POP, ROCK, FOLK, COUNTRY AND JAZZ
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 30 Second St., Troy. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. $34.50-$44.50. 518-273-0038 or troymusichall.org. The band that was at the forefront of the swing revival in the 1990s continues to blend the classic American sounds of jazz, swing and Dixieland, with the spirit of contemporary culture.
Cassie & Maggie , Park Theater, 14 Park St., Glens Falls. 5:30 p.m. Friday. $65. 518-792-1150 or parktheateregf.com. St. Patrick’s Day dinner and show with the Celtic duo.
Dead On Live, Cohoes Music Hall, 58 Remsen St., Cohoes. 8 p.m. Friday. $28. 518-434-0776 or thecohoesmusichall.org. The music of the Grateful Dead, with a full dance floor.
Doctor Baker, Lark Hall, 351 Hudson Ave., Albany. 8 p.m. Saturday. $15. 518-599-5804 or larkhallalbany.com. The local band performs and welcomes two others as guests, E.R.I.E. and Bendt.
The Frank White Experience: A Live Tribute to the Notorious B.I.G., Lark Hall, 351 Hudson Ave., Albany. 8 p.m. Friday. $15-$25. 518599-5804 or larkhallalbany.com. With special guests B. Chaps & Freedom Stratton and Vinny Freeman.
Friday Nights with Sergio Sericolo and Co., Eden Café, 269 Osborne Road, Albany. 7:30 p.m. Friday. 518977-3771 or edenasc.com.
Get Up Jack, Brown’s Revolution Hall, 425 River St., Troy. 6:30 p.m. Friday. $20-$25. 518-273-2337 or brownsbrewing.com.
Saturday. $54-$74. 518-584-9330 or spac.org. “Voices of the Americas” features works by Copland, Bernstein, Ginastera, Chavez, Ponce, Golijov, Villa-lobos, Leon and Gershwin. Glens Falls Symphony, Glens Falls High School, 10 Quade St., Glens Falls. 4 p.m. Sunday. $10-$38. 518-793-1348 or theglensfallssymphony.org. “Side by Side: Inspiring Strings” features works by Franz Schubert, Karel Husa, Normal Dello Joio and Gustav Holst.
“I Want Magic! Songs of Hopes and Dreams,” Schenectady County Public Library, 99 Clinton St., Schenectady. 2 p.m. Sunday. Free. 518-3884500 or scpl.org. With Bien Baez and Michael Clement.
Paul Lewis, Memorial Chapel, Union College, 807 Union St., Schenectady. 3 p.m. Sunday. $35. 518-388-6785 or Local Celtic Americana six-piece band, with special guests the Boland School of Irish Dance.
John Mceuen & the Circle Band, The Linda, WAMC’S Performing Arts Center, 339 Central Ave., Albany. 8 p.m. Friday. $30-$35. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founder returns to The Linda for a career retrospective and the 50th anniversary of the classic song, “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.”
Kim Skoll and Gisella Montanezcase, Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 7 p.m. Monday. Free. 518-832-3484 0r mystrandtheater.org. Acoustic guitar and duo vocals.
Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman , Old Songs, 37 S. Main St., Voorheesville. 7:30 p.m. Friday. $25. 518-765-2815 or oldsongs.org. Irish harp player and flatpick guitar master team up.
Jesse Malin, Empire Underground, 93 N. Pearl St., Albany. 8 p.m. Wednesday. $20-$25. 518-900-5900 or empirelive.com. Americana rock singer-songwriter, with Tommy Stinson, formerly of the Replacements.
Mark Tolstrup & Jill Burnham,
Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 3 p.m. Sunday. $10. 518-8323484 0r mystrandtheater.org. Roots, blues, Americana, gospel and soulful originals.
The Mckrells, Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $20. 518-832-3484 0r mystrandtheater.org. The American Celtic veterans perform “The Day After
Party.”
“Memories of Patsy: The Patsy Cline Tribute Show,” Sand Lake Center for the Arts, 2880 NY 43, Averill Park. 3 p.m. Sunday. $20. 518-674-2007 or slca-ctp.org. A concert experience showcasing the songs of the late country music legend.
Molly Hatchet, Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 7:30 p.m. Friday. $65-$85. 518-8323484 0r mystrandtheater.org. The southern rock pioneers celebrate their more than 50 years as a band, including their signature song, “Flirtin’ with Disaster.” Marcus Rezak, Cohoes Music Hall, 58 Remsen St., Cohoes. 8 p.m. Saturday. $23-$28. 518434-0776 or thecohoesmusichall.org. The guitar master and educator performs.
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox , Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle St., Great Barrington, Mass. 8 p.m. Friday. $39-$99. A celebration of the greatest 20th century musical genres fused with modern hit songs.
St. Patrick’s Day Beatdown with Bury Your Dead,
Empire Underground, 93 N. Pearl St., Albany. 7 p.m. Friday. $20-$25. 518-900-5900 or empirelive.com. Metalcore band. Also on the bill: Great American Ghost, Brick By Brick, Edict, 1000 Yard Stare and Marrow.
Third Thursday Jazz featuring the Dylan Canterbury Quintet,
The Park Theater, 14 Park St., Glens Falls. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. $10. 518-792-1150 or parktheatergf.com. Join Matt Niedbalski and a rotating cast of talented, regional jazz musicians. This week, the trumpet-led jazz band. Triskele, Sand Lake Center for the Arts, 2880 NY 43, Averill Park. 7:30 p.m. Friday. $10-$20. 518674-2007 or slca-ctp.org. A St. Patrick’s Day concert from the local all-female Irish folk trio.
Upstate Irish – Kevin Mckrell,
The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. $25. 518-473-1845 or theegg.org. One of the pioneers of American Celtic music in upstate New York cele