Mel Torme at Proctor’s Theatre — March 4, 1995
“The Velvet Fog” Mel Torme at Proctor’s Theatre — one of the last tours before his stroke in 1996. Torme was one of the greatest jazz vocalists of the 20th…
Talking Heads at Hullabaloo — March 4, 1978
Talking Heads at the Hullabaloo in Rensselaer on the ’77 tour — David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison were still a scrappy four-piece, just months after releasing…
Bon Jovi (w/ Goo Goo Dolls) at Pepsi Arena — March 3, 2003
Bon Jovi’s Bounce tour filled the Pepsi Arena with the Goo Goo Dolls opening — a double bill of radio-rock heavyweights. “Bounce” was Bon Jovi’s post-9/11 album, and the tour…
Bon Jovi (w/ Skid Row) at Carrier Dome — March 3, 1989
Bon Jovi brought the New Jersey Syndicate tour to the Carrier Dome with Skid Row — featuring former Bon Jovi collaborator Sebastian Bach — opening. The Dome was one of…
Warren Zevon at Page Hall — March 3, 1978
Warren Zevon at Page Hall in Albany — this was peak Zevon, right around the release of “Excitable Boy.” He was touring behind “Werewolves of London,” the biggest hit he’d…
The Allman Brothers Band (w/ Wet Willie) at Palace Theatre — March 3, 1973
The Allman Brothers Band at the Palace Theatre in 1973 — the year they released “Brothers and Sisters” and became one of the biggest bands in America. With Wet Willie…
The Young Rascals / The Association at RPI Field House — March 3, 1967
A double bill of 1960s hitmakers at the RPI Field House. The Rascals (“Good Lovin’,” “Groovin'”) and The Association (“Cherish,” “Along Comes Mary”) represented the best of mid-’60s pop-rock. College…
Dave Van Ronk at Caffe Lena — March 3, 1961
Dave Van Ronk — the “Mayor of MacDougal Street” — played Caffe Lena in 1961, the year the legendary coffeehouse opened. Van Ronk was a mentor to Bob Dylan and…
Mumford & Sons (w/ Cat Power) at Times Union Center — March 2, 2019
Mumford & Sons brought their Delta tour to Albany with Cat Power opening. The British folk-rock juggernaut filled the Times Union Center on a night that blended arena-scale energy with…
Dropkick Murphys at Upstate Concert Hall — March 2, 2015
The Dropkick Murphys’ Celtic Punk Invasion tour hit Upstate Concert Hall right around St. Patrick’s Day season. Blood or Whiskey, Bryan McPherson, and The Mahones rounded out a bill that…