Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

Frank Zappa at RPI Fieldhouse — April 2, 1980

Frank Zappa — On This Day

Frank Zappa brought his band to the RPI Fieldhouse in Troy, road-testing material in the wake of Joe’s Garage, his biting 1979 rock opera about music censorship. The lineup — Ike Willis, Ray White, Arthur Barrow, Tommy Mars, and David Logeman — was tight and fearless, drawing setlists heavy on Joe’s Garage cuts alongside staples […]

Fats Waller and His Orchestra at Proctor’s Theatre — April 1, 1937

Fats Waller — On This Day

By 1937, Fats Waller was one of the most prolific recording artists in jazz, cutting dozens of sides for Victor Records with his trademark comedic asides and virtuoso stride piano. His fame was built on standards like “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “Honeysuckle Rose,” and a grand vaudeville palace like Proctor’s in Schenectady was exactly the kind […]

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