribute band Dark Sarcasm hits The Strand to play hits from Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall and more.

Hosted by Patty and Brian Bombard, this is a benefit for their son-in-law Jeremy Diffee, who has been recently diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma.