Whassup in the 518? – Weekend Shows

Whassup in the 518?

Friday, April 24^th

The Ultimate Tribute to the Bee Gees, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, 7:30pm

The ULTIMATE tribute to the BEE GEES featuring One Night Only is coming to the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on April 24th!
Relive all of the Bee Gees’ greatest hits including: Staying Alive, Night Fever, How Deep Is Your Love, You Should Be Dancing, More Than a Woman, Emotion, Massachusetts, Grease, To Love Somebody, Jive Talking and more!

The Egg Presents: Club d’Elf ft. John Medeski, The Egg, Albany, 8pm

Club d’Elf Loon & Thrush Album Release ft. John Medeski

What begins as a groove in Club d’Elf’s world often becomes a doorway into someplace older, stranger and unshackled by time.The band has spent twenty seven years helping audiences lose track of time with its shape-shifting fusion of Moroccan trance, dub, electronica, jazz and improvised funk. Built around bassist and composer Mike Rivard, each performance features a rotating cast drawn from Boston, New York and beyond, creating a constantly shifting ecosystem where trance forms the central core of the band’s aesthetic. Under longtime member and Casablanca native Brahim Fribgane, the group absorbed Moroccan trance music deeply into its DNA. Fribgane passed away in early 2024, but his spirit remains embedded in the band’s sound, especially through Rivard’s commanding sintir work, learned under the guidance of Fribgane and Gnawa masters Hassan Hakmoun and Mahmoud Guinia.

UAlbany Student Association presents Parkfest featuring Ice Spice, The Palace Theater, Albany, 8pm

UAlbany Student Association presents Parkfest featuring Ice Spice

The UAlbany Student Association’s Parkfest featuring Ice Spice has been relocated from the MVP Arena to the Palace Theatre in Downtown Albany. All original ticket buyers from the MVP Arena performance will be issued new tickets for the Palace Theatre. Efforts have been made to ensure that ticketholders receive a comparable seat to what was originally purchased. However, please note that due to differing layouts and capacities, some seating locations may be adjusted. If you are unable to locate your new digital tickets in your Ticketmaster account, or have any questions, please call the Palace Theatre Box Office at 518-465-4663

 

RELOCATED: UA Student Association Parkfest, MVP Arena, Albany, 8pm

The UAlbany Student Association’s Parkfest featuring Ice Spice has been relocated from the MVP Arena to the Palace Theatre in Downtown Albany.

All original ticket buyers from the MVP Arena performance will be issued new tickets for the Palace Theatre. Efforts have been made to ensure that ticketholders receive a comparable seat to what was originally purchased. However, please note that due to differing layouts and capacities, some seating locations may be adjusted.

If you are unable to locate your new digital tickets in your Ticketmaster account, or have any questions, please call the Palace Theatre Box Office at 518-465-4663 or visit their website.

Classics & Hymns Spring 2026 Tour, Universal Presentation Hall, Saratoga, 7pm

Dynasty Productions presents The Collingsworth Family’s Classics & Hymns Spring 2026 Tour

Excitement, spiritual anointing, family emphasis, and musical excellence are what you can expect to find when you step across the threshold of the auditorium for an Evening of Family Worship and Praise with The Collingsworth Family.

Sir Chloe, Empire Live, Albany, 8pm

The Bear Bones Project, Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 8pm-11pm

Gypsy Jam, blend of R & B, Jazz, and traditional multi-dimensional collaboration will take you on a heartfelt musical journey.

Happy Hour with The Eastern Highs at Lark Hall, Albany, 6pm-8pm

Join us in welcoming back The Eastern Highs to The Eleven on Friday. April 24th. 6pm/FREE

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.

Grateful Dub: A Reggae-Infused Tribute to the Grateful Dead w/ Roots of Creation, Putnam Place, Saratoga, 8:30pm-11:30pm

Roots of Creation has taken on a unique new project: Grateful Dub: a Reggae-infused tribute to the Jerry Garcia & The Grateful Dead. Combining their longtime love for Reggae-Dub style music and the Grateful Dead, RoC reworked some of the world’s favorite Dead tunes into a new studio album.

