Show Detective – Weekend Shows – 10/25 – 10/27

Show Detective.

Friday, October 25^th

Paula Poundstone, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, 7:30pm

Iconic comedian Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend.  She regularly plays theaters across the country, hosts a weekly comedy podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, and is a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me.

Jon Stewart, The Palace Theater, Albany, 7:30pm

Comedian, writer, producer, director, political commentator, actor, and television host of The Daily Show Jon Stewart is coming to The Palace.

Phish: A Benefit for Divided Sky Foundation, MVP Arena, Albany

Phish will perform a very special three-night stand at MVP Arena in Albany, NY October 25, 26, and 27, with all proceeds benefiting the Divided Sky Residential Recovery Program and its newly opened facility in Ludlow, VT. These will be Phish’s only shows this fall.

Matt Mathews: Boujee On A Budget Tour, Proctors Theatre, Schenectady

After the success of his recent debut tour, rising comedian and social media sensation Matt Mathews is thrilled to announce his latest national stand-up comedy tour – Boujee On A Budget.

Eighteen Visions, Empire Underground, Albany, 6:30pm

Kitchen Dwellers with Sicard Hollow, Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes, 8pm-11pm

In Dante’s Inferno, the author grapples with sin, its various manifestations, and its consequences. This tome ultimately traces a trajectory of self-realization, acceptance, and accountability. Kitchen Dwellers embark on a similar odyssey over the course of their fourth full-length offering, Seven Devils. The Montana quartet—Shawn Swain [Mandolin], Torrin Daniels [Banjo], Joe Funk [Upright Bass], and Max Davies [Acoustic Guitar]—thread together an immersive and inimitable conceptual arc inspired by Dante’s Inferno and set to a soundtrack of folk-infused bluegrass spiked with psychedelic vision and rock energy.

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

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

Dayglo and Nectar’s Presents: The Jerry Dance Party with DJ Jerrbrother, Lark Hall, Albany, 11pm

The Brokenhearted, Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs

Reese Fulmer and the Carriage House Band, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 8pm

Byrdhouse 6th Anniversary: Mint Green / Apple Pie / Senior Living / AILA, No Fun, Troy, 7pm-11pm

From “Bar People.”

10/25 5:30 PM Rob Aronstein- Wishing Well

10/25 6:00 PM Bronte Roman Duo- Sofia’s of Clifton Park

10/25 6:00 PM Chuck Kelsey- Powers Pub

10/25 6:00 PM Contagious- The Bunker Mohawk Harbor

10/25 6:00 PM Harmonic Duo- Martel’s Grill at Town Of Colonie Golf Course

10/25 6:00 PM Joe Adee & The Lug Nuts- S&S farm Brewery

10/25 6:00 PM Justin Joyner- Spa City Tap & Barrel

10/25 6:00 PM Keith Pray Trio- Cock & Bull

10/25 6:00 PM Marty Brown- Thirsty Owl

10/25 6:00 PM Mike McCann- Allied Brewing

10/25 6:00 PM Mike McCann- Allied Brewing

10/25 6:00 PM Pat Decker- The Scarlet Knife

10/25 6:00 PM Radio Junkies- Lago by Druthers

10/25 6:00 PM Seth Warden- Inn at Saratoga

10/25 6:00 PM Shine On- Carsons Woodside Tavern

10/25 6:00 PM Stephen Thirolle Trio- Saratoga Winery

10/25 6:00 PM TV Doctors- Wolf Hollow Brewing

10/25 6:00 PM Tyler Giroux- 677 Prime

10/25 6:30 PM Jeff Stein- Other One Brewery

10/25 6:30 PM Jenna Sue- Hilton Garden Inn,,, 30Park

10/25 6:30 PM Rosa Love- Peddlers Bar & Bistro

10/25 6:30 PM Steve Candlen- Diamond Club at Embassy Suites

10/25 6:30 PM Whinin Boys- Artisanal Brew Works

10/25 7:00 PM DJ Jason Irwin- Lewis Tavern

10/25 7:00 PM Jack Kelle- O’Slattery’s

10/25 7:00 PM Jeff Walton- Principessa Elena

10/25 7:00 PM Joe Severino- Dukes Chophouse At Rivers Casino

10/25 7:00 PM Radio Gold- Panza’s Saratoga

10/25 7:00 PM Sugar Pill- Bunker Saratoga

10/25 7:00 PM The Brokenhearted- Putnam Place

10/25 8:00 PM DJ Vision- Misfit

10/25 8:00 PM Matt Cosgrove- Cooperstown Distillery

10/25 8:00 PM Matthew Steckler Quartet- Nine Maple

10/25 8:00 PM Powersiren- Schaghticoke American Legion

10/25 8:00 PM Reese Fulmer & The Carraige House Band- Caffe Lena

10/25 8:00 PM Sam Luke Trio- Druthers Saratoga

10/25 9:00 PM DJ Tomb & DJ Tswag- Night Owl

10/25 9:00 PM Ten Most Wanted- Van Slycks at Rivers Casino

10/25 9:30 PM ILL Funk Ensemble- Spa City Tap & Barrel

Saturday, October 26^th

The Big Takeover, The Linda, Albany, 8pm-10pm

Traditionalists or progressives? Fronted by the charismatic Jamaican-born singer and songwriter Nee Nee Rushie, the seven-piece New York band The Big Takeover plays original music that is rooted in and reverent toward the genres and rhythms of Jamaican pop: reggae, rocksteady, ska. They are devotees of Desmond Dekker and the way the old school did it. At the same time, The Big Takeover crosses lines and blends traditions like global pop fusionists. Their deceptively complex arrangements and big hooks connect with the spirit of Motown and the uptown sophistication of the 21st-century retro soul and R&B revival scene.

