Quality events for this weekend
Friday January 26
Hellseeker at No Fun: Goth night.
Carnivore A.D. at Fuze Box: A show in memory of Peter Steele. With Faded Line, Violent By Design, and Ice Queen.
The E Block at The Hollow: Indie/R&B.
The Pine Boys at The Eleven: Free happy hour show.
Beastiapheliac, Flatwounds, The 3 Skins, Dark Hippie at Sun of Egg Rensselaer: Hardcore show.
Official Re-opening Dance Party at Franklin Alley Social Club: With DJ Ayo.
Saturday January 27
Creeks (Jon Simmons of Balance and Composure), Bad Bloom, a Cave in Bloom at No Fun: Acoustic/indie/alternative.
Anthony Rodia at The Egg: Comedy show.
Midnight North at The Hollow: Album release party.
Shane Guerrette, The Greetings at Lark Hall: Soul/blues.
Fever Pitch with Taína Asili at The Linda: “a work-in-progress presentation of Taína Asili’s groundbreaking multimedia show on climate justice”.
Rave Robbers at Fuze Box: With DJs 3DG, Nate Mars & A.SUN.
The Very Late Christmas Present at Opalka Gallery: Marionette play.
Free Day at MASS MoCA: A good excuse to visit, and a good way to learn to pay next time to avoid the crowd!
Onesie, Treasure Cove, A Judgmental Swarm of Bees, Mild Wally, Evan Crawley at The Greenhouse: Alt/indie/pop.
Sunday January 28
Albany Record Riot at the PCC: Giant flea market of records and CDs.
Little Viking Pop-up at Rare Form: Food and Trivia.
Live at the Linda Live! at the Linda: Recorded in front of a live studio audence, with guests Deb Cavanaugh and Girl Love.
Korean Food Popup Dinner at Cafe Euphoria: Dinner and storytelling.
All weekend
Classes at Honest Weight Food Co-Op: Free and low-cost community classes, events, and services.
Art Omi: The sculpture fields are awesome.
Day trip to MASS MoCA: Pretty drive and a great museum.
Olana State Historic Site in Hudson: Rotating weekly programs and a landscape to get lost in.
The NYS Museum: Bunch of great exhibits and it’s right in your backyard.
Movies at The Spectrum: First run movies at a small centrally located theater.
Movies at Madison Theater: Albany’s only dine-in theater showing first-run films.
Take a Hike: You live in an amazing area for hiking. Touch grass!
Farmer’s Markets: Troy, Delmar (next one is in May), and Saratoga on Saturday, and Schenectady, Colonie, and Saratoga on Sunday.
Did I miss something? Please let me know!
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