Franklin's Tower - Albany, NY

Franklin's Tower, located in Albany, NY, is the "Place to Be" for cocktails, excellent food and live music and in 1989, it won the Preservation Merit Award for oldest running restaurant/bar/venue in Albany. It is looking to book solo artists and bands to perform live at the venue on Thursday through Sunday nights. Franklin's Tower welcomes a wide variety of musical genres./n/nFranklin's Tower, located in Albany, NY, is the "Place to Be" for cocktails, excellent food and live music and in 1989, it won the Preservation Merit Award for oldest running restaurant/bar/venue in Albany. It is looking to book solo artists and bands to perform live at the venue on Thursday through Sunday nights. Franklin's Tower welcomes a wide variety of musical genres.

Here’s what selected artists get:

• Performing artists will be given food and drinks.


• Exposure while performing live in front of 150 music fans (at capacity).

Artists are responsible for bringing their own instruments and sound equipment. Artists should be able to draw at least 40 people to their show and be 18 years or older to play.

About the venue:


Franklin's Tower, named for a Grateful Dead song, is the 4-month-old successor to the Plaza Grill, an Albany business that for 71 years occupied the circa-1820 Broadway building opposite the ornate University Plaza complex that sprawls at the foot of State Street. Albany has been called a town of secrets, bosses, and smoke-filled rooms - and Franklin's Tower at 414 Broadway has been part of all three. In 1933, it became The Plaza Grill and remained so until it was sold to Patrick Hall in 2004 and renamed Franklin's Tower. But no matter what the name, all the ghosts, famous and otherwise, are still here. Just ask Patrick. The fact is, some things have to be believed in order to be seen