Show Detective – Weekend Shows – 4.19 – 4.21

Friday, April 19^th

Memories of Patsy – The Patsy Cline Tribute, The Linda, Albany, 8pm

The legendary Patsy Cline comes to life once again in the national touring show Memories of Patsy. This incredible tribute concert takes its audience on a trip back in time to the days when the amazing singer graced the stages of America.

The songs are woven into the very fabric of American music and the voice is spectacular. Some of the great tunes you can expect to hear at a Memories of Patsy performance are: Crazy, Walkin’ After Midnight, I Fall to Pieces, She’s Got You, San Antonio Rose, Blue Moon of Kentucky, Sweet Dreams and many more.

Cirque du Soleil, MVP Arena, Albany, 7:30pm

Corteo, which means cortege in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. The show brings together the passion of the actor with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical world of fun, comedy and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth.

Chicago, Proctors Theatre, Schenectady, 8pm

CHICAGO is still the one musical with everthing that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one show stopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen. In the whirlwind of Chicago’s Jazz Age, two of the Cook County Jail’s most notorious murderesses—vaudeville star Velma Kelly and chorus girl Roxie Hart—become fierce rivals as they compete for headlines amidst a media frenzy. Broadway’s longest-running musical has been razzle dazzling audiences for 27 years, and after more than 10,000 performances, 6 Tony Awards®, 2 Olivier Awards, and a Grammy®, we’re just getting started.
Come on, babe! Head to CHICAGO!
We’re hotter than ever.

Slapshot, Empire Underground, Albany, 6pm

Faded Line (album release party)
From Within
Remains Of Rage
Apocalypse Tribe (members of Earth Crisis & Slapshot)

Harmonic Duo, Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 7pm

Experience the mesmerizing harmonies of the Harmonic Duo, with the sound of a full band!

Drag Race Viewing Party at The Eleven at Lark Hall (Free Event), Lark Hall, 7:30pm

Host: Amanda Blair starts off the night welcoming and introducing herself!

Canna Provisions & Dogwalkers Presents 4/20 Eve Comedy Show w Kevin Bartini, Lark Hall, Albany, 8pm-10pm

Kevin Bartini is a nationally touring comedian, writer, and occasional TV and radio personality. He has made numerous appearances on ABC’s hidden camera show What Would You Do? Kevin can currently be seen in the recurring role of Billy Jones on Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. He is also featured in the upcoming second season of the HBOMax series And Just Like That. After establishing his bona fides in the top comedy clubs of NYC and studying with the Upright Citizens Brigade, Kevin was discovered by Jon Stewart, who hired him to warm up audiences at The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. In the subsequent years, having earned the respect of not only Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert but of their audiences, Kevin became one of the most sought-after Audience Warm-Up comics in television!

Schism: Tool Tribute Band w/ Seattle Sons, Putnam Place, Albany, 8pm-12am

Not many cover or tribute bands out there ever attempt to engage in the raw talent, mysticism, math and magic that is TOOL, but if you talk to four brave souls from New York City (Keith Williams- Guitar, Angelo Rivera- Vocals, Pierson Milazzo- Bass, Donald Pusateri- Drums) their love and passion for this music led them to form SCHISM, New York City’s premier TOOL tribute band.

“We started this back in 2001, after seeing TOOL at Hammerstein Ballroom. We simply loved the music and wanted to share it live with other TOOL minded fans” says SCHISM guitarist Keith Williams.

Michael Eck and Friends, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 8pm-10pm

Caffè favorite Michael Eck returns, with special guests, to the stage at Phila Street for a combined 60th birthday party/album release show. Eck, who fits on the record shelf between Steve Earle and Alejandro Escovedo, debuted at Caffè Lena in 1990 and offered a sold-out solo album release show in fall 2022. For this event, the Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Awards Hall of Fame inductee, will be joined by an all-star ensemble featuring Rosanne Raneri, Kevin Maul, and (from Jim Gaudet & The Railroad Boys) Sten Isachsen and Bob Buckley. Together they will join in on old favorites, new songs – from “Fermata,” being released at the concert – and, in recognition of Eck’s 2023 Folk/Traditional Eddie Award, a brace of selections from Harry Smith’s “Anthology of American Folk Music.”

Rachel’s Birthday (Byrdhouse) w/ Sir Echo / Apple Pie / Tula Vera / Adult Mom, No Fun, Troy, 7pm-11pm

From “Bar People.”

