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Mud Bug Uprising

Like Mud Bug Uprising? They play at Savannah’s Nightclub on Thursday August 14th, at 8:00PM.

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This Thursday, at the Albany Riverfront Park in Downtown Albany, comes alive with WAR!  The City of Albany would like to honor the Veterans on this special night.  After thirty years of pushing the harmonic envelope, the band’s twenty-fourth album release can be expected sometime in the not too distant future.  “Why Can’t We Be Friends“, “Low Rider” and many other classics can be found among War’s fantastic resume filled with groove, color and passion. War’s career skyrocketed in the early 70’s as their exhilarating sound spoke to millions of Americans about the troubled times of Vietnam, Watergate and tensions of the inner cities.  Fusing rock, Latin rhythms, funk, blues, jazz and soul into a distinctive sound all their own, these multi platinum performers can still deliver to fans more than 30 years after their first appearance in Los Angeles.

The opening band Alive at 5 is Solid Smoke. 

Alive at Five sponsors for this week are Q103 and Albany Stratton VA Medical Center.

THE FREE NIGHT OF LIVE CONCERT SERIES CONTINUES ON PEARL STREET AT THE BLOCK PARTY!

Jillian’s of Albany, Envy Lounge, and Pearl Restaurant present The Refrigerators!

Combining top shelf musicianship, intricate arrangements and an incredible stage show, the 10-piece band known as The Refrigerators have become one of the premiere party bands in the Capital District of New York. Since their inception almost 10 years ago, the band has rocked literally thousands and thousands of fans throughout the Northeast!

If you really want to make it a special night, contact Premiere Transportation Group, gather up some friends and take a night out on the town in style! Premiere Transportation Group has a large variety of vehicles including: limousines, sedans, vans, and coaches! Tell them AlbanyAlive.com sent you and get your fourth hour of service free! Buy 3 hours, get 1 free!

See you out this Thursday! 

The Super Bowl XLII New York Giants return to the University at Albany for training camp once again this year!!  The Giants are traveling to UAlbany for the thirteenth consecutive summer, matching the longest period in the team’s training camp history. 

UAlbany and the Giants are currently in the second year of an agreement that has kept the National Football League organization’s training camp in the Capital Region. The arrangement also includes the option for a third year in 2009.  In the 12 years that the Giants have trained at UAlbany, the preseason camp has averaged 31,032 fans per summer. The all-time mark of 45,040 was established in 2004. 

The New York Giants will practice 19 days on the UAlbany campus, including 10 double sessions. As has been the routine in previous camps, the Giants will not practice on the days following preseason games. On the day before a preseason game, the team will hold a one-hour jog-thru session.

The Super Bowl XLII Champion New York Giants have announced several special training camp events:

§         Player Autograph Night is scheduled for Monday, July 28 following the camp’s first evening practice.

§         Giants Youth Day is Monday, Aug. 11

§         Giants Albany Idol is Tuesday, Aug. 12

Giants training camp all-session parking passes are available through the University at Albany Athletic Ticket Office.  An all-session parking pass is $15.00, while the daily parking fee is $5.00.  Dutch (Student Gold) Lot is the primary public parking facility. 

For more information, call 518-442-4683 or 518-442-4522.  The 2008 New York Giants training camp schedule can be accessed through www.giants.com or www.ualbanysports.com.

Alive @ 5 Presents Zydeco Night!

Have you ever wanted to go to Louisiana, but didn’t want to deal with the heat it brings? Prices for airline tickets and gas have risen too high where you cannot travel and escape? Well Alive @ 5 at the Riverfront Park in Downtown Albany has your answer and that is with the sounds of American roots or folk music called Zydeco. Evolved during the late 1800’s, this fast-tempo music integrates Hip-Hop, R&B, Soul, Reggae, Blues, Two-Steps, Rock and Roll, Brass Band, Ska, Waltzes, and Shuffles that brings color and style of south Louisiana.

This Thursday night you can experience this southern style of music with Terrance Simmien. For more than two decades, this Grammy Award winning artist has become a highly respected, internationally recognized touring and recording artist and Cultural Ambassador for his state. Being influenced by all of the great music that has defined our country’s musical legacy, including music from Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, and with Zydeco pioneers like Chenier, Delafose, Chavis, Ardoin, and Fontenot, Terrance Simien remains a pivotal part of Zydeco music history. He became a critical part of the “renaissance” of a music genre that was in jeopardy of dying off. Incorporating diverse music styles he creates a hypnotic blend of Zydeco-roots-New Orleans funk-reggae flavored-Afro-Caribbean-world music that will force you out of your seat and onto the dance floor. Terrance Simien has shared studio and stage with Robert Palmer, Stevie Wonder, Los Lobos, Keith Richards, Art Neville, the Meters, Alan Toussaint, Paul Simon and Dave Matthews Band to name a few. His eclectic fusion of Zydeco takes you on a multicultural musical tour of the world.

