September 2026 Newsletter

Happy September, Hudson Valley!

This is my favorite month weather-wise. I love summer, but I run hot, so I’m looking forward to the chill, crispy air. The show calendar this month is stacked–check it out! As always, keep submitting your gigs!

Top 10 September Show Picks

9/1: TV Sleep, Slow Teeth, & Grains of Euphoria @ Avalon Lounge, Catskill (tickets)
9/2: Pizza Party, Henry Ferland, & Miles Cederquist @ Colony, Woodstock (tickets)
9/4: DIY Kingston Presents: GARY & Chris Callahan and the Dudes @ Keegan Ales, Kingston (free)
9/4: Mikaela Davis (Graceland Way Tour) & Johanna Samuels @ Assembly, Kingston (tickets)
9/4-9/6: DROMFEST 2026 @ Avalon Lounge, Return Brewing, & Left Bank Ciders, Catskill (see the lineup/buy tickets)
9/10: Fraternal Twin (album release show), Kissing Well, & Nora Knight @ Tubby’s, Kingston (tickets)
9/11: A Whole Nother, Gray Monitor, & Low Measure @ El Dorado Bar – Troy (tickets at the door)
9/16: Ruby of Thanks (album release show) & Blue Ranger @ Tubby’s, Kingston (tickets)
9/17: The Stevenson Ranch Davidians, Elephant Stone, & Abyssmals @ No Fun, Troy (tickets)
9/27: Dark Dazey, Pink Lady, & GOLEM @ No Fun, Troy (tickets)

DIY Kingston Presents

Happy to announce the DIY Kingston Presents series where I’ll be booking a show a month in Kingston featuring awesome Hudson Valley local bands that I think deserve more attention. Reach out to me if you’re interested in playing. This month we got GARY and Chris Callahan & the Dudes Friday 9/4 at Keegan Ales. Hope to see y’all out there!

Free/no cover!

Congrats to Here, Jenny – winner of Assembly’s Kingston Calling: Battle of the Bands!

Listen to the band and buy their music/merch!

Head over to AssemblyKingston.com to check out all the great shows they’ve got coming up!

Articles from Last Month

In case you missed ’em, here are the articles published in August.

A few weeks ago I dropped some pretty huge news: We, DIY Kingston & Red Eye Booking, are putting on the first annual DIY Kingston Fest! 16 of some of our favorite HV-based bands will play over the course of the day (2PM-11PM) Saturday, November 21st at Keegan Ales and Night Swim. If you haven’t already, make sure your get your tickets!