Friday – 8PM at Blessing Tavern – Rick Romano & James Schaeffer

Friday – 10PM at Peddlers Bar & BIstro – Al Bruno

Friday – 4pm at Skidmore College Auditorium – TBD

Friday – 5:30PM at Bootleggers – Justin Joyner

Friday – 5:30PM at Finnigans on the Lake – TBD

Friday – 5:30PM at Wheatfields – TBD

Friday – 5:30PM at Wishing Well – Rob Aronstein

Friday – 5PM -at Frog Alley Brewing – PoGo

Friday – 5PM at S&S Farm Brewery – Upstate Buskers

Friday – 6:30PM at Artisanal Brew Works – K&O Duo

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

Friday – 6:30PM at Dock Browns – Johnny Clifford

Friday – 6:30PM at Other One Brewery – Amanda Case

Friday – 6:30PM at Tap & Barrel – Luke Pavlus

Friday – 6PM at 30 Park – Part Time

Friday – 6PM at 677 Prime – Franklin Micare

Friday – 6PM at Bound By Fate Brewing – Bennett Brothers

Friday – 6PM at Carsons Woodside Tavern – Stef Solo

Friday – 6PM at Cock & Bull – Drank The Gold

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

Friday – 6PM at Hill Creek Tavern – TBD

Friday – 6PM at Inn at Saratoga – Thom Powers

Friday – 6PM at Mouzon House – Azzaam Hameed Duo

Friday – 6PM at Panza’s – Radio Gold

Friday – 6PM at Powers Pub – Tooty & The Motherpluckers

Friday – 6PM at Ravenswood – Peter Pashoukos

Friday – 6PM at Saratoga Winery – Pat Decker

Friday – 6PM at Spa City Tap & Barrel – Books & Mortar

Friday – 6PM at The Bunker – JAD

Friday – 6PM at The Scarlet Knife – Jay Yager

Friday – 6PM at Thirsty Owl – Bob Fox

Friday – 6PM at Wolf Hollow Brewing – The Herring & The Hummingbird

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

Friday – 7:30PM at The Linda – Patsy Cline Tribute

Friday – 7:30PM at Universal Preservation Hall – Kimbra & Angelina Valente

Friday – 7PM at Bourbon Room – TBD

Friday – 7pm at Bye I Brewery – TBD

Friday – 7PM at Hometown Pub And Grub – TBD

Friday – 7PM at Kraverie – Acoustic Graffiti

Friday – 7PM at MoJo’s Cafe & Gallery – Belle Skinner & Nate Goyette

Friday – 7PM at Nanola – Dueling Piano’s

Friday – 7PM at O’Slattery’s – One Heart

Friday – 7PM at Parting Glass – Mountain Gators & Head Bump

Friday – 7PM at Peddlers Bar & Bistro – Wreckless Duo

Friday – 7PM at Principessa Elana – Jeff Walton

Friday – 7PM at Quarters – Abby & The Normals

Friday – 7PM at Rustic Barn Pub- Harmonic Duo

Friday – 7PM at Seven Bistro – Russ Kennedy

Friday – 7PM at Twisted Fiddler – The Lustre Kings

Friday – 8PM at 9 Maple – Pete Sweeny Group

Friday – 8PM at Caffe Lena – Michael Eck & Friends

Friday – 8PM at Frog Alley Brewing – Big Sky Country

Friday – 8PM at Ophelias on Broadway- TBD

Friday – 8PM at Putnam Place – Tool Tribute Band & Seattle Sons

Friday – 8PM at Rookies Sports Bar – TBD

Friday – 8PM at Saratoga City Tavern – Nothing To Lose

Friday – 8PM at The Misfit – DJ Dillon Robert

Friday – 9PM at Centre St Pub – The Dude Abides

Friday – 9PM at Tap & Barrel – The Schmooze

Friday – 9PM at Towne Tavern – Zeffler & Adequate Phil

Friday – 9PM at Van Slycks at Rivers Casino – Hark … Erin Harkes Big Band

Friday – 9PM at Vapor – Refrigerators

Friday -8PM at Lark Tavern – Comedy Open Mic

Saturday, April 20^th

Fantastic Planet (1973) with live music by Order of the Illusive, The Linda, Albany, 8pm-10pm

You’d be tripping to miss 4/20 at The Linda. Experience the 1973 French animated Sci-fi masterpiece FANTASTIC PLANET with Live Accompaniment by Order of the Illusive, the project of Bradford Reed (King Missile III , inventor of the pencilina,) and Zach Layton.