Opening up for Terrance Simien is Captain Squeeze and The Zydeco Moshers. Being close followers of Terrance Simmien, they are proud to congratulate Terrance Simmien and the Zydeco Experience for being the first-ever Cajun/Zydeco Grammy. The sounds of Captain Squeeze and The Zydeco Moshers was born from the basement of the least likely of places, the basement of a Cathedral Mardi Gras Party. The sound was spearheaded by a decades-former Polka Accordion player gone Jazz keyboardist and was inspired by an introduction to Zydeco by CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band. Ten years later, averaging about seventy shows a year, having performed for thousands of people across the Northeast United States and with a 4th album in the works, Captain Squeeze and the Zydeco Moshers are a musical force to be reckoned with.

Alive at Five is a FREE Concert and so is the Block Party on Pearl Street!! That’s right FREE!! There’s no need to spend money for great entertainment, but if you do, Pearl Street comes alive with specials from every direction. Food, Drinks, and Giveaways all summer long!!

Jillian’s of Albany, Envy, and Pearl Lounge brings you a free concert until midnight. This week The Square Pegs will be bringing you a lineup so wild, so crazy, it will make you rock out and dance all night long!! One of the Capital Regions best entertainers, The Square Pegs mix together multiple music genres such as Hip-Hop, R&B, Soul, Reggae, Rock and Roll and a stage performance that you will never forget. Of course at the Block Party there will be Food and Drink Specials, plus all of Pearl Street will offer different events that will make you stay out late and have a great time.

If you really want to make it a special night, contact Premiere Transportation Group, gather up some friends and take a night out on the town in style! Premiere Transporation Group has a large variety of vehicles including: limousines, sedans, vans, and coaches! Tell them AlbanyAlive.com sent you and get your fourth hour of service free! Buy 3 hours, get 1 free!

See you out this Thursday!

Often Imitated… Never Duplicated.

Albany’s first lounge, blue 82 opened in May 2005 and has since become an award winning favorite. Offering specials every night of the week, fresh sushi nightly , and according to Times Union readers the “Best Cocktails in the Capital District”. Blue 82 is sexy and sophisticated.

So come in and sample our extensive drink menu or try us for lunch Tues-Fri. Open late everyday but Sunday.

Blue82
82 North Pearl
445-8082

Blue82 Website
Blue82 Profile

PEOPLE OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT COME SHAKE THAT GROOVE THING!

Now that you have rocked out with the Oldies, New Age, and Country styles, it’s time to pull out polyester suit, make the hair big, and brush up your moves. The Riverfront in Downtown Albany is turning into the largest dance floor when Alive at Five present Disco Night!

This week’s main act is Sister Sledge featuring Kathy Sledge. That’s right, Kathy Sledge returns to make Sister Sledge a full group once again!

Born and raised together in Philadelphia, four sisters of the Sledge family formed the band called Sister Sledge in 1972. All four sisters were lead vocalist, the quartet picked up their unique style from their exposure to the local churches that helped them make a niche of their own in the world of dance and music.

With hits like “We Are Family”, “Mama Never Told Me”, and “Love Don’t You Go Through No Changes On Me”, Sister Sledge hit the top of the UK and US Singles Charts!

Opening up for Sister Sledge are The Tramps. Bringing you the hit song “Disco Inferno”, it was included on the soundtrack to the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever. The track peaked at number eleven in the U.S. during the spring of 1978, becoming the Trammps’ biggest and most-recognized single.

Then keep those dancing shoes on and get ready to get down all night long!

Pearl Street comes alive with the huge Block Party with live music from Soul Session, food vendors, and drinks specials all down the street!! IT DOESN’T COST A THING, IT’S FREE!!! Soul Session, a high energy and spirited ensemble, performs multi-genre soul music with entertaining command and spontaneous originality that emotes supernatural passions from material by Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Bill Withers, and many others! With Soul Session at the helm, the audience must “strap-in” for a commanding emotional journey.

There is not need to drink and drive. There is no need to fight for a parking spot. Contact Premiere Transportation Group, gather up some friends and take a night out on the town in style! Premiere Transporation Group has a large variety of vehicles including: limousines, sedans, vans, and coaches! Tell them AlbanyAlive.com sent you and get an extra hour of service free with a purchase of 3 hours! Buy 3 hours, get 1 free!

