Quality events for this weekend vol. 49

Friday June 15th

Speed Date Round 3 at the Fuze Box: 50s/60s themed speed dating with a bunch of great DJs.

Immortal Technique at the Upstate Concert Hall: Self explanatory. Guaranteed to be amazing.

Nervosity: A battle of the bands to help the fight against AIDS.

Out of the Box at McGeary’s: Blues music at everyone’s favorite bar.

Across the Great Divide at Valentines: A benefit for the American Cancer Society with a big stacked list of local musicians.

Saturday June 16th

River Street Festival: Troy has tons to offer so why don’t you check it out River Street Fest and enjoy it’s amenities.

NastyNasty, EPROM and Sleepyhead at the Upstate Concert Hall: “Future Bass” or “IDM” or whatever stupid label you put on it, this is the one of the few events that the DJs will actually be playing awesome music.

Comedian Sean Lynch at the Pearl St Pub: Sean Lynch is a regular on MTV and Comedy Central and is a real funny dude. If you haven’t been to a comedy show in a long time, you’re missing out.

Mumbai to Negril: DJ Trumastr is back with another one of his super awesome theme parties, and this one is East to West Indian themed. Dancehall, Punjabi, Soca, Bollywood, Roots, Bhangra and the list goes on.

Nate Danker, Hand Habits, Emily Sprague at Fuzz Records: An evening of great music at the best record shop in Albany. And it’s FREE!

Sunday June 17th

Sunday Night Baseball Punk Show at Valentines: Free hot dogs (gross), peanuts and crackerjacks along side Plastic Jesus, Isotopes and Point Blank.