Show Detective – Weekend Shows – 3/15 – 3/17

Show Detective.

Friday, March 15^th

Loose Cattle Band featuring Michael Cerveris, The Linda, Albany, 8pm-11pm

The members of New Orleans-based LOOSE CATTLE have separately, or collectively, made music with the likes of Alex Chilton, Bob Mould, Allen Touissaint, Pete Townshend, Frank Black, The Iguanas, The Breeders, Goldfinger, The Whiskey Gentry, Tav Falco, and Teenage Fanclub. At one time or another in their separate lives, they’ve won a Grammy Award, two Tony Awards, multiple Big Easy and Best of The Beat Awards, and shown up on Broadway, in film and television, and on glossy magazine pages. They’ve also had side hustles as actors, teachers, functional medicine practitioners, podcast hosts, social justice advocates, LGBTQ activists, and very tired parents.

Band founders and double-barreled frontpersons Kimberly Kaye and Michael Cerveris hammer their differences out in Loose Cattle, welding them to a shared love of X, The Mekons, Johnny and June Carter Cash, Dolly and Porter, Neil Young, John Prine, and Drive By Truckers. Their unholy marriage of blood harmonies and chiming guitars over the soulful, swampy rhythm section of Renè Coman and Doug Garrison are stitched together with Rurik Nunan’s keening, fiery fiddle.

It’s Americana music for the people America keeps forgetting, who have no intention of remaining unheard.

Ryan Hamilton, The Egg, Albany, 8pm

An evening with comedian Ryan Hamilton

Leahy, Universal Preservation Hall, Saratoga Springs

Over the course of their notable career, Canadian group Leahy has secured a place as one of the country’s most highly regarded progressive folk-roots bands. Their emergence on the Canadian music scene in the late 1990’s with their chart-topping instrumental single “Call to Dance”, introduced audiences to a new way of accessing a uniquely Canadian music genre. The “Leahy sound” – a combination of strong stride piano, driving rhythm guitar, unique bass lines and layered with a contemporary drumming style – was the foundation from which wildly talented fiddle led instrumentals and vocals were launched to mainstream music listeners. Leahy would go on to win three Juno awards and receive countless accolades for their dynamic and powerful performances.

Ally Venable, Empire Underground, Albany, 8pm

Kilashandra, Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 8pm-11pm

This Celtic influenced contemporary JAM band will get you in the St.Patricks Day spirit!

Happy Hour at The Eleven with Sons Of Eden (FREE SHOW), The Eleven, Albany, 7pm-10pm

The four-piece grunge rockers turn down the gain for an acoustic performance from their catalog and beyond.

Cool Cool Cool w/ Sophistafunk, Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs, 9pm-12am

Cool Cool Cool blends the best of Funk, House, and R&B to create a sound that is truly unique. With dynamic female-led vocals, a tight horn section, swirling synths, and a rhythm section that lays down a wicked groove, this band knows how to deliver an electrifying performance. When you see Cool Cool Cool in person, you’ll be swept up by the energy of their music and unforgettable live show.

Flowers for Burial / Exitum / Sexless Marriage / Bloodx3, No Fun, Troy, 7pm-11pm

Super Dark Collective Presents Rabbit, Sexless Marriage, Flowers For Burial & BloodX3. Vibe – Hardcore / Power Violence / Punk.

From “Bar People”

