Show Detective – Weekend Shows – Friday, June 30th – Sunday, July 2nd
Written by Staff on June 29, 2023
Show Detective.
Friday, June 30th
Starbenders & The Haunt, Empire Underground, Albany, 7pm
The Emo Night Tour, Empire Live, Albany, 8pm
Kpop Club Night in Albany, Fuze Box, Albany, 9pm-1am
OH MY OH MY GOD ALBANY! You asked for it, you got it! Kpop Club Night is in your area with DJ Yuka K! We bring the music and vibe, you bring that front-row of the concert energy!
Small venue, huge vibes! VERY LIMITED CAPACITY!
A Man Named Cash, Lark Hall, Albany, 8pm
“A Man Named Cash – A Tribute to The Man in Black” is the premier tribute to the music and lives of Johnny Cash and June Carter cash starring Eric Hofmanis and Megan Houde.
Recognized by Cash fans as one of the most honest and true representations of Johnny Cash live in concert, join Eric as he takes you on an exciting musical journey through the music and legacy of Johnny Cash – spanning nearly 50 years of music from his earliest days at Sun Recording in the 1950’s through his final days and musical rebirth with American Recordings in the 2000’s. Eric’s astonishingly deep voice and even deeper embodiment of Cash’s character often has audiences utterly transfixed in their seats – performing classics as varied as his first 1956 Billboard #1 hit “I Walk The Line” to the 2004 Grammy Award winning ‘Hurt.’
Eric is joined by Megan Houde (as June Carter) who’s natural presence alone adds an essential brightness to The Man In Black. The two’s on stage chemistry (much like the real Cash and Carter) is undeniable, at times unpredictable and genuinely charming and uplifting. The room does indeed LIGHT UP each time Megan walks on stage though out each performance – bringing with her the perfect embodiment of hope, joy, love and lightheartedness that Cash’s music often spoke of as what was missing in the world. Backed by the ‘Adirondack Four’ band featuring guitarist Scotty Mac – who’s incredible ability to recreated the guitar stylings of Luther Perkins, Bob Wootton and Carl Perkins all in one – makes “A Man Named Cash” an absolutely one of a kind musical experience and a tribute to the music of Johnny Cash as never seen before.
Bracelet Affairs ft: Beats by DJ Dillon, Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs, 9pm-1am
Welcome to Bracelet Affairs!
Soon to be the hottest party in town where relationships are expressed through colored bracelets. Party amongst friends where connections are revealed at first glance.
Spot the vibrant greens, signaling a single status, yearning for new encounters. Washed in a sea of yellow, intrigue lingers, as those bearing this color have complications that could spark a conversation. Passionate reds ignite the dance floor, celebrating the depth of committed love. And amidst the pulsating beats, the electric blues signal being open to new friendships.
Let’s put a Label on it!
Curtis Stigers, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 8pm-10pm
A jazz man at heart, singer/songwriter Curtis Stigers is reimagining his classic hits in a distinctly different way than originally recorded
Known for his smooth, ballad-heavy style, vocalist Curtis Stigers has garnered commercial success straddling the line between traditional jazz crooner, pop artist, and R&B singer. But despite his degree of commercial success Stigers has always been, and remains, a jazz man at heart. Stigers has had several hit singles. He’s released nine critically-acclaimed, award-winning jazz albums. He’s played for presidents and princes and he’s appeared in two Seth MacFarlane movies about a foul-mouthed cuddly bear called Ted. He’s recorded thirteen studio albums and a live album singing Sinatra songs with a big band from Denmark. He’s toured with symphony orchestras, written songs with Carole King and duetted with Al Green, Shawn Colvin and Tom Jones. The New York Times calls Stigers an “Inspired marriage of visceral clout and intellectual savvy,” while the London Sunday Times remarks “I cannot think of another vocalist who creates such an exuberant combination of bebop artistry and raw emotion.”
Now, 30 years after his debut, Stigers is having fun with old and new material alike. His 2022 release, This Life, sees Stigers revisit his hits with reimagined versions of classic songs including “I Wonder Why,” “You’re All That Matters To Me,” (What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love, And Understanding” and more. “I don’t tend to look back much, musically speaking.” Stigers states in the liner notes to the album. “However, this time I set out with a plan to record songs from my previous twelve studio albums that I now play live in concert in a distinctly different way than I recorded them originally. Songs and arrangements grow and evolve from their recorded versions over time, as we play them again and again for audiences.” Stigers continues, “My songs have changed and grown as they’ve gotten older, just like I have.”
PowerPCME / Vaperror / Mike Videopunk / Cordyceps, No Fun, Troy, 7pm-11pm
PowerPCME – https://powerpcme.bandcamp.com
Vaperror – https://vaperror.bandcamp.com
Mike Videopunk
Cordyceps – https://crdycps.bandcamp.com
MBBWRLD!!!!!!, Pauly’s Hotel, Albany, 8pm
The Ladles, Crandall Park, Glens Falls, NY
Funk Night, Slidin’ Dirty, Troy, NY
Smith, Nanola, Ballston Spa, NY
Hark, LG Beach Club, Lake George, NY
Debra Sickles, Indian Ladder Farms, Altamont, NY
The Fabulous Mojos, Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY
Loni Love, Funnybone, Albany, NY
Live Skull/The Giraffes/Sky Furrows, Avalon Lounge, Catskill, NY
Caity Gallagher, Singlecut, Clifton Park, NY
David Chief, Monopole, Plattsburgh, NY
Saturday, July 1st
Tedeschi Trucks Band, SPAC, Saratoga Springs, 7:30pm
With special guest Ziggy Marley
ICFS Presents: Shrek, Proctor’s Theatre, Schenectady, 10:30am; 1pm
FREE FUN FLICKS for the FAMILY!
