Quality events for this weekend

Friday May 15

high 65º low 48º, cloudy

Friday Fresh at The Pickle: Early jazz with D Lawson Experience. Late with DJ Trumastr.

Rabid Children, Huntress Wizard, Mental Weather at No Fun: Punk, hardcore, alternative.

Snuffed on Sight, Final Resting Place, Torture, Altar, Blood Starved Beast at Empire Underground: Slam metal.

Anthony Robustiano at The Egg: Stand-up comedy.

Brett Dennen at The Egg: Singer-songwriter, folk pop, indie folk.

Saintseneca, Lily Seabird at The Hangar on the Hudson: Indie folk, folk rock, indie rock.

Saturday May 16

high 79º low 45º, sunny

Saturdayyee at The Pickle: With DJ Show.

Sunset Splatter at No Fun: A Live Staging of Lila Rallatos’s Play. Matinee!

The Belle Curves, GNBAHT, Nada Y Nada, Mongooze, plus more at No Fun: Indie rock, punk, experimental. A CRSC benefit.

Sparks the Rescue, Signal the Escape, Broadwing at Empire Underground: Pop punk, emo, alternative.

Michael Wilbur (of Moon Hooch), Future Joy, Father Figure at Lark Hall: Electronic, house, bass.

The Abyssmals, Kimono Dragons, Pink Lady, DJ Tex at The Hangar on the Hudson: Garage punk, surf rock, punk rock, psych rock.

PechaKucha at Opalka Gallery: Short talks by interesting people.

Rat Fest at Pine Hills Park: Selfless Demise, Subcutaneous, Mental Weather, Chaser Bait, Trepidation. Slam, screamo, punk, hardcore, mathgrind.

Plant Swap at The Sanctuary for Independent Media: Free!

Sunday May 17

high 81º low 57º, sunny

Sunday Sessions at The Pickle: Arts and crafts club.

The Strip, GOLEM, TV Dinner, The Snorts, Snow White at No Fun: Psych rock, rock n roll, indie, emo, hair metal.

Fleshgod Apocalypse, Frozen Soul, Balor, Tyranize, Intrusive at Empire Live: Symphonic death metal, hardcore.

Distant, Tracheotomy, Iced Over, Strike Down, Unbound at Empire Underground: Deathcore, slam, beatdown.

Capital District Reptile Expo at Albany Capital Center: Hell yeah.

Rat Fest at The Rat Den: With Film and Gender, Pocketsand, Low Measure, Roblox Tycoon. Punk, slam, alt-country, screamo.

A Big Gay Market at The Shirt Factory Glens Falls: Queer maker market.

All Weekend

St Sophia Greek Festival at 440 Whitehall Road: Celebrating Greek culture.