Warren Miller’s 75: A New Chapter, The Egg, Albany, 7:30pm

Warren Miller is going big for 75 years! Stacked with unbelievable action and unexpected stories, Warren Miller’s 75 will bring fans to powder stashes and chutes around the world, from Canada, Colorado, California, and Utah to Finland, Japan, Austria, and New Jersey. Catch a diverse lineup of snowsports legends, Olympic hopefuls, world champions, X Games stars, and emerging talents on the big screen this fall, including snowboarders Shaun White, Jeremy Jones, Danny Davis, and Toby Miller, plus skiers Max Hitzig, Lexi duPont, Caite Zeliff, Mark Abma, and Aaron Blunck.

PhanArt at the Palace Theatre, The Palace Theater, Albany, 12pm

On Saturday, October 26 from Noon to 5pm, PhanArt, in association with Mirth Films, will have a hometown show at the Palace Theatre in Albany, NY, featuring Kale the Band for the October edition of Palace Sessions Live.

Phish: A Benefit for Divided Sky Foundation, MVP Arena, Albany

Phish will perform a very special three-night stand at MVP Arena in Albany, NY October 25, 26, and 27, with all proceeds benefiting the Divided Sky Residential Recovery Program and its newly opened facility in Ludlow, VT. These will be Phish’s only shows this fall.

Beethoven with the Calidore Quartet, SPAC, Saratoga Springs, 3pm

The Calidore String Quartet performs an all-Beethoven program featuring three of the composer’s legendary string quartets. The Calidore Quartet has been praised by the New York Times for its “deep reserves of virtuosity and irrepressible dramatic instinct.” The Los Angeles Times described the quartet as “astonishing,” their playing “shockingly deep,” approaching “the kind of sublimity other quartets spend a lifetime searching” and praised its balance of “intellect and expression.” Recipient of a 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant and a 2017 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award, the quartet first made international headlines as winner of the $100,000 Grand Prize of the 2016 M-Prize International Chamber Music Competition.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Proctors Theatre, Schenectady

It’s a dark and stormy night and the bridge to the recording studio has washed out, leaving Hollywood A-lister Jasmine Vander Hooven alone to perform a podcast of the classic ghost story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” with two local yokels–the Knickerbocker Brothers. The trio reenacts Irving’s mysterious tale with devastatingly funny–and spooky–results! With live Foley sound effects and music, Irving’s tale gets a contemporary treatment that honors the original and is sure to inspire and delight young audiences.

Disney Jr. Live On Tour: Let’s Play, Proctors Theatre, Schenectady

In “Disney Jr. Live On Tour: Let’s Play” presented by Walmart, Mickey is getting ready for the biggest playdate ever at the Clubhouse with all his favorite pals including Minnie and Goofy, the Puppy Dog Pals, Ginny and Bitsy from “SuperKitties” and Ariel from “Disney Jr.’s Ariel,” but mysterious weather keeps interrupting the fun. Can Team Spidey from “Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends” find out who is behind this and help save the playdate?

ICFS Presents: The Search for Weng Weng and Film Safari Ghana, Proctors Theatre, Schenectady

Our journey into batshit cinema begins with “The Search for Weng Weng,” Director Andrew Leavold’s bizarre history of Filipino B-films as told through his passionate quest to get the lowdown on that country’s littlest superstar, Weng Weng. A 3½’ foot composite of James Bond and Bruce Lee, Weng Weng came to Leavold’s attention thanks to his starring role in the diminutive spy caper, “For Y’Ur Height Only.” Eight years, and three mortgages later, Leavold not only got the inside scoop on this incredible man, but also so very much more!

Carnifex w/ Cryptopsy, Mental Cruelty, Organectomy, Heavy//Hitter, Empire Live, Albany, 6:30pm

Phish After Party With: Dude of Life, Empire Underground, Albany, 11:15pm

Halloween’s Metal Madness, Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes, 7:30pm-10:30pm

E1Presents Halloween’s Metal Madness! Join us for an incredible night featuring two amazing bands playing to get you pumped up and ready for a night of “MADNESS”…  Opening the night is BEYOND PURPLE, and then MULLETT hits the stage! Two of your favorite metal bands are coming to Cohoes Music Hall for one fantastic night you won’t ever forget!