Alice Howe & Freebo, Caffe Lena, Satratoga, 8pm-10pm

American Roots Blues Folk Singer Songwriter

Alice Howe’s voice is a rare gift—clear, soulful, and immediately arresting. There’s a timeless quality to her singing that calls back to the golden era of folk and Americana, while feeling fully alive in the present. Her music captures roots music at its best: honest, emotionally rich, and deeply human.

Alice recorded her most recent studio album, Circumstance, at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, stepping onto sacred musical ground shaped by generations of iconic artists. Surrounded by that history, she dug deeper—and delivered a powerful record blending southern rock, folk, blues, and classic soul, all anchored by the sheer beauty and emotional clarity of her voice. Her songwriting is introspective and fearless, reflecting on love, loss, resilience, and self-discovery with warmth and grace.

Date Friday, April 24 Time 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Hellseeker Goth Nite, No Fun, Troy, 7pm-11pm

From “Bar People.”

4/24 5:00 PM Gianna Robustiano- Frog Alley Brewing

4/24 6:00 PM BJ Fitzgerald- Spa City Tap & Barrel

4/24 6:00 PM Dan Sherwin- Treehouse Brewery

4/24 6:00 PM DC3- Dock Browns Tavern

4/24 6:00 PM Franklin Micare- 677 Prime

4/24 6:00 PM Harmonic Duo- Hill Creek Tavern

4/24 6:00 PM Jay Yager- Hilton Garden Inn,,, 30Park

4/24 6:00 PM Jeff Stein- The Scarlet Knife

4/24 6:00 PM Josh Clark- S&S farm Brewery

4/24 6:00 PM Kate Stano- Inn at Saratoga

4/24 6:00 PM Keith Pray Trio- Cock & Bull

4/24 6:00 PM Kilashandrs- Artisanal Brew Works

4/24 6:00 PM Live Bait- OK Socail

4/24 6:00 PM Rob Aronstein- Wishing Well

4/24 6:00 PM Russ Kennedy- Powers Pub

4/24 6:00 PM Seth Warden &Company- Saratoga Winery

4/24 6:00 PM Shine On- Carsons Woodside Tavern

4/24 6:00 PM The Eastern Highs- Eleven at Lark Hall

4/24 6:30 PM 3 Philosophers- Peddlers Bar & Bistro

4/24 6:30 PM Kilashandrs- Artisanal Brew Works

4/24 6:30 PM Pat Decker- Diamond Club at Embassy Suites

4/24 7:00 PM Bad Monk & DJ Tune- Night Owl

4/24 7:00 PM Glen Rocks Band- Hedge Bistro

4/24 7:00 PM Jason Irwin- Seven Bistro

4/24 7:00 PM New Whiskey River Band- Holy Moses

4/24 7:00 PM Radio Gold- Panza’s

4/24 7:00 PMChuck Ayers- O’Slattery’s

4/24 7:30 PM Donna Tritico Band- Vroomans Caroga Lake

4/24 8:00 PM Art n Shawna- Cooperstown Distilling Saratoga

4/24 8:00 PM Chasing Neon- Van Slycks at Rivers Casino

4/24 8:00 PM DJ Chris G- Misfit

4/24 8:00 PM Psychomantum- Ophelia’s Restaurant

4/24 8:00 PM Sean Lippin- Bourbon Room

4/24 8:00 PM The Bear Bones Project- Rustic Barn

4/24 8:30 PM Cryin Out Loud- Vapor

4/24 8:30 PM Funk Evolution- Frog Alley Brewing

4/24 9:00 PM Chad Mcloughlin Quartet- Nine Maple

4/24 9:30 PM Schmooze- Spa City Tap & Barrel

Saturday, April 25^th

The Egg Presents: Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company, The Egg, Albany, 7:15pm

Dance Saturday, April 25 2026 • 8:00pm • 7:15pm Prelude Talk

The Egg’s resident company celebrates the culmination of its 35th season with a program that includes signature works from each decade along with premieres choreographed by guest artist & kathak dancer Barkha Patel and company member Emily Gunter. A third premiere, Sinopoli’s work Silken Threads, will feature three selections from the opus of George Gershwin recorded by the pianist Kevin Cole, the foremost interpreter of the iconic American composer’s works and part of the Gershwin Legacy Project. The program will also feature live music by Don Knaack and visual art by Thom O’Connor.