Fantastic Planet (French: La Planète sauvage; Czech: Divoká planeta, lit. ‘The Wild Planet’) is a 1973 French-language experimental independent adult animated science fiction art film, directed by René Laloux and written by Laloux and Roland Topor, the latter of whom also completed the film’s production design. The film was animated at Jiří Trnka Studio in Prague.The film was an international co-production between companies from France and Czechoslovakia. The allegorical story, about humans living on a strange planet dominated by giant humanoid aliens who consider them animals, is based on the 1957 novel Oms en série by French writer Stefan Wul.

Yellow Brick Joel, The Egg, Albany, 8pm

YELLOW BRICK JOEL: A Face To Face Tribute

DAVID CLARK performs as BILLY JOEL along with many special guests ELTON JOHN performers from around the world including Bill Connors (“American Elton”), Canada’s own Jeff Scott (“Epic Elton”), the unstoppable Ronnie Smith, and Long Island’s Lance Millard (“Sir Elton”) in this thoroughly entertaining and faithful tribute to the Face To Face/Face 2 Face tours of the 1990’s and 2000’s!

Cirque du Soleil, MVP Arena, Albany, 11:30am, 3:30pm, 7:30pm

Corteo, which means cortege in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. The show brings together the passion of the actor with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical world of fun, comedy and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth.

Chicago, Proctors Theatre, Schenectady, 8pm

CHICAGO is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one show stopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen. In the whirlwind of Chicago’s Jazz Age, two of the Cook County Jail’s most notorious murderesses—vaudeville star Velma Kelly and chorus girl Roxie Hart—become fierce rivals as they compete for headlines amidst a media frenzy. Broadway’s longest-running musical has been razzle dazzling audiences for 27 years, and after more than 10,000 performances, 6 Tony Awards®, 2 Olivier Awards, and a Grammy®, we’re just getting started.
Come on, babe! Head to CHICAGO!
We’re hotter than ever.

Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show – Atheer Yacoub, Proctors Theatre, Schenectady

Atheer Yacoub is a Brooklyn based comedian and writer and she just released her first comedy album Denied Entry with Comedy Records. Atheer has a half-hour special on Comedy Central Arabia and has been featured on AXSTV’s Gotham Comedy Live. She’s the co-creator of the sketch comedy show Muslim Girls DTF: Discuss Their Faith, which is currently streaming on Fuse TV. She has been featured in numerous comedy festivals and tours domestically and internationally.

The Common Denominator Series Mixed Bill, Empire Underground, Albany, 4:30pm

Adhara
Assault On The Living
DJ Stress
Dezmatic
and more!

Dr.Jah and The Love Prophets 420 Party! Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 8pm-11pm

Capital Districts Favorite Reggae Party Band!

Happy Hour at The Eleven with Nickopotamus (FREE Show), Lark Hall, Albany, 4pm

An eclectic juggernaut, Nickopotamus combines elements of rock, jam, funk, punk, groove, and zydeco to provide the listener with a visceral experience that will leave them singing along. Nickopotamus is a good-time/high energy live band that has been known to have just as much fun on stage as their fans do. Hailing from Albany, NY this 4 piece band is led by song writer/ guitarist Nick Souder.

Driftwood Album Release Party with special guests Black Mountain Symphony, Lark Hall, Albany, 8pm

The title track and first single from Driftwood’s forthcoming spring 2024 album,
“December Last Call” is out everywhere 11/10. Penned by guitarist-songwriter
Joe Kollar, the track transports the listener to the middle of a rowdy, college
dive bar. “December’s a drinking song, so much so I don’t remember writing it.” After two years of starts and stops, a few pauses from Covid, one scrappedattempt and lots of late nights in the studio, the upstate New York folkstersfinally wrapped up recording sessions for “December Last Call” this Fall.

Recorded in the basement studio of Kollar’s parents’ upstate home, the albumconcept was simple: Keep it organic. “We grew up making music in that basement, after recording our last album with a well-known producer in an out-of-town studio, it felt so right to be back down there, growing the tracks from scratch on our own,” says guitarist-songwriter Dan Forsyth. The album is due out in Spring 2024 and is definitely Driftwood’s most explorative effort yet. From full on, electric guitar-laden rock tracks to barren, stripped down, acoustic ballads, the palette is big but the offerings are sincere and purposeful. “These songs are a snapshot of us over the last few years. They are a reflection on life, past, present and future. They portray a group of great friends who have continued to evolve together and separately over more than 15 years,” says violinist Claire Byrne.

