Weekly Live Music Round Up, 3/24-3/30

Happy rainy Rochester time of year. Perfect time for the Flower City Thaw fest, which is happening on Saturday, 4/5. For $20, you get access to 6 venues and a bunch of good local bands. 

Also, some other notable shows this week are Zack Keim + Bermuda Search Party, both solid touring bands to check out. 

Thanks to those who have supported me on Patreon this week. As a member ($3/month) you get the list a couple days early, and I have a music marketing guide up - I'll be adding more. Please keep submitting your shows!

Monday, 3/31

Eric Heveron-Smith (chamber folk) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Eastman Symphony Orchestra - Kilbourn Hall, 7:30P (FREE, all ages)

Tuesday, 4/1

New Translations / Chores (indie/rock) - Bug Jar, 9P ($15, 18+)

Wednesday, 4/2

Evie Ladin & Keith Terry (Folk/Jazz/Percussive Dance) - Local Sound Collaborative, 7P ($20-$30, all ages)

The Brokes / Checks & Exes (The Strokes tribute/rock) - Bug Jar, 9P ($15, 18+)

Flying Object (psych/indie/rock) - Abilene, 8P ($10, all ages)

Hey Mabel (soull) - Record Archive, 6P (FREE, all ages)

Texas Headphones /Ali Lou / The Sugar Boys -Skylark, 8P ($5, 21+)

RIT Popular Music Night Collective - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($5, all ages)

Mel Henderson and Gerry Youngman (jazz guitar) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Thursday, 4/3

Zack Keim / Alex Northrup & The Darlingtones / Jimso Slim / Beef Gordon (indie/rock) - Bug Jar, 9P ($10, 18+)

Todd East - Record Archive, 5P ($75, all ages)

Neon Rave (techno/dub) - Photo City, 7P ($12+, 18+) 

Spring Social with DJ Pabony (salsa) - Lovin’ Cup, 7:30P ($10, all ages)

Mary DeFranco Music (jazz/swing) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Eastman Piano Series: Anna Fedorova  - Kilbourn Hall, 7:30P ($30+, all ages

Friday, 4/4

Joan Smith & The Jane Does (rock) - LUX, 10P ($5, 21+)

Bermuda Search Party / Pump Action / Reddy Hollow (indie rock) - Bug Jar, 9P ($15, 18+)

The Hollow Truths / Anybody Else / Likeness / Shark Arms (alt/rock) - Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)

Hot Wire (acoustic/Americana) - Abilene, 5:30P ($5, all ages)

Thirteenth Floor (classic rock) - Abilene, 9:15P ($8, all ages)

Aaron Lewis and the Stateliners *country) - Kodak Center, 6:30P ($35+, all ages)

Bella’s Bartok / Arthur Buezo / PA Line (folk/rock) - Photo City, 6:30P ($25+, 18+) 

Daze End / NNB The Party Rock Experience (classic rock/Pink Floyd covers) - Montage, 8P ($20+, 16+)

The Traveling Milburys (Traveling Wilburys Tribute) -The Theater at Innovation Square, 7:30P ($50+, all ages)

Inside Out - Lovin’ Cup, 7:30P ($5, all ages)

Tug HIll Band (blues/rock) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Pia Mater - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($10, 21+)

Debatably Stable / The Rouges /Ate / Quit - The Flying Squirrel, 6P ($10, all ages)

Eastman Opera Theater Presents: Ainadamar - Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, 7:30P ($20, all ages)

Saturday, 4/5

The Devil’s Pension / Fuzzrod / Brainwash Victim (punk/rock) - Bug Jar, 9P ($10, 18+)

The Isotopes (surf rock) - Skylark, 9P ($5, 21+)

Bugcatcher / Georgie /Kitchen (indie/rock) - Bad Ending, 8P ($10, 21+)

Henrie Brothers & Friends (swing/old-time) - Abilene, 7:30P ($15, all ages)

Flower City Thaw Fest with A Girl Named Genny /Head to the Roots / Other Brother / Left Handed Second Baseman / Overhand Sam & Bad Weapon / Brodband / Aaron Lipp / Jackson Cavalier / Stunt Double / The Mustard Tigers / Banjo Juice Jazz Band / Bellwether Breaks - One admission, 6 venues!!! Daily Refresher, Vinyl, Murphys, Recreo, Swan Dive, Anthology. 5P ($20, 21+)

ArtisanWorks 25th Anniversary Gala (misc performances) - ArtisanWorks, 6P ($100)

Jaguardini / Distributed Systems / Earthen Shield / bit rot (dark wave/ electropop /experimental/noise) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

KPop Night - Photo City, 8P ($20+, 18+) 

John Brown’s Body / Double Tiger (roots/reggae/dub) - Flour City Station, 9P ($30, 21+)

Sticky Sweet (Def Leppard Tribute) - The Theater at Innovation Square, 7P ($25+, all ages)

Cool Club & The Lipker Sisters - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($10/$15, all ages)

Gohar Vardanyan (classical guitar)- First Universalist Church, 7P ($15/$20) 

Kubick’s Rubes (bluegrass/swing) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

The Moho Collective - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($22, 21+)

Sunday, 4/6

Kettle / Dogs in Stereo / A Wonderful / Vien Kohl (bedroom pop/indie/slowcore) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

Blues Fest 2025 w/ Joe Beard / The Smokin’ Section / Big Mike & The Motivators / Swamp Road Jukes - Photo City, 2P ($10/$15+, 18+) 

Classical Guitar Night - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Weekly Live Music Round Up, 3/24-3/30

Hi!
This week, I’m excited to drop a new episode of Nights and Weekends on Wednesday, featuring a conversation with artist and musician Scar Markham. 

