Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

Morgan Wade at Empire Live | August 26, 2026

Morgan Wade performs on the Love's Insane Tour at Empire Live in Albany, NY

Morgan Wade brings the Love’s Insane Tour to Empire Live in downtown Albany on Wednesday, August 26 at 8:00 PM. The 1,000-capacity standing-room venue on North Pearl Street is one of the Capital Region’s best rooms for a show like this.

Luke Combs UK at Higher Ground | June 15, 2026

Luke Combs UK tribute band frontman performing live on stage with microphone

Luke Combs UK — the five-piece tribute act personally endorsed by Luke Combs himself — plays Higher Ground’s Ballroom in South Burlington on Monday, June 15, 2026. All ages. Doors 7:30 PM, show 8:30 PM.

Donna the Buffalo

For nearly four decades, Donna the Buffalo has been the quiet center of Upstate New York’s roots music ecosystem. Formed in Trumansburg, near Ithaca in the Finger Lakes, the band has built one of the most devoted touring followings in American music while also creating the institution that defines their region: the Finger Lakes GrassRoots […]

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