Weekly Live Music Round Up, 3/16-3/22

Monday, 3/16

Liam Grant / Sam Boston / Clara Reidlinger / John Schoen (Americana/folk/experimental) - Psychic Garden, 7P ($10, all ages)

Stephen Guerra / Penn Watson / Ken Luk (Brazilian Choro) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Tuesday, 3/17

To See Beyond the Shadows (goth) - Record Archive, 5-8P (FREE, all ages)

SVET / Katherine Marx / Sunshine Quan (hiphop/electronic) - Photo City, 7P ($30+, 18+) 

Optic Sink / Pena (post punk/dance) - Skylark, 8P ($10, 21+)

Sisters of Murphy - Lovin’ Cup, 6P ($10, all ages)

Wednesday, 3/18

The Brass Spittoon (rock/soul) - Record Archive, 6P (FREE, all ages)

Dancing With The Celts - The Theater at Innovation Square, 6:30P ($50+, all ages)

RIT Popular Music Collective w/ Leena Gambino / On the Fence / Birch / Sweatervest Arrest - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($5, all ages)

Big Blue House (folk/rock/jazz) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Opera Guild of Rochester Presents Forbidden Love in Opera - Brighten Memorial Library, 6P (FREE, all ages)

Thursday, 3/19

Big Blitz / High Pines / Pass X The Krooks - Photo City, 6:30P ($20+, 18+) 

Eye Spy / Gringos Podridos (surf rock) - Skylark, 8P ($5, 21+)

Tiberios & Friends (jazz) - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($10, all ages)

The Fallopian Grooves (jazz) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Anthony Blood (Jimmy Hendrix Tribute) - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($10, 21+)

Sir Stephen Hough (piano) - Kilbourn Hall, 7:30P ($23+, all ages)

Friday, 3/20

Harmonica Lewinski / Danny’s Favorites (rock/surf) - LUX, 10P ($5, 21+)

Crowelll / DVRKSTVR /Parasite /IZZYINSANE /Cat Daddy B2b (house/dub) - Bug Jar, 7P ($8/$10/$15, 18+)

Dr. Boat / Checks & Exes (rock/indie) - Bar Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)

Juice Box: Go Sports Ball - The Club at Water Street, 9P ($10/$15+, 21+)

The Wildflower Revolution - Abilene, 8P ($10, all ages)

Yacht Club  - Record Archive, 5-7P (FREE, all ages)

The Powerpop Girls dance party - Photo City, 7:30P ($14+, 18+) 

Metal Meltdown w/ Lord Loss / Liquid Damage / Be Damned / Crowndrop + more - Montage, 6:30P ($20+, 16+)

The Uptown Groove / Half Ton of Horns - Lovin’ Cup, 7:30P ($10, all ages)

Debbie Kendrick Project (jazz/soul) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Left Hand Second Baseman (performing Warren Zevon’s Excitable Boy) - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($15, 21+)

Saturday, 3/21

Massive Blowout / Leave a Light On / The iLL - Bug Jar, 8P ($5, 18+)

The Living Room Session (jazz) - Abilene, 8P ($10, all ages)

St. Vith / Albatross (indie/rock) - Bar Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)

Divine Fallacy / Varia / Mullholland Drive-by / Katspo / Promachina - Photo City, 6P ($20+, 18+) 

80’s + 90’s House party w/ DJ El Ray Classic + Johnny Mambo - Skylark, 9P ($10+, 21+)

Rochester Metal Thrash Fest - Montage, 5P ($20+, 16+)

Gary Numan / Tremours (synth/pop) - Water Street, 7P ($40+, 18+)

Lauren & The Good Souls - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($15+, all ages)

Night & Day (blues/jazz) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

November Blue  (Avett Brothers Tribute) - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($20, 21+)

Equinox Jam ft. Buddahood (benefit concert) - The Historic German House, 6P ($25+, all ages)

RPO: Baroque to Brilliance - Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, 7:30P ($18+, all ages)

Cordancia CHamber Orchestra Concert - Artisan Works, 7P ($25+, all ages)

Sunday, 3/22 

Inches of Mercury / Crossing Out / A Million Lights / The Turbulents / Spirit66 / Leine Into it - Photo City, 5P ($20+, 18+) 

Lamp Light Music Night - The Psychic Garden, 6-9P (fundraiser for FCFC donations, all ages)

Bob Sneider Trio (jazz) -The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Brit Floyd (Pink Floyd Tribute) - West Herr Auditorium Theater, 7:30P ($62+, all ages)

RPO: Baroque to Brilliance - Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, 2P ($18+, all ages)

Weekly Live Music Roundup, 3/9-3/15 2026

Monday, 3/9

Stephen Guerra / Penn Watson / Ken Luk (Brazilian Choro) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Tuesday, 3/10

Metal Meltdown ft. Urakka - Record Archive, 5-8P (FREE, all ages)

Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt - Kodak Center, 7:30P ($75+, all ages)

Wednesday, 3/11

Rochester Folk Revival w/ A Girl Named Genny - Abilene, 7:30P ($10, all ages)

Head to the Roots (folk/fusion/rock) - Record Archive, 6P (FREE, all ages)

The Blue Barn Cats (jazz) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Pink Talking Fish - JCC Hart Theater, 7:30P ($30+, all ages)

Thursday, 3/12

Inoculation / Atomic Witch / Order of the Dead (metal) - Bug Jar, 8P ($17, 18+)

Tannahill Weavers (Scottish)- Lovin’ Cup, 8P ($25, all ages)

Dogs on Shady Lane / Raavi / Shep Treasure / Ben Morey and The Eyes (Americana/bedroom pop/folk/indie) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10-$15 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

Smack n’Cheese w/ sets by Hollowfy / EMAC / Horton / Maflux - Photo City, 8P ($10+, 18+) 

The Fallopian Grooves (jazz) -The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

The Pete Griffith Group - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($10, 21+)

112 /Total / Case (R&B) - West Herr Auditorium Theater, 8P ($60+, all ages)

Friday, 3/13

The Obsessed /Orodruin / Goat Farm (metal) - Bug Jar, 8P ($17, 18+)

Civil Rats / Hasty / Brainwash Victim (punk/rock) - LUX, 10P ($5, 21+)

Nacelle Stern (electronic pop) - The Psychic Garden, 6:30P ($10, all ages)

A Celebration of the Music of Neil Young and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - Abilene, 8P ($15, all ages)

The Starlite Combo (Americana/rockabilly) - Record Archive, 4-7P (FREE, all ages)

Gravewave (darkwave/electropop/goth) - The Psychic Garden