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Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston has an absolutely fire lineup this autumn season highlighted by Electric Hot Tuna’s farewell tour on September 21, Violent Femmes on October 14, emo folkie Gregory Alan Isakov on October 18 and—the punk rock cherry on top—an evening with Patti Smith on November 11.

If you’re looking for something more underground, Tubby’s is the place for DIY acts including Vancouver’s multimedia collective Crack Cloud on October 7, Horse Jumper of Love with Fraternal Twin October 22 and Los Angeles harpist Mary Lattimore on November 2. You could also stop by The Avalon Lounge in Catskill for neighborhood punk legend Wreckless Eric on September 28 and talented upstarts Constant Smiles, Gary’s Dream and watergh0st on October 2.

If anyone knows anything about style, it’s Melissa Auf der Maur of Basilica Hudson. The former bassist of Hole and grunge rock goddess has immaculate taste. She’s invited Florida songwriter Ethel Cain to her refurbished riverside factory space on

October 5 and Spiritualized® blows the roof off the place on November 8.

In the Berkshires, local troubadour Johnny Irion and Friends take up residency at The Ostrich Room at Apple Tree Inn in Lenox starting September 30. The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington welcomes Nashville’s Mat Kearney November 17.

How about viewing contemporary Mexican silent film classic El automóvil gris set to a live performance of the soundtrack by Guadalajara, México psychedelic jazz ensemble Troker at MASS MoCA on November 11? Now, that’s some serious style right there.

In nearby Albany, The Egg is focused on a fantastic lineup of Americana highlighted by Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals on October 8, The Jayhawks on October 21, Lucinda Williams on October 28, The Head and The Heart on November 2 and Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway on November 12.

Meanwhile, the Palace Theatre will be rocking to Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade on October 20, My Morning Jacket on October 25, The Wood Brothers on October 28 and Jethro Tull on November 4.

Just a bit further north, it’s worth the trip to Spa Little Theater at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) for Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital and Chinese accordionist Hanzhi Wang on October 19 and vocal supergroup säje on November 11.