Kendall Street Company at Buffalo Iron Works | November 5, 2026
Kendall Street Company brings their genre-fluid, improv-driven catalog to Buffalo Iron Works on Thursday, November 5, with WNY locals Roy G Biv opening. Doors at 7:00 p.m., 18+.
Jerry’s Middle Finger at Lark Hall | October 16, 2026
Jerry’s Middle Finger returns to Lark Hall Albany on October 16, stop three of a ten-show East Coast run of JGB catalog. The California-based tribute plays four hours of blues, reggae, Motown, gospel, and psychedelic rock. Tickets $36–$53.
Melvin Seals & JGB at Sherman Theater | October 15, 2026
Melvin Seals, the longest-tenured keyboardist in the Jerry Garcia Band, brings JGB to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA on Thursday, October 15. Tickets start at $37 in advance.
Dead & Friends at Beak & Skiff | November 8, 2026
Dead & Friends brings their improvisational take on Grateful Dead classics and Dylan cuts to Beak & Skiff’s 1911 Tasting Room in Lafayette on Sunday, November 8. The set runs 1:00–3:00 p.m. and admission is free.
An Evening with Dark Hollow at Middle Ages Beer Hall | September 11, 2026
Dark Hollow — CNY’s premier Grateful Dead tribute — marks their 30th year with an evening at Middle Ages Beer Hall in Syracuse. Friday, September 11, 2026. Doors 7 PM, show 8 PM. Tickets $25.46 GA.
Goose at Blue Cross Arena | November 21, 2026
Goose closes their fall 2026 BIG TOUR! at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester on Saturday, November 21 — a headliner-only evening supporting their new album BIG MODERN!, out June 12. General on-sale opens June 5 via Ticketmaster.
Crickets & Cicadas at Funk ‘n Waffles | August 24, 2026
If you have never caught a Grateful Dead tribute band in a 200-person room, this is the show that explains why the room size matters. Crickets & Cicadas play Funk ‘n Waffles on Monday, August 24 — doors at 7:00 PM, showtime at 8:00 PM — and tickets start at $13.07. This is an 18+ event.
Dead Sessions at Higher Ground | May 30, 2026
Dead Sessions — Vermont’s Grateful Dead tribute act with 20-plus years and stages shared with Phish and Warren Haynes — return to Higher Ground’s Ballroom on Saturday, May 30, 2026. Doors at 5:00 PM with a free pre-show BBQ included. Show at 7:30 PM. All Ages.
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 […]
Dave Matthews Tribute Band at Daryl’s House | July 30, 2026
The Buffalo-based Dave Matthews Tribute Band — 2,000+ shows, 20+ years, and one of the most immersive tribute acts touring today — hits Daryl’s House in Pawling on July 30. GA tickets from $35. All ages.