Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

Joe Jordan at Empire Underground | June 4, 2026

Joe Jordan — the songwriter behind Rayne Johnson’s 100-million-stream “Front Seat” — plays Empire Underground in Albany on Thursday, June 4. Show starts at 8:00 PM. Tickets from $28.10.

Bahamas at Higher Ground | May 17, 2026

Afie Jurvanen brings his warm, unhurried guitar and two decades of quietly brilliant songwriting to Higher Ground in South Burlington. One of the best listening rooms in the Northeast — don’t miss it.

Paul Simon at Tanglewood | June 28, 2026

Paul Simon closes his Tanglewood stand on June 28 with an earlier 6:00 PM curtain — meaning a long Berkshire evening with one of the great American songwriters. Night 2 of 2.

Carrie Underwood at Tanglewood | August 29, 2026

Seven-time Grammy winner Carrie Underwood brings a rare Tanglewood booking to the Berkshires on August 29 — one of country’s biggest stars in one of the Northeast’s finest outdoor venues.