BCMC returns to Tubby's in Kingston for the first time since 2024

The last Hudson Valley date was a leap-day show at the same Midtown room; the return is Wednesday, Dec. 9, for $20.

The last time BCMC played the Hudson Valley was on a leap day: February 29, 2024, at Tubby's in Midtown Kingston. Nearly three years later, they're coming back to the same room.

BCMC plays Tubby's on Wednesday, December 9, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 through DICE. The show was announced October 8. Tubby's holds about 100 people, so a return date in a room this size tends to sell through on word of mouth.

Coming back to the same venue says something. Small acts don't return to a 100-capacity room by accident. A second booking usually means the first night went well for both the band and the bar, and that the people who were there in 2024 told their friends.

Tubby's earns that kind of loyalty. The independent bar and venue at 586 Broadway opened in 2018. Co-owner Cory Plump has recalled that people said it wasn't going to work in Kingston. It did work. A 2020 live album recorded there by 75 Dollar Bill helped put the room on the international map, according to the Live Music Society, which describes it as an intimate, independently owned bar and venue in Midtown. A 2023 NYC Taper review noted the building had been bought by its employees. Tubby's marked five years with a fall 2023 festival featuring Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Armand Hammer and William Parker.

Last year the venue won a Music in Action grant from the Live Music Society. Hudson Valley One reported that it used the money to launch free concerts, including a Saturday afternoon series and a seven-night run for its seventh anniversary. Chronogram lists it among the region's must-visit music venues.

That reputation is the backdrop for a Wednesday night in December. Kingston's Midtown has become a real destination for left-of-center music, and Tubby's is a big reason why. A $20 ticket, a 7 p.m. start and a room where you're never more than a few feet from the stage make it an easy midweek decision.

Check the JamBase listing and the DICE page for any openers added before the date. Small rooms like this fill up quietly, so if the 2024 show was your kind of night, don't wait.

Sources: DICE: BCMC at Tubby's (link.dice.fm); JamBase: BCMC at Tubby's (jambase.com); Chronogram: Tubby's opens to bring raw sounds to Kingston (chronogram.com); Hudson Valley One: Midtown Kingston's live music anchor Tubby's plans free shows after receiving grant (hudsonvalleyone.com); Live Music Society: Music in Action 2025, Tubby's (livemusicsociety.org); NYC Taper: Hudson Valley (nyctaper.com); mxdwn: Tubby's 5 Year Festival announces fall 2023 lineup (music.mxdwn.com); Chronogram: Must-visit Hudson Valley music venues (chronogram.com)