Show Detective – Weekend Shows – 12/20 – 12/22
Written by Staff on December 19, 2024
Show Detective.
Friday, December 20th
The Grand Kyiv Ballet Presents: The Nutcracker, The Egg, Albany, 7pm
Presented by The Grand Kyiv Ballet & Artistic Space Productions
Join The Grand Kyiv Ballet on an unforgettable journey into a world of dreams, magic and triumph over evil. The Grand Kyiv Ballet, including the most prestigious ballet dancers from Ukraine, invites you to a heartwarming experience that has thrilled audiences on the world’s stages for years.
It’s a Wonderful Life – Free Movie Screening, The Palace Theatre, Albany, 7pm
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
Thorgy Does Christmas, Proctors Theatre, Schenectady
Thorgy Thor (RuPaul’s Drag Race Season Eight and RuPaul’s All Stars Season 3 is touring her holiday orchestral ‘Thorgy and the Thorchestra’ show to more intimate settings this Christmas Season. Presented by Drag Me to the Stage LLC, and Conceived by Thorgy Thory and James Sheppard, Thorgy Does Christmas promises to bring the audience a holly-jolly holiday-hilarity variety show with singing, dancing, live violin, a real-time gift wrapping competition on stage with audience members, festive video projections, and of course… a Christmas miracle or two.
It’s A Jazzy Christmas, Universal Preservation Hall, Saratoga Springs
“It’s a Jazzy Christmas” is returning to UPH!
When it’s the most wonderful time of the year, “It’s a Jazzy Christmas” has all your favorite holiday songs! This ensemble performs concert hall shows that feature the music of Vince Guaraldi from the Peanuts holiday specials and many other seasonal favorites.
Wrapped in the theme of an audio show (podcast, satellite or terrestrial radio…you chose!), their concerts take the audience on a holiday ride through decades of great music, stories and even a commercial or two! Audiences will even have a jolly laugh! “It’s a Jazzy Christmas” is the perfect concert to get everyone in the holiday spirit.
From Albany Veterans With Love, Empire Underground, Albany, 7pm
Phantogram – DJ Set, Empire Live, Albany, 8pm
Brian Kane and The Beginning, Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 8pm
Brian Kane and The Beginning’s Rockin’ Holiday Show!
Happy Hour at The Eleven with Mixed Roots (FREE event), Lark Hall, Albany, 6pm-8pm
Featuring a combination of distinct backgrounds and musical experiences, Mixed Roots is based in Albany, New York. They perform across the capital region featuring music from different cultural roots.
Rees Shad & The Conversations with opener Matt Griffin, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 8pm-9:30pm
Rees Shad made a name for himself as a wordsmith troubadour traveling the world sharing his particular blend of Americana storytelling. Several of his albums were warmly received by Americana radio and music critics around the world in the 90’s. He withdrew from touring in 2001, choosing instead to focus more on wider ranging compositions as he recorded music for theater and film.
Ugly Sweater Soul Party, Lost and Found, Albany
Tula Vera / Rat Motel / Canella / Grape Juice! No Fun, Troy, 7pm-11pm
From “Bar People.”
