POP, ROCK, FOLK, COUNTRY AND JAZZ
2023 ICHSA Northeast Quarterfinal,
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 30 Second St., Troy. 7 p.m. Saturday. $20-$25. 518-273-0038 or troymusichall.org. Eight high school a cappella groups – including ones from Schenectady and South Glens Falls – compete as part of the International Championship of High School A Cappella to move on to the semifinal.
The Bell Bottom Blues, The Park Theater, 14 Park St., Glens Falls. 8 p.m. Saturday. $25-$30. 518-792-1150 or parktheatergf.com. Eric Clapton tribute experience.
The Brokenhearted, Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 8 p.m. Friday. $22-$20. 518-832-3484 0r mystrandtheater.org. A Tom Petty tribute.
The Corvettes Doo-wop Revue,
The Park Theater, 14 Park St., Glens Falls. 7:30 p.m. Friday. $20-$25. 518-7921150 or parktheatergf.com. Five-piece vocal group dedicated to preserving and performing the music of the 1950s Doo Wop era.
The Disco Biscuits, Palace Theatre, 19 Clinton Ave., Albany. 7:30 Friday. $45-$50. 800-745-3000 or palacealbany.org.
The Philadelphia band were pioneers of “trancefusion,” the blending of electronic music and jam bands.
Florencia Cuenca & Jaime Lozano: Broadway en Spanglish , MASS MOCA, 1040 MASS MOCA Way, North Adams, Mass. 8 p.m. Saturday. $22$46. 413-662-2111 or massmoca.org. The husband-and-wife duo create Mexican musical magic on Broadway, with live accompaniment from the renowned ensemble Mariachi Real De Mexico de Ramon Ponce, delivering fresh interpretations of some of musical theater’s most iconic tunes.
Fred Hersch and esperanza spalding, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 30 Second St., Troy. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. $39.50-$59.50. 518-273-0038 or troymusichall.org. Jazz pianist and composer Hersch and jazz vocalist and bass player spalding team up to celebrate the release of their album, “Alive at the Village Vanguard.”
Friday Nights with Sergio Sericolo and Co., Eden Café, 269 Osborne Road, Albany. 7:30 p.m. Friday. 518977-3771 or edenasc.com.
The Gibson Brothers, The Park Theater, 14 Park St., Glens Falls. 7 p.m. Thursday. $30-$35. 518-792-1150 or
parktheatergf.com. The bluegrass duo out of Plattsburgh play music off their latest album, “Darkest Hour.”
Hayley Jane, Lark Hall, 351 Hudson Ave., Albany. 8 p.m. Thursday. $10-$20. 518-599-5804 or larkhallalbany.com. The singer-songwriter has roots in 60s and 70s rock, pop, musical theater, folk, blues, soul, psychedelic, funk and bluegrass. With special guest Hold On Honeys.
The Helm Family Midnight Ramble, Levon Helm Studios, 160. Plochmann Lane, Woodstock. 8 p.m. Saturday. $75-$100. 845-679-2744 or levonhelm.com. Led by Levon Helm’s singersongwriter daughter Amy, is a musical tribute to the founding songbook of rock ‘n roll, the music of The Band and Levon Helm. With special guests Chakour Family Garden.
Ida, Levon Helm Studios, 160. Plochmann Lane, Woodstock. 8 p.m. Sunday. $30. 845-679-2744 or levonhelm.com. Indie folk-rock-pop group out of Brooklyn.
John and Amy, Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 8 p.m. Monday. $15. 518-832-3484 0r mystrandtheater.org. Pop-folk duo.
John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey – “Radio Deluxe Live,” The Egg,
Empire State Plaza, Albany. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $34.50-$49.50. 518-4731845 or theegg.org. The jazz guitarist and singer and his vocalist wife bring their weekly public radio music show to the stage.
La Seca: Armando Guadalupe Cortés and M. Elijah Sueuga ,
MASS MOCA, 1040 MASS MOCA Way, North Adams, Mass. 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Free. 413-662-2111 or massmoca.org. This collaborative performance by M. Elijah Sueuga and Armando Guadalupe Cortés — whose work is on view in the exhibition “Ceramics in the Expanded Field” — converges on the artists’ interest in sound as well as a shared geography. In this call and response, Sueuga responds to Cortés’ work, “Castillos,” with a video projection and a sonic composition that frames la(s) Seca(s) as a prelude of change to come. Cortés replies to Sueuga’s work in a performance within the installation. Loren & LJ Barrigar, Stony Creek Town Hall, 52 Hadley Road, Stony Creek. 7 p.m. Thursday. Free. 518-6963575 or stonycreekny.com. Father-son guitar duo.
Mac Saturn, Empire Underground, 93 N. Pearl St., Albany. 8 p.m. Sunday. $15-$18. 518-900-5900 or empirelive.com. The Detroit quintet put a new spin on gritty, old-school rock and roll. Also on the bill: Billy Tibbals.
Mandy Patinkin, Proctors, 424 Broadway, Schenectady. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. $30-$80. 518-346-6204 or proctors.org. The Tony and Emmywinning star performs his latest show, “Being Alive,” featuring some of the actor-singer-storyteller’s favorite Broadway and and classic American tunes. With Adam Ben-david on piano. Professor Louie & the Crowmatix, Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 3 p.m. Sunday. $20. 518-8323484 0r mystrandtheater.org. Roots music royalty.
Rev Tor’s 11th Annual Dead of Winter Jam, Colonial Theater, 111 South St., Pittsfield, Mass. 7:30 p.m. Friday. $25. 413-997-4444 or berkshiretheatregroup.org. This annual mid-winter celebration honors 58 years of Grateful Dead music and includes a slew of special guests.
Richiman and Groove Nice with the George Fletcher Blues Band,
The Linda WAMC’S Performing Arts Studio, 339 Central Ave., Albany. 5:30 p.m. Sunday. $15. 518-465-5233 or thelinda.org. A double-barrel concert of American blues from a South Korean band and some Capital Region veterans.
St. Brigid’s Day Celebration Concert with Triskele,
Irish American Heritage Museum, 21 Quackenbush Square, Albany. 7 p.m. Saturday. $10$15. 518-427-1916 or irish-us.org. The traditional Gaelic festival is honored with music from the Capital Region’s allfemale Irish band.
Takin’ It to the Streets, The Linda WAMC’S Performing Arts Studio, 339 Central Ave., Albany. 8 p.m. Saturday. $25-$30. 518-465-5233 or thelinda.org. The ultimate Doobie Brothers tribute.