ICFS presents
Shrek (2001)
A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who makes a deal to rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his beloved swamp back. Mike Meyer’s, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and John Lithgow famously provide voice talents.
Moody’s Emo Night Returns with DJ HopeLESS!, Fuze Box, 5pm-2am
Come enjoy the Emo Sounds, and dance the night away!
DJ Eric C, Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs, 9pm-1am
DJing is Eric C’s passion and he loves Old School Hip Hop if he is driving in the car and has the option…..No music is off the table though, from Hip Hop to House and everything else with a Beat!!
Little Folks: Tacones y Manos Calientes, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 3pm-4:30pm
A fun way to introduce the young folks in your life to the joy of live music. The show is kid-friendly & also appeals to adults. Free!
Tacones y Manos Calientes (Hot Heels and Hands), is founded by Spanish and flamenco dancer, La Nina. This entertaining group can be enjoyed by audiences of all ages, fostering an appreciation of Spanish music, dance and culture through the performance of flamenco. Joining La Nina to complete the trio is guitarist, Maria Zemantauski and percussionist, Brian Melick. Expect an afternoon of passion, fire, grace … and lots of fun!
The Little Folks Series is made possible by Kevin & Claudia Bright and Polyset
Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 8pm-10pm
Two celebrated Americana singer/songwriters unite as kindred spirits in roots-oriented folk songs, gorgeous melodies and vocal harmonies
Kane and Gellert first met, fittingly, at San Francisco’s celebrated Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, which led to their cowriting songs for Kane’s solo album Unguarded Moments. They joined forces again for Gellert’s Workin’s Too Hard, which they also co-produced. Then in 2018, they released their first duo album, The Ledges, and followed up quickly with When the Sun Goes Down in 2019. Now, in 2022, this “unlikely musical couple” have released The Flowers That Bloom in Spring, which finds them digging deeper into their exploration of minimalist writing and recording.
Kieran Kane’s seminal work in The O’Kanes and Kane Welch Kaplin, as well as co-founding the independent label Dead Reckoning Records, laid the foundation for the contemporary world of Americana music. A successful solo artist, collaborator, and songwriter (with songs recorded by Alan Jackson, John Prine, Emmylou Harris, and many more), Kieran is a musician’s musician: his playing is always understated, always groove-oriented, and always serving the song. Rayna Gellert is a preternaturally gifted songwriter. She’s seen farther into the old songs than most. Growing up in a musical family, she turned to Appalachian old-time music at a young age, becoming a prodigious fiddler and leading a new revival of American stringband music through her work with the acclaimed roots band Uncle Earl. An in-demand collaborator, she has toured and recorded with artists such as Scott Miller, Abigail Washburn, Toubab Krewe, and Robyn Hitchcock. Fans of either artist will recognize the musical kindred-spiritedness in their restrained and roots-oriented approach to both songs and arrangements.
Folk Alley describes them this way: “…together the two have found an interesting common ground that’s one part Woody Guthrie-esque ruminations on the modern world and one part transcendent stringband roots … New songs, old songs, fiddle tunes, it’s all tossed together here in an overarching quest to find an authentic expression from two traditional masters brought together.” One fan proclaims: “Mind numbingly good. That harmony floored me from the start!
Built4BBQ’s Star Spangled Bonanza, Hangar on the Hudson, Troy, 7pm-8pm
Built4BBQ presents!!!
Girth Control, Henry’s Rifle, The Abyssmals, Pinstripe Melee, Coffin Salesman, On the Cinder, Turf n Turf.
Planetarium Party (Cancer SZN) / Special Guest DJ Tall A$$ Matt, No Fun, Troy, 8pm-2am
Planetarium Party – A monthly mystic disco hosted by First House Rising Astrology & Syd Silvair
Tall A$$ Matt – https://bandcamp.com/tallassmatt
Dan Gerken, Slidin’ Dirty, Troy, NY
Big Sky Country, LG Beach Club, Lake George, NY
A Band Called ERIE (w/Sad Dads), Albany Distilling Company, Albany, NY
Oscar Jerome, Mass MoCa, North Adams, MA
Az Iz, Stable Gate Winery, Castleton-On-Hudson, NY
Loni Love, Funnybone, Albany, NY
Primal Disco, Avalon Lounge, Catskill, NY
The Apollos, Monopole, Plattsburgh, NY
Sunday, July 2nd
Tears for Fears, SPAC, Saratoga Springs, 7:30pm
With special guest Cold War Kids
Skidmore Jazz Institute Students, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 7pm-9pm
Aspiring young musicians from the Skidmore Summer Jazz Institute
The Skidmore Jazz Institute Students concert is an extraordinary showcase of emerging jazz talent that brings together some of the most promising young musicians from across the country. Held annually as the culmination of the Skidmore Jazz Institute, this concert is a testament to the dedication, hard work, and immense musical growth achieved by these gifted individuals during their time at the prestigious institute. The performances reflect the students’ deep understanding of jazz traditions, as well as their eagerness to push boundaries and innovate within the genre.
Well Wisher / Birthday Dan / Canella / Worse Off, No Fun, Troy, 7pm-11pm
Well Wisher – https://wellwishernj.bandcamp.com
Canella – https://canellamusic.bandcamp.com
Worse Off – https://worseoff.bandcamp.com
Birthday Dan
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