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Friday, December 19^th

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.

Brian Kane and The Beginning, Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 8pm-11pm

Brian Kane and The Beginning’s Rockin’ Holiday Show!

Grateful for Biggie w/s/g Peak, Lark Hall, Albany, 8pm-11:59pm

Join us for the return of Grateful for Biggie, a perfect mash up of Biggie Small & The Dead wsg Peak. Friday, 12/19. Doors 7pm//Show 8pm

Kung Fu w/ Night Zero, Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs, 8pm-11:30pm

Don’t miss a rare performance by funk powerhouse Kung Fu with special guest Night Zero. This show is part of New York State Music’s Jam for Tots Series. Please consider bringing a new, unwrapped, toy for our donation box and help spread holiday cheer to someone who can use a little extra help this holiday season.

Ellis Paul, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 8pm-10pm

For over three decades, Ellis Paul has been one of the defining voices of contemporary folk music—an acclaimed singer-songwriter whose vivid lyrics and heartfelt performances carry forward the storytelling tradition of Woody Guthrie and the Boston folk scene.

Date Friday, December 19 Time 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Man Must Explore, Lost and Found, Albany, 9pm

No Fun Birthday Vol 4: A Tribute to Ozzy, No Fun, Troy, 6pm-11pm

From “Bar People.”

12/19 5:00 PM Dan Sherwin- Wheatfields Clifton Park

12/19 6:00 PM BJ Fitzgerald- Spa City Tap & Barrel

12/19 6:00 PM Chris Dollard- Hilton Garden Inn,,, 30Park

12/19 6:00 PM Christine Spero- Panza’s

12/19 6:00 PM Hannah Estelle- Prime at Saratoga National

12/19 6:00 PM Harmonic Duo- Carsons Woodside Tavern

12/19 6:00 PM Matt Cosgrove- The Scarlet Knife

12/19 6:00 PM North & South Dakotas- Walt Whitmans Brewery

12/19 6:00 PM Pat Decker- Thirsty Owl

12/19 6:00 PM Pat Decker- Thirsty Owl

12/19 6:00 PM Rob Aronstein- Wishing Well

12/19 6:00 PM Shannon Roy- Blackbirds Tavern by Druthers

12/19 6:00 PM Thom Powers- Inn at Saratoga

12/19 6:00 PM Tim & Norm- Powers Pub

12/19 6:00 PM Tyler Giroux- 677 Prime

12/19 6:00 PM Warden & Company- Saratoga Winery

12/19 6:00 PM Wasbes- S&S farm Brewery

12/19 6:30 PM Coverups Duo- Peddlers Bar & Bistro

12/19 6:30 PM Don Ferlazzo- Other One Brewery

12/19 6:30 PM Jo Henley- Artisanal Brew Works

12/19 6:30 PM Rich Ortiz- Diamond Club at Embassy Suites

12/19 7:00 PM Acoustic Graffiti- Kraverie

12/19 7:00 PM Late Night Philosophers & DJ Biz- The Night Owl

12/19 7:00 PM Mike DeAngelis & John Haggerty- O’Slattery’s

12/19 7:00 PM Ruby Rose- Seven Bistro

12/19 7:00 PM Tumblestop- Unihog

12/19 7:00 PM Waiting For Bruce Band- The Bunker Saratoga

12/19 7:30 PM Off The Record- Albany Armory

12/19 8:00 PM DJ Vision- Misfit

12/19 8:00 PM Gratefully Yours- Ophelia’s Restaurant

12/19 8:00 PM Kung Fu w/ Night Zero- Putnam Place

12/19 8:00 PM Matty D- Bourbon Room

12/19 8:00 PM TBD- Arsenal Reserve

12/19 8:30 PM Aquanett- Vapor

12/19 9:00 PM Arch Stanton Group- Nine Maple

12/19 9:00 PM Ten Most Wanted- Van Slycks at Rivers Casino

12/19 9:30 PM Man Must Explore- Lost & Found

12/19 9:30 PM Wide Awake- Spa City Tap & Barrel

Saturday, December 20^th

It’s a Jazzy Christmas, Proctors Theatre, Schenectady

“It’s a Jazzy Christmas” is returning to Proctors! 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.

