Show Detective – Weekend Shows – 3/21 – 3/23

Show Detective.

Friday, March 21^st

Free Beer and Hot Wings, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, 8pm

The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show is heard on Q1057 and 1035, the Capital Region’s Classic Rock Station weekday mornings from 5a-10a. Hosted by Gregg “Free Beer” Daniels, Chris “Hot Wings” Michaels, Steve, and Kelly, the Free Beer & Hot Wings Morning Show brings you five hours of live entertainment each weekday and a “Best Of Free Beer and Hot Wings Show” Saturday mornings from 6a-10.

Chuck Ragan, Empire Underground, Albany, 8pm

The Ultimate Journey Experience By LEGEND, Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes, 7:30pm-10:30pm

The Ultimate Journey Experience BY LEGEND  brought to you by E1PRESENTS is a musically impressive band with extremely talented seasoned musicians that love Journey.  LEGEND delivers an uncompromising energetic show based around five talented musicians including Michael Ledesma, – Lead Vocals. Ed Bornt- Guitars, Backing Vocals. Reg Kafouris- Keyboards, Rhythm Guitars, Lead and Backing Vocals.- George Biancosino- Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals. Richie Stigberg (ASCAP)- Drums, Backing Vocals.

So grab a friend and come step back in time to hear all your favorite Journey songs performed by The Ultimate Journey Experience BY LEGEND! You won’t regret it!

Four Sticks, Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 8pm-11pm

Experience the raw live sound of Led Zeppelin’s early hits with Four Sticks.

Happy Hour with Angelina Valente at The Eleven, The Eleven, Albany, 6pm-8pm

Songwriter, Artist, & Album of the Year for the New York Capitol Region”
Angelina Valente is a singer-songwriter from Upstate New York who creates music that moves you. With songs that feel like a warm summer breeze, Angelina’s uninhibited voice and sincere lyrics draw you in and leave you feeling restored and inspired. Her unique blend of indie folk features piano, ukulele, and genuine storytelling influenced by her small town roots and love of nature.

The Wheel, Hangar on the Hudson, Troy, 8pm-11pm

Hangar on the Hudson welcome The Wheel (Grateful Dead and Beyond) as they land on River St and pull into the Hangar on Friday, March 21st at 8pm.

Buckle up, put it in gear, and enjoy the ride with NY Capital Region’s “Listen Up Award” 2024 winning favorite GD band, ”The Wheel” as they put their driving, thoughtful and expressive spin on the music you love and enjoy

Feminomenon w/Shannon Tehya, Lost and Found, Albany, 7pm

Derv Gordon of the Equals with So What (CA) / Flavour, No Fun, Troy, 7pm-11pm

From “Bar People.”

3/21 5:30 PM Will Pedicone- Bootleggers

3/21 6:00 PM Chris Dollard- Hilton Garden Inn,,, 30Park

3/21 6:00 PM Chris Dollard- Hilton Garden Inn,,, 30Park

3/21 6:00 PM Drank The Gold- Cock & Bull

3/21 6:00 PM Jay Yager- The Bunker North Greenbush

3/21 6:00 PM Jim McArdle- Powers Pub

3/21 6:00 PM John Eisenhart- Carsons Woodside Tavern

3/21 6:00 PM Juniper- Scarlet Knife

3/21 6:00 PM Peter Pashoukos- Bulls Head Inn

3/21 6:30 PM Dave Render- Cherry Plain Square #17

3/21 6:30 PM James Kelly- Other One Brewery

3/21 6:30 PM Titanics- Peddlers Bar & Bistro

3/21 7:00 PM Harmonic Duo- Trestle Restaurant & Pub

3/21 7:00 PM John Terleckey- Perry Lanes

3/21 7:00 PM Lucia & Levi Byrd- LaPerla

3/21 7:00 PM Pat Decker- 151 Bar

3/21 7:00 PM Trevor Wheelock- Bunker Clifton Park

3/21 8:00 PM Four Sticks- Rustic Barn Pub

3/21 9:00 PM Karaoke- Towne Tavern

Saturday, Marc 22^nd

Direct from Sweden – The Music from Abba, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, 8pm

“The music of ABBA” are no strangers to the incomparable sound and look of Sweden’s greatest music export with meticulous attention to costumes, make-up, musical arrangements, movements and the singing, nothing is left to chance. Adding a few of Abba’s live traits such as great solos, musical numbers and a complete live band with back-up singers, ensures an extra dimension unheard of in most similar productions.

A Little Overboard, Empire Underground, Albany, 7pm

A Night of Simon and Garfunkel, Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes, 8pm-10pm

From the same host that brought you nights of Joni Mitchell and Carole King, come celebrate the prolific American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, performed by some of the area’s best musicians. The evening will feature a mix of Capital Region’s premier singers and musicians for a special tribute to one of the most celebrated and iconic duos of all time, with performances by Caity Gallagher, Chris Carey, Drank the Gold, Michael Gregg, Mike O’Donnell, Raya Malcolm, and more. Produced by A Zan Strumfeld Show.

