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Weekly Live Music Round Up, 4/27-5/3
Monday, 4/27
Clementine (alt/rock) - Bar Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)
Danny Soto & Bolan Graham (singer/songwriter) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Eastman World Music Series: Gamelan Lila Muni and Gamelan Sanjiwi - Kilbourn Hall, 7:30P (FREE, all ages)
Tuesday, 4/28
RPO w/ conductor Ho-Yin Kwok - East High School, 7P (FREE, all ages)
John Stowell / Bob Sneider Dup - Bop Shop Records, 8P ($20, free for students with ID, all ages)
Wednesday, 4/29
Erin and Ross with Better Angels - Abilene, 7:30P ($10, all ages)
Fit For A King / Invent ANimate / ten56 / Acres (metal) - Anthology, 7P ($30+, 16+)
Luca Forestra and The Electro Kings - Record Archive, 5-8P (FREE, all ages)
GH05+H4CK: Live Remix & Rescore by Videopunks w/ Shonen Book & bitrot - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)
Spring Chickens - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Thursday, 4/30
Luca Foresta and the Electro Kings (blues/swing/rock)- Abilene, 5:30P (FREE, all ages)
Son House Blues Night - Record Archive, 6P (FREE, all ages)
Redd and the Paper Flowers / The Byways / Ahren Henby / Jeremy Button - Photo City, 6P ($20+, 18+)
Marshall Gilkes Quartet (jazz) - The Theater at Innovation Square, 4P-10P (FREE, all ages)
Ignatius - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Scoulive - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($20, 21+)
Bruce in the USA (Springsteen Tribute) - West Herr Auditorium Theater, 7:30P ($40+, all ages)
Friday, 5/1
Stunt Double - LUX, 10P ($5, 21+)
Darwin / Simple / Blue Envy (alt rock/metal) - Bug Jar, 8P ($10, 18+)
Elliott Lewis - Record Archive, 4-7P (FREE, all ages)
Green Jello / Lazy Ass Destroyer / Promachina / Liquid Damage / The Burned Out Suns / How’s The Soup? - Photo City, 7P ($25+, 18+)
Defeated Sanity / Order of the Dead / Gutted Alive - Montage, 6:30P ($30+, 16+)
Melvin Hendersen and Marvin Dolly - Flight Wine bar, 6:30P (FREE, 21+)
The Emo Night Tour - Water Street, 8P ($20+, 21+)
Jonny K - Lovin’ Cup, 7:30P ($5, all ages)
Rochester Ukulele Orchestra - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Eric Carlin’s Half-Dead - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($15, 21+)
Eastman Philharmonia and Eastman Rochester Chorus - Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, 7:30P (FREE, all ages)
Saturday, 5/2
A Modern Marriage: A Disco Rock Opera (disco/dance pop) - Abilene, 7P ($10, all ages)
Fuzzrod / The Falling Spikes (alt/punk/rock) - Skylark, 7P ($10, 21+)
Checks & Exes / Bubblebeam / Lower Expectations (alt/rock) - Bug Jar, 9P ($10, 18+)
Jerry Big’s World Famous Band / Picknumberthreemylord! / Punt (emo/hardcore/punk/skramz) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)
Come Back to Earth, A Live Mac MIller Tribute w/ Flaco and DJ Delo - Photo City, 7P ($25+, 18+)
Emo All Over - Montage, 8P ($15+, 16+)
Dexta Daps - Water Street, 8P ($54+, 18+)
A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($15+, all ages)
Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Jon Itkin & Riverthrough - Three Heads Brewing, 6P ($10+, 21+)
RPO Presents the Music of Tina Turner - West Herr Auditorium Theater, 7P ($40+, all ages)
Marye Lobb and Ryan Johnson (jazz) - Flight Wine Bar, 6:30P (FREE, 21+)
Sunday, 5/3
Deceased / Blood Coven / VIcious Intent / Vampiric Crypt (metal) - Bug Jar, 7P ($18, 18+)
Survey Channel / Auxcab / bbblammmo /Lobster / Bandpractice (ambient/electronic/experimental) - The Psychic Garden, 8P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)
Dropout Kings / Lost in Separation / Kent Osborne (rap/rock) - Montage, 6P ($25+, 16+)
Rochester Record Fair - Radio Social, 11A-3P (FREE, all ages)
Classical Guitar Night - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Weekly Live Music Roundup, 4/20-4.28
Monday, 4/20
Xur / Let’s Blow Up New Jersey / Marc Anthony / Painspresent (hardcore/scramz) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)
The Weyez Show - Bar Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)
