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…
Jane’s Addiction at Palace Theatre — March 2, 2012
Perry Farrell and Jane’s Addiction brought the Theatre of the Escapists tour to Albany’s Palace Theatre. The alt-rock pioneers who launched Lollapalooza delivered a career-spanning set in one of the…
Fiona Apple (w/ Jurassic 5) at Palace Theatre — March 2, 2000
Fiona Apple touring behind “When the Pawn…” with Jurassic 5 opening — a pairing that only made sense in 2000. Apple was at her creative peak, raw and magnetic. The…
King Crimson at Hullabaloo — March 2, 1982
Robert Fripp’s reformed King Crimson played the Hullabaloo in Rensselaer on the Discipline tour. The 1980s lineup — Fripp, Belew, Levin, Bruford — is widely considered one of the greatest…
Elton John at Times Union Center — March 1, 2019
Sir Elton John brought his massive Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour to Albany’s Times Union Center. One of the biggest farewell tours in music history, this was a rare chance…