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Whassup in the 518? Weekend of May 1–3, 2026 · Capital Region, New York May is here, and the Capital Region isn’t easing into it. This weekend delivers a Broadway powerhouse, a Grammy-winning jazz drummer, a metal triple-header, a sprawling outdoor festival, an iconic folk room packed with a legend, drag royalty in Saratoga, and […]
ALBANY, NY (April 28, 2026) — Playhouse Stage Company, the Capital Region’s professional musical theater and premier arts education organization, today announced its summer 2026 season at Park Playhouse in Albany’s Washington Park. In a new direction for the beloved summer program, PSC will present Elephant & Piggie’s We Are in a Play, a musical adaptation […]
TROY, NEW YORK: Saturday Night Live sketch performers Please Don’t Destroy will perform on Saturday, August 22nd at 7pm. Pre-sale for the show starts Thursday, April 30th at 10am and tickets will go on-sale to the public on Friday May 1st at 10am. Learn more below about the show: Please Don’t Destroy is made […]
Greetings – There’s a tradition in some cultures that a person dies twice. The second time is when their name is spoken for the last time on Earth. Roy Book Binder, a NYC-born kid who didn’t discover Blues until he was in the Navy, kept kicking that “Second Death” date down the road for a generation of […]
Schenectady, NY – As The Beach Boys mark more than a half century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America’s musical history. The Beach Boys – who have become synonymous with the California lifestyle and an American icon to fans around the world — will celebrate […]
Caffe Lena – Week at a Glance – 4/20 – by Liam Sweeny. Greetings – When you get a chance to hear music like this week’s, you want to be in a room where you can hear every word; where you feel the artist on stage being lifted by the energy of the crowd and the history […]
This ain’t a safe night at the theater. It’s what you love about a great live concert—just in a community theater setting. There are shows you go to for a pleasant night out. And then there are shows that get under your skin a little—shows that don’t just entertain, but unsettle, provoke, and linger. Hedwig […]
On Friday April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm, it’s Blues Night at the Strand Theatre with Tinsley Ellis! Atlanta-based musician Tinsley Ellis—known for decades as one of the greatest electric blues-rock guitarists of his generation—is now also recognized as one of the very best contemporary acoustic blues guitarists, songwriters and performers in the world. With 2024’s critically acclaimed, […]
The Mendelssohn Club of Albany, a 55-member male chorus, will present its annual Spring Concert at Chancellors Hall in the NYS Education Building, 89 Washington Avenue in downtown Albany, on Friday, May 15th, at 7:30pm. The Mendelssohn Club is the longest continuously performing arts group in the Capital Region, now in its 117th season. The […]
TROY, NEW YORK: Emmy award winning comedian, actress, and cultural powerhouse Leslie Jones is turning up the heat in 2026 with the announcement of new dates for her highly anticipated “I’m Hot Tour.” The I’m Hot Tour will be stopping at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on Saturday October 10th at 7:30pm! Pre-sale for […]
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