Don Potter at Abilene Bar & Lounge | September 20, 2026
Don Potter — the man who helped create The Judds’ sound and logged sessions with Elton John, Dolly Parton, and Mark Knopfler — plays an intimate afternoon show at Abilene Bar & Lounge in Rochester on September 20, 2026. The show is sold out.
Sarah Borges at The Hangar on the Hudson | September 19, 2026
Sarah Borges returns to The Hangar on the Hudson in Troy on September 19, 2026, building on her January 2023 appearance at the same venue. The Boston-based Americana artist brings working-class roots rock and a special guest TBA. Tickets are $23; doors at 7:30 p.m.
Slambovian Circus of Dreams Unplugged at Caffe Lena | September 18, 2026
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams plays Caffè Lena in a rare Unplugged trio configuration — founding members Joziah, Tink Lloyd, and Sharkey McEwen — on Friday, September 18. Tickets from $20.61.
Sarah De Vallière & the Rhythmwell at Abilene Bar & Lounge | September 17, 2026
Sarah De Vallière & the Rhythmwell bring their cinematic folk rock to Abilene Bar & Lounge in Rochester on Thursday, September 17, with opener Katie Haverly and special guests Bill Tiberio and Vanessa Mangione. Admission is $10 at the door.
Keller Williams at Middle Ages Beer Hall | October 3, 2026
Keller Williams brings his solo acoustic looping show to Middle Ages Music Hall in Syracuse on Saturday, October 3. Everything built live, nothing prerecorded, no two nights the same. GA $30, all ages.
Bright Series: Cris Jacobs Band at Caffe Lena | September 12, 2026
Cris Jacobs brings his full band to Caffe Lena for the Bright Series on September 12. Behind him is One of These Days, his first album in five years, produced by Jerry Douglas with collaborators including Billy Strings, Sam Bush, and the McCrary Sisters.
The Suitcase Junket at The 9th Ward at Babeville | September 25, 2026
Matt Lorenz brings The Suitcase Junket to The 9th Ward at Babeville in Buffalo on September 25, one week before his seventh album, To Go On, releases. Blues, folk, and one-man-band improvisation from a road-tested original.
Willi Carlisle at Mohawk Place | October 2, 2026
Willi Carlisle brings The Universal Bubba Tour to Mohawk Place in Buffalo on Friday, October 2. The show opens with Creekbed Carter Hogan and arrives over a month before the album drops on November 6. Tickets are $20 in advance.
Adam Ezra Group w/s/g Our Common Roots at Middle Ages Beer Hall | September 12, 2026
Adam Ezra Group brings two decades of grassroots folk-Americana to Middle Ages Beer Hall in Syracuse on Sept. 12, with opener Our Common Roots. Tickets from $30.
Mary Gauthier at Caffe Lena | September 5, 2026
Mary Gauthier and Jaimee Harris bring the 20th anniversary of Mercy Now to Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs on September 5. Tickets from $21.15, with livestream available via Caffe Lena TV.