UPSTATE NEW YORK LIVE MUSIC GUIDE

(severely in need of updating, I know)

Caveat: This is a very subjective, selective guide that is focused on
(1) rock/pop/soul artists I like or am eager to check out and
(2) venues within driving distance of Oswego, where I live.  Cities closer to Oswego are listed first.
While I plan on posting lots of links to concert calendars and clubs, this is not to be confused with a comprehensive concert guide.
If you want to send me any listings, great, but I can't promise I'll post them.  My e-mail: ranjit dot dighe at oswego dot edu.
All listings are for 2011 unless otherwise noted.  Shows I'm planning to attend are listed in bold.

Dan Smalls Presents brings most of the area shows that interest me, so this is the site I check most often.

OSWEGO


Venues:

• Oswego Music Hall
• The Raven
  

SYRACUSE

Thurs., Sept. 2, at 7:30 - Buckethead, at the New York State Fair
Fri., Sept. 8, at 8:00 - Best Coast, at The Westcott

Venues:

• Funk 'n Waffles
• The Landmark
• Lost Horizon
  
• The Westcott
• Center for the Arts (in Homer)
  

Other listings:

• eventful: Concerts in Syracuse (and nearby)
• Syracuse Shows
  
• Times Tables (Syracuse New Times)
  

Bands:

• The Best Lights

ROCHESTER

Fri., Sept. 16, at 8:00 - Rosanne Cash, at Harro East Ballroom

Venues:

• Bug Jar
• Water Street Music Hall

Bands:

• 40 Rod Lightning

ITHACA

Venues:

• Castaways
• The State Theatre

UTICA AND VERONA

Venues:

• The Stanley
• Turning Stone Casino
  

ALBANY

Venues:

• The Egg
• Revolution Hall, Troy, NY
• Valentine's
  

BUFFALO

Venues:

• Mohawk Place (use the MySpace link until they fix their main one)
• Sportsmen's Tavern
  
• Town Ballroom
  
• Tralf Music Hall

Other listings:

• Artvoice
• eventful (concerts in Buffalo and nearby)

KINGSTON, ONTARIO

(Help?  The only Kingston venues I know of are The Living Room [no website, alas] and The Grad Club.  I know that Kingston gets some good shows, including Tegan & Sara and Ron Sexsmith.)


OTHER CONCERT INFORMATION SOURCES

Last.fm - Open an account (free), feed your iTunes library into it, get a pretty good personalized concert listings page
eventful

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Last updated on 25 August 2011