Thursday, April 25: Ryan Montbleau at the Westcott

The Ryan Montbleau Band performs Thursday at the Westcott Theater (524 Westcott St). Big Easy seasoning, ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra) and Jesse Dee open the show, which starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door.

Also Thursday

• Like Moths to Flame, Palisades, My Ticket Home, The Color Morale, Crown the Empire and Forsworn at the Uptown Theatre (2014 Genesee St., Utica), 6:30 p.m. - $13-$15.
• Songwriters Live hosted by Dan Cleveland and Mark Zane at Gordon Student Center’s Bistro (G-210), Onondaga Community College campus (4585 W. Seneca Turnpike), 6:30 p.m. - Free admission.
• Open Mike Night at Kellish Hill Farm (3192 Pompey Center Road, Manlius), 7 p.m.
• Blanco Diablo with Tantrum at the Fusion Room (3705 Brewerton Road, North Syracuse), 10 p.m. - $6-$10.

At the clubs

• Chris Taylor and the Custom Taylor Band at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar (Destiny USA), 9:30 p.m.
• College Night with Frita Lay at Trexx (323 N. Clinton St.).
• Isreal Hagan at Cafe at 407 (407 Tulip St., Liverpool), 7:30-9 p.m.
• Just Joe at King of Clubs (420 S. Clinton St.), 9 p.m.
• Anna Vogel and Friends at Carnegie Café, Maplewood Inn (400 Seventh North St., Liverpool), 7 p.m.
• Medicine Wheel Duo at PJ’s Pub and Grill (116 Walton St.), 5:30-8:30 p.m.
• Michael Crissan at JP’s Pub (1709 Burnet Ave.), 8 p.m.
• Outta the Red at OC’s Fatboy BBQ (317 N. Salina St.), 7 p.m.
• The Boatmen at Coleman’s Authentic Irish Pub (100 S. Lowell Ave.), 9 p.m.
• The FabCats at Shifty’s (1401 Burnet Ave.), 8 p.m.
• The Intention featuring Mark Nanni at Phoebe’s (900 E. Genesee St.), 8-10 p.m.
• TJ Sacco at Limp Lizard Bar and Grill (Western Lights, 4628 Onondaga Blvd.), 7 p.m.
• Wayback Machine at Deansboro Hotel (2747 Route 12B, Deansboro).