Goodbye Party, Twisted Fiddler, Troy, 11am-5pm

Halloween Party w/ Brian Kane & The Beginning, Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 8pm-11pm

Join us for a night of thrills, chills, and killer tunes at our Legendary Halloween Party! Rock the night away with Brian Kane & The Beginning w/s/g Late Night w/ DJ Fool

Dayglo and Nectar’s Presents: The Jerry Dance Party with DJ Jerrbrother, Lark Hall, Albany, 11pm

Professor Louie and the Crowmatix, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 8pm

Wreckless Eric | Motorbike | Sun Natives, Hangar on the Hudson, Troy, 8pm-11pm

Eric Goulden is known to many as Wreckless Eric though most are unaware of his prodigious recorded output since his beginnings on Stiff Records in the mid-seventies.His live performances are sonic journeys through time and space. Eric presents himself alone if not simply with electric and acoustic guitars, and electronics of his own making. Recent sets have reportedly focused on his two most recent albums, 2024’s Leisureland and its predecessor, Transience, with readings from his autobiography, A Dysfunctional Success. He tends to do what he wants rather than what’s expected. He may play his big hit, Whole Wide World but don’t expect a recreation of 1977 – the past 47 years have made him so much more than that.

Scary-oke, Lost And Found, Albany, 9pm

Planetarium HALLOWEEN Party w/ 100 Psychic Dreams, No Fun, Troy, 8pm-10pm

From “Bar People.”

10/26 5:00 PM Mike McCann- S&S farm Brewery

10/26 6:00 PM Chad McLaughlin Trio- Stellas Pasta Bar

10/26 6:00 PM Franklin Micare- 677 Prime

10/26 6:00 PM Matt Cosgrove- The Scarlet Knife

10/26 6:00 PM Nancy Donnelly & Dan Sales- Sofia’s of Clifton Park

10/26 6:00 PM Pat Decker- Carsons Woodside Tavern

10/26 6:00 PM Tooty And The Motherpluckers- Powers Pub

10/26 6:30 PM Brad Westcott- Other One Brewery

10/26 6:30 PM Dan Sherwin- Hilton Garden Inn,,, 30Park

10/26 7:00 PM Joe Severino- Dukes Chophouse At Rivers Casino

10/26 7:00 PM Trevor Wheelock- The Bunker North Greenbush

10/26 8:00 PM The Big Takeover- The Linda

10/26 8:00 PM The Liquid Courage- Cherry Plain Square #17

10/26 8:00 PM Wreckless Eric / Motor Bike / Sun Natives- Hanger on The hudson

10/26 9:00 PM Contagious- Nanola

10/26 9:00 PM Grand Central Station- Van Slycks at Rivers Casino

Sunday, October 27^th

ESYO: Confluence- A Celebration of American Music, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, 3pm

Through the works of both iconic and contemporary composers, this program captures the diverse rhythms, stories, and emotions that make up the American experience. We will explore the rich tapestry of American music, embodying the flow of creativity that has shaped our nation’s cultural identity.

The Egg Presents: Craig Ferguson: Pants on Fire, The Egg, Albany, 7:30pm

Craig Ferguson is a multiple Grammy nominated, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, producer, director and comedian with a diverse career that encompasses film, television and the stage. He is a New York Times bestselling author and has recorded numerous standup specials for Netflix, Epix, Comedy Central and Amazon

Phish: A Benefit for Divided Sky Foundation, MVP Arena, Albany

Phish will perform a very special three-night stand at MVP Arena in Albany, NY October 25, 26, and 27, with all proceeds benefiting the Divided Sky Residential Recovery Program and its newly opened facility in Ludlow, VT. These will be Phish’s only shows this fall.

Gunning & Cormier, Proctors Theatre, Schenectady

“From the deeply rooted Celtic traditions of Cape Breton to the rapid fire guitar work of Chet Atkins and Doc Watson, Cormier sings the songs in a mellow baritone and frames them with virtuosic playing on a bevy of instruments, including fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, and piano” ACOUSTIC GUITAR

“Gunning is the next big thing in the True North of Song, an artist as compelling, as assured and attentive to every nuance of the writing process, as Lightfoot, Cockburn and Stan Rogers before him” TORONTO STAR

Punk Rock Flea Market, Empire Live, Albany, 11am-5pm

A Cast Party for CRFT, Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes, 7pm-9:30pm

Capital Region Festival of Theatre is throwing a CAST PARTY at the historic Cohoes Music Hall hosted by Playhouse Stage Company. All proceeds will benefit the inaugural Festival, to be presented in 2025.

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of Grateful Dead + More for Kids, Lark Hall, Albany, 12pm

The Lovestruck Balladeers, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 7pm

From “Bar People.”

10/27 10:30 AM Erin Powers- The Scarlet Knife

10/27 2:00 PM Yankee Holler- Delaware Branch of Albany Public Library

10/27 3:00 PM Wamm Jam .. Ladies Open Mic- The Gallery at 344 2nd Ave Troy N.Y

10/27 3:30 PM Justin Joyner- Hank Hudson Brewing

10/27 5:00 PM David Gleason- Sofia’s of Clifton Park