Tonight's Alive at Five to be held at rain location

Tonight's Alive at Five event in Albany will be held at its rain location at the Corning Preserve Boat Launch under the I-787 overpass, the mayor's office announced.

The weekly outdoor concert normally takes place along the Hudson River.

The featured performer tonight is southern rock band The Outlaws. The previously scheduled performer, Marshall Tucker Band, had cancelled their appearance for personal reasons, the city's Special Events office said.

The event will take place at its normally scheduled time of 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Below is a description of the bands as issued by the city's Special Events office.

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THE OUTLAWS
The Outlaws are Southern Rock icons servin' up live Dixie-kickin' rock... just the way you like it! Born to the blue-collar port city of Tampa, Florida in the early 1970s, The Outlaws developed their own high-powered, guitar-driven country-rock, complete with exciting self-penned music and stellar three-part harmony. In 1975, The Outlaws' debut album rode the momentum of AOR classic "Green Grass and High Tides" to #13 on Billboard's Hot 100. With substantial success in the live concert arena and on the strength of repeated chart-topping records, The Outlaws established themselves as premiere players in the phenomenon that came to be known as Southern Rock. Hits include "Green Grass and High Tides", "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky", "There Goes Another Love Song" and "Hurry Sundown."

Opening Band: Jefferson Thomas
Jefferson Thomas began his musical journey sitting in on bass for his fathers' gigs. As a young teenager he had switched to guitar and was writing his own songs, and playing clubs, fairs, and festivals all over the  northeastern US before moving to Atlanta, where he broadened his musical palette playing on old-style R&B recording sessions, as well as a brief stint as touring guitarist for a reunion tour by seminal R&B legends, The Impressions.