Steel Panther – Twenty Twenty $ex Tour, Empire Live, Albany, 8pm

Melrose Avenue, Empire Live, Albany, 8pm

CC Smokes, Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 8pm-11pm

Get ready for a soulful, funky blues groove when CC Smokes hits the stage at the Rustic Barn Pub on April 25.

Happy Hour with Sabrina Trueheart & Ernie and the Band at The Eleven, Albany, 6pm-8pm

Join us in welcoming Sabrina Trueheart with guests Ernie & the Band at The Eleven on Saturday, April 25th. 6pm/FREE

Lark Hall Presents Al Olender with special guest Aubrey Haddard, Lark Hall, Albany, 8pm-11:30pm

Join us in welcoming Al Olender back for her first Headlining show on the Lark Hall stage on Saturday, April 25th. Doors 7/Show 8

Songwriter Al Olender tries to grasp the brief, beautiful moments that make up our lives in slow-motion but finds that the tighter she holds on, the more these frames fall into a soupy blur. Change is our only constant, but what if we wanted to steep in the now? What if we could stay right here? Olender captures the anxieties of an ever-moving world with a sweet and silly sincerity on her second full-length album The Worrier, never shying away from staring the truth right in the face. Exploring anxiety, sexuality and anarchy, both in herself and in her relationships, Olender’s acoustic, bluesy melodies point to the butterflies of first crushes, the gut-punching realities of responsibility and the eternal romance of friendship.

– Sammy Maine

Dave Matthews Tribute Band w/ Rich Ortiz, Putnam Place, Saratoga, 8pm-11:45am

Dedicated to recreating that moment in musical history, the Dave Matthews Tribute Band has been honing their craft for over 20 years. Since 2004, the band’s ruthless touring schedule has been unparalleled, playing over 2000 shows in 46 states and 10 countries.

Jane Siberry, Caffe Lena, Saratoga, 9pm-10pm

Visionary. Uncompromising. Ever-evolving

Jane Siberry is one of Canada’s most original and influential singer-songwriters—an artist whose work has always existed just beyond easy definition. Best known for transcendent songs like Calling All Angels, Love Is Everything, and Mimi On The Beach, Siberry has built a singular body of work that blends the poetic, the spiritual, and the deeply human.

Burlesque and Drag for Tim Robinson, Lost and Found, Albany, 10pm

WCDB vs WRPI: Battle of the Bands – Daisy Chain / Gas Leak / Pseudosky / Totally Confused, No Fun, Troy, 7pm-11pm

From “Bar People.”

