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In August of 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the gulf coast and uprooted Red Square proprietor Francis Verret, along with scores of Louisiana families, from his home. Verret's been a resident of the Capital Region for nearly a decade now, …

Phish tour looms, but in the meantime, get warmed up with The Lawn Boys, a Phish tribute band out of New York City, on Saturday, June 28th at 9pm at Red Square in Albany. This show marks The Lawn Boys their first ever show in Albany, days…

It was one of the first beautiful nights of the year for The Formula 5 album release party at Red Square on April 18th. Suitable Groove started the night off as the crowd thickened and the energy levels increased. Although it was still…

Pretty strings with an indie dig – that would be the formula followed by Mikaela Davis on her second album, Fortune Teller, released in January. The classically trained harpist carries along an impressive record of talent which she uses to…

Two bands I had yet to see, The Jauntee and Groovestick, were on the bill with The Assortment of Crayons at Red Square on March 21st. Assortment of Crayons are a solid group from New Paltz who have established themselves in the mid-Hudson…

Tonight in Albany, Red Square and Guthrie Bell Productions will host a trifecta of bands to make one helluva dance party. Albany’s own Groovestick and New Paltz natives The Assortment of Crayons will be joined by The Jauntee from Boston,…

On March 1st, 2013, Albany was introduced to Mister F, a group comprised of members of Timbre Coup and Capital Zen, with an electronic-meets-progressive rock sound. One year later, after 97 shows at 48 venues across 16 states, Mister F…

Upcoming bluegrass stompers and folk artists, The Brummy Brothers played a special gig in Albany on February 14.  It might have been the collective whole, grasping at that bubble of love that Valentine’s Day captures but the vocal harmonies…

Future Rock returned to Albany courtesy of Zen Rose Productions with their impressive light show and livetronica trio on Saturday, February 22nd at Red Square. Chicago is lucky to have such a stellar trio of musicians performing live…

On February 22nd, Chicago rock-trio Future Rock will return to Red Square, bringing high energy eletronic-rock in a must-see performance. Future Rock has made an art out of blending the techniques of new age electronic music with standard…