Opera Guild of Rochester - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Tuesday, 4/21
Goth Night w/ Solemn Shapes / Dead Cool - Record Archive, 5-8P (FREE, all ages)
Coco Smith / Chores / Kitchen (indie/rock/folk) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)
The Toasters / Some Ska Band / Turkey Blaster Omega (ska) - Photo City, 6P ($22+, 18+)
Jake Shimabukuro (ukulele) - The Theater at Innovation Square, 7:30P ($55+, all ages)
Trent Yule - Three Heads Brewing, 6P (FREE, 21+)
Wednesday, 4/22
Yarn! (Americana) -Abilene, 7:30P ($20/$25, all ages)
Boll Schmitt & The Bluesmasters- Record Archive, 6P (FREE, all ages)
RIT Popular Music Collective Night - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($5, all ages)
Thursday, 4/23
Material Objects / Comfy / Radon Flowers / Joe + N / Growing Stone (alt/indie/rock)- Bug Jar, 7P ($10, 18+)
AL Olender with Aubrey Haddard - Abilene, 7P ($25, all ages)
Sublet / Zursaw / This World is Dead / Dislexia (grind/hardcore/punk) - The Psychic Garden, 6P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)
Leave Your Mark - THe uLtimate Write on Me Party - Photo City, 7P ($10+, 18+)
Different Every Time - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($10, all ages)
Ignatius - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Ruha - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($10, 21+)
Friday, 4/24
Candy (country) - LUX, 10P ($5, 21+)
Matt Charette and the Truer Sound / Robbie Allen (pop/alt folk) - Bug Jar, 6:30P ($8, 18+)
Tabby / Swampfoot / Comfort Object / Sad Bod (alt/rock) - Bug Jar, 8P ($5, 18+)
Mystic Stew (Americana) - Abilene, 6:30P ($15/$20, all ages)
Hypnotic Tonic (psych indie dance) - Record Archive, 5-7P (FREE, all ages)
Massive Blowout / shotclock / curse words / working class stiffs (punk) - Bar Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)
DJ Exit Wound / Nonsite / Thornéd Crownn (ambient / electronic/noise) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)
BUKU - Photo City, 8P ($20+, 18+)
The Still Not Okay Tour w/ Turtle Smash (My Chemical Romance tribute) / Fake Happy (Paramore Tribute) / The Dirty Little Rejects (AAR Tribute) - Montage, 7P ($23+, 16+)
Mind Palace: Nightmare (dance party) - Water Street, 9P ($11+, 21+)
The Princess Concert - Kodak Center, 6P ($30+, all ages)
Radio Americano - Lovin’ Cup, 8P ($10, all ages)
Aaron DeRuyter - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
NIght Zero - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($20, 21+)
RPO: Space! (classical/pops) - Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, 7:30P ($30+, all ages)
Dino Losito & Bob Sneider (jazz) - Flight Wine Bar, 6:30P (FREE, 21+)
Saturday, 4/25
Thursday / Chris Conley - Anthology, 7:30P ($40+, all ages)
The New Pornographers / Will Sheff (indie rock) - Water Street, 7P ($43+, 18+)
Annual Ballroom Blitz Jeff Blitz Neely Tribute Show w/ Liquid Damage - Bug Jar, 2P ($10, 18+)
Pluck / Ben Morey & The Eyes / Alex Northrup & The Darlingtones - Bug Jar, 8P ($10, 18+)
Willy Jack’s Road Show (Willie Nelson tribute) - Abilene, 7P ($10, all ages)
Kelley’s Heroes presents Lou Reed’s New York - Skylark, 9P ($10, 21+)
Tim Capello / Thurlow / Xscape The Unknown / Foolproof / Halibut - Photo City, 6P ($20+, 18+)
Battle of the Decades Silent Disco - Montage, 8P ($10+, 21+)
Blues & Bluegrass: Hot Wire & Gordon Munding’s Slide of Hand Band - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($10, all ages)
Ryan Sutherland - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Stunt Double - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($10, 21+)
RPO: Space! (classical/pops) - Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, 7:30P ($30+, all ages)
Mike Kaupa & Noah Shumway - Flight Wine Bar, 6:30P (FREE, 21+)
Sunday, 4/26
Ty Segall / Mod Lang (indie/rock) - Water Street, 6P ($35+, 18+)
The Problem with Kids Today / Sooflay / Beef Gordon - LUX,8P ($5, 21+)
ROCband Music Festival - Abilene, 1P-5P ($5, all ages)
Jason Calhoun / City Harvest Black / Slow Blink / Wren Cove (ambient/drone/experimental) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)