Also, I went to Bug Jar on Friday and caught Chores and Paper Rabbit. Such a good show—both bands brought so much energy.

As always, a quick shoutout to our Patreon supporters. Your help keeps The Sound running, and if you’re not a member yet, now’s a great time to join and support what we’re building.

Here’s this week's list! 👇

- Kate @TheSoundRoc

Monday, 3/24

Cancerslug / Massive Blowout / The ILL (punk) - Bug Jar, 9P ($15, 18+)

Eric Heveron-Smith (folk/jazz) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Tuesday, 3/25

Dirty Dancing in Concert (live band + film) - Kodak Center, 7:30P ($30+, all ages)

Lilac String Sextet - Winton Library, 4P (FREE, all ages)

Wednesday, 3/26

Agape Trio (improv/blues/folk) - Bop Shop Records, 8P ($20, half price for students all ages)

Ulthar / Sully / Hallucination Realized / Excruciating Warfare (black metal/grind) -The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10-$15 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

The Eric Paige Quartet (jazz) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Blu (rock covers) - Record Archive, 6P (FREE, all ages)

Thursday, 3/27

The Herb Heins Band (roots/alt/rock) - Abilene, 7:30P ($7, all ages)

Neon Country Dance Party - Photo City, 7P ($15+, 18+) 

Salsa Night w/ DJ Pabony - Lovin’ Cup, 8P ($10, all ages)

Indigo Breeze (jazz/pop) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Friday, 3/28

Brule County Bad Boys / The Abyssmals (rock n roll/country)- LUX, 10P ($5, 21+)

Ultra Fest w/ Spooky Visions / B&W Cat B&W Cake / rotten / Ronnie Stone / Child of Night / DJ Darkwave / DJ Dom - Bug Jar, 9P ( Pass is $60, individual nights $30, 18+)

Zilch / Lowest Form / Bile Study / Piss Guzzler / Defacer (grind/hardcore/punk) - The Psychic Garden, 6P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

Until I Wake / Deepstate / Damages / Hollow Kingdom / Katspo / LoveBoxx (hardcore) - Montage, 6P ($25+, 16+)

Grand Canyon Rescue Episode (acoustic/electric Americana) -Abilene, 8P ($10, all ages)

Felmax / Spaced Out / Horton / Wavy Jones B2B Kwall / EMAC / Blumb (EDM) - Photo City, 7P ($20/$25+, 18+) 

The Songbirds (Fleetwood Mac tribute) - Flour City Station, 7P ($15/$20, 21+)

Alex Goettel (indie rock) - Lovin’ Cup, 8P ($5, all ages)

Steve Grills & The Roadmasters (blues) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

New Planets - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($10, 21+)

Saturday, 3/29

Ultra Fest w/ Who Killed Spikey Jacket / Stripper Cult / Diskount Vodka / Parasitix / Mooseknuckle /Warlovers / DJ Iron Mike- Bug Jar, 9P ( Pass is $60,individual nights $30, 18+)

Tribute to Blaze Foley, hosted by Folkfaces & Friends - Abilene, 8P ($15, all ages)

Queens of Hip Hop (DJ) - Photo City, 8P ($25+, 18+) 

Freestyle House Party with DJ’s Ray El Classic and Johnny Mambo - Skylark, 9P ($10, 21+)

Space Bacon / L.S.T.N (jam) - Flour City Station, 8P ($15/$20, 21+)

Dysplacer / When Legions Fall / Order of the Dead / Adelphophagy / Paro (metal)- Montage, 7:30P ($10, 16+)

Laurie Berkner (children’s music) - The Theater at Innovation Square, 10A ($50+, all ages)

Downtown Disco (funk DJ) -Water Street, 8P ($35+, 21+)

Eric Clapton Birthday Bash (covers) - Lovin’ Cup, 6P ($15/$20, all ages)

The Good Weather String Band (bluegrass/jam) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Stavo - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($15, 21+)

Oran Delphi / Ear Piercings / Shooting Partners / Treasure Plate / Amanda Bridges/ Leroy Manzo -The Flying Squirrel, 7P ($10, NOTAFLOF all ages)

Sunday, 3/30

Ultra Fest w/ Quit / Leaking Head / Anti-Citizen / Brainwash Victim / The Rouges- Bug Jar, 9P ( Pass is $60/ individual nights $30, 18+)

The Deadnames / Tight Schedule / Winning the Lottery / Put Me in Coach (pop punk/emo) - Photo City, 6P ($15/$20+, 18+) 

Mike Kaupa Jazz Quartet (jazz) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Ying Quartet - Kilbourn Hall, 3P ($79+, all ages)

Weekly Live Music Round Up, 3/17-3/23

This week, we released a new episode of Nights and Weekends, TheSound’s podcast where we chat with the people shaping Rochester’s music scene. Our guest was the amazing Katie Morey—musician, songwriter, and all-around gem. If you haven’t listened yet, you’re in for a good one!

