Johnny Winter at Palace Theatre — March 11, 1977
The albino blues tornado Johnny Winter at the Palace Theatre. Winter was one of the most ferocious guitar players to ever plug in, and his live shows were legendary for…
Trey Anastasio at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall — March 10, 2017
Phish’s Trey Anastasio in the acoustically pristine Troy Savings Bank Music Hall — an intimate solo/small-band setting that showcased his musicianship in ways that a festival stage never could. The…
Garth Brooks with Trisha Yearwood at Times Union Center — March 10, 2017
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood packed the Times Union Center on The Garth Brooks World Tour — one of multiple Albany dates during a residency-style run. Brooks is the best-selling…
Fugazi at Saratoga Winners — March 10, 1991
Fugazi at Saratoga Winners — Ian MacKaye’s fiercely independent post-hardcore band, famous for their $5 door policy and refusal to sell merch at shows. Fugazi in a small Cohoes club…
Roy Orbison at Palace Theatre — March 10, 1988
Roy Orbison at the Palace Theatre in 1988 — the year of his miraculous comeback. “Mystery Girl” was in the works, the Traveling Wilburys were about to form, and Orbison…
Muddy Waters / John Lee Hooker at Gibbons Hall, Siena College — March 10, 1972
Two absolute titans of the blues — Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker — at Siena College’s Gibbons Hall. These were the artists who electrified the Delta blues and influenced…
Phil Collins at Marine Midland Arena (now KeyBank Center) — March 9, 1997
Phil Collins on the Trip Into the Light World Tour at Buffalo’s Marine Midland Arena on March 8, 1997. The Genesis frontman turned solo superstar was still one of the…
Sepultura (w/ Fear Factory, Clutch) at Saratoga Winners — March 9, 1994
An absolutely stacked metal bill at Saratoga Winners: Sepultura on the Chaos Worldwide tour, Fear Factory on Triggering Seismosity, and Clutch. Three bands that would each become genre-defining acts, packed…
The Kinks at Palace Theatre — March 9, 1980
Ray Davies and The Kinks at the Palace Theatre. One of the most important British Invasion bands — the creators of “You Really Got Me,” “Waterloo Sunset,” and “Lola” —…
The Charlie Daniels Band at Proctor’s Theatre — March 9, 1979
Charlie Daniels at Proctor’s Theatre in 1979 — the year “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” became one of the biggest songs in the country. Daniels and his band were…