Friday – 10PM at Tap & Barrel – *unknown

Friday – 5PM at Frog Alley Brewing – *unknown

Friday – 5PM at Wishing Well – Rob Aronstein

Friday – 6:30PM at Artisanal Brew Works – Triple Trouble

Friday – 6:30PM at Diamond Club – Chuck Kelsey

Friday – 6:30PM at Dock Browns – *unknown

Friday – 6:30PM at Other One Brewery – Russ Kennedy

Friday – 6:30PM at Tap & Barrel – *unknown

Friday – 6PM at 30 Park – Part Time

Friday – 6PM at 677 Prime – Chris Dollard

Friday – 6PM at Carsons Woodside Tavern – Tim Wechgelaer & Chris Carey

Friday – 6PM at Cock & Bull – Curragh

Friday – 6PM at Henry’s Tavern – Jeff Brisbin

Friday – 6PM at Inn at Saratoga – Sheri Nolan & Peter Von Allmen

Friday – 6PM at Minor Kay Brewing – Caity Gallagher

Friday – 6PM at Panza’s – Kevin Carey

Friday – 6PM at Play by Play – Joe Severino

Friday – 6PM at Powers Pub – Dublin Train Wreck

Friday – 6PM at Ravenswood – Gianna Robustiano & Ben Zoleski

Friday – 6PM at River Street Marketplace – Pogo

Friday – 6PM at Saratoga Winery – Wreckless Duo

Friday – 6PM at The Scarlet Knife – Pat Decker

Friday – 6PM at Thirsty Owl – Bob Fox

Friday – 7:30PM at Eden Caffe – Sergio Sericolo & Company

Friday – 7PM at Dukes – Christine Spero

Friday – 7PM at Finnigans on the Lake – Don Hoffman

Friday – 7PM at Hometown Pub & Grub – John Eisenhart

Friday – 7PM at Kraverie – Lifeline

Friday – 7PM at Muddy’s Tavern – Act Your Age

Friday – 7PM at O’Slattery’s – The Bypass

Friday – 7PM at Peddlers Bar & Bistro – Guys Our Age Trio

Friday – 7PM at Principessa Elana – Alyson Davis

Friday – 7PM at Quarters – Positively Half Step

Friday – 8:30PM at Frog Alley Brewing – *unknown

Friday – 8PM at 9 Maple – Steve Lambert Quartet

Friday – 8PM at City Tavern – Nothing to Lose

Friday – 8PM at Parting Glass – *unknown

Friday – 9PM at Centre St Pub – The Schmooze

Friday – 9PM at Nanola – Sugar Pill

Friday – 9PM at Van Slycks at Rivers Casino – Gridley Paige

Friday – 9PM at Vapor – Gravity

Saturday, March 16^th

Albany Symphony Orchestra | The Four Seasons + Esmail, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, 7:30pm

Reena Esmail

Derek Bermel

Antonio Vivaldi

DAVID ALAN MILLER, CONDUCTOR

Reena Esmail: The History of Red

Derek Bermel: Sailing Over Algiers

Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

BalletX, SPAC, Saratoga Springs, 7pm

BalletX will grace the Spa Little Theater stage with a program true to their mission of expanding the vocabulary of ballet and featuring works by leading choreographers including Jorma Elo, Jamar Roberts, and Jennifer Archibald as well as a special collaboration with the students of the Skidmore College Dance Department.

Based in Philadelphia, BalletX is one of the nation’s premier contemporary ballet companies, whose dancers were named “among America’s best” by The New York Times. The company commissions choreographers from around the world to create dance that is “fresh, inclusive, and connects to what people want” (Philadelphia Citizen).

Non-Compliants, Empire Underground, Albany, 6:30pm

The Hauntings
The Grandstand Jockeys
Blackbelt Jones

Shrek Rave, Empire Live, Albany, 9pm

Brian Kane & The Beginning-St.Patrick’s Day Party! Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 8pm

St.Patrick’s Day Party!

Parade After-Party at The Eleven with Kilashandra, The Eleven, Albany, 5pm-8pm

Join us at The Eleven at Lark Hall after The St Patrick’s Day Parade for a FREE show with Kilashandra. Show starts at 5pm.

Pink Talking Fish w/ Rob Beaulieu Band, Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs, 9pm-1am

Pink Talking Fish is a Hybrid Tribute Fusion Act that takes the music from three of the world’s most beloved bands and creates a special treat for fans of the music.

Pink Floyd, The Talking Heads and Phish are all more than just bands… they are Phenomenons.  Their creations have artistically inspired people and their mind-blowing live performances have brought people together to form a special sense of community around the love for their favorite band.

Although the music from each act is different, Pink Talking Fish has discovered that fusing the material together creates an amazing story.  The epic emotion of Pink Floyd…. The funky, danceable layerings of The Talking Heads…. The multitude of styles, unique compositional structures and pure fun of Phish…. to merge these three into one gives music lovers a special experience.

