SUMPP, Flagman and CPS make next Tuesday at No Fun a free metal night

A stop on Flagman's East Coast run brings SUMPP and CPS to Troy's River Street room on Nov 3, with no cover.

There's a particular kind of Tuesday that only happens on River Street: a touring band rolls in, a band with a following around here shares the bill, and a room with checkered floors and sticker-covered walls fills up for no cover at all. Next Tuesday is one of those.

SUMPP plays No Fun in Troy on Tuesday, Nov 3, with Flagman and CPS. The night sits on Flagman's fall East Coast tour, a run that started Oct 23 in Orlando and wraps Nov 6 in New Hope, Pennsylvania. SUMPP joins on a handful of those dates, and the tour announcement lists the Troy stop as "Nov. 3 Troy, NY @ No Fun (with Sumpp)." The same pairing plays Rochester the night before and Boston the night after, so Troy is the middle of a three-night swing.

No Fun's own calendar lists the show from 7 to 11 p.m., and it's free. The Eventbrite page gives doors at 7 and music at 8, so plan on getting there early if you want to catch all three bands.

For SUMPP this is close to a home game. By our count the band plays the Capital Region more than any other market, and this is the first time we've had them at No Fun. A metal bill like this one, with a touring headliner and a band that already has people around here, is exactly what a small room is for.

CPS fills out the bill. We couldn't find much about them beyond the listing, which is half the fun of a Tuesday show in a room this size. Get there for the first band.

A touring headliner and a band that already has people around here is exactly what a small room is for.

The room is worth knowing about if you haven't been yet. No Fun opened in late 2021 in the old Psychedelicatessen space on River Street, which had been dark since 2019, and it takes its name from the 1969 Stooges song, a nod to how unpolished it is on purpose. It shares the building with Pint Sized, behind separate doors, and most nights it books up-and-coming and touring bands for little or nothing at the door. Our listing puts it at 210, which means a loud bill fills it fast and nobody is ever far from the stage.

That size matters for a show like this one. In a room of 210 the floor is the front row and the sound hits you in the chest. Earplugs are a good idea. So is cash or a card for merch, since buying a shirt or a record off the table is the best way to help a band on a long run up the coast keep putting gas in the van.

If you live in Troy, you can walk over after work. If you're coming from Albany or Schenectady, it's a short drive on a weeknight. Either way it costs nothing to get in, so there's little reason not to show up and find out what three bands can do to a room this small on a Tuesday in November.

Sources: No Fun: Events (nofuntroy.com); Eventbrite: SUMPP / Flagman / CPS at No Fun (eventbrite.com); Lambgoat: Flagman announce East Coast fall tour with Sumpp and Leon Trout on select dates (lambgoat.com); Theprp: Flagman announce dates for their fall East Coast tour (theprp.com); Albany Proper: No Fun grand opening will be loud (albanyproper.com); The Promethean (Siena): When in Troy, No Fun with live music (promethean.siena.edu); Daily Gazette: No Fun brings eclectic mix of experiences to Troy (dailygazette.com)