Alive at 5

Albany's Alive at Five Summer Concert Series has announced the 2022 summer lineup, with a wide variety of musicians playing at Jennings Landing. Alive at Five is Albany's signature free concert series, with eight weeks showcasing…

Wednesday, July 28th brought the 2021 season of Albany's Alive at Five to a close. The weather was perfect, and for the first time this season, the concert was held at its usual location, Jennings Landing. Albany's own Joe Mansman and the…

On Wednesday July 21st, Albany's Alive At Five Concert series returned to the rain location under the 787 overpass. This week featured Albany's own Funk/soul band, Hartley's Encore, as well as Yam Yam, a Jam/Funk/soul group from…

On Wednesday, July 14th, Albany's Alive at 5 concert series featured two acts native to upstate New York, indie folk-pop duo, The Sea The Sea, and Folk-rock, multi instrumentalist Amy Helm. For the third week in a row, the concert…

For the second week of the City of Albany's Alive at 5 concert series, funk was on the lineup and Soule Monde and company delivered. Moving to the rain location at the boat lunch under 787, the night started on time with Victory Soul…

Summer is slowly coming to a close, and the Capital Region of Albany has had a trove of music this summer. Starting with Tulip Fest in May, to the Music Haven series in Schenectady, an incredible summer calendar at SPAC, to local weekly…

Culture is reggae’s most dominating harmony group. Born in the 70′s golden age of reggae, Culture gained acclaim for its long series of classic “roots” albums. Joseph Hill, singer and songwriter for the legendary Jamaican vocal trio,…

Slick Rick the Ruler was joined by DJ T.G.I.F and Giant Gorilla Dog Thing for Albany's Alive at 5 summer concert series at its location under I-787 on Thursday, June 20. Ricky Martin Lloyd Walters, known to the world as Slick Rick and…

For the penultimate Alive at Five at Jennings Landing in Albany, Colorado's Yonder Mountain String Band brought out their jamgrass sound for the second time in four years at the free summer concert series. It was a hot Albany day, and as…

Thursday’s Alive at 5 brought funk legends The Funky Meters to Albany on July 13. The highly anticipated show was moved to the Corning Preserve Boat Launch, Alive at 5’s designated rain location. The location is a perfect second option due…