Alexandr Misko & Gareth Pearson at The 9th Ward at Babeville | September 1, 2026
Alexandr Misko’s Final Boss tour stops at The 9th Ward at Babeville in Buffalo on September 1 with Gareth Pearson and Forest Bailey. Tickets are $25 in advance.
Janis Ian Explains the World at Caffe Lena | August 28, 2026
Janis Ian wraps her month-long Caffè Lena residency with the final session of her “Explains the World” workshop series on Friday, Aug. 28 in Saratoga Springs. Registration is $120 for all four Friday sessions.
Both Sides Now: The Music and Lives of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen at Kleinhans Music Hall | November 11, 2026
A theatrical cabaret exploring the friendship, romance, and music of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen comes to Kleinhans Music Halls Mary Seaton Room in Buffalo on November 11, 2026, with Danielle Wertz and Robbie Schaefer performing thirteen songs from their shared catalog.
A+Q with Janis Ian at Caffe Lena | August 25, 2026
Janis Ian turns the Q&A format inside out at Caffe Lena on August 25 — she brings the questions. Part of her month-long Artist-in-Residence, the A+Q is a two-hour session built to unlock participants’ creative thinking. $35 general admission.
Passport: La Banda Morisca at Universal Preservation Hall | March 6, 2027
La Banda Morisca, the Cadiz ensemble behind Gitana Mora, brings their Andalusian-rooted sound to Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs on Saturday, March 6, as the fourth show in the Passport Series’ 2026–27 world music season.
Rachael Yamagata at Maverick Concert Hall | August 21, 2026
Rachael Yamagata brings the Starlit Alchemy Tour to Maverick Concert Hall in Woodstock on Friday, Aug. 21 — her first album in nine years, played in the town where she made it.
Lord Huron at Palace Theatre | December 11, 2026
Lord Huron plays Palace Theatre in Albany on December 11 as part of the ’23 Nights at the Broken Bottle’ residency — an evening-length set with no opening act, drawing from the full catalog.
Tim Moore Unplugged: A Benefit for Family of Woodstock at Maverick Concert Hall | August 14, 2026
Tim Moore brings his five-album Asylum Records catalog home to Maverick Concert Hall in Woodstock on Aug. 14 for an unplugged benefit concert. Tickets $25–$35; proceeds support Family of Woodstock.
Upstate at Buffalo Iron Works | November 6, 2026
Upstate releases their fourth album, Abalone, on November 6, and they’re playing Buffalo Iron Works that night. The East Coast tour stop doubles as a release party: three-part folk harmonies, live-to-tape songs, Buffalo Iron Works at 8 p.m.
Upstate at Lark Hall | November 12, 2026
Upstate brings their new album Abalone to Lark Hall in Albany on November 12, just one week after its November 6 release date. Tickets are $24–$30.