My Lesbian Daughter / Alex Francis and Friends / The Shut-ins / Spearfish Guest / A Million Lights - Photo City, 6P ($20+, 18+)
John Anderson and the Band Geeks (prog rock)- Kodak Center, 8P ($75+, all ages)
Alyssa Rodriguez - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Weekly Live Music Round Up, 4/13-4/19
Monday, 4/13
Hiding Places / Kitchen (indie/rock) - LUX, 8P ($5, 21+)
Igor and the Red Elvises (rock n roll) - Abilene, 7P ($18/$22, all ages)
Simon Baron’s Arco Bello - Bop Shop Records, 8P ($20, half price for students, all ages)
Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Tuesday, 4/14
Blowgun feat. Miriam Hacksaw, Twin Sister (Clara R/Dan Lynch/Alex Fortier), Zora!Zora!Zora! (old-time/political folk) - Bar Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)
De-auth (heavy alt/post hardcore/alt metal) - Record Archive, 5-8P (FREE, all ages)
Wednesday, 4/15
ROC Resist: Songs and Voices for Democracy - Abilene, 6P (FREE, all ages)
Dean Keller Soul Jazz Joint - Record Archive, 6P (FREE, all ages)
Tempest (folk rock) - Lovin’ Cup, 8P ($25, all ages)
Big Blue House (jazz) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Sweet Petunia (alt folk) - Bookeater, 7P ($10, all ages)
Thursday, 4/16
King Sickabilly / Trevor Lake - Bug Jar, 8P ($10, 18+)
Lambert Billy Band - Abilene, 7P ($10, all ages)
Aesthetic Perfection / Priest / Julien-K /Kendall Cage / Otherworldly Entity (industrial) - Photo City, 6P ($27+, 18+)
Black Violet / Harmonica Lewinski (neosoul/rock) - Skylark, 7P ($10, 21+)
Alex Embler (R&B) - Montage, 6P ($20+, 16+)
DaBaby - Water Street, 7P ($30+, 21+)
Ignatius - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Friday, 4/17
Freddy Colon & The Latin Jazz Quartet - LUX, 10P ($5, 21+)
Fistful of Rage / Hollowell (RATM Evil Empire Tribute Show) - Bug Jar, 8P ($15/$20, 18+)
Radio Americano (salsa/soul) - Abilene, 8P ($10, all ages)
Glass Cannon + The Blue Robyns (pop punk/rock/alt) - Iron Smoke Distillery, 8P ($10, 21+)
Georgie (folk/indie) - Record Archive, 4P (FREE, all ages)
Emo Night w/ The Transport - Photo City, 7P ($15+, 18+)
Red Rain: The Music of Peter Gabriel - The Theater at Innovation Square, 7:30P ($40+, all ages)
Juice Box: Big Pink Prom - The Club at Water Street, 9P ($13+, 21+)
Full Moon Fever - Lovin’ Cup, 7:30P ($5, all ages)
Debbie Kendrick Project (blues/jazz) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Roc City Original Singer Songwriter Competition - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($10, 21+)
Music for all concert w/ Juyoung Lee, Cece Santiago, and Nathan Kim - Winton Branch Library, 2P (FREE, all ages)
Jazz Night at Artisan Works - Artisan Works, 7P ($25, all ages)
Saturday, 4/18
Coffee Party ft. DJ Al0efi / DJ ALLETTA / DJ Savy DJ (blending R&B, hip-hop, house, electronic) - AM:FM Coffee Cocktails Vinyl, 10A (FREE, 21+)
Kynetix (DJ) - Bug Jar, 8P ($10, 18+)
The Mighty High & Dry wsg Kurt Johnson - Abilene, 7P ($10, all ages)
Spectre Folk / Thorned Crown / Crush the junta / DJ Chad Ovlieiri - Skylark, 8P ($10, 21+)
River Lynch / Dangerbyrd / Brian Lindsay - Record Archive, 1P-6P (FREE, all ages)
Mars The Starchild / Sylva Woolf /Moxie Grim / The Hit Singles (electropop/goth/pop)- The Psychic Garden, 8P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)
KPOP Night - Photo City, 8P ($15+, 18+)
The Best of Both Worlds Rave -Water Street, 7P ($25+, 18+)
Infrared Radiation Orchestra - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($10, all ages)
Laura Dubin & Antonio Guerrero - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Club d’Elf w/ Rob Compa / Waiting for the Moon- Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($20, 21+)
RPO /Andreas Delfs - Brahms in Bloom - Eastman Theater, 7:30P ($50+, all ages)
Sunday, 4/19
Cootie Catcher / Bugcatcher / Shep Treasure (indie pop/bedroom pop/slowcore) - The Psychic Garden, 8P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)
Crowder / Seph Schlueter / Patrick Mayberry (country) - Kodak Center, 7P ($36+, all ages)
RPO /Andreas Delfs - Brahms in Bloom - Eastman Theater, 2P ($50+, all ages)