Live Music & More: May 12—18, 2026

TUES 5/12

JAZZ at Caffe Lena : The Chuck Lamb Trio with Special Guest Rob Paparozzi | Caffè Lena

Buckethead | Empire Live 

VCR Vortex – Pleasantville (1998) & The Truman Show (1998) | No Fun

Sarper Güven | Funny Bone 

Trivia with Typhoid Mary | Nine Pin

Emil Altschuler | Troy Music Hall

WED 5/13

John Gorka | Caffè Lena 

Godfather Movie Night 2: The Godfather Part II | Indian Ladder Farms Cidery and Brewery

Blvck Hippie (w/ Grocer, Xavier Ayy, Mall Goth) | No Fun

Steve Hofstetter | Funny Bone 

Canadian Brass | Troy Music Hall

THURS 5/14

Abigail Lapell | Caffè Lena 

Open Karaoke & Music Listening Party | Son Of Egg

They Are Gutting a Body of Water | Hangar on The Hudson 

Sour Tooth / Daisy Chain / Endless Midnight / You Are Not Brave Enough | No Fun

Dive Presents They Are Gutting a Body of Water | Hangar On The Hudson

Caity Gallagher at The Eleven at Lark Hall | Lark Hall Albany 

Let’s Get Twisted Tie Dye & Puff | Nine Pin

Curator’s Talk on Hyde Cabinet #31: Before Skidmore—The Woodlawn Estate | Tang

FRI 5/15

Lez Zeppelin: The Song Remains The Same - 50th Anniversary Celebration | Cohoes Music Hall 

Anthony Robustiano | The Egg

The Egg Presents: Brett Dennen | The Egg

Snuffed On Sight (w/ Final Resting Place, Torture, Altar, Blood Starved Beast) | Empire Underground 

Nate Bargatze – Big Dumb Eyes World Tour | MPV Arena 

Late Night Laura Leigh EP Release Party with The Laura Leigh Band | Lark Hall 

Bring It On – A Tribute to Spiritual Rez at Waterhole Music Lounge (w/ The People’s Band) | Waterhole Music Lounge 

Godfrey | Funny Bone 

Spin The Party | Fuze Box

Saintseneca w/s/g Lily Seabird | Hangar on The Hudson

Stella Rose | The Eleven at Lark Hall

Late Night Laura Leigh Release w. The Laura Leigh Band & The Meat Chickenz | Lark Hall 

Nate Bargatze: Big Dumb Eyes World Tour | MVP Arena

PechaKucha: Short talks by interesting people | The Opalka Gallery

West African Rock: Natu Camara in Concert | The Sanctuary 

Weird Phishes & Strange Machines | Putnam Place

SAT 5/16

STOP MOTION TOUR ‘26 : An Evening with ANDREW DUHON | Caffè Lena

Deja Vu: Celebrating the Music of Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young | Cohoes Music Hall

Sparks The Rescue (w/ Signal The Escape) | Empire Underground 

Joey Harkum | Ophelia’s 

Cruel Summer: Live Band Tribute to Taylor Swift | Waterhole Music Lounge 

Godfrey | Funny Bone 

Cutwater Cowgirl | Fuze Box

The Abyssmals | Kimono Dragons | Pink Lady | Hangar on The Hudson

Happy Hour with CC Smokes | The Eleven

Michael Wilbur of Moon Hooch + Future Joy w/ Father Figure | Lark Hall 

Plant Swap 2026 | The Sanctuary 

Good Karma Studio’s Kids Student Showcase | Putnam Place

SUN 5/17

Sing in the Streets | Caffè Lena

The Simon & Garfunkel Songbook: Songs & Stories featuring Aztec Two-Step 2.0 with narration by Tony Traguardo | Cohoes Music Hall

Capital District Reptile Expo – Spring 2026 | Albany Capitol Center 

Fleshgod Apocalypse (w/ Frozen Soul, Balor, Tyranize, Intrusive) | Empire Live 

Distant (w/ Tracheotomy, Iced Over, Strike Down, Unbound) | Empire Underground 

2nd Annual Wild Cider Cup | Nine Pin 

Glimmerglass Opera’s Happy End | Troy Music Hall

MON 5/18

Super Dark Mondays | Desperate Annies

Martini Mondays | The Lark HiFi

Family Tree Mondays at Putnam Place | Putnam Place