Local Music Outlet

From a ‘Clerks’ mini-cast reunion to members of the Addams Family cast, the Empire State Comic Con has a ton of fun stuff in store. For all the cosplay lovers, cartoon fans, and just straight up awesome nerds (like me), Comic Con is always beyond a fun event...

The Albany Capital Center may be only a few years old, but it's already getting some more major renovations. By major renovations, I mean 500 thousand dollars worth.  According to the Times Union, the Albany Capital Center is doing so well with business that they need more space...

Congratulations to CMI Communications, this week's winners of the Q103 Work Day Distraction!  This hard working crew got hooked up with some tickets to see Peter Frampton and Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening at SPAC, and we are so happy they get to enjoy...

"If he never sang a note, he was just a great songwriter" says Mike Garson, pianist and long-time band member of David Bowie. Garson spoke with Q103 Albany to talk Bowie and the upcoming "A Bowie Celebration" show coming to the Palace Theatre March 6th...

“There’s a lot of wall language going on in America” says Rob Halford of Judas Priest, while he called into Q103.  As Halford put it, walls divide people, and create a "barrier of silence." Music though? Well, music is about communication...

Live music acts are getting announced for the 2019 New York State Fair! So far, you can already count on being able to see Bad Company and the Dropkick Murphys during the Fair.   Bad Company will be kicking off the even on opening day, at 8 pm...

QPid's Not-So-Broken-Heart Work Day Distraction reached Duravent!  For this week's 'Work Day Distraction', we crashed a job site for Valentine's Day with a whole bunch of prizes!  This hard working crew got a slew of tickets to see Heart at SPAC July 21st, a beautiful bouquet of flowers from Frank Gallo Flowers, and of course donuts- because what's better for a holiday about love than food (becaus

Get your game gear ready for April 27th! The Albany Empire, our very own arena football team, have announced their 2019 game schedule, kicking off here in Albany on April 27th against Columbus.  Spanning April 27th to July 20th, the Empire have a full season ahead of them (hopefully full of wins)...

Congratulations to this week's winners of the Q103 Work Day Distraction! The crew of Holbrook Heating in Watervliet got crashed this week with some Judas Priest tickets!  In the middle of a major 'polar vortex' with sub-zero temperatures, this hard working crew certainly deserved a treat...

Judas Priest are coming to the Palace Theatre May 18th and 19th, and we want to hook you up with some tickets to the show! More specifically, we want to crash your job site with some tickets.  It's part of Q103's Work Day Distraction...

Here's to all of the amazing live music of 2018! The year is officially coming to an end. It was definitely a year of great shows in and around the Capital Region.  Honestly, I think it's been the best year in awhile with just how much good live rock there was...

There’s nothing like some live music to kick off the holiday season! The Machine not only rocked Upstate Concert Hall to kick off the season, they also celebrated their own 30th anniversary. Rocking the music of Pink Floyd, The Machine performed a major show to commemorate 30 years...