David Bowie at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium — March 19, 1976
David Bowie as the Thin White Duke at Buffalo’s Memorial Auditorium on March 19, 1976 — the Isolar tour in support of “Station to Station.” Bowie drew 12,000 fans and…
Blind Melon at Saratoga Winners — March 19, 1993
Blind Melon at Saratoga Winners — Shannon Hoon’s band was about to blow up with “No Rain” and the Bee Girl video. Seeing them in a Cohoes club before the…
David Bowie at Rochester Community War Memorial — March 20, 1976
David Bowie as the Thin White Duke at Rochester’s Community War Memorial on March 20, 1976. Bowie drew 8,358 fans ($58,720 gross). After the show, Bowie and Iggy Pop were…
Bonnie Raitt at Palace Theatre — March 12, 2016
Bonnie Raitt on the Dig in Deep tour at the Palace Theatre. The slide guitar queen and one of the finest voices in American music, Raitt has been a treasure…
The Pretenders at JB Scott’s — March 13, 1980
Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders at JB Scott’s in Albany — the legendary club caught them on their debut album tour. “Brass in Pocket” was climbing the charts, and The…
Alice Cooper at Clifton Park Arena — March 13, 1990
Alice Cooper on the Trash tour at the Clifton Park Arena. Cooper was in the middle of a massive commercial comeback with “Poison” and the Trash album. The godfather of…
Billy Joel at Pepsi Arena — March 13, 1999
The Piano Man himself at the Pepsi Arena. Billy Joel — Long Island’s greatest export — has always had a special relationship with New York State audiences. His arena shows…
The Band / Hot Tuna / Roy Buchanan at Palace Theatre — March 14, 1987
A triple bill of legends at the Palace Theatre: The Band (Robbie Robertson’s former group, still touring with Levon Helm, Rick Danko, and Garth Hudson), Hot Tuna (Jorma Kaukonen and…
Weezer / Pixies at Times Union Center — March 14, 2019
Weezer and Pixies on a co-headlining bill at the Times Union Center — two of the most influential alternative rock bands of all time sharing a stage. The Pixies invented…
Styx at Palace Theatre — March 15, 1978
Styx on The Grand Illusion tour at the Palace Theatre — the album that broke them wide open. “Come Sail Away” was on the radio, and Styx was transforming from…