Ben Folds Tis The Season Tour, Universal Preservation Hall, Saratoga Springs

Ben Folds is an Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter who has created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, a holiday album, and numerous collaborative records. He currently tours as a pop artist, while also performing with some of the world’s greatest symphony orchestras. A New York Times Best Selling author, Ben also composes new music for film, TV, and theatre.

Living Wreckage, Empire Underground, Albany, 7pm

Matty Deez Nutscracker Spectacular, Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 7pm-10pm

Get in the holiday groove with Matty Deez Nutscracker Spectacular!

Greg Bells’ Halliday Ball Pre Show with The Eastern Highs, Lark Hall, Albany, 6pm-8pm

Like New York’s Adirondack High Peak mountains, which serve as the band’s inspiration, The Eastern Highs transcendent sound is deeply rooted while also ascending towards the sky and beyond. The Troy, NY based band produces a captivating soundscape, which deftly combines classic and modern sounds that owe as much to the roots/Americana flavor of The Band and Wilco as it does the intrepid reach of some of rock’s leading sonic explorers such as Pink Floyd and Radiohead. Together with focused songwriting; it concocts a musical vision quest that is uniquely The Eastern Highs.

Greg Bell’s Halliday Ball, Lark Hall, Albany, 8pm-1am

Join us on 12/20 for Greg Bell’s Halliday Ball feat. Moon Boot Lover, Ominous Seapods, Conehead Buddha & Dr Jah and the Love Prophets. 8pm

Finding Christmas ft: Dark Ballet + Peak Music After-Party, Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs, 8pm-10pm

Dark Ballet performs: A Heavy Metal Christmas Eve.

Dark Ballet is a boundary-pushing ensemble fusing classical, heavy metal, hard rock, and jazz influences with evocative storytelling and striking choreography.

Conceived in the South of England in 2013 and based near Albany, New York, Dark Ballet crafts story-driven performances that explore the raw emotions of the human experience—the dance of life and death. Collaboration is central to our work: by weaving together ballet, modern dance, aerial arts, martial arts, and more, we create immersive narratives that captivate audiences worldwide.

At the core of Dark Ballet are Jeff Moore and Crystal Moore, the creative visionaries behind every piece of music and production choice.

Website: www.darkballet.com

Crisis Isolation Holiday Food Drive, Hangar on the Hudson, Troy, 6pm-11pm

Crisis Isolation Holiday Food Drive benefiting Albany Food Not Bombs

Feat: School Drugs, Take Steps, Grand Street, Cheap Heat, Schenectavoids, No Division

Pony in the Pancake Annual Holiday Show w/ PIP / Los Espejos / Huntress Wizard / Coopers Hawk / The Belle Curves / Haley Moley / Nathan Meltz / Electric Turtle, No Fun, Troy, 6pm-11pm

From “Bar People.”