Also, TheSound now has a Patreon! You’ll get early access to the weekly show list and a musician/band finder to help connect the scene. If you want to support what we’re building, check it out here—it means a lot! Also - don't forget to keep submitting your shows!

Here’s this week's list! 👇

Monday, 3/17

Dream Theater (prog metal) - Kodak Center, 7:30P ($55+, all ages)

Eric Heveron-Smith (chamber folk) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Sisters of Murphy (Celtic Rock) -Lovin’ Cup, 8P ($10, all ages)

Catch & Release (high energy Celtic) - Clutch on the Canal, Spencerport, 6P (FREE, all ages)

Tuesday, 3/18

Fourth Dominion (gothic rock/post punk) - Record Archive, 5P (FREE, all ages)

Burial Oath / Nihilith / Ate (metal) - The Psychic Garden, 6:30P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

Wednesday, 3/19

My Missing Half / IATT / Haishen (metal) - Bug Jar, 9P ($10, 18+)

Songwriters in the Round ft. Tyler Westcott / Adrianna Noone / Candy Montgomery / Brian Thomas - Abilene, 7P ($10, all ages)

The Living Room Session (rock) - Record Archive, 6P (FREE, all ages)

RIT Popular Music Collective Night (misc) - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($5, all ages)

Margaret Explosion (jazz) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

The Horsenecks (folk/roots) - Payton Violins, 7P ($15/$20, all ages)

Thursday, 3/20

La Armada / On the Cinder / Do Crime / Hard to Know (punk/hardcore) - Bug Jar, 9P ($10, 18+)

Liam Grant / Clinton’s Folly / Veeder & Tunis (old time / guitar) - Abilene, 7P ($10, all ages)

The Acceptables / Small Signals - Skylark, 7P ($5, 21+)

CDPD Ensemble (local artist showcase + jam session) - Flour City Station, 7P ($5, 21+)

The Sonic Alchemists (jazz/folk) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Friday, 3/21

Stress Dolls / Chores / Paper Rabbit (indie/rock) - Bug Jar, 9P ($10, 18+)

Basic (instrumental rock) -LUX, 10P ($5, 21+)

The Occasional Saints (blues/swing) - Abilene, 5:30P ($6, all ages)

Kathy Mattea / Louden Wainwright III / Janiva Magness - Eastman Theater, 7P ($25+, all ages)

Losers Club with Patient Basement / Dear Verona / Creating a Sinner / Anybody Else (punk/rock/pop) - Photo City, 7:30P ($16+, 18+) 

Hate Grenade / Hardon / Liquid Damage / Dead Laughter / Vermiphious (nu metal/rap metal/rock) - Montage, 7P ($20+, all ages)

Juice Box with DJs Brian Buttlett / b2b / Maxxie (DJ) - Water Street, 9P ($10/$15+, 21+)

Shades / Jess Novak Band / Pass x Krooks - Lovin’ Cup, 7:30P ($10, all ages)

Alex Goettel (indie/rock) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Dial Up (90’s covers) - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($10, 21+)

Saturday, 3/22

Shep Treasure / Oona Kyung (indie rock) - Skylark, 9P ($5, 21+)

Crahda / Vicious Intent / World Purge / Ratkind (metal/punk) - Bug Jar, 9P ($10, 18+)

Texas Headphones / The Biscuit Brothers (country/rock) - Abilene, 8P ($7, all ages)

The Joey Stempien Big Band - Bop Shop Records, 8P ($20, free for students, all ages)

EDM Rewind - Photo City, 7:30P ($15+, 18+) 

DJ Shola / Sha Redcorn / Proiectura / The Rogues (electronic / experimental / rock) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

Issues / Red Cap Assassins (Korn + Limp Bizkit tribute) - Flour City Station, 7P ($10/$15, 21+)

The Veins (rock n’ roll/punk) - The Club at Water Street, 7P ($15+, 18+)

Singing River / Nick Cory Young - Lovin’ Cup, 7:30P ($15/$20, all ages)

Laura Dubin and Antonio Guerrero (jazz piano)  - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Left Handed 2nd Baseman - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($10, 21+)

Chris Prime’s Croc Roc  - 75 Stutson St., 8P ($20, all ages)

Mt. Goose / Eternal Requiem / Broken Lace - The Flying Squirrel, 7P ($10 PWYC, all ages)

Sunday, 3/23

Drummers Only Showcase - Photo City, 5P ($15+, 18+)