Show Detective (Shows and Entertainment) – Weekend of April 14th-16th
Written by Staff on April 13, 2023
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Friday, April 14th
Workin’ For A Livin’ – The Huey Lewis & The News Tribute, The Linda, Albany, 8pm – 10pm
Huey Lewis and The News dominated the music charts throughout the 1980’s. The band was a virtual hit machine, churning out song after chart topping song…The Heart of Rock & Roll, Do You Believe In Love, I Want A New Drug, The Power of Love, Heart & Soul, Hip To Be Square and dozens more.
Workin’ For A Livin’ – The Huey Lewis and The News Tribute Show keeps Huey and the band’s music happening. This incredible concert experience takes its audience on an adventure back to the awesome 80’s, when the band ruled the charts. The songs, the sound and the look make this dynamic performance an event to remember. When Workin’ For A Livin’ hits the stage, the 80’s are back – and they’re alive and well!
“An incredibly fun and uplifting concert experience” – Richmond News
“You’ll know every song – great show, loved it” – Cincinnati Herald
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes, 8pm
Adapted from the best-selling book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan and featuring a thrilling original rock score, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is an action-packed mythical adventure “worthy of the gods” (Time Out New York). As the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson has newly discovered powers he can’t control, a destiny he doesn’t want, and a mythology textbook’s worth of monsters on his trail. When Zeus’s lightning bolt is stolen and Percy becomes the prime suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the thief. He must travel to the Underworld and back; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and come to terms with the father who abandoned him.
Morbid Angel, Empire Live, Albany, 7pm – 11:30pm (Doors at 6)
Guthrie/Bell Productions Presents: Laveda Album Release Party, Empire Underground, Albany, 8pm – 11:30pm (Doors at 7)
Tootsie the Musical, Proctor’s Theater, Schenectady, 8pm
The Sadies, Hangar on the Hudson, Troy, 8pm – 11pm
Without doubt or qualification, The Sadies are one of this continent’s greatest extant rock ’n’ roll bands — just as they have been for the last quarter-century. Versatile and imaginative, they skip from astral psychedelia to shuffling bucolics and leap from puckish pop to righteous garage-rock without losing momentum or mastery. Their albums deliver masterclasses on pointed songwriting, lockstep harmonies, and a devil-may-care attitude to expectations and past successes.
With their new album – Colder Streams – out now, check out what Shindig Magazine calls “a stone-cold masterpiece.”
Bl_ank / Alex Silva / Architrave / Natural Classic, No Fun, Troy, 7-11pm
Bright Series: Stillhouse Junkies, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 8pm – 10pm
Hazeyy’s Album Release and Birthday Party, Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs, 8pm – 12am
Enchant your soul with the echoes of the abyss, let the music unravel your deepest desires. Embrace yourself and cut loose from the labyrinth, find your escape and let the music set your spirit free. #Labyrinth #AlbumReleaseParty #FindYourEscape
Brian Kane and The Beginning, Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 8pm – 11pm
Brian Kane & The Beginning are a local favorite, playing a wide variety of music everyone loves!
Saturday, April 15th
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes, 2pm
Tootsie the Musical, Proctor’s Theater, Schenectady, 2pm and 8pm
Mala Vista / Cheap Heat / Klaxon / Grief Group, No Fun, Troy, 7pm – 11pm
An Evening with Hiss Golden Messenger, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 5pm – 7pm; 8pm – 10pm
WEQX Presents Sports Team, Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs, 9pm – 11:30pm
The Bear Bones Project, Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 8pm – 11pm
Classic Americana Jam Band
Sunday, April 16th
Xperience Fuzebox with Sonic Sacrifice, Zeffler, and Southbound Renegade, Fuzebox, Albany, 2pm
Come out and Xperience Fuze Box! Not only Upstate New York’s most legendary night club but because establishments like this are a dying breed you could say, Fuze Box is one of the last of it’s kind in the entire country. We at RadioRadioX.com and Xperience Monthly are proud to have partnered with Fuze Box to give you the opportunity to come see some great bands/artists that you would not normally see on the same bill. These Sunday Matinee Shows are so much fun and the best part is Early Come, Early go. So swing by FuzeBox after brunch and enjoy some music with us!
Tape Face, The Egg, Albany, 8pm
Part of the Guest Comedy Presentations Series
Sometimes actions speak louder than words! TAPE FACE is a totally unique silent comedian who has been on the comedy circuit for years and become a viral sensation thanks to his appearance on America’s Got Talent. His audition video and show performances now have over 47 million views making it one of the most viewed America’s Got Talent videos ever.
As the name suggests, Tape Face performs with duct tape covering his mouth. While he may be silent, this show will leave you roaring with laughter. With his electric-shock hairstyle, striped shirt and strip of black tape across his mouth, the performer known as TAPE FACE can’t help but leave an impression on audiences. Yet what makes this modern-day master of mime and comedy truly remarkable is the wonder, whimsy and weirdness that fill his one-of-a-kind performances.
The America’s Got Talent sensation does not speak at all in his show and his message of being true to self can be heard clearly through his amusing routines using sounds, music, and laughter.
New York Folklore Presents “Sounds & Dances of Latin America and the Caribbean, The Linda, Albany, 3pm – 5pm
New York Folklore presents a free, three-part showcase of the Capital Region’s diverse folk music traditions. Today’s performers are frequent collaborators, and we are excited to bring them together at The Linda.
ArtPartners/Tsehaya & Company, Inc. founded for the purposes of the advancement and preservation of cultural arts. A community-based dance company composed of performers, musicians and support staff focusing on the enhancement of cultural arts in the Capital Region. This organization seeks to afford the community an opportunity to become familiar with the multi-cultural aspects of theatrical dance and music through alternative programs.
Their “Alternatives For Youth” Dance Program focuses on the arts as a deterrent to delinquent behavior and fostering performance stalls, self-esteem building and higher learning through arts-in-education strategies and has provided dance programs for at-risk, latch-key children of low-income single parent families, residents of Arbor Hill and West Hill for more than 18 years. Young dancers have opportunities to demonstrate skills and observe high achievement through free community performances, workshop productions and professional concerts. You can find more information at https://www.artpartnerstsehayacompany.org/
Mundo Nuevo is al Capital Region ensemble dedicated to disseminating the rich and diverse musical tradition of Latin America and the Caribbean. The group regularly performs in festivals, theatres and social activities in the region. Nuevo Mundo is formed by Jose Melendez (guitar and Vocals), Fernando Gomes (guitar and vocals) and Walter Ramos (flute, percussion and vocals). Their repertoire includes genres such as Son, Guaracha and Bossa, traditional musical expressions of Latin America and the Caribbean. They interpret folk songs from Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Dominican Republic, as well as Mexico, Peru, Argentina and Brazil. The ensemble also performs Nueva Cancion songs, a protest, a pro-democracy folk genre that started in the 1960’s and was very influential in Latin America and the US.
This programming is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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