Yungchen Lhamo
November 7 at the Old Dutch Church in Kingston
The renowned and transcendent expatriate Tibetan singer—and Kingston resident—returns to her preferred sonically and appropriately sacred hometown venue. The rare concert of the ARIA Award-winning vocalist’s deep original and traditional songs will benefit her One Drop of Kindness Foundation, which focuses on bringing compassion, support, and healing to distressed and suffering communities. 3pm. $20.
Ani DiFranco
November 12 at the Bearsville Theater in Bearsville
Arguably the most influential feminist folk singer of her generation, DiFranco has incorporated punk, soul, hip-hop, and electronica throughout the dozens of studio and live albums she’s recorded and released via her Righteous Babe record label. A tonic for the times, this date marks her first area appearance in several years. Sweet Petunia opens. (Hiss Golden Messenger arrives November 5; Martin Sexton sings December 4.) 7pm. $76.65-113.15.
The Bad Plus
November 13 at Love, Velma in Ellenville
After 27 years, the acclaimed jazz quartet the Bad Plus is calling it quits with a tour that takes the group to Japan, Australia, and all around the US—and includes this very intimate hit at membership-driven venue Love, Velma in wooded southern Ulster County. Known for their inspired improvising and reworked songs by Radiohead, Black Sabbath, the Flaming Lips, and other rock acts, the bass/drums/sax/guitar unit deftly spans genres. (Los Cumpleanos mix tropical and experimental sounds December 4.) 7pm. $102.78 non-members; $20-64.32 members.
Pokey LaFarge
November 13 at Assembly in Kingston
A true keeper of the American-roots flame, LaFarge’s timeless mix of blues, country, jazz, swing, and rockabilly won him a spot on Jack White’s Third Man record label (White produced his 2011 EP Chittlin’ Cookin’ Time in Cheatham County). “I’m just trying to make music that AI can’t replicate,” he says. “Things are so homogenized right now. That’s what I’m really, really, really resistant to…I’m not going to conform.” Heck yeah. Cicada Rhythm opens. (Vieux Farka Toure turns up November 4; Deerhoof trots in November 7.) 8pm. $42.01-47.82.
Martin Bisi Band/John and Dan
November 14 at the Avalon Lounge in Catskill
Musician and audio engineer Martin Bisi runs crucial Brooklyn recording hub BC Studio, where he has recorded Brian Eno, Sonic Youth, Swans, Herbie Hancock, Lydia Lunch, John Zorn, Afrika Bambaataa, the Dresden Dolls, and others. (Sound and Chaos, a documentary about Bisi and the studio, will screen at Catskill’s Community Theater on November 14.) Openers John and Dan boast members of avant-rockers Barbez. (Spike Priggen celebrates the 25th anniversary of his solo debut November 13; Resavoir and Declan experiment November 18.) 8pm. $17.66.
Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra: “Philharmonic I: Symphony and Song”
November 21 at Christ Episcopal Church in Poughkeepsie
To open its new season, the Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra plans an afternoon of music by Mozart, Rossini, and Verdi. Conducting will be Imre Pallo, who led the Hudson Valley Philharmonic from 1976 to 1991. The program includes Rossini’s overture to “La Scala Di Seta” and Mozart’s operatic “Symphony No. 40 in G minor.” Soprano Aubry Ballaro and baritone Luis Ledesma will sing highlights from Verdi’s “Rigoletto” and “La Traviata.” (The HVSO Chamber Series has “Festive Baroque” December 6.) 3pm. 58-72 (students $12; seniors $60; adults with students or kids five and under $42).
This article appears in November 2026.
