I'm from the Albany area, and like everyone said, the only place that is decent is Sneaky Petes. The owner of the place is cool as hell, as he is an Elvis impersonator and walks around shining a flash light up girls skirts. I personally never went out to anything related to Lark street (the gay district of Albany) because it wasn't what i was looking for. I don't know if they're still doing the alive @ 5 thing, but it is basically a cheap way to get drunk, and see some decent bands in the area.