Whassup in the 518 – Weekend Shows

Whassup in the 518

Friday, August 8^th

Gershwin & Bernstein, SPAC, Saratoga Springs, 7:30pm

The Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Guest Conductor Marin Alsop returns to SPAC leading the Orchestra in Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. Bernstein mentored and inspired Alsop throughout her career, establishing her as one of the foremost conductors of his music.

The program is bookended by the music of another American icon, George Gershwin. The evening begins with his rousing Cuban Overture, inspired by a trip to Havana and combining traditional Cuban rhythms with Gershwin’s original themes.

Violent Vira, Empire Live, Albany, 8pm

Nordlys Global Voices Series: Elida Almeida, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 8pm-10pm

Born on the island of Santiago in Cape Verde, Elida Almeida began her musical journey singing in church, developing a voice that’s as rich in emotion as it is in strength. At just 22, she burst onto the international scene by winning the Prix Découvertes RFI in 2015 and has since graced major world music stages across Europe, Africa, and North America. This past March, Elida performed an NPR Tiny Desk Concert as part of their x globalFEST.

Halo Bite / Mall Goth (Album Release) / Senior Living / Apple Pie, No Fun, Troy, 7pm-11pm

From “Bar People.”

8/8 5:00 PM Hit n Run- The Bunker North Greenbush

8/8 5:00 PM Josh Breden- Fairways Of Halfmoon

8/8 5:00 PM Refrigerators- Our Lady Queen Of Peace Festival

8/8 5:30 PM Band Of Gold with Carman Lookshire- Grappa 72

8/8 5:30 PM Joe Adee & The Lug Nuts- Dancing Grain Farm Brewery

8/8 6:00 PM Brian Kaplan- Indian Ladder Farms

8/8 6:00 PM Chad McLoughlin Trio- Landing Hotel at Rivers Casino

8/8 6:00 PM Chris Dollard- Emma Jaynes

8/8 6:00 PM Jeff Stein- The Scarlet Knife

8/8 6:00 PM Phil Drum- Powers Pub

8/8 6:00 PM TS Ensemble with Carmen Lookshire- Carsons Woodside Tavern

8/8 6:30 PM Coverups Duo- Peddlers Bar & Bistro

8/8 6:30 PM Scot Chamberlain- Other One Brewery

8/8 7:00 PM Dan Bernstein- Emack & Bolios

8/8 7:00 PM Donna Tritico Band- McGeary’s Irish Pub

8/8 7:00 PM Dueling Piano’s- Nanola

8/8 7:00 PM Jason Irwin- Seven Bistro

8/8 7:00 PM Off The Record- Normanside Country Club

8/8 7:00 PM The Next Chapter- LaPerla

8/8 7:00 PM Wreckless Duo- Druthers Clifton Park

8/8 7:30 PM I Am The Avalanche & Blood Vulture- Lark Hall

8/8 8:00 PM Grand Central Station & DJ Nick Papa Giorgio- Van Slycks at Rivers Casino

8/8 8:30 PM Brian Kane & The Beginning- JP Cruise Line

Saturday, August 9^th

Carol Daggs, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, 6pm

The Summer Square Concert Series is a free, outdoor event at 6 PM Saturday nights June -September in front of the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall.

Pianist and vocalist, composer and arranger applying musical Jazz sounds to the auditory apparatus and soul via vocal and instrumental flow.

Laufey: A Night at the Symphony, SPAC, Saratoga Springs, 7:30pm

GRAMMY-winning jazz singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Laufey brings a spell-binding sonic journey performing alongside The Philadelphia Orchestra for her new “Night at the Symphony” program.

Last summer, Laufey (pronounced lāy-vāy) made her SPAC debut at our Saratoga Jazz Festival. Now, the “Gen Z It Girl” (The New York Times) will return to the SPAC stage for her Philadelphia Orchestra debut with her “Night at the Symphony” program, which premiered at the Hollywood Bowl and was made into a film directed by Sam Wrench (Taylor Swift |The Eras Tour).

Upstate Youth Choreographers’ Showcase, Proctors Theatre, Schenectady

Upstate Youth Choreographers’ Showcase (UYCS) is an entirely student run community of dedicated local youth dancers and choreographers. Join them for their fourth annual showcase of original choreography on August 9. For more information, see @upstate_ycs on Instagram.

Everclear, Universal Preservation Hall, Saratoga Springs

Everclear, one of the leading alternative rock bands to emerge from the ‘90s, celebrated their 30th Anniversary in recent years, and founder, vocalist and guitarist Art Alexakis has made it clear that he has no plans to slow down. Since forming in 1992, Everclear has enjoyed a lengthy career by any measure, spanning 11 studio releases, including four that have been certified Gold or Platinum, selling over 6 million records, and achieving 12 Top 40 Hit Singles on Mainstream Rock, Alternative, and Adult Top 40 radio, including “Santa Monica,” “Father of Mine,” “I Will Buy You A New Life,” “Wonderful” and “Everything To Everyone,” as well as numerous videos, thousands of shows, and various other accolades, including a 1998 Grammy nomination.

A Little Overboard, Empire Underground, Albany, 7pm

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

Come get down on the biggest dance floor in Saratoga at our weekly Ladies Night 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 known as the front man for blues-rock outfit Sly Fox and The Hustlers.

Collar City Candle Event, Lost and Found, Albany, 4pm-6pm

Tix at collarcitycandle.com

Honky Tonk Record Club (2PM-6PM) w/ Lewis DeGrote and Slik Nik, No Fun, Troy, 2pm-6pm

Anime Rave: The Beach Episode – Bitchin’ Betty / DJ 2ND CH!LD / P!nk P!xl, No Fun, Troy, 8pm-11pm

From “Bar People.”

8/9 10:00 AM Cosby Gibson & Tom Staudle- Corn Fest @ Menands Pavilion

8/9 12:00 PM Harmonic Duo- Liberty Ridge Farm

8/9 5:00 PM Carolyn Shapiro- Dancing Grain Farm Brewery

8/9 6:00 PM Bennett Brothers- Bound By Fate Brewing

8/9 6:00 PM Carol Daggs- Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

8/9 6:00 PM Jonny Baxter- Rail To River Brewing

8/9 6:00 PM Josh Breden- Anthony’s By Romo’s Pizza

8/9 6:00 PM Legacy- Powers Park Concert Series

8/9 6:00 PM Matty Stecks & 518- Landing Hotel at Rivers Casino

8/9 6:00 PM TBD- The Scarlet Knife

8/9 6:00 PM The Switch- Carsons Woodside Tavern

8/9 6:30 PM Don Ferlazzo- Other One Brewery

8/9 6:30 PM Kev & Pete- Peddlers Bar & Bistro

8/9 7:00 PM Derrick Foget- Druthers Clifton Park

8/9 7:00 PM Earth To Joe- Dee Dee’s Tavern

8/9 7:00 PM Even It Up- Cherry Plain Square #17

8/9 7:00 PM Ill Funk Ensemble- Freedom Park Concert Series

8/9 7:00 PM Matty Finn- Seven Bistro

8/9 7:00 PM Out Of Office- Wicked Eatery

8/9 8:00 PM Captain Squeeze- Nanola

8/9 8:00 PM Guilty Pleasures & DJ Mister Mo- Van Slycks at Rivers Casino

8/9 9:00 PM Stretch- Centre St Pub

Sunday, August 10^th

Chicago, SPAC, Saratoga Springs, 8pm

Hailed as one of the “most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era, the legendary rock and roll band with horns, Chicago, came in as the highest charting American band in Billboard Magazine’s Top 125 Artists Of All Time. And Chicago is the first American rock band to chart Top 40 albums in six consecutive decades.

Latin Night w/ BoyBoy, Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs, 7pm-1am

Join us for Latin Night every Sunday at Putnam Place and get down to the hottest Latin beats by BoyBoy!

Want to learn Latin dancing?  Our friends from Tango Fusion Dance Company will be here from 7pm – 8pm (every Sunday) offering free dance lessons.  No partner or experience necessary!

Enjoy a hookah on the patio, provided by our friends at Hookah Mami’s.

Darlingside, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 7pm-9pm

Caffè Lena has been pivotal to Darlingside’s journey since 2013 when the band first performed as part of our Emerging Artist Breakout series. Annual shows here helped them gain national attention, with NPR describing their indie rock as “exquisitely arranged, literary minded, baroque folk-pop.” Their elegant compositions and unified voices have earned praise from Rolling Stone and The New Yorker, fostering a worldwide following.

From “Bar People.”

8/10 12:00 PM Harmonic Duo- Liberty Ridge Farm

8/10 2:00 PM Earlybirds- Allied Brewing

8/10 3:00 PM Jeff Brisbin- Druthers Clifton Park

8/10 3:00 PM Russ Kennedy- Basin Grill

8/10 4:00 PM Roseanna Grimaldi- Peddlers Bar & Bistro

8/10 4:30 PM Caity Gallagher Band- Whiskey Pickle

8/10 6:00 PM EB JEB- Carsons Woodside Tavern

8/10 6:00 PM Scott Hopkins Jazz Trio- Cock & Bull

8/10 6:00 PM Whiskey Highway- North Greenbush Concert Series

8/10 6:30 PM Cryin Out Loud- Clifton Commons

8/10 7:00 PM Harvest & Rust- Freedom Park Concert Series

8/10 7:00 PM Latin Night with ALex Torres Orchestra- Van Slycks at Rivers Casino.