Marcus King @ The Palace Theater

Palace Theater 19 Clinton Ave, Albany, New York, United States

Marcus King faces heartache, addiction, and mental health head-on in his music. Pain quakes below the vibrato of his voice, and his delivery weighs heavy with booze-drenched regrets and mistakes in lonely hotels. The GRAMMY® nominated fourth generation musician from Greenville, SC, started playing guitar at 8-years-old following in the footsteps of his guitarist Father and…

Keb’  Mo’ @ Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Cente 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States

Keb’ Mo’ is a five-time Grammy Award-winning guitarist, songwriter, and arranger.

Roy Book Binder@Caffe Lena

Caffe Lena 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY, United States

Ambassador of the blues and one of the finest fingerpickers working today, Roy Book Binder has been a Caffè Lena favorite since 1968.

Aldi, Vumbaco, Walz@CRBN Blues Jam

McGeary's Pub 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY, United States

Jeremy and the boys will be ripping it up followed by the weekly blues jam.

Chris Hammond and Friends @CRBN Blues Jam

McGeary's Pub 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY, United States

Richard will be running the jam Chris Hammond, Tom Metallo, Doc Orloff, Pete Vumbaco, and Richard Greene will be opening the night followed by an open Blues Jam

Walz, Ellis, and Vumbaco@CRBN Blues Jam

McGeary's Pub 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY, United States

Jeremy will be running the jam. Come join Jeremy and the boys for a fine night of blues followed by an open jam.

Concert for Frank Daley

Hangar On The Hudson 680 River Street, Troy, NY, United States

Please join us as Frank’s family and musician friends celebrate his life with a day of music and memories! This event was a big hit last year and we’re excited to make music and gather together again. There is a $10 minimum donation at the door, which will benefit the recipients of the Frank Daley…

Sonny Landreth @ Athens Riverfront Park

Athens Riverfront Park 4 North Water Street, Athens, New York, United States

Eric Clapton called Sonny Landreth“probably the most underestimated musician on the planet.” The Louisiana slide guitar master will be playing a free show in a park overlooking the Hudson River.

CRBN Jam w/ Ishikawa @ McGeary’s

McGeary's Pub 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY, United States

Joe Ishikawa brings his host band to the jam. Richard runs the jam.

Sonny Landreth/Cindy Cashdollar @ Caffe Lena

Caffe Lena 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY, United States

Louisiana slide guitar wizard Sonny Landreth and world-renowned steel guitar and dobro master Cindy Cashdollar make a rare appearance.

Brandon Santini @ The Linda

The Linda • WAMC's Performing Arts Studio 339 Central Ave, Albany, NY, United States

There are many different opinions as to what the future of the blues harmonica will be. International touring vocalist and harmonica player Brandon Santini is undeniably a worthy player to keep an eye on as the latest surge of young blues artists leave their footprint in blues history. His name is worthy of conversations that…

CRBN Blues Band Challenge @ The Linda

The Linda • WAMC's Performing Arts Studio 339 Central Ave, Albany, NY, United States

Band competition to go to the INternational Blues Challenge in Memphis. Competing bands will include Forever (Youth Act), Diego Mongue Band, Rees Shad and the Conversations, Rick and the Shuffle Kings.

$15

CRBN Jam w/ Silver Chain @ McGeary’s

McGeary's Pub 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY, United States

Eric and Silver Chain will be hosting the blues jam this week, followed by an open blues jam

Sue Foley @ Hangar on the Hudson

Hangar On The Hudson 680 River Street, Troy, NY, United States

Sue Foley is a virtual triple threat as a lead guitarist, singer and songwriter. Foley spent her early childhood in Canada, mesmerized by her father’s guitar and started her professional career at sixteen. By twenty-one, she was living in Austin, TX and recording for Antone’s—the esteemed blues label and historic nightclub that helped launch the…

$20

Blues BBQ W/ Blood Brothers @ Music Haven

Music Haven Central Park, Schenectady, New York, United States

In Blood Brothers – the band, and their album – established blues stars Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia “complete each other’s sentences musically.” So says their fel-low guitarist and producer Joe Bonamassa who combined their two bands in a Lou-isiana recording studio. Successful on their own, both are fiery guitarists and soulful singers, joining their…

Matt Schofield @ Athens Riverfront Park

Athens Riverfront Park 4 North Water Street, Athens, New York, United States

Guitar & Bass Magazine included Matt Schofield in its “Top Ten British Blues Guitarists of All Time.” This is a free show.

Rory Block @ Caffe Lena

Caffe Lena 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY, United States

Rory Block is the standard bearer for American roots blues; a 7x Blues Music Award Winner whose music rings with unadorned power & truth.

Joe Bonamassa @ The Palace Theater

Palace Theater 19 Clinton Ave, Albany, New York, United States

Joe Bonamassa is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He started his career at age twelve, when he opened for B.B. King.