The coming week offers a wide variety of live-music options.

Thursday, March 11

Another big show in Albany: Elton John and Billy Joel at the Times Union Center 7pm.

Sirsy is a rock & roll duo with a female vocalist / guitar player and a drummer. They are at Gaffney’s in Saratoga at 9pm.
http://www.sirsy.com/
http://www.gaffneysrestaurant.com/

Solo singer / guitar player Michael LaPoint at Trapper’s Tavern in North Creek from 7-10pm.
http://www.copperfieldinn.com/events.asp

Friday, March 12

Bluegrass mandolin player Sam Bush at the Swyer Theatre in The Egg in Albany at 7pm.
http://www.sambush.com
http://www.theegg.org

The Horseshoe Lounge Playboys describe themselves as “Backwoods Americana Old Timey Country and Bluegrass” and they are at the Waterhole #3 in Saranac Lake at 9pm.
http://www.myspace.com/horseshoeloungeplayboys
http://www.myspace.com/saranacwaterhole

Keyboardist/producer/composer Jeff Bujak is at the Putnam Den in Saratoga Springs at 9pm. This place has 9 bathrooms. I know the owner used to run The Red Square in Albany and the bathroom situation there is always a bottle neck. I guess she wasn’t going to have that at her new place.
http://www.jeffbujak.com
http://www.putnamden.com

Saturday, March 13

One man band Keller Williams at Northern Lights in Clifton Park at 8pm. He plays a combination of bluegrass, folk, alternative rock, reggae, electronica/dance, jazz, and funk.
http://www.kellerwilliams.net
http://www.northernlightslive.com/

Sunday, March 14

Sisters In Soul Tour—Maria Muldaur, Marcia Ball & Bettye LaVette—at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall at 7pm.
http://www.troymusichall.org/

Wednesday, March 17

Steve Herubin, formerly of New Hampshire-based Folk / Jazz band The Buskers, at Trapper’s Tavern in North Creek 7-10pm.
http://www.copperfieldinn.com/events.asp

Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip at barVino in North Creek at 7pm.
http://www.barvino.net

Photograph courtesy of the Horseshoe Lounge Playboys