Dead-Zep ft: Rainbow Full of Sound, Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs, 9pm-12:30pm

It’s somewhat boggling to think of Jerry Garcia and Jimmy Page swapping riffs – the beatific Buddha and the slashing, edgy Page.  But as veteran player of Grateful Dead music Waynard Scheller noticed one night, the chords of the Dead anthem “St. Stephen” merged seamlessly into “Whole Lotta Love.”  Then he sat down and found lots of pairs of songs that fit together.  And thus was born “Dead-Zep,” a new band formed from his Rainbow Full of Love to mash up the two repertoires.

Kat Wright Trio, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 4pm-6pm

Kat Wright, whose voice is both sultry and dynamic, delicate yet powerful; gritty but highly emotive and nuanced, has been described as “a young Bonnie Raitt meets Amy Winehouse.” Add to that voice enough stage presence to tame lions, and the combination of feline femininity proves immediately enchanting. There’s soul flowing in and out of her rock & roll with a serpentine seduction. Some of soul music’s sweet, grand dames belt, shout, seethe, and succumb, while Wright sings gently like a heartache’s apology. It’s funky in spots and beautiful all over. And it hurts a little … like it should.

Taylor’s Version – Tortured Poets Album Party, Lost and Found, Albany

Safety Meeting / The Sugar Hold / Shortwave Radio, No Fun, Troy, 7pm-11pm

“From Bar People.”

Saturday – 12Noon at Old Friends At Cabin Creek Celebration – Don Hoffman

Saturday – 1PM at Villa Valenti Pub – TBD

Saturday – 2PM at Artisanal Brew Works – Bennett Brothers

Saturday – 5:00PM at The Wishing Well – Rob Aronstein

Saturday – 5PM at Artisanal Brew Works – Juniper

Saturday – 5PM at Frog Alley Brewing – Wreckless Duo

Saturday – 5PM at Prime at Saratoga National – Jeff Brisbin

Saturday – 5PM at S&S Farm Brewery- Midnight Choir

Saturday – 5PM at Windy Hill Cidery- TBD

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

Saturday – 6:30PM at Dock Browns Tavern – Marcus Ruggiero

Saturday – 6:30PM at Panza’s – Bobbie Van Detta

Saturday – 6PM – Mouzon House – Joe Gitto & Dave Lawrence

Saturday – 6PM at 30 Park – Phil Drum

Saturday – 6PM at 677 Prime – Tyler Giroux

Saturday – 6PM at Ballston Spa Country Club – Jeff Walton

Saturday – 6PM at Browns Brewing Hoosick Falls- Mike McMann

Saturday – 6PM at Carsons Woodside Tavern – Two Shoes

Saturday – 6PM at Finnigans on the Lake – Geo Doody

Saturday – 6PM at Inn at Saratoga – Erin Powers

Saturday – 6PM at Powers Pub – Pat Gioia

Saturday – 6PM at Ravenswood – Dan Sherwin

Saturday – 6PM at Skidmore College Auditorium – TBD

Saturday – 6PM at Stella’s Pasta Bar & Bistro – Chad McLaughlin Trio

Saturday – 6PM at Tap & Barrel – Adam & Tim

Saturday – 6PM at The Bunker at Mohawk Harbor – Brendan Conley

Saturday – 6PM at The Bunker Clifton Park – Jay Yager

Saturday – 6PM at The Bunker North Greenbush – TBD

Saturday – 6PM at The Scarlet Knife – Chris Carey

Saturday – 6PM at Thirsty Owl – Pat Decker

Saturday – 6PM Galley Bar – John Terleckey

Saturday – 7:30pm at Alias Coffee- TBD

Saturday – 7:30PM at Universal Preservation Hall – U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors

