Too Many Zooz at Asbury Hall at Babeville | November 13, 2026

Too Many Zooz brings their self-described Brass House sound to Asbury Hall at Babeville on Nov. 13 as the U.S. opener of the Live in Canada (Mostly!) Tour. The NYC trio — baritone sax, trumpet, drums — makes entirely instrumental dance music rooted in the NYC subway.
Melvin Seals and JGB at Center for the Arts of Homer | October 18, 2026

Melvin Seals and JGB, keepers of the Jerry Garcia Band’s legacy, play a sold-out show at the Center for the Arts of Homer in Homer, NY on Sunday, October 18.
The Bronx Wanderers at Universal Preservation Hall | May 7, 2027

The Bronx Wanderers, East Coast Music Hall of Fame inductees with 2,000 Las Vegas performances, play Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs on Friday, May 7, 2027 at 7:30 p.m.
Everett Bradley’s Holidelic 2026 at Sherman Theater | December 11, 2026

Grammy-nominated percussionist Everett Bradley brings his annual funk holiday revue Holidelic to Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Friday, December 11. General admission tickets start at $25.
Kung Fu w/ Sophistafunk at Putnam Place | December 18, 2026

Kung Fu brings a decade-plus of lethal funk-fusion to Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs on Friday, December 18, with Sophistafunk opening. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 day of show — 21+ only, doors at 7:00 p.m.
Sophistafunk at Funk ‘n Waffles | October 30, 2026

Sophistafunk brings their unstoppable funk hip-hop to Funk ‘n Waffles in Syracuse on October 30 for the Fall Fest, joined by New Planets, The Basement Chronicles, Wavy Awakening, and Quince and The New Paris. Tickets from $18.22.
Dru Hill at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino Event Center | March 6, 2027

Dru Hill brings ‘The History of R&B’ to Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino Event Center in Niagara Falls on Saturday, March 6, 2027. The multimedia production traces R&B’s evolution from soul’s pioneers through Motown and into 1970s soul. Tickets from $50.
The Silhouettes at Paramount Theatre | February 20, 2027

The Silhouettes bring ‘LOVE Happens’ — their family-friendly shadow dance production — to the Paramount Theatre in Rutland, Vermont on Saturday, February 20. Tickets are $35–$45.
Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble at Asbury Hall at Babeville | October 11, 2026

Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble bring their fall tour to Asbury Hall at Babeville in Buffalo on Sunday, Oct. 11. The nine-piece soul-jazz collective performs original material plus a complete live rendition of the Grateful Dead’s Blues for Allah.
Hayley Jane Band + Organ Fairchild at Funk ‘n Waffles | December 10, 2026

Hayley Jane Band and Organ Fairchild bring their co-headlining tour to Funk ‘n Waffles in Syracuse on Thursday, December 10. Tickets start at $23.63; the show is 18 and older.