Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

The Fresh Kids of Bel-Air at Penn’s Peak | May 29, 2026

Sqwerve performing at Lark Hall

Penn’s Peak sits on top of a mountain in Jim Thorpe and gives you a 50-mile view of the Pocono ridgelines before you even walk through the door. That view alone is worth the drive — but on Friday, May 29, the mountaintop venue hosts The Fresh Kids of Bel-Air, five NYC-based musicians who have […]

Gabriela Lena Frank at Ulster Performing Arts Center | June 6, 2026

Sqwerve performing at Lark Hall

The Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD series is coming to UPAC in Kingston on Saturday, June 6, and the opera on screen is one of the most-discussed Met premieres of the season. Showtime is 1:00 PM. Quick note: this screening was rescheduled from May 30 — so if you had the original date marked, your […]

Turnover at Empire Live | June 8, 2026

Sqwerve performing at Lark Hall

Empire Live sits in that productive middle range — too big for a club, too small for an arena, and booked with the kind of acts where you can still feel the room working. Turnover fits that space perfectly, and they’re bringing their 2026 North American Tour to 93 North Pearl Street on Monday, June […]

MGK at Pavilion at Montage Mountain | June 12, 2026

MGK performs on the Lost Americana Tour at Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton PA

Here is what to know before you roll up to the Pavilion at Montage Mountain for MGK’s Lost Americana Tour stop in Scranton: the parking lot opens at 3 PM, general parking is included with your ticket, and this is an 18,000-person open-air amphitheater set inside the Montage Mountain Ski Area. For a show this […]

Jessie’s Girl at Penn’s Peak | July 24, 2026

Jessie's Girl performs Back to the Eighties Show at Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe, PA

Penn’s Peak sits at the top of a mountain outside Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania — and if you have never made the drive up to a show there, the arrival alone sets the mood. The Pocono Mountains venue holds 1,800 people, has a spacious dance floor, and runs a full-service restaurant and bar on site. Doors […]

The Bad Plus at The Egg | June 23, 2026

The Bad Plus performing live

Avant-garde jazz trio The Bad Plus brings their genre-defying sound to The Egg’s intimate Hart Theatre on June 23. One of the best rooms in Albany for this kind of boundary-pushing performance.