Caity Gallagher is an indie folk singer songwriter based in Albany, NY. Blending rootsy compositions and lilting vocal lines, Gallagher’s honest optimism shines through her lyrics, allowing her storytelling to map the meandering paths of the human experience.

Harmonic Duo, Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 7pm-10pm

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

Capital Zen at The Eleven at Lark Hall (FREE SHOW), The Eleven, Albany, 6pm-8pm

A genre blending live music experience, Capital Zen has been playing shows around New England for over a decade. Combining elements of rock, funk, hip-hop, and prog, Capital Zen gives fans fully crafted originals, a unique blend of covers, and always a couple “I can’t believe they’re playing this” moments. Come to one Capital Zen show, and we guarantee it won’t be your last.

Eastbound Jesus w/s/g Brule County Bad Boys, Lark Hall, Albany, 8pm-11:59pm

Eastbound Jesus is an Upstate NY sextet blending sounds from country, bluegrass, and straight up Rock and Roll for their unique musical sound. The band uses gritty lead vocals backed by an abundance of harmonies, laspteel, and banjo to tell songs of the rural working class soul.

Brule County Bad Boys was born in a tiny little Brule County, South Dakota jail cell. Singer/Songwriter Josh Coletto found himself with nothing but time, a stack of paper & and a void that could only be filled by writing. Finally back on the streets with a guitar in hand, there were songs to write. Josh & Tex got together to hit the studio & begin production on the Brule County Bad Boys debut album “Chamberlain”. The bad boys began to grow, adding some of the slickest musicians around to the mix. It wasn’t long before the gang took the show to honky tonks & back alleys of Troy, New York & beyond. Telling tales of an unjust system, while dancing away the pain, the boys began gaining admirers, enemies, & devoted fans. Keep your ears & eyes peeled for their live shows & upcoming releases.

Ladies Night ft: King Bully & Sly Fox, Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs, 11pm-3am

Come get down on the biggest dance floor in Saratoga with King Bully and Sly Fox.

King Bully blurs the lines between Dancehall, Afrobeat, Hip-Hop, and Latin into what is a refreshing departure from anything else you’ve heard. The Troy NY native not only dominates the Capital Region club circuit, he also boasts an impressive list of concerts, which includes acts like Dababy, Lil Baby, Cardi B, Fabolous, DMX, Ja Rule, Ashanti and more. Always sure to get the crowd hype and the club packed, DJ King Bully is the sound that keeps any party going strong.

Guitarist Sly Fox is best knows as the front man for blues-rock outfit Sly Fox and The Hustlers.

Momentum Series: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 4pm-5:30pm; 8pm-9:30pm

South Africa’s Grammy award-winning choral group melds indigenous Zulu songs and dances with acapella singing.

South Africa’s Grammy award-winning choral group melds indigenous Zulu songs and dances with South African isicathamiya. Considered to be an inspiring cultural force by Nelson Mandela, Black Mambazo was first introduced to the world via Paul Simon’s Graceland. Since then, they’ve sold millions of albums worldwide, collaborated with Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, and Emmylou Harris, and performed for the Queen of England and Pope John Paul II. It is a tremendous honor and joy to give our audience this rare opportunity to see this ensemble in such an intimate setting!

The Momentum Series is made possible by the generous support of Joseph and Luann Conlon in honor of Thom O’Neil.

Planetarium: FIRE w/ DJ Syd Silvair + DJ M.Silvair, No Fun, Troy, 8pm-11pm

From “Bar People.”

3/22 5:30 PM Carmen Lookshire Duo- Scarlet Knife

3/22 6:00 PM Jeff Brisbin- Dukes Chophouse At Rivers Casino

3/22 6:00 PM Jeff Grippin- Schwalbacher Brewing

3/22 6:00 PM John Stack- Carsons Woodside Tavern

3/22 6:00 PM Keri Alonzo & Jay Yager- Henry’s Tavern

3/22 6:00 PM Part Time- Hilton Garden Inn,,, 30Park

3/22 6:00 PM Tim & Norm- Powers Pub

3/22 6:30 PM Will Proper- Cherry Plain Square #17

3/22 7:00 PM Alan Goldberg- Emack & Bolios

3/22 7:00 PM Chris Sanders & The Better Days- Single Cut Brewery Clifton Park

3/22 7:00 PM Harmonic Duo- Rustic Barn Pub

3/22 7:00 PM POGO- O’Slattery’s

3/22 7:00 PM Shannon Tehya & The Troupe / Laura Leigh- Unihog

3/22 7:00 PM Tooty And The Motherpluckers- Seven Bistro

3/22 8:00 PM Eastbound Jesus- Lark Hall

3/22 8:00 PM Ill Funk Ensemble- September’s Too

3/22 8:00 PM Zan Strumfeld Show- Cohoes Music Hall

Sunday, March 23^rd

Next Generation Festival, Troy Saving Bank Music Hall, Troy, 3pm

Next Generation Festival

The next generation of classical musicians is right here in our region.

