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Karaoke in Albany, NY
Albany's week is covered end to end: Water Works Pub on Central Avenue takes Monday, Maxie's on Wolf Road runs Tuesday through Saturday, and Dee Dee's Tavern in Latham has Sunday. Friday is the big night, when five of the six confirmed venues sing and Central Avenue has karaoke at both ends.
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Albany never leaves a night empty. Maxie's Bar and Grill on Wolf Road runs Tuesday through Saturday until 2am, starting at 7pm Tuesday to Friday. Water Works Pub on Central Avenue covers Monday with Music Mondays Karaoke, 10pm to 2am, and Dee Dee's Tavern in Latham takes Sunday from 6pm with Scotty Mac.
Friday is when the rest turn up. Side Door Cafe on Western Avenue gives karaoke its one weekly night, Diamond Eight Billiards in Latham adds a Friday and a Saturday, and far out on Central Avenue, Bourbon Street Bar & Grill sings from 9pm to 1am on Friday and Saturday.
3 confirmed venues
Albany: Wolf Road, Central and Western
A five-night bar on Wolf Road, a Monday-and-Friday pub on Central Avenue, and Western Avenue's Friday.
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Maxie's Bar and Grill
240 Wolf Rd · Wolf RdTuesday through Saturday until 2am, starting at 7pm Tuesday to Friday. Five nights a week, and the backbone of the Albany calendar.
Maxie's Bar and Grill runs karaoke Tuesday to Saturday.
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Water Works Pub
76 Central Ave · Central AveMusic Mondays Karaoke, 10pm to 2am, and karaoke in the pub again on Fridays. The only Monday in the metro.
Water Works Pub runs karaoke Monday and Friday.
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Side Door Cafe
1656 Western Ave · Western AveWeekly karaoke on Fridays, out on Western Avenue.
Side Door Cafe runs karaoke Friday.
3 confirmed venues
Latham, and out toward Schenectady
Two Latham venues that share Saturday, and a weekend bar at the far end of Central Avenue.
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Dee Dee's Tavern
647 Watervliet Shaker Rd · LathamSunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, done by 11pm. Sunday and Tuesday start at 6pm, with Scotty Mac hosting on Sundays.
Dee Dee's Tavern runs karaoke Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and Sunday.
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Diamond Eight Billiards
9 Johnson Rd · LathamKaraoke on Friday and Saturday, with Mark the Shark on Saturday nights by visitors' accounts. The listing recommends calling ahead on a Friday.
Diamond Eight Billiards runs karaoke Friday and Saturday.
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Bourbon Street Bar & Grill
2209 Central Ave · SchenectadyFriday and Saturday, 9pm to 1am, at the Schenectady end of Central Avenue.
Bourbon Street Bar & Grill runs karaoke Friday and Saturday.
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We keep tabs on 15 karaoke spots in and around Albany — this guide writes up 6. The rest are on the map in the app, next to the part that matters: what you’ll sing when the book comes around.
Central Avenue, both ends
Central Avenue runs a long way, and it has karaoke at both ends. Water Works Pub at 76 Central, the Albany end, does Music Mondays Karaoke from 10pm to 2am and sings again on Fridays. Out at 2209, Bourbon Street Bar & Grill takes Friday and Saturday from 9pm to 1am.
On a Friday the whole avenue is in play, so pick your end. On a Saturday only the Schenectady end is singing, and on a Monday only the Albany one.
Latham, and the early evening
Latham holds two venues with different ideas about the evening. Dee Dee's Tavern on Watervliet Shaker Road starts at 6pm on Sunday and Tuesday and is done by 11, four nights a week. Diamond Eight Billiards on Johnson Road takes Friday and Saturday, with Mark the Shark on Saturday nights by visitors' accounts.
Saturday is the one night they share, so a Latham Saturday has two addresses to choose from. On a Friday, call Diamond Eight before driving over; its listing recommends it.
Questions
Where can I do karaoke in Albany tonight?
Tuesday through Saturday, Maxie's Bar and Grill on Wolf Road runs until 2am. On a Monday, Water Works Pub on Central Avenue has Music Mondays Karaoke from 10pm. On a Sunday, Dee Dee's Tavern in Latham starts at 6pm.
What night is best for karaoke in Albany?
Friday, when five of the six confirmed venues sing: Maxie's, Water Works Pub, Side Door Cafe, Diamond Eight Billiards and Bourbon Street Bar & Grill. Saturday has four.
Is there karaoke in Latham?
Two venues. Dee Dee's Tavern on Watervliet Shaker Road runs Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and Diamond Eight Billiards on Johnson Road takes Friday and Saturday.
How late does karaoke go in Albany?
Until 2am at Maxie's Bar and Grill, Tuesday through Saturday. Water Works Pub's Music Mondays Karaoke also runs to 2am. Bourbon Street Bar & Grill closes at 1am, and Dee Dee's Tavern is done by 11pm.
Does Albany have private karaoke rooms?
Not on our confirmed list. Every venue here is a sign-up-and-sing bar, where you perform to the room.
Is this every karaoke bar in Albany?
No. This page covers the venues worth knowing first. The full verified list for the Albany area lives in the KaraokeList app, with the nights each one runs.
You found the bar.
Now what are you singing?
KaraokeList keeps every karaoke song you can actually pull off — and when the list runs dry, it finds you new ones, each with a reason. The full verified list of Albany venues is in there too.