Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives come to The Egg in Albany on April 16, and if you care about country music as a living tradition rather than a radio format, this is one of the most important shows on the Capital Region calendar this spring. Stuart has been a torchbearer for the honky-tonk, rockabilly, and outlaw traditions since he was a teenage mandolin prodigy playing with Lester Flatt. His Superlatives — among the tightest bands in any genre — play with the kind of precision and fire that makes you wonder why Nashville ever stopped sounding like this.
The Egg’s 982-seat Hart Theatre in Albany is an excellent room for this. The Capital Region venue’s acoustics handle the dynamic range of Stuart’s music — from whisper-quiet ballads to full-throttle rockabilly — with the clarity this performance deserves.
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.