4/25 10:00 AM Starlight Generation- Saratoga Farmers Market at Wilton Mall

4/25 2:00 PM Question Of The Century- Artisanal Brew Works

4/25 3:00 PM Jeff Grippin- Helderberg Mountain Brewing

4/25 3:00 PM John DiBiase- Other One Brewery

4/25 5:00 PM Colin McCarthy- Frog Alley Brewing

4/25 5:00 PM Shine On- Artisanal Brew Works

4/25 6:00 PM Ben Zoleski- Spa City Tap & Barrel

4/25 6:00 PM Brian Kane Duo- Dock Browns Tavern

4/25 6:00 PM Broken Spur Band- The View at Brookhaven Golf Course

4/25 6:00 PM Donna Tritico Band- OK Socail

4/25 6:00 PM Jeffrey Halsteaf- Panza’s

4/25 6:00 PM Josh & Ashley Clevenstine Back Barn Brewery .. Delanson

4/25 6:00 PM Juniper- The Scarlet Knife

4/25 6:00 PM Pat Decker- Thirsty Owl

4/25 6:00 PM Rob Aronstein- Wishing Well

4/25 6:00 PM Sabrina Trueheart & Ernie and the Band- Eleven at Lark Hall

4/25 6:00 PM Sheri Nolan & Peter von Allmen- Inn at Saratoga

4/25 6:00 PM Susie Q & Matt Donnelly- Carsons Woodside Tavern

4/25 6:00 PM Trivia Night- S&S farm Brewery

4/25 6:00 PM Tyler Giroux- 677 Prime

4/25 6:30 PM Acoustic Graffiti- Peddlers Bar & Bistro

4/25 6:30 PM TBD- Diamond Club at Embassy Suites

4/25 7:00 PM BR & B- Forty One Sports Bar

4/25 7:00 PM Completly Different Band- Kraverie

4/25 7:00 PM Pearl- Emack & Bolios

4/25 7:00 PM The Schmooze & DJ Chizzzik- Night Owl

4/25 7:00 PM Whiskey Highway- Cherry Plain Square #17

4/25 8:00 PM Bootleggers- Bourbon Room

4/25 8:00 PM CC Smokes- Rustic Barn

4/25 8:00 PM Dave Matthews Tribute Band Wsg Rich Ortiz- Putnam Place

4/25 8:00 PM DJ Mic Power- Misfit

4/25 8:00 PM Jason Irwin- Outpost 40

4/25 8:00 PM Joe Adee & The Lugnuts- Guiseppe’s Restaurant

4/25 8:00 PM Olender- Lark Hall

4/25 8:30 PM Big Sky Country- Vapor

4/25 8:30 PM Tommy V Live- Frog Alley Brewing

4/25 9:00 PM Ill Funk Ensemble- Van Slycks at Rivers Casino

4/25 9:00 PM Keith Pray Quartet- Nine Maple

4/25 9:30 PM Open Bar Band- Spa City Tap & Barrel

Sunday, April 26^th

ESYO: The Fire Within feat. Mahler Symphony No. 1, Troy Saving Bank Music Hall, 3pm

Our rising soloist steps forward alongside Mahler 1–a journey from whispered nature to radiant celebration.

ACCESS ESYO allows you to purchase concert tickets for as little as $1 per seat, and is sustained through an ongoing “pay it forward” campaign that invites those who can, to contribute the “gift of music” to our onlineACCESS ESYOticket bank. ESYO has never turned away a qualified musician due to economic hardship and annually awards $30,000 in scholarships and tuition assistance. Now, we are taking steps to ensure that we never turn away an enthusiastic audience member for the same reason.

Rock Voices Albany – Spring Concert 2026, The Egg, Albany, 4pm

Join Rock Voices Albany, the Capital District’s only community Rock Choir for an evening of incredible music!

We’ve got a full roster of songs by your favorite artists: The Beatles, Jimmy Cliff, Billy Strings, Grateful Dead, Three Dog Night, Suzanne Vega, Fitz and the Tantrums, Steely Dan, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, The Weepies, and more! With over 200 voices, a live band, and tasty harmonies, we guarantee you’ll be singing along by the end of the night!

Rock Voices represents everything that is wonderful about Albany: a sense of community, a love of music, and a desire to share that joy with others. This season’s concert will feature a giant basket raffle; all raffle proceeds will benefit Community Hospice, so bring your cash and your longest arm (for measuring tickets).

Stifel Stars on Ice, MVP Arena, Albany, 4pm

U.S. OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS HEADLINE STIFEL STARS ON ICE 2026 TOUR

U.S. Figure Skating returns from Milan with one of the most decorated American teams in Winter Olympic history – and now you can see them LIVE on the ice during the Stifel Stars on Ice 2026 tour!

Headlining this year’s star-studded lineup is Olympic Champion Alysa Liu, alongside Olympic Team Gold Medalists Madison Chock & Evan Bates, Ilia Malinin,  Amber Glenn and Ellie Kam & Danny O’Shea. Joining them will be World Silver Medalist Isabeau Levito, Olympic Team Medalist Jason Brown, 2026 Olympians Andrew Torgashev, Emily Chan & Spencer Howe. 2026 World Medalists and U.S. Olympic Ice Dancers Emilea Zingas & Vadym Kolesnik will be the guest skaters in the Albany performance.

Concert Crave Presents: CupcakKe, Empire Live, Albany, 8pm

DALLAS WAX / The Greetings, No Fun, Troy, 7pm-8pm

From “Bar People.”

4/26 1:00 PM Seeds & Soul- Other One Brewery

4/26 3:30 PM Roseanna Grimaldi- Hank Hudson Brewing

4/26 4:00 PM Maggie Doherty & Jeff Walton ,, Singer Songwriter- Artisanal Brew Works

4/26 4:00 PM Tim Wechgelaer- Carsons Woodside Tavern

4/26 5:00 PM Alex Riddell- Kings Tavern

4/26 5:00 PM Dan Sherwin- Yanni’s Too

4/26 6:00 PM Sinatra And Friends- Panza’s

4/26 7:00 PM Tommy Castro & The Painkillers- Parting Glass

4/26 7:30 PM Soulasylum- Universal Preservation Hall