Quality events for this weekend
Below is everything I could find for this weekend. This is why I generally pick the events that I believe are the best and don’t just always post everything that’s happening. Have a good weekend!
Friday October 31 Halloween 2014
Masquerave at the Armory: With Araabmuzik and Just Blaze, with support from Rome Thrasher, Kenetic, and Bandikook.
Unity 32: Halloween at Fuze Box: The rave after the rave at the Armory.
Night of the Walking Dread at Vapor: With DVDJ Dread. Cash for best zombie.
Halloween Dance Party at Bobby Ts: Drink specials and dancing.
Down the Hall at Sage: Immersive theater event.
Trick or Treat at HWFC: Family oriented event with snacks and activities.
Lark Street Bid Halloween at the Park Playhouse: Hope you’ve got tickets.
Eighth Annual Halloween Bash at Pinto and Hobbs: Karaoke with Sid Stein.
Halloween Bash at The Hollow: Red carpet, costume contest, drink specials, Wild Adriatic, Mirk, Lucky Jukebox Brigade and DJs.
Built4BBQ’s Whole Hog Halloween at Pauly’s Hotel: Henry’s Rifle album release with Rival Galaxies, Kimono Dragons, Hammer Hawk, and DJ Mercy.
Consider The Source with Mister F at the Parish Public House: EP release show.
Pollyween: No Limit at River Street Pub: A Halloween party in another dimension. If you’re looking for an off the beaten path type of event, here you go.
Superior Merchandise Co. Pop-Up at The Tavern Restaurant: A preview of Superior Merchandise Co. and the Tavern Resturant all at once.
Halloween Costume Party at the Beer Diviner: Bonfire, music, prizes and really good beer.
Troy Night Out: The October TNO is always on point, expect a ton of costume parties and bars to be more festive than usual for TNO.
Fictively Fact at Collar Works: TNO gallery opening with Ira Marcks and Seamus Liam O’Brien.
Pups Night Out at Henry Loves Betty: Dogs. Costumes. Yes.
Jalloween Fright Festival: With a costume contest and music from DJ Trumastr in Saratoga.
Noche De Los Muertos at the Upstate Concert Hall: With Voltran, Kip Chapman and Alex Torres and his Latin Orchestra.
Renissance at the Egg: Progressive Folk Rock.
Eastbound Jesus at Putnam Den: With The Sea The Sea.
Nixon’s Spirit, Society High, Horror Business at The Low Beat: Punk it up.
Hardcore Halloween at Bogies: With Wartime Manner, Brick By Brick and more.
Waterworks Halloween Costume Contest: $2000 in prizes. Best, worst, scariest, sexiest, most original, and best group costume.
Sirsy at Trick Shot Billiards: With a costume contest as well.
Hunter Hayes at the TU Center: Yee-haw!
Albany Halloween Pubcrawl: Three days of excessive drinking in costume. Starts at the City Beer Hall.
Saturday November 1
Chuck Palahniuk at Skidmore: In support of his new book Beautiful You.
Killswitch Engage at the UCH: With All That Remains, Death Ray Vision, and City of Homes.
Monster Ball at Vapor: With DJ Playground. Prizes for best male, female, couple and group costumes.
The Day After: Zombie Invasion at Bogies: Costume contest and a grip of bands.
80s Halloween at the Fuze Box: DJ Feral, Don Stone and Neo holding down the 80s tunes.
Northern Faces at The Hollow: Rock jams. With Northern Faces, The North & South Dakotas, and Carl Daniels and the Black Box.
Vilma Mare : Queen of Serpents at The Foundry: Visiting artist series about wearable design.
AKOUSMA @ EMPAC: Acousmatic music in the open spaces at EMPAC.
An Evening with Bruce Hornsby at Troy Music Hall: Grammy winning singer/keyboardist.
Bing Bamboo Room Burlesque Halloween Hangover: Celebrating 10 years.
Halloween Hangover Party & Costume Contest: Try your luck again at winning the contest! With DJ Shawn Gillie and Dave Barna.
Cage Wars at the Armory: People hurting one another for fun.
Albany Halloween Pubcrawl: Three days of excessive drinking in costume. Starts at the City Beer Hall.
Sunday November 2
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson: Performing the best of Jethro Tull and his new album.
Love and Theft at the UCH: With Joel Crouse and DJ DU.
Harlem Wizards at The Armory: Family oriented bball game/performance.
Albany Halloween Pubcrawl: Three days of excessive drinking in costume. Starts at the City Beer Hall.