Come and hear them perform on one of the world’s great stages

Next Generation Festival 2025

presented by WMHT and the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

Sunday March 23, 3pm

PROGRAM:

MOZART choral favorite Regina Coeli and a new Marist University commission by ERIC WILLIAM BARNUM, The Long View

Piano trios by MOZART and MENDELSSOHN

Saxophone arrangements by 21st century CHRISTOPHER ADLER and J S BACH

Selections from the Spanish and Italian Baroque by MARTIN Y COLL, VICENTE BASET and ANDREA FALCNONIERI complete with harpsichord

BORODIN spectacular the POLOVTISAN DANCES for orchestra to end

Music history is the story of premieres—Beethoven’s concerto debut in Vienna, Rhapsody in Blue, The Rite of Spring. And nowhere is it more exciting than when the next generation takes the stage: students, making their debuts in the hall renowned for some of the greatest acoustics in the world. Combine that with the enormous wealth of music programs here in the Capital Region, Mid-Hudson & Berkshires, and you have a festival of music as only the young can bring it: from piano trios to the Polovtsian Dances, from Renaissance folias to mass saxophones, from an orchestra to a harpsichord to a choir, they bring their energy and excellence to a program that spans centuries and a debut that will only ever happen this once. Be there to enjoy and support them! Students from Bard College, SUNY Schenectady, UAlbany, UMass Amherst, Marist College and RPI, curated and hosted by your WMHT-FM hosts live on stage and recorded for broadcast on both WMHT TV and radio.

Word Plays: Silver Bullets, Proctors Theatre, Schenectady

A Silver bullet, according to the dictionary, is something that acts as a magical weapon, especially something that instantly solves a long-standing problem. Come hear personal and historical stories as well as folk tales from around the world where problems disappear in the twinkling of an eye. The story titles include:
Mrs. Davy Crockett
Talking Turkeys
The Great Toilet Paper Controversy
Our tellers are: Siri Allison, Kate Dudding, Margaret French, Eileen Mack, Nancy Marie Payne and Sandy Schuman.

The Listen Up Awards 2025, Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes, 3pm-5pm

The New Scotland Spirits 2025 Listen Up Awards is the 518’s only peoples’ choice awards. Local music fans pick their favorite performers in 26 different categories. Also, there will be 6 local music hero awards presented . The hero recipients will be: Luke McNamee, Chima White, Dwayne Beer, Fear of Strangers, Greg Bell and Jimmy Barrett. This year’s musical performers are DJ Goodlyfe, The Hauntings, Embi Esti and The Donna Tritico Band. Doors at 2pm. Show at 3pm presented by Radioradiox The Xperience Monthly and Mirth Films. The 2025 Listen Up Awards- Your vote, your choice!

Adam Ezra Group, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 4pm-6pm; 7pm-9pm

Experience the Adam Ezra Group: heartfelt storytelling, rich Americana melodies, and powerful performances that inspire and unite.

Prepare for an evening of music that’s more than just a performance—Adam Ezra Group brings connection, community, and heart to every note they play. Known for their powerful blend of Americana, activism, and storytelling, this band has carved out a unique space in the music world, winning over fans one show at a time.

Led by the dynamic and passionate Adam Ezra, the group’s journey is as inspiring as their music. With no traditional industry backing, they’ve built their reputation through tireless touring and grassroots connections, earning accolades like the New England Music Award’s Americana Act of the Year (2023). From intimate living room concerts to festival stages, their commitment to creating meaningful experiences for their audience is unmatched.

The band’s sound is a captivating mix of heartfelt lyrics, rich fiddle melodies from Corinna Smith, driving rhythms from Alex Martin on percussion, and the deep grooves of Poche Ponce on bass. Their performances are deeply personal, often featuring songs co-created with their fan community, reflecting the band’s ethos of inclusivity and shared purpose.

With a setlist that ranges from soul-stirring ballads to foot-stomping anthems, an Adam Ezra Group show is a celebration of music’s power to connect and uplift. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to their sound, this is a show that will leave you inspired.

Join us at Caffè Lena for a night of unforgettable music and connection with one of today’s most compelling bands.

From “Bar People.”

3/23 3:30 PM TBD- Hank Hudson Brewing

3/23 4:00 PM Lustre Kings Duo- Carsons Woodside Tavern

3/23 5:00 PM Bobbie Van Detta- Charlton Tavern