Music on the Lawn - Pulso de Barro
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Music on the Lawn — Pulso de Barro
October 21, 2026 • 5:00pm–7:00pm
Join us for Music on the Lawn, the Albany Institute's outdoor concert series. Enjoy great local music, free gallery admission, and a relaxed evening on the museum’s lawn. The concert series is free and open to the public.
Series dates (all 5:00–7:00pm):
- August 19
- September 16
- October 21
Music on the Lawn is cosponsored by the Music Performance Trust Fund and arranged by the Albany Musicians Association. The series is supported by M&T Bank.
Concerts are held rain or shine. In the event of rain, performances will move indoors—same time. Grab dinner from a featured food truck each month, enjoy a cash bar, and stop by the Art Cart for a free hands-on activity inspired by the museum's collections. Bring your friends, a picnic blanket, or a lawn chair.
Limited parking is available in the museum lot at Dove and Elk Streets. Free street parking is available throughout the city after 5:00pm.
October features music by Pulso de Barro. Get a preview before the concert—watch past performances on the band's YouTube channel.
The name means "pulse of life" and that is precisely what this Kingston-based collective delivers: a ceremony-celebration rooted in Son Jarocho, the four-hundred-year-old music born at the collision of African Yoruba rhythms, Andalusian melody, and indigenous voices on the Gulf Coast of Veracruz. Led by María Puente Flores and Mateo Cano, Pulso de Barro plays jarana, requinto, leona, quijada, tarima, maracas, and marimba. Every fandango they play is both a concert and a commons: it is a space where people feel how music and dance can aid in the process of collective liberation.
October's featured food truck is Tacos El Tenate. Tacos El Tenate provides authentic Mexican food to the Capital Region with fresh ingredients, handmade tortillas, and an unforgettable taste.