Top Tips for Live Music (for the week beginning January 11th)
We’re starting to see the first trickle of rescheduled shows have actual new dates for later in the year. How accurate these turn out to be is obviously TBD, but it’s a hopeful sign regardless. In the meantime, there’s a nice live stream series with the Dust Bowl Faeries that’s been announced down at Helsinki Hudson. Conversely, The Linda’s “Open for Take-Out” series has postponed their January shows in response to the uptick in Covid we’re experiencing currently. Stay safe out there, and let’s get through this.

Best bet: The latest “Palace Sessions” is a triple threat of local talent, and really can’t be missed. Madison VanDenburg, Sawyer Fredericks, and Moriah Formica – any one of these artists is a show worth seeing. See all three of them together this Wednesday night, courtesy of the Palace Theatre, the City of Albany, and Mirth Films.
Live this week:
Monday, January 11
- Caffe Lena Live Stream {online}: Rick’s Picks Local Showcase: Bob Redmond / Kate McDonnell (7:00)
Tuesday, January 12
- Caffe Lena Live Stream {online}: Chuck Lamb Trio with Mike Tucker (7:00)
Wednesday, January 13
- Palace Theatre {online}: Moriah Formica / Sawyer Fredericks / Madison Vandenberg (7:00)
Thursday, January 14
- Caffe Lena Live Stream {online}: presents Mark Erelli from the Me&Thee Coffeehouse in Marblehead, MA (7:00)
Friday, January 15
- Caffe Lena Live Stream {online}: Hayley Reordan (8:00)
Saturday, January 16
- Old Songs Live Stream {online}: Magpie (7:00)
- The Falcon: (While you dine:) The Balkun Brothers (7:00)
- Caffe Lena Live Stream {online}: Tin Can Alley (8:00)
Sunday, January 17
- Caffe Lena Live Stream {online}: Golfstrom (7:00)
- The Falcon: (While you dine:) Richard Julian Band (7:00)
Just announced:
Caffe Lena Live Stream {online}
- {January 18} Rick’s Picks Local Showcase: Anthony Prezio /
Bob EgielskiGail Sparlin (7:00) - {January 20} Bluegrass Night (7:00)
- {January 25} Rick’s Picks Local Showcase: Kevin McKrell (7:00)
- {January 27} Blues Night with Saratoga Acoustic Blues Society (7:00)
- {January 30} Professor Louie & the Crowmatix (8:00)
Helsinki Hudson Live Stream {online}
- {January 23} Dust Bowl Faeries Duet / The Age (8:00)
- {February 13} Dust Bowl Faeries Duet / Cowboys in the Campfire with Tommy Stinson (8:00)
- {March 20} Dust Bowl Faeries Duet / Lorkin O’Reilly (8:00)
- {January 23} (While you dine:) Leslie Mendelson (7:00)
- {January 29} (While you dine:) What (7:00)
- {January 30} (While you dine:) Hollis Brown Band (7:00)
Calvin Theatre: Tusk (was 1/9) postponed to March 5, 2022.
The Linda Open for Take-Out {online}: Lara Hope & the Ark-Tones (was 1/11) postponed (no new date yet). Mirk (was 1/18) postponed (no new date yet). Bear Grass (was 1/25) postponed (no new date yet).
Universal Preservation Hall: Bakithi Kumalo and the Graceland Experience (was 1/15) postponed (no new date yet).
The Colony: Robyn Hitchcock (was 2/17) postponed to February 24, 2022.
Rivers Casino: Johnny Rivers (was 2/27) postponed to May 30.
Times Union Center: Michael Buble (was 3/11) postponed to August 25.
Did you miss last week’s concert announcements? Find them here.