12/20 5:00 PM Dan Sherwin- Wheatfields Clifton Park
12/20 5:00 PM Rob Forman- Tinney’s Tavern
12/20 5:30 PM Eric Hoffman- Bootleggers
12/20 5:30 PM Rob Aronstein- Wishing Well
12/20 6:00 PM Anthony Cubbage- The Scarlet Knife
12/20 6:00 PM Ben Zoleski- Spa City Tap & Barrel
12/20 6:00 PM Chuck Ayers- Powers Pub
12/20 6:00 PM Frank Murray- Indian Ladder Farms
12/20 6:00 PM Garland Nelson- Prime at Saratoga National
12/20 6:00 PM Jacksland- Carsons Woodside Tavern
12/20 6:00 PM Matt Cosgrove- Thirsty Owl
12/20 6:00 PM Part Time- Hilton Garden Inn,,, 30Park
12/20 6:00 PM Shine On- Bound By Fate Brewing
12/20 6:00 PM Stef Solo- Saratoga Winery
12/20 6:00 PM Thom Powers- Inn at Saratoga
12/20 6:00 PM Tyler Giroux- 677 Prime
12/20 6:30 PM Kev & Pete- Peddlers Bar & Bistro
12/20 6:30 PM Marcus Ruggiero- Other One Brewery
12/20 6:30 PM Rich Ortiz- Diamond Club at Embassy Suites
12/20 6:30 PM Sheri Nolan & Peter Von Allmen- Artisanal Brew Works
12/20 7:00 PM Dave Porter- Hometown Pub & Grub
12/20 7:00 PM Jeff Walton- Principessa Elena
12/20 7:00 PM Keller & McGowan- Cherry Plain Square #17
12/20 7:00 PM Litt Hour- Bunker Saratoga
12/20 7:00 PM Tiny Planet- Kraverie
12/20 7:00 PM Trevor Wheelock- Bunker Clifton Park
12/20 7:30 PM Its A Jazzy Christmas Show- Universal Preservation Hall
12/20 8:00 PM Brian Kane & The Beginning- Rustic Barn Pub
12/20 8:00 PM DJ Mic Power- Misfit
12/20 8:00 PM Matt Niedbalski Group- Nine Maple
12/20 8:00 PM Rees Shad & The Conversation- Caffe Lena
12/20 9:00 PM Aquanett- Vapor
12/20 9:00 PM DJ Tomb- Night Owl
12/20 9:30 PM The Schmooze- Spa City Tap & Barrel
Saturday, December 21st
Nicky Sohn + Holiday Mozart & Vivaldi, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, 7:30pm
David Alan Miller, conductor
Bokyung Byun, guitar
Karen Hosmer & Grace Shryock, oboes
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sinfonia from “Christmas Oratorio”
Nicky Sohn: Guitar Concerto (world premiere)
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Oboes
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
It’s a Jazzy Christmas, Proctors Theatre, Schenectady
When it’s the most wonderful time of the year, “It’s a Jazzy Christmas” has all your favorite holiday songs! This ensemble performs concert hall shows that feature the music of Vince Guaraldi from the Peanuts holiday specials and many other seasonal favorites.
The Gibson Brothers Christmas Show, Universal Preservation Hall, Saratoga Springs
There’s a reason why Ricky Skaggs pulled Eric and Leigh Gibson off the stage at the Ryman two decades ago and offered to produce their debut record.The same thing that led David Ferguson and Grammy Award winning producer and Black Keys front-man Dan Auerbach to co-write and produce their 14th album “Mockingbird” (2018) and release it on his own label Easy Eye Sound alongside cultural icons such as Hank Williams Jr. and Dr. John, the Gibson Brothers are the real deal. They can pick, they can sing and they can write a damn good country song.
Matty Deez Nutscracker Spectacular, Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 7pm-10pm
Get in the holiday groove with Matty Deez Nutcracker Spectacular!
Grateful Chrsitmas at The Eleven with John Hill (FREE), Lark Hall, Albany, 7pm-9pm
John Hill is a singer, songwriter, musician and entertainer based in Albany NY. A full-time working performance artist, John Plays Live over 300 dates a year throughout New York, Vermont and Massachusetts. Join us at 7pm, Saturday December 21st for a performance that will feature acoustic Grateful Dead and Christmas Carols & Songs.
Nefesh Mountain: The Love & Light Tour, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 8pm-10pm
The New York based Progressive Americana group Nefesh Mountain Band has been hailed as one of the formative boundary-pushing ensembles in roots music. The band’s creators and dynamic husband and wife team of Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff have created a world and sound all their own; blurring the lines between their Jewish heritage, Bluegrass, Folk, Jazz and Blues with a masterful hand as songwriters, instrumentalists and composers alike.