Lucy Wainwright Roche, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 8pm-10pm

For over a decade, as a solo act, armed with a guitar, a deadpan sense of humor, killer songs, and a voice that makes tough guys cry, Lucy Wainwright Roche has built a solid following across the US and Europe. As an opening act she has often appeared with such luminaries as the Indigo Girls, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Neko Case, and she’s one of few who can step out alone in front of a thousand strangers and play an entire set to a rapt audience.

Parade Day!!! Bagpipers! Lost and Found, Albany

Uncle Glam Fest – Flavour / CT Hustle and the Muscle / Killer Kin / More, No Fun, Troy, 7pm-11pm

Hey Greasy & Crisis Isolation Presents Uncle Glam’s Rockers Ball. Killer five band bill. Vibe – Glam Rock.

From “Bar People”

Saturday – 10PM at Tap & Barrel – *unknown

Saturday – 11:30PM at Bootleggers – Frankie Lessard

Saturday – 12PM at S&S Farm Brewery – Kilashandra & Twisted Kilt

Saturday – 2PM at Powers Pub – Hair of the Dog

Saturday – 3PM at Electric Grinch – The Schmooze

Saturday – 5:30PM at The Wishing Well – Rob Aronstein

Saturday – 5PM at Artisanal Brew Works – Phil Drum

Saturday – 5PM at Dutch’s Place – Jack Kelle

Saturday – 6:30PM at Diamond Club – Steve Candlen

Saturday – 6:30PM at Dock Browns – Art N Shawna

Saturday – 6:30PM at Other One Brewery – Marcus Ruggiero

Saturday – 6:30PM at Panza’s – Jeanine O’Connor Duo

Saturday – 6:30PM at Tap & Barrel – *unknown

Saturday – 6PM at 30 Park – Ben Gesek

Saturday – 6PM at 677 Prime – Franklin Micare

Saturday – 6PM at Across the Street Pub – Dan Sherwin

Saturday – 6PM at Brookhaven GC – Vinyl Evolution

Saturday – 6PM at Carsons Woodside Tavern – K&O Duo

Saturday – 6PM at Fairways of Halfmoon – Grace Todd

Saturday – 6PM at Inn at Saratoga – Seth Warden

Saturday – 6PM at Martel’s Grill – The Heaters

Saturday – 6PM at Powers Pub – Stephen & Shannon Gray

Saturday – 6PM at Ravenswood – Mia Scirocco Trio

Saturday – 6PM at Ryans Wake – Maggies Clan

Saturday – 6PM at The Bunker – Girlz

Saturday – 6PM at The Bunker – The Ultimates

Saturday – 6PM at The Scarlet Knife – Jeff Brisbin

Saturday – 6PM at Thirsty Owl – Pat Decker

Saturday – 6PM at Wolf Hollow Brewing – The West Glenville Ramblers

Saturday – 7:30PM at Sand Lake Center for the Arts – Erin Harkes

Saturday – 7:30PM at Sand Lake Center for the Arts – Little Saints

Saturday – 7PM at Kraverie – On Tap Duo

Saturday – 7PM at O’Slattery’s – Brian LaPoint

Saturday – 7PM at Parting Glass – The Ruffians

Saturday – 7PM at Quarters – Seize Atlantis

Saturday – 7PM at Seven Bistro – Duo

Saturday – 7PM at Unihog – David Howard’s Ghost Lamp

Saturday – 7PM at Wicked Eatery – The 80s Band

Saturday – 8:30PM at Frog Alley Brewing – Get Up Jack

Saturday – 8PM at 9 Maple – Brian Patneaude Quartet

Saturday – 9PM at Centre St Pub – Wide Awake

Saturday – 9PM at City Tavern – Dude Abides

Saturday – 9PM at Nanola – Nymbis

Saturday – 9PM at Towne Tavern – Three Wheel Drive

Saturday – 9PM at Van Slycks at Rivers Casino – Hijacked

Saturday – 9PM at Vapor – Big Sky Country

Sunday, March 17^th

The Four Seasons + Esmail | Matinee, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, 3pm

Reena Esmail

Derek Bermel

Antonio Vivaldi

DAVID ALAN MILLER, CONDUCTOR

Reena Esmail: The History of Red

Derek Bermel: Sailing Over Algiers

Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

The Egg Presents: The Peking Acrobats, The Egg, Albany, 5pm

Part of the Family Wonders Series

The Peking Acrobats display their technical prowess at such arts as trick-cycling, precision tumbling, juggling, somersaulting, and gymnastics as they push the limits of human ability, defying gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility, and control.

