Top Tips for Live Music (for the week beginning April 5th)
The Capital District continues to wake up from its long winter. Guilderland has announced its free “Jammin’ at the GPAC” concert series at Tawasentha Park. Freedom Park in Scotia and Powers Park in Troy should soon be following suit. Lark Hall has announced an in-person show on their mezzanine. Putnam Place in Saratoga is booking again. Much to look forward to…Happy Easter!

Best bet: Adirondack folkster Dan Berggren performs an in-person show at Caffe Lena next Sunday. Check out “Be Safe, Be Well”, a song he wrote early on during the Covid quarantine.
Live this week:
Monday, April 5
- Caffe Lena: Rick’s Picks Local Showcase: Rob Egielski / Rich Clements (7:00)
- The Linda Open for Take-Out {online}: Musicians of Ma’alwyck (8:00)
Tuesday, April 6
- The Egg presents {online}: Rufus Wainwright from City Winery, New York City (7:00)
Wednesday, April 7
- The Egg presents {online}: Rufus Wainwright from City Winery, New York City (9:30)
Thursday, April 8
- The Linda Open for Take-Out {online}: Matt Nakoa (8:00)
Friday, April 9
- The Hollow’s Supper Club: The Supper Club featuring Murky Currents with Max and TP of the Seapods (6:00)
- The Falcon: (While you dine:) Buffalo Stack (7:00)
- The Strand Theatre: Joe Barna’s Sketches of Influence Live Recording Sessions (7:00)
- Frog Alley: The Old Main (7:00)
- Caffe Lena: Tom Lehrer Birthday Tribute with Byron Nilsson (8:00)
- Lark Hall Practice Sessions {online}: The Wheel (8:00)
Saturday, April 10
- The Parting Glass: Get Up Jack (6:00)
- The Falcon: (While you dine:) Deadgrass and Friends (7:00)
- The Strand Theatre: Joe Barna’s Sketches of Influence Live Recording Sessions (7:00)
- Putnam Place: Hartley’s Encore (7:30)
- Old Songs {online}: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas (8:00)
Sunday, April 11
- The Strand Theatre: Joe Barna’s Sketches of Influence Live Recording Sessions (3:00)
- Caffe Lena: Dan Berggren (7:00)
- The Falcon: (While you dine:) Don Byron Quartet (7:00)
Just announced:
- {April 16} Kevin McKrell (7:00)
- (April 17} JT Horne Trio (6:00)
- {April 16} The Tradition (7:30)
- {April 17} Steal Your Peach Band (7:30)
- {April 16} Victory Soul Orchestra (8:00) {online}
- {April 17} Victory Soul Orchestra (8:00) {live}
- {April 23} CK & the Rising Tide (8:00) {online}
The 8th Step {online}: Reggie Harris & Friends (was 4/10) postponed to May 15.
New Show
- {April 23} David Jacobs-Strain & Bob Beach (7:00)
- {April 23} Belle-Skinner (7:00)
- {May 7} Veena Chandra and Devesh Chandra (7:00)
- {May 21} Taina Asili and Gaetano Vaccaro (7:00)
The Egg: Bela Fleck & the Flecktones (was 4/8) postponed to April 8, 2022. Albert Cummings (was 6/19) postponed to December 11. The Allman Betts Band (was 6/14) postponed to March 24, 2022.
New Shows
- {May 5} presents Keb’ Mo’ from City Winery in New York City (7:00) {online}
- {May 6} presents Keb’ Mo’ from City Winery in New York City (9:30) {online}
- {June 5} Miller and the Other Sinners (7:00)
Guilderland Performing Arts Center (Tawasentha Park)
- {June 17} Cryin Out Loud (7:30)
- {June 24} The Guilderland Town Band (7:30)
- {July 1} Damn the Torpedoes (7:30)
- {July 8} Skeeter Creek (7:30)
- {July 15} The Guilderland Town Band (7:30)
- {July 22} Madison VanDenburg (7:30)
- {July 29} The Red Wagon (7:30)
- {August 3} The Refrigerators (6:00)
- {August 5} The Guilderland Town Band (7:30)
- {August 12} “Broadway Sings” Young Artists Program (7:30)
- {July 2} Whiskey Creek (7:00)
Levon Helm Studios: Dave Mason (was 5/8) postponed to December 12.
Cohoes Music Hall: Into the Mystic (was 5/15) canceled.
The Colony: Nick Lowe (was 6/19) canceled.
Calvin Theatre: Leonid & Friends (was 6/26) postponed to September 10.
Saratoga Performing Arts Center: Steely Dan (was 7/1) postponed to June 21, 2022.
Did you miss last week’s concert announcements? Find them here.