There’s a new live-music venue in Schenectady that's creating quite the buzz.The Electric Grinch, taking its name from a popular bar in Schenectady during the 1970s and!-->!-->!-->…
As the chilly winds of late fall sweep through the region, Erin Harkes, a local comedian and musician, is set to bring warmth and laughter with her upcoming comedy show and!-->…
Every year on June 21st, a global celebration known as Make Music Day takes place, bringing communities together through the universal language of music. Albany and Troy!-->…
The Capital Region's Goons! are on a crime spree, and they stopped by the studio for some shenanigans before heading to The Hangar in Troy on Friday, Jan. 20, for some more!-->…
Award-winning folk singer Carolyn Shapiro will be performing with her band at Caffe Lena, Thursday, Dec. 22. Carolyn has not only won the Capital Region Music Award for Best!-->…
Nippertown sits down with Eric and Leigh Gibson to discuss their upcoming North Country Christmas concert at Proctors on December 16th, their hometown show in Ellenburg on!-->…
In the '90s when Nirvana sang "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" during their appearance on MTV Unplugged. It was eerie, it was beautiful, and the 19-year-old me thought!-->…
Thanksgiving is a time for sharing and Nippertown loves sharing music. What better way than to list our ten favorite songs that remind us of giving thanks for what we have.
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After six rounds of voting, the field of 64 has been chiseled away to just one... Glass Pony.Our final two contestants are amazing talents, Girl Blue has the voice of an!-->!-->!-->…
Thank you for voting in the 3rd Round of the 2021 March Music Madness tournament. Your votes will help local musicians to move on to the next round and get closer to some!-->…
We are down to just 16 bands in Nippertown's “March ‘Music’ Madness” tournament and we are excited by who is left in the Sweet Sixteen.Are you ready for this…The!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Guthrie Bell Productions and The Hollow Bar + Kitchen announced the dates of their April round of The Supper Club concert series. The series started last fall and some of!-->…
Thank you for voting in the Second Round of the 2021 March Music Madness tournament. Your votes will help local musicians to move on to the next round and get closer to some!-->…
The first round of Nippertown’s “March Music Madness” witnessed more than 1,000 voters chiming in and reducing the initial field of 64 local bands and musicians by half.!-->!-->!-->…
Thank you for voting in the First Round of the 2021 March Music Madness tournament. Your votes will help local musicians to move on to the next round and get closer to some!-->…
More than 150 musicians were nominated for Nippertown’s inaugural March “Music” Madness contest set to go today, Wednesday, Feb. 24.The slate of names is chock full of!-->!-->!-->…
"I Shot the Sheriff" is as relevant in 2020 as it was in 1973 when Bob Marley wrote it. While reggae was popular in the early 70s (Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" was!-->…
Bandcamp Fridays started back in March to support artists impacted by the pandemic, and in the past few months the music community has come together in a huge way: in just!-->…
Next up for "Who Did it Better?" is Bob Dylan's classic "All Along the Watchtower" and Jimi Hendrix's subsequent cover. Dylan is arguably the best songwriter in modern!-->…
Covering Bruce Springsteen is almost as popular as covering Bob Dylan, and why not, he's a great songwriter. You can take his down home lyrics and transform them into pop!-->…
Cover songs are usually a much sought after, uplifting moment at a concert. The audience connects as they sing together lyrics made popular over time. However, occasionally a!-->…
When an artist takes someone else's song and makes it their own, the results can be magical. They weave their artistic freedom through it and create an experience completely!-->…
The staff at Caffe Lena along with their Board of Directors and medical advisors, have decided to hold off on reopening to an in-person audience in light of new Covid-19!-->…
On this date in 1989, The Who played a warm-up show for their tour at the Glens Falls Civic Center (now the Cool Insuring Arena). The tour officially began on the 23rd and!-->…
Around 11,000 people joined together at Riverfront Park in Troy on Sunday, June 7 to rally for Black Lives. Triggered by the recent murder of George Floyd at the hands of!-->…
It's not everywhere that you get to go to a great concert at 5 in the afternoon. Albany might be the exception. Not only do we have Alive at Five all summer long on!-->…
We are almost two months into the quarantine and we are certain you have been watching a LOT of Netflix lately. You might have just exhausted everything you think Netflix has!-->…
You're locked down with your family this Easter and after four-weeks, you might be getting sick and tired of them. That's okay, and let's face it - it's probably just being!-->…
It's Saturday and there's nothing to do but stay home and watch live streams. That's okay we have a ton of Local talent streaming live today. If you want to see some of your!-->…
What's an "Air Five"? Think of it as a high five that you can do across the room or via Snapchat or Zoom. It's a way of connecting without actually touching in this new age!-->…
We are all stuck inside but that doesn't mean we can't find great music. Nippertown is committed to connecting musicians with their audience. So, if you know of a live!-->…
Over the past three decades, Chris Botti has recorded and performed with the best in music, including Sting, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma,!-->…
Today, Tuesday, March 3rd, would have been Nippertown founder, Greg Haymes' 69th birthday. We all miss Greg dearly, and there is no better way to honor him than with music.!-->…
With his raspy, soulful voice and instantly memorable original songs, roots-rocking multi-instrumentalist Eric Lindell is a true one-of-a-kind talent. Mixing West Coast rock!-->…
The Hollow didn't have the crowd it should have Friday night; was it the bad weather, that the band wasn't well known (yet), or too many other shows last night? It doesn't!-->…
Sleeping With Sirens are coming to Clifton Park's Upstate Concert Hall with their The Medicine Tour 2020 on February 4th. Their 21-date run across North America brings along!-->…
There are so many great places to see music in the Capital Region. Sure we have the big venues, but we also have the best small and medium-size venues, too. Caffe Lena and!-->…
Every year Saratoga Performing Arts Center is voted as one of the top outdoor venues in the country. Of course, the amphitheater is amazing, but it's "The Lawn" that is!-->…
The Palace Theatre is simply majestic. The perfect place to see a concert, a comedian, or the Rocky Horror Picture Show. This year the Palace was home to some of the best!-->…
The Times Union Center had a steady stream of big names all year long, from Panic! at the Disco in January all the way to Canada's favorite diva, Celine Dion, in December.!-->…
The Who released a new album this week simply called Who. After 55 years you would think Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey would settle down and enjoy retirement. But even!-->…
A battle between toy soldiers and mischievous mice, a blizzard of ballerinas, and a wonderful world of confection came alive at Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s popular!-->…
Tonight is the end of an 18 year journey for a fixture in the local scene, and in turn it is just the beginning of a new phase for the musicians involved.Eighteen years!-->!-->!-->…
Downtown Albany is going back to the dogs. Nipper dogs to be exact.The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) and the City of Albany are installing ten new!-->!-->!-->…
Initially compiled by Greg HaymesNever say Albany is boring, there have been incredible shows going on in the region for years. Greg compiled this list and it's just too!-->!-->!-->…
Chef Robert Irvine from the popular reality TV show Restaurant: Impossible is coming to Niskayuna, NY on July 10th and 11th. And they are seeking "enthusiastic individuals"!-->…
Bandleader, producer, and composer, Dave Bartholemew died at the age of 100. Bartholomew produced and co-wrote several chart-topping hits with fellow New Orleans native Fats!-->…
The six-piece powerhouse from Burlington, North Carolina will be bringing their tremendous sound to New York with a string of shows kicking off Friday, May 10 at Putnam Place!-->…