Marilyn Manson at QE2 — March 6, 1995
Marilyn Manson at QE2 in Albany on the Portrait of an American Family tour — before “Antichrist Superstar,” before the national controversy, before everything. This was Manson in a tiny…
The Ink Spots / Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra at Palace Theatre — March 6, 1943
The Ink Spots and Lucky Millinder’s Orchestra at the Palace Theatre during WWII — a snapshot of the big band and vocal group era. The Ink Spots were one of…
Neko Case at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall — March 5, 2016
Neko Case’s voice in the acoustically perfect Troy Savings Bank Music Hall — a match made in heaven. The alt-country powerhouse and her band filled one of the finest concert…
Metallica (w/ Queensryche) at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena — March 5, 1989
Metallica on the Damaged Justice tour hit Binghamton’s Broome County Arena on March 5, 1989 — ten days before they played Troy’s RPI Field House. Queensryche opened with the Operation:…
U2 (w/ Mission of Burma) at JB Scott’s — March 5, 1981
U2 at JB Scott’s in Albany on the Boy tour — before they were the biggest band in the world. Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. were…
Aerosmith at Palace Theatre — March 5, 1978
Aerosmith on the Draw the Line tour at the Palace Theatre. This was the raw, dangerous, pre-comeback Aerosmith — Tyler and Perry still together but barely, the band running on…
Jerry Lee Lewis at Proctor’s Theatre — March 5, 1971
The Killer himself — Jerry Lee Lewis — at Proctor’s Theatre. By 1971, Lewis had reinvented himself as a country star after his rock and roll career stalled, but live…
The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem at Troy Armory — March 5, 1965
The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem at the Troy Armory — the godfathers of the Irish folk revival in America. Their matching Aran sweaters and rousing pub songs made them…
Daryl Hall & John Oates at Palace Theatre — March 4, 2003
The best-selling duo in music history brought their catalog of hits to the Palace Theatre. “Rich Girl,” “Kiss on My List,” “Maneater,” “I Can’t Go for That” — Hall &…
Soul Coughing at Saratoga Winners — March 4, 1997
Mike Doughty’s Soul Coughing at Saratoga Winners in Cohoes — a band that defied easy categorization with their blend of jazz samples, standup bass, and stream-of-consciousness vocals. The kind of…