Pony in the Pancake Holiday Show w/ Los Espejos / Haley Moley / Electric Turtle / Cooper’s Hawk / Rabid Children / The A.M.’s / Huntress Wizard / Nathan Meltz, No Fun, Troy, 7pm-11pm
From “Bar People.”
12/21 5:00 PM Dan Sherwin- Yanni’s Too
12/21 5:00 PM Joe Adee & The Lug Nuts- S&S farm Brewery
12/21 5:00 PM McKrells Christmas Show- Parting Glass
12/21 5:00 PM Shine On- Artisanal Brew Works
12/21 5:30 PM Rob Aronstein- Wishing Well
12/21 6:00 PM Adam & Tim- Spa City Tap & Barrel
12/21 6:00 PM Christine Spero- Panza’s Saratoga
12/21 6:00 PM Debbie Gabrione- Hilton Garden Inn,,, 30Park
12/21 6:00 PM Erin Powers- Inn at Saratoga
12/21 6:00 PM Franklin Micare- 677 Prime
12/21 6:00 PM Jeff Brisbin- The Scarlet Knife
12/21 6:00 PM Matt Evans- Powers Pub
12/21 6:00 PM Pat Decker- Prime at Saratoga National
12/21 6:00 PM Sean Lyons- Henry’s Tavern
12/21 6:00 PM Steve Candlen- Thirsty Owl
12/21 6:00 PM Tooty And The Motherplucker- Carsons Woodside Tavern
12/21 6:30 PM Dan Mellon- Diamond Club at Embassy Suites
12/21 6:30 PM Dan Mellon- Diamond Club at Embassy Suites
12/21 7:00 PM Completely Different- Kraverie
12/21 7:00 PM Junk Shop Mannequins- Cherry Plain Square #17
12/21 7:00 PM Matty D’s Christmas Special- Rustic Barn Pub
12/21 7:00 PM Neon Avenue- Unihog
12/21 7:00 PM Off The Reord- Bye I Brewing
12/21 7:00 PM One Heart- O’Slattery’s
12/21 7:00 PM Sugar Pill- Bunker Saratoga
12/21 7:30 PM The Gibson Brothers Christmas Show- Universal Preservation Hal
12/21 8:00 PM DJ Vision- Misfit
12/21 8:00 PM Donna Tritico Band- September’s Too
12/21 8:00 PM Hayley Jane Band- Ophelias Restaurant
12/21 8:00 PM Jack FU Quartet- Quarters
12/21 8:00 PM Matthew Steckler Quartet- Nine Maple
12/21 8:00 PM Nefesh Mountain- Caffe Lena
12/21 9:00 PM DJ Trumastr & DJ Intell Hayesfield- Night Owl
12/21 9:00 PM Nothin To Lose- Saratoga City Tavern
12/21 9:30 AM True Folk- Saratoga Farmers Market Wilton Mall
12/21 9:30 PM Catalyst- Spa City Tap & Barrel
l12/21 9:00 PM Ten Most Wanted- Vapor
Saturday, December 22nd
Nicky Sohn + Holiday Mozart & Vivaldi | Matinee, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, 3pm
David Alan Miller, conductor
Bokyung Byun, guitar
Karen Hosmer & Grace Shryock, oboes
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sinfonia from “Christmas Oratorio”
Nicky Sohn: Guitar Concerto (world premiere)
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Oboes
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
“A Joyful Noise!” Gospel Dinner led by Soulist Garland Nelson, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 5pm-7pm
Dinner and soul-cleansing music by soulist Garland Nelson with Lena’s Inspirational Voices gospel choir.
From “Bar People.”
12/22 10:30 AM Steve Candlen- The Scarlet Knife
12/22 3:00 PM Triple Trouble- Artisanal Brew Works
12/22 5:00 PM Joyful Noise with Garland Nelson & Friends- Caffe Lena
12/22 5:00 PM McKrells Christmas Show- Parting Glass
12/22 7:00 PM Tim Wechgelaer, Chris Carey & Drank The Gold- Cock & Bull
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