Saturday – 7PM at 17 Cherry Plain Square – Kyland

Saturday – 7PM at American Legion Wynantskill – Harmonic Duo

Saturday – 7pm at Bedrock Inn – TBD

Saturday – 7PM at Bourbon Room – TBD

Saturday – 7PM at Dukes Chophouse at Rivers Casino – Joe Severino

Saturday – 7PM at Kraverie – 18 Strings of Trouble

Saturday – 7PM at Norrine’s Restaurant – Hit N Run

Saturday – 7PM at O’Slattery’s – TBD

Saturday – 7PM at Ophelias on Braodway- Gratefully Yours

Saturday – 7PM at Parting Glass – Union Depot

Saturday – 7PM at Quarters – Ain’t No Strangers

Saturday – 7pm at Saratoga Wine Bar – Andy Iorio

Saturday – 7PM at The Hollow – Tame The Rooster & Brule County Bad Boys

Saturday – 8:30PM at Frog Alley Brewing – In The Dust

Saturday – 8PM at 9 Maple – Joe Barna Quartet

Saturday – 8PM at Caffe Lena – Kat Wright Trio

Saturday – 8PM at Forty One Sports Bar – Frankie Lessard

Saturday – 8PM at Lark Hall – Donna And The Buffalo

Saturday – 8PM at Nanola- Groovebeats

Saturday – 8PM at Rustic Barn Pub- Dr. Jah & The Love Prophets

Saturday – 8PM at Seven Bistro – TBD

Saturday – 8PM at The Ice House – TBD

Saturday – 8PM at The Linda – Rael

Saturday – 8Pm at Twisted Peddler – Bad Card

Saturday – 8PM at Unihog – The Shannon Roy Band

Saturday – 8PM at Wicked Eatery – Beating The Odds

Saturday – 9:30PM at Lost & Found- TBD

Saturday – 9PM – at Vapor – Skeeter Creek

Saturday – 9PM at Caroline St. Pub – TBD

Saturday – 9PM at Centre St. Pub – Brother Junction

Saturday – 9pm at Putnam Place – Dead Zep

Saturday – 9PM at Saratoga City Tavern – Stereosonic

Saturday – 9PM at Tap & Barrel – Ill Funk Ensemble

Saturday – 9PM at Van Slycks at Rivers Casino – Matt Farrar & The House Rockers

Saturday 10pm At Peddlers Bar & Bistro – Al Bruno

Saturday- 3PM at Bedrock Inn- Margot Malia

Saturday- 6PM at Korner Bar & Grill- Jeff Grippin

Saturday -6PM at Saratoga Winery – Monkberry

Saturday -8pm at Misfit – DJ Vision

Sunday April 21^st

ESYO Symphony Orchestra featuring Concerto Competition Winner, Troy Music Savings Hall, Troy, 3pm

Breathe: Resonance and Restraint: Tonight, our program explores the theme of “Breathe: Resonance and Restraint,” reflecting on the subtle interplay between collective celebration and individual struggle in artistic expression. From Jessie Montgomery’s “Hymn For Everyone,” where voices and instruments intertwine in a shared breath of unity, to Paul Creston’s “Concertino” for marimba and orchestra, with its intimate dialogue between soloist and ensemble, and finally, to Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5, where each note carries the weight of artistic defiance, we delve into the essence of creative breath. Montgomery’s “Hymn For Everyone” lays the groundwork for our exploration, capturing the essence of collective unity and shared song with grace. Through dynamic interplay, the music evokes a communal breath, celebrating the joy of harmony in quiet resonance. Creston’s “Concertino” shifts our focus to individual expression, with the marimba engaging in a delicate dance with the orchestra. Here, breath takes on a singular, intimate quality, reflecting the nuanced experience of self-expression within the collective symphony. In Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5, we confront the sobering reality of artistic struggle under oppressive conditions. Each note bears the weight of defiance, encapsulating the tension between creative freedom and external constraints where the very act of artistic breath is challenged. Shostakovich’s work serves as a poignant reminder of the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. In “Breathe: Resonance and Restraint,” we invite you to explore the quiet resonance of collective unity, the intimate dance of individual expression, and the enduring power of artistic defiance. As we navigate this musical journey, may the echoes of shared celebration and quiet perseverance linger, reminding us of the timeless pursuit of artistic expression.

Cirque du Soleil, MVP Arena, Albany, 1pm

Corteo, which means cortege in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. The show brings together the passion of the actor with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical world of fun, comedy and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth.

Here on Earth, SPAC, Saratoga Springs, 3pm

Lara Downes and the Miró Quartet

Celebrate Earth Day with a weekend of chamber music and a new collaboration between iconoclastic pianist Lara Downes and the Miró Quartet, one of America’s most celebrated chamber ensembles.

Presented in partnership with the Skidmore College Department of Music, Lara Downes and the Miró Quartet will teach, coach, and perform alongside Skidmore students as part of the annual String Festival, culminating in a free public concert on Saturday, April 20th. The evening’s program will include two works performed by the Miró and Lara Downes side-by-side with festival participants as well as chamber pieces that the students have studied and coached with Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect and the Sphinx Virtuosi.