12/20 1:00 PM 3 Wheel Drive- Lakeview on Crystlal Lake

12/20 1:00PM Lacey Allen & Legacy – Centre St. Pub

12/20 10:00 AM Kate Blain- Saratoga Farmers Market at Wilton Mall

12/20 4:00 PM Ragged Company- Unified Beer Works

12/20 4:00 PM Serge & Venture- Fort Orange Brewing

12/20 5:00 PM Jeff Walton- Dancing Grain Farm Brewery

12/20 5:00 PM Unken Brew- Artisanal Brew Works

12/20 5:30 PM Matty Finn- Tinney’s Tavern

12/20 6:00 PM Ben Zoleski- Spa City Tap & Barrel

12/20 6:00 PM Crisis Isolation Fundraising Food Drive- Hanger On The Hudson

12/20 6:00 PM Eric Kufs- Thirsty Owl

12/20 6:00 PM Franklin Micare- 677 Prime

12/20 6:00 PM Grand Central Trio- Carsons Woodside Tavern

12/20 6:00 PM Jacksland- Prime at Saratoga National

12/20 6:00 PM Jeanine Ouderkirk- Stella’s Pasta Bar at The Van Dyck

12/20 6:00 PM Jeff Stein- The Scarlet Knife

12/20 6:00 PM Jeffrey Halstead- Panza’s

12/20 6:00 PM Joe Adee & The Lug Nuts- S&S farm Brewery

12/20 6:00 PM Mike Bruce & Lacey Allen- Ravenswood

12/20 6:00 PM Ruby & Derick Buchner- Dock Browns Lakeside Tavern

12/20 6:00 PM Seth Warden- Inn at Saratoga

12/20 6:00 PM Steven & Shannon Gray- Powers Pub

12/20 6:00 PM Tops Of Trees- Wolf Hollow Brewing

12/20 6:00PM Noreen Pratt – Wishing Well

12/20 6:30 PM Derrick Forget- Peddlers Bar & Bistro

12/20 6:30 PM Pat Decker- Diamond Club at Embassy Suites

12/20 7:00 PM Broken Spur Band- Holy Moses Tavern

12/20 7:00 PM Chuck Ayers- O’Slattery’s

12/20 7:00 PM Completely Different- Kraverie

12/20 7:00 PM John Eisenhart- Seven Bistro

12/20 7:00 PM Neon Avenue- Unihog

12/20 7:00 PM POGO- Bunker Clifton Park

12/20 7:00 PM The Dude Abides- The Bunker Saratoga

12/20 7:30 PM Refrigerators- Vapor

12/20 8:00 PM Dark Ballet- Putnam Place

12/20 8:00 PM DJ Chizzzik- Misfit

12/20 8:00 PM Ill Funk Ensemble- September’s Too

12/20 8:00 PM Joceleyn & Chris- Caffe Lena

12/20 8:00 PM The Very Deep With Dave McCarthy- Albany Elks Club #49

12/20 9:00 AM Jeff Bribin Breakfast With Santa- At The Hideaway

12/20 9:00 PM Coverops- Centre St Pub

12/20 9:00 PM Out Of The Box- Nine Maple

12/20 9:30 PM Hit n Run- Spa City Tap & Barrel

Sunday, December 21^st

The Many Moods of Christmas, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, 3pm

Sing Solstice! Proctors Theatre, Schenectady

Gather with us this darkest night of the year to celebrate nature’s New Year with Terry Leonino & Greg Artzner (Magpie), Kim Harris and special guest, Abenaki storyteller Joe Bruchac, joined via video by Reggie Harris & Matt Watroba, all celebrating nature’s Season of Light, heralding the gradual lengthening of days to come, taking us to Spring and the return to light: fertility, new beginnings, warmth.

Albany Pro Musica’s beloved holiday concert with chorus and full symphony orchestra brings the light of the Christmas season to the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. From the hushed opening notes of Lauridsen’s “O Magnum Mysterium” to the joyful mix of traditional carols in Bennett and Shaw’s “The Many Moods of Christmas” suite, this concert inspires and delights audiences each year.

The Last Lap Holiday Market, Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs

Come down to Putnam Place to enjoy a day of oddities and vintage at the Last Lap Holiday Market!

We will have 25 vendors from the capital region and beyond including everything from oddities to hand crafted soaps, crystals, vintage, jewelry, apothecary, tarot readers, tooth gems, and flash tattoos!

Swing by for a quick drink or stay the whole day from 11am-5pm.

Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius & Maria Zemantauski & Friends present an Eclectic Evening of Seasonal Celebration, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 7pm-9pm

Featuring:

Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius, piano

Maria Zemantauski, guitar

Jason Emmond, bass

Zorkie Nelson, percussion

Mitsuko Suzuki, violin

Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas with The Tichy Boys, The Hangar on the Hudson, Troy, 7pm-10pm

Join us at the Hangar on the Hudson for a Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas with The Tichy Boys and special guests.

KramPuss! A Festivus – Badheart Burlesque Night, No Fun, Troy, 8pm-11pm

From “Bar People.”

12/21 4:00 PM Jeff Brisbin- The Hideaway Dinner With Santa

12/21 4:00 PM Triple Trouble wsg Bailee Jordyn- Artisanal Brew Works

12/21 5:00 PM McKrells Christmas Show- Parting Glass

12/21 6:00 PM Sinatra And Friends- Panza’s

12/21 6:30 PM Matt Finnigan- Other One Brewery

12/21 7:00 PM Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius & Maria Zemantauski- Caffe Lena

12/21 8:00 PM McKrells Christmas Show- Parting Glass

12/21 9:00 AM Jeff Brisbin- Irons Edge Breakfast With Santa

12/21 Bobbie Van Detta- Charlton Tavern