BalletX, SPAC, Saratoga Springs, 2pm

BalletX will grace the Spa Little Theater stage with a program true to their mission of expanding the vocabulary of ballet and featuring works by leading choreographers including Jorma Elo, Jamar Roberts, and Jennifer Archibald as well as a special collaboration with the students of the Skidmore College Dance Department.

Based in Philadelphia, BalletX is one of the nation’s premier contemporary ballet companies, whose dancers were named “among America’s best” by The New York Times. The company commissions choreographers from around the world to create dance that is “fresh, inclusive, and connects to what people want” (Philadelphia Citizen).

Jerry Garcia Brunch with Jill & Bryan, Lark Hall, Albany, 12pm-2pm

Embarking on a their latest journey, Jill and Bryan, known in the Capital Region as integral members of local tribute bands, have joined forces to create their duo project weaving together the soulful and timeless melodies of Jerry Garcia.

3rd Annual Pancake Breakfast ~ a fundraiser for the School of Music, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 10am-1pm

Join us for the 3rd Annual Caffe Lena School of Music Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser!

Sunday March 17 from 10am to 1pm

Come on over to Caffe Lena for Pancakes , fresh fruit, coffee, tea and OJ

Organic, local maple syrup from Twin Leaf Farms

(vegan/gluten free options, too!)

With music by members of the Saratoga Springs High School Fiddle Club!

And back by popular demand: The Band Scramble returns from 12noon – 1pm

Bring your appetite, and your instruments!

All you can eat!

All proceeds go to support the work of the Caffe Lena School of Music, providing high quality instruction in the folk music tradition to children & adults, on-line and in-person!

$20/12 years and over $10/11 and under

St. Patrick’s Day Brunch, Lost and Found, Albany, 11am-3pm

Bagpipers

St. Patrick Day Matinee w/ Fat Randy / Alliteration / Hundred Gutterz / Mids, No Fun, Troy, 12pm-11pm

From “Bar People.”

Sunday – 10:30AM at Prime – Joe Sorrentio Jazz Trio

Sunday – 10:30AM at The Scarlet Knife – Jay Yager

Sunday – 11:30AM at Finnigans on the Lake – Black Abbey

Sunday – 11:30PM at Bootleggers – Frankie Lessard

Sunday – 12PM at Other One Brewery – Padraig Timoney & Richie Berger

Sunday – 12PM at Ryans Wake – Scot Chamberlain & Jake Juron

Sunday – 1PM at Kings Tavern – Maggie Doherty & Katy Dwyer

Sunday – 1PM at Powers Pub – Chuck Ayers

Sunday – 3PM at Artisanal Brew Works – Celtic Fare

Sunday – 3PM at Carsons Woodside Tavern – Black Abbey w/ Mark Hines

Sunday – 3PM at Morrissey’s – Tim Wechgelaer & Chris Carey

Sunday – 3PM at O’Slattery’s – Pogo

Sunday – 3PM at Ravenswood – Sean Lyons

Sunday – 3PM at Ryans Wake – Tom Casey

Sunday – 3PM at The Misfit – Luke Pavlus

Sunday – 4PM at Cock & Bull – Drank the Gold

Sunday – 5:30PM at Panza’s – Sinatra & Friends

Sunday – 5PM at Charlton Tavern – Bobbie Van Detta

Sunday – 5PM at Finnigans on the Lake – McLegendary Losers

Sunday – 6PM at Martel’s Grill – Harmonic Duo

Sunday – 6PM at Ryans Wake – Derrick Forget

Sunday – 7PM at Peddlers Bar & Bistro – Stretch Duo

Sunday – 7PM at The Local – Tim Wechgelaer & Chris Carey