New York Dog Film Festival 2024, Proctors Theatre, Schenectady, 1pm

The NY Dog Film Festival® is a medley of nearly two hours of short films – animated, documentary and narrative – from around the world. These entertaining and inspirational movies celebrate all the ways we love our dogs. At the same time, we want to raise awareness of the life-saving work being done at small rescues and large shelters. In every location where the Dog Film Festival® travels, an animal welfare organization in the community will be the beneficiary of a portion of every ticket. For this screening, that organization is the Animal Protective Foundation. The APF will have information available about their organization at the event.

Neon Trees, Empire Live, Albany, 7pm

My Kid Brother

Ross Martin- Guitar Workshop, Rustic Barn Pub, 1:30pm-5pm

Ross Martin is a sought-after instructor at workshops and music camps, such as Rockygrass Academy and Alabama Folk Life School, and regularly facilitates clinics and teaches master classes at educational institutions across the United States. Don’t Miss this one of a kind guitar workshop!

Second Sunday Bluegrass Jam, Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 5:30pm-9pm

Bluegrass Jams are for making new friends, sharing songs, playing and listening to blue grass and new-grass. All skill levels are welcome to join the Jam.

Jerry Garcia Brunch with Jill & Bryan at The Eleven at 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.

Joe Louis Walker, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 7pm-9pm

Blues Hall of Famer Joe Louis Walker has an impressive list of credentials: a six-time Blues Music Award winner, nominee for the Contemporary Blues Grammy and a duet with B.B. King on his Grammy award-winning Blues Summit album. But that doesn’t come close to describing the euphoria-inducing, feel-good rollick of one of the greatest bluesmen in a generation. Billboard hailed his playing as “…gutbucket blues, joyous gospel, Rolling Stones-style rock crunch, and aching R&B. Walker’s guitar playing is fine and fierce.” NPR described Joe Louis Walker as “a legendary boundary-pushing icon of modern blues.” A brilliantly lyrical guitarist, soulful singer, and prolific songwriter, Walker just might bring the house down.

Los Straitjackets, Hangar on the Hudson, Troy, 8pm-11pm

Los Straitjackets are the leading practitioners of the lost art of the guitar instrumental. Using the music of the Ventures, The Shadows, and with Link Wray and Dick Dale as a jumping off point, the band has taken their unique, high energy brand of original rock & roll around the world. Clad in their trademark Lucha Libre Mexican wrestling masks, the ‘Jackets’ have delivered their trademark guitar licks across 30 years, 16 albums, thousands of concerts and dozens of films and TV shows. Viva Los Stratjackets!

Art Gray Noizz Quintet (members of Lubricated Goat / Live Skull) / Rabid Children / Grab Ass Cowboys, No Fun, Troy, 7pm-11pm

From “Bar People.”

Sunday – 10:30AM at The Scarlet Knife – Jeff Brisbin

Sunday – 10:30AM at Wheatfields Clifton Park – Andy Iorio

Sunday – 10AM at Saratoga City Center – Jason Irwin

Sunday – 12:30PM at Dock Browns Tavern – TBD

Sunday – 2PM at Saratoga City Center – The Tradition

Sunday – 3:30Pm at Hank Hudson Brewing – Dan Sherwin

Sunday – 3PM at Artisanal Brew Works – Triple Trouble

Sunday – 4PM at Carsons Woodside Tavern – Toga Boys

Sunday – 4PM at Skidmore College Auditorium – TBD

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

Sunday – 5PM at Charlton Tavern – Bobbie Van Detta

Sunday – 5PM at Twisted Peddler – Peter Pashoukos

Sunday – 6PM at Proctors – Eddies Awards Show

Sunday – 7PM at Caffe Lena – Joe Louis Walker

Sunday – 7PM at Rustic Barn Pub – TBD

Sunday – 7PM at Skidmore College – TBD

Sunday – 8PM at Lark Tavern – Comedy Open Mic

Sunday – 8Pm at Putnam Place – Steven n Seagulls & Dig Deep

Sunday 12 noon at Eleven At Lark Hall – Jerry Garcia Brunch

Sunday- 2PM at Emack & Bolios- TBD

Sunday -7Pm – Van Slycks at Rivers Casino – Latin Night with Rafy Cabrera

Sunday- 7PM at The LInda- TBD

Sunday-7:30pm at McGeary’s Irish Pub- Capital Region Blues Network Jam