Bearly Dead – Trib. To The Grateful Dead at Middle Ages Beer Hall | October 24, 2026

Bearly Dead, the Boston quintet with a 250-plus song Grateful Dead catalog, brings the “Dead & More like never before!” tour to Middle Ages Beer Hall in Syracuse on Saturday, October 24.
Night Zero at Lark Hall | October 30, 2026

Night Zero, featuring members of Dopapod, Twiddle, Kung Fu, and Dwight & Nicole, returns to Lark Hall in Albany on Friday, October 30 for a night of rock, funk, jazz, and deep improvisation. Tickets are $24–$30; doors at 7 p.m.
John Brown’s Body at Middle Ages Beer Hall | October 2, 2026

John Brown’s Body reunites for a 30-year anniversary set at Middle Ages Beer Hall in Syracuse on Oct. 2, with Sim Redmond Band opening. The Ithaca reggae band — multiple Billboard Reggae chart-toppers — is back with founding members Kevin Kinsella, Tommy Benedetti, and Lee Hamilton. Tickets $25.
Jimkata w/ The New Service at Middle Ages Beer Hall | October 9, 2026

Jimkata marks the 10th anniversary of In Motion at Middle Ages Beer Hall in Syracuse on Friday, October 9, with openers The New Service. Tickets are $20 plus fees; doors at 7 p.m., all ages.
Donna the Buffalo wsg. Cast Iron Cowboys at Waterhole, Saranac Lake, NY at Waterhole Music Lounge | December 5, 2026

There’s a reason Donna the Buffalo’s fanbase calls themselves “the herd.” Once you’ve caught this band live, you understand the devotion: the fiddle-driven Cajun swing, the danceable roots rock that defies genre, a room full of people who showed up to actually move. On Saturday, December 5, they play an intimate night at the Waterhole […]
Big Something at Buffalo Iron Works | November 20, 2026

Big Something brings the HEADSPACE Tour to Buffalo Iron Works on Friday, November 20. The six-piece North Carolina jam band plays behind Headspace, their seventh album, a tribute to late collaborator Paul Interdonato.
Octave Cat at Buffalo Iron Works | September 26, 2026

Octave Cat brings their jazz-funk meets analog synth sound to Buffalo Iron Works on September 26. The supergroup trio—featuring members of Dopapod and Lotus—is joined by Future Joy. Tickets from $39.
Reprise at Buffalo Iron Works | November 4, 2026

REPRISE, the all-star Phish tribute that recreates complete historic shows, plays Buffalo Iron Works in Buffalo on November 4. Doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. The event is 18+.
Reprise: Recreating Iconic Phish Shows at Middle Ages Beer Hall | October 15, 2026

The New England all-star ensemble recreates iconic Phish shows note for note — including full sets built around specific historical dates. Reprise plays Middle Ages Beer Hall in Syracuse on Thursday, October 15.
Tropidelic at Higher Ground | November 12, 2026

Tropidelic calls itself “a musical lighthouse, shining a resilient light for everyone that has had to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.” That framing has to be earned — and the Cleveland six-piece has earned it over 861-plus shows, festival stages from Electric Forest to Okeechobee, and two music festivals of their own making. They […]