Ramones at Campus Center Ballroom (SUNYA) — March 23, 1984
The Ramones at the SUNYA Campus Center Ballroom on the Subterranean Jungle tour. 20 songs in 45 minutes, no ballads, no encores, no mercy.
Big Mama Thornton / Buddy Guy & Junior Wells at Gibbons Hall, Siena College — March 23, 1973
A blues summit at Siena College: Big Mama Thornton (who recorded the original “Hound Dog” before Elvis), Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, and Mance Lipscomb.
Avenged Sevenfold / Bullet for My Valentine / Atreyu at Washington Avenue Armory — March 22, 2008
Taste of Chaos 2008 at the Washington Avenue Armory — Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet for My Valentine, and Atreyu on one bill.
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at Bogie’s — March 22, 1992
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at Bogie’s — before “The Impression That I Get” made them famous, the Bosstones were a ska-punk force playing clubs.
Van Halen / Journey at Palace Theatre — March 22, 1978
On this day in 1978, Van Halen opened for Journey at the Palace Theatre in Albany. Eddie Van Halen’s debut album had just dropped, and he was about to change…
The Moody Blues / John Mayall at University Gym, SUNY-Albany — March 22, 1970
The Moody Blues and John Mayall at SUNY-Albany — the Moodies were in their orchestral prog-rock prime, and Mayall was the godfather of British blues.
Joan Baez at The Egg — March 21, 2008
Joan Baez at The Egg — the voice of a generation, the queen of protest folk, still performing with clarity and conviction decades after Woodstock.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at Knickerbocker Arena — March 21, 1995
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on the Dogs with Wings tour at the Knickerbocker Arena. “Wildflowers” had just come out — arguably his masterpiece.
U2 (w/ Pixies) at Knickerbocker Arena — March 21, 1992
U2 on the Zoo TV tour with the Pixies opening at the Knickerbocker Arena. This was the reinvented, ironic, multimedia U2 — “Achtung Baby” era, Bono as The Fly. A…
Ratt / Poison at RPI Fieldhouse — March 21, 1987
Ratt on the Dancing Undercover tour with Poison on the Look What the Cat Dragged In tour at the RPI Fieldhouse. Peak ’80s glam metal.