THE PAIR WINS THE POT!!

Looking for more than just music and a dance floor?  Wanting to see and be a part of some competition?  Feeling to let it ride?  Then head to Vegas Night at Envy Lounge this Saturday Night!!

Beautiful ladies will compete in the Ms. Planet Beach 2009 Model Competition, Elivs will be performing with the Showgirls, and on the floor will be Poker, Craps, Roulette, and Blackjack.  No matter what everyone is a winner with great Drink Specials all night long!!

VIP No Cover!!  +21 With Proper I.D.  DRESS CODE WILL BE ENFORCED!!

Some come on it to compete and place your bets.  Either way you cannot lose.

Once again we’re back! We hope everyone had a great and safe Fourth of July! The fireworks at the Empire Plaza were great as usual, but this Thursday comes in with a bang that will bring out the brightest and hottest stars!

Alive at Five returns with American Idol Night featuring Bo Bice! Nicknamed “Bogart” as a newborn by his grandmother, Bo Bice performed solo and in rock groups such as Purge, Blue Sued Nickel, and his pre-Idol band SugarMoney. Being the oldest contestant to have progressed the farthest in the American Idol competition, along with Constantine Maroulis, his early performance of The Allman Brothers Band’s “Whipping Post” drew raves from the judges and established him as one of the favorites in the competition. In the end, he became the runner-up to the mega star Carrie Underwood. Now Bo Bice is making his way to the Riverfront in Downtown Albany!

Opening for Bo Bice is Albany’s very own SIRSY!! This is not your part-time garage band, playing over 250 shows per year, SIRSY has shared the stage with: Maroon5, Lifehouse, Collective Soul, Blues Traveler, Cheap Trick, Vertical Horizon, Fuel, and many more. With an arsenal of well-crafted, ear catching, lyrically smart and musically sound songs filled with hooks and levels of meaning, SIRSY brings a fiery, sultry, and soulful indie pop that rocks!

ALERT: FREE CONCERT!!! NO COVER!!! ALERT: FREE CONCERT!!! NO COVER!!!

Still able to party? Well Pearl Street Live brings you a REAL PARTY with Vivid a band with infinite energy and incomparable talent! With their ability to play Top 40 party music from the ’60s to today, Vivid is completely separated from all other “cover bands.” Playing hits from The Beatles to Bon Jovi, Fall Out Boy to Cheap Trick, this band has a knack for playing what the audience craves. So come hungry to party!!! +21 to enter with proper I.D. Drink and food specials so that you don’t walk around thirsty and hungry.

Now that you have seen the brightest stars rocking out and entertaining you, it’s time to see the hottest models that the Northeast has to provide! This week at Envy Lounge are the FINALS for the Miss Caribbean Tan Model Search 2008. The hottest and best looking models from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire all are coming to compete for a $1,000 GRAND PRIZE and a Caribbean Tan Model Contract!

THIS WILL BE THE ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST AND HOTTEST WEEKS OF THE SUMMER!

Thinking it might be too tough to find a parking spot? Want to be looked at as one of the brightest and hotest of the night? Contact Premiere Transportation Group, gather up some friends and take a night out on the town in style! Premiere Transporation Group has a large variety of vehicles including: limousines, sedans, vans, and coaches! Tell them AlbanyAlive.com sent you and get an extra hour of service free with a purchase of 3 hours! Buy 3 hours, get 1 free!

This week may seem a bit slow with no Alive at Five Concert Series or Pearl Street Live block party, but don’t worry, Albany still has your Friday night covered!

Come join the city of Albany at the Empire State Plaza on Friday,
July 4th to help celebrate Independence Day!

The Albany 4th of July Festival and Fireworks Show starts at 2PM and runs straight through to 10PM. There will be food, drinks, live entertainment, and of course FIREWORKS!

This event is free and open to the general public.

We highly recommend you get there early to avoid traffic and parking issues.

Albany Alive would like to wish you a happy and safe 4th of July celebration!Please don’t drink and drive!Take the time to arrange a dedicated ride home, or call a cab. We have made a list of local cab numbers to help you have a safe holiday! Put them in your cell phone now, so you don’t have to remember later.

• Yellow Cab, 518-434-2222
• Capitaland Taxi, 518-426-1405
• Buzzy’s Taxi, 518-433-8888
• Tri City Taxi, 518-453-8888
• Eagle Taxi, 518-365-1209
• Duffy’s Taxi, 518-433-8400
• Green & White Taxi, 518-455-8888
• City Cab, 518-465-5555

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!