Whassup in the 518? Weekend Shows
By Staff on October 16, 2025
Whassup in the 518
Friday, October 17th
Capital Region Rocks with The EBlock, Glass Pony & Victory Soul Orchestra, Lark Hall, Albany, 8PM
Guthrie Bell & Lark Hall are teaming up to present Capital Region Rocks featuring EBlock, Glass Pony & Victory Soul Orchestra
A Band of Brothers: The Ultimate Tribute to The Allman Brothers, Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs, 7pm-8pm
“A Band Of Brothers” isn’t just an Allman Brothers tribute band; they’re a powerhouse, uniting the top-tier talent of the East Coast. The brainchild of ace Boston guitarists Ryan Taylor and Johnny Trama, this collective, more than a mere homage, harness the Allman Brothers tradition as a vehicle to bring a unique and exciting experience every night.
Paul McKenna, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 8pm-10pm
Scotland’s Paul McKenna has long been ranked among its finest singers and songwriters, armed with a powerful yet intensely emotive voice and passionate social conscience, often expressed through his songs, a combination that’s brought frequent comparisons to the great Dick Gaughan.
Cutting his teeth as the front person for The Paul Mckenna Band, Paul travelled the world sharing his songs and his stories for over a decade, playing many of the biggest venues and releasing 5 albums. Having honed his craft, he is now touring on his own.
Dead Tooth / Buck Gooter / Nicholas R. Whittemore / Rival Galaxies, No Fun, 7pm-11pm
From “Bar People.”
10/17 3:00 PM Pat Decker- Kings Tavern
10/17 5:00 PM Wreckless Duo- Frog Alley Brewing
10/17 5:30 PM Eric Hoffman- Bootleggers
10/17 5:30 PM Josh Clvenstine- Dancing Grain Farm Brewery
10/17 5:30 PM Mike Purcell- Wishing Well
10/17 6:00 PM Charity Solo- Spa City Tap & Barrel
10/17 6:00 PM Christine Spero- Panza’s
10/17 6:00 PM Cloudlifter- Cock & Bull
10/17 6:00 PM Franklin Micare- 677 Prime
10/17 6:00 PM Geo Doody- Conroys Irish Tavern
10/17 6:00 PM Grace Todd – Powers Pub
10/17 6:00 PM Jacksland- Hilton Garden Inn,,, 30Park
10/17 6:00 PM Justin Joyner- The Scarlet Knife
10/17 6:00 PM K&O Duo- Carsons Woodside Tavern
10/17 6:00 PM Keanen & Orion- Carson’s Woodside Tavern
10/17 6:00 PM Pepper Shakers- Lagos
10/17 6:00 PM Soul Sky- S&S farm Brewery
10/17 6:00 PM Tangled Web- Allied Brewing
10/17 6:00 PM Thomas Powers & Andy Mollica- Inn at Saratoga
10/17 6:00 PM Tim Wechgelaer- Olde Bryan Inn
10/17 6:30 PM Bill Ackerbauer- VFW Saratoga
10/17 6:30 PM Chris Dollard- Diamond Club at Embassy Suites
10/17 6:30 PM Hannah Kosiba- Prime at Saratoga National
10/17 6:30 PM Jeff Stein- Other One Brewery
10/17 6:30 PM Lifeline- Artisanal Brew Works
10/17 6:30 PM The Next Chapter- LaPerla Restaurant
10/17 7:00 PM 2 Broke Beths- Kraverie
10/17 7:00 PM Bad Monk- The Night Owl
10/17 7:00 PM Harmonic Duo- American Legion Wynanskill
10/17 7:00 PM Jeff Walton- Principessa Elena
10/17 7:00 PM Joe’s Boys- Bunker Clifton Park
10/17 7:00 PM New Whiskey River Band- Outpost 40
10/17 7:00 PM Steve Cowles Duo with Jenna Sue- The Bunker Saratoga
10/17 7:00 PM Tame The Rooster- Wicked Eatery
10/17 7:00 PM Will Capuano- Quarters
10/17 7:00 PM Will Pedicone- Sand Bar
10/17 8:00 PM Bailee Jordyn- Cooperstown Distilling Saratoga
10/17 8:00 PM Band Of Brothers- Putnam Place
10/17 8:00 PM BJ Fitzgerald- Bourbon Room
10/17 8:00 PM DJ Postman- Misfit
10/17 8:00 PM Paul McKenna- Caffe Lena
10/17 8:00 PM Rich Clements Band- Druthers Saratoga
10/17 9:00 PM Katalyst- Nine Maple
10/17 9:00 PM Refrigerators- Van Slycks at Rivers Casino
10/17 9:30 PM Wide Awake- Spa City Tap & Barrel
Saturday, October 18th
Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion, featuring Ringdown: “Who Turns Out the Light”, SPAC, Saratoga Springs, 8pm
This evening-length performance is a band-generated theatrical experience, featuring music from Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion’s Grammy-winning album Rectangles and Circumstance, as well as their first album Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part, with an interlude from Shaw’s pop duo Ringdown. Beginning with a lone spotlight on Shaw singing “I’ll Fly Away,” the performance builds as musicians gradually introduce lights and inventive instruments, culminating in an ecstatic full-ensemble experience featuring up-tempo songs like “Sing On” and “To the Sky”—a dazzling blend of DIY design and original music.
An Evening with Tom Rush, Proctors Theatre, Schenectady
AN EVENING WITH TOM RUSH Accompanied by Matt Nakoa, piano
Tom Rush shows overflow with the rib-aching laughter of terrific storytelling, the sweet melancholy of ballads and the passion of gritty blues. Still magically understated, and completely mesmerizing onstage after five decades writing and playing on stages worldwide, he still does what audiences love him for…passionately, tenderly…knitting together the musical traditions and talents of our times.
Capital Gains, Empire Live, Albany, 6:30pm
Death Threat, Empire Underground, Albany, 7pm
Lez Zeppelin presents Earls Court 75: The 50th Anniversary, Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes, 8pm-10:30pm
Dr.Jah and The Love Prophets, Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 8pm-10pm
Capital Districts Favorite Reggae band, bring the party to The Rustic Barn!
Monkey & the Crowbar at the Eleven (FREE show), Lark Hall, Albany, 6pm-8pm
Molly Grace with special guest Meg Smith, Lark Hall, Albany, 8pm-11:30pm
Born and raised in Illinois, songwriter Michael Jerling became involved with music while helping to run the campus coffeehouse at the University of Wisconsin. Now settled in Saratoga Springs, Jerling has been a noted artist on the club, college and festival circuits of North America. His butterscotch baritone voice is backed up with first-rate lyrical sense, impressive musicianship – borrowing from blues, rock, country and R&B – with consummate skill on six & twelve string guitars, harmonica and mandolin, all buoyed by his dry sense of humor.
>*-Hangar on the Hudson
Honky Tonk Fever! with The AM’s, Laura Leigh and band, & Billy and the Great Western Postal Service, Hangar on the Hudson, Troy, 8pm-11pm
Sophie’s Body / Senior Living / Pink Lady, No Fun, Troy, 7pm-11pm
From “Bar People.”
10/18 1:00 PM Art n Shawna- Windy Hill Orchards
10/18 10:00 AM Kate Blain- Troy Farmers Market
10/18 12:00 PM Matt Cosgrove- Saratoga City Tavern
10/18 2:00 PM TS Ensemble- Allied Brewing
10/18 4:00 PM The Glen Rocks Band- Helderberg Mountain Brewing
10/18 5:00 PM Frankie Lessard- Yanni’s Too
10/18 5:00 PM Juniper- Artisanal Brew Works
10/18 5:00 PM Twilight Drive- Dancing Grain Farm Brewery
10/18 5:30 PM Rob Aronstein- Wishing Well
10/18 6:00 PM Bronte Roman Duo- Panza’s
10/18 6:00 PM Cryin Out Loud- Carson’s Woodside Tavern
10/18 6:00 PM Cryin Out Loud- Carsons Woodside Tavern
10/18 6:00 PM Dan Sherwin- Tinney’s Tavern
10/18 6:00 PM Embe Esti- Wolf Hollow Brewing
10/18 6:00 PM Lifeline- The View at Brookhaven Golf Course
10/18 6:00 PM Matt Evans- Spa CIty Tap & Barrel
10/18 6:00 PM Michael Benedict Jazz Vibes- Stella’s Pasta Bar at The Van Dyck
10/18 6:00 PM Mike McCann Band- S&S farm Brewery
10/18 6:00 PM Orphans Of Wally- Powers Pub
10/18 6:00 PM Pat Decker- The Scarlet Knife
10/18 6:00 PM Ruby Rose & Derick Buchner- Galley Bar
10/18 6:00 PM Sherri Nolan Duo- Olde Bryan Inn
10/18 6:00 PM Shine On- Inn at Saratoga
10/18 6:00 PM Steve Candlen- Thirsty Owl
10/18 6:00 PM Tyler Giroux- 677 Prime
10/18 6:00 PM Whiz Bang- Lagos
10/18 6:30 PM Jillian Smith Trio- Diamond Club at Embassy Suites
10/18 7:00 PM Ain’t No Stangers- Hometown Pub & Grub
10/18 7:00 PM Chris Dollard- Principessa Elena
10/18 7:00 PM Late Night Philosophers- The Night Owl
10/18 7:00 PM Off The Record- Bye I Brewing
10/18 7:00 PM Radio Junkies- The Bunker Saratoga
10/18 7:00 PM Shannon Lynch Duo- Kraverie
10/18 8:00 PM DJ Vison- Misfit
10/18 8:00 PM Laura Leigh Band / AM’S / Great Western Postal Service- Hanger On The Hudson
10/18 8:00 PM Michael Jerling- Caffe Lena
10/18 8:00 PM Mixtape Revival- Albany Elks Club #49
10/18 8:00 PM Sam Luke- Druthers Saratoga
10/18 8:00 PM Terrence Frost- Bourbon Room
10/18 9:00 PM Out Of The Box- Nine Maple
10/18 9:00 PM Wallies- Caroline St. Pub
10/18 9:00 PM Zeffler- Towne Tavern
10/18 9:30 PM Tailspin- Spa City Tap & Barrel
Sunday, October 19th
HEAR MY HEART SING, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, 3pm
As Albany Pro Musica celebrates its 45th year of inspired choral singing, we present Hear My Heart Sing, an intimate program of works that delight in the power of the human voice and capture our shared human experience. With music by Rutter, Hughes, Whitacre, Fauré, Hagenberg, and others.
Albany Pro Musica: Hear My Heart Sing, Proctors Theatre, Schenectady
As Albany Pro Musica celebrates its 45th year of inspired choral singing, we present Hear My Heart Sing, an intimate program of works that delight in the beauty of the human voice, the power of our shared human experience, and the delicate and essential relationship we share with our Earth. With music by Rutter, Whitacre, Fauré, Hagenberg, and others.
HalloQween Drag Brunch, Universal Preservation Hall, Saratoga Springs
Get ready, ghouls and goblins—your Sunday just got scary fabulous. Drag Me to the Stage, the crew that brings you Drag Me to Brunch, is summoning some of RuPaul’s Drag Race royalty for one devilishly delightful HalloQueen Drag Brunch.
Join Mrs. Kasha Davis (Season 7, All Stars 8), Jasmine Masters (Season 7, All Stars 4), Laila McQueen (Season 8, Emmy Award-winning makeup artist for HBO’s We Are Here), and Cynthia Lee Fontaine (Seasons 8 & 9, All Stars 10), along with the Capital Region’s own drag legend Stella Progress, for a frightfully fierce show you won’t forget.
Rumours: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show, Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes, 3pm-5pm
Brunch with Stella Rose at The Eleven, Lark Hall, Albany, 12pm-2pm
With a career spanning over two decades, Mark Erelli has carved out a reputation as one of Americana’s most insightful and versatile singer-songwriters. Blending rock, folk, and roots with lyrical craftsmanship and intricate guitar work, his music is equally powerful whether whispered in a ballad or shouted through an anthem.
Frank Daley Memorial Concert, Hangar on the Hudson, Troy, 2pm-9pm
Lupus Fundraiser – Raffles, Food, and Fun, Lost and Found, Albany, 3pm
Coll’s Cookin Pop Up, Lost and Found, Albany, 5pm
Rah Digga – Dirty Harriet 25th Anniversary Tour / Young Zee (of The Outsidaz) & more, No Fun, Troy, 7pm-11pm
From “Bar People.”
10/19 1:00 PM Matty Finn- Other One Brewery
10/19 10:00 AM Lifeline- Saratoga Farmers Market At Lincoln Baths
10/19 12:00 PM Black Mountain Symphony- Helderberg Mountain Brewing
10/19 2:00 PM Gold Sun Reggae- Saratoga Apple
10/19 2:00 PM The Wheel- Allied Brewing
10/19 3:00 PM Jeff Brisbin- Lagos
10/19 3:00 PM Pat Decker- Druthers Saratoga
10/19 3:00 PM Triple Trouble WSG Elizabeth Conant- Artisanal Brew Works
10/19 3:30 PM Cosbby Gibson & Tom Staudle- Hank Hudson Brewing
10/19 4:00 PM EB Jeb- Carson’s Woodside Tavern
10/19 4:00 PM EB JEB- Carsons Woodside Tavern
10/19 6:00 PM Bronte Roman Duo- Panza’s
10/19 6:00 PM Open Mic w/ Erin Powers- Inn at Saratoga
10/19 6:30 PM Chris Murphy- Cock & Bull
10/19 7:00 PM Mark Erelli- Caffe Lena
10/19 8:00 PM Ky McClinton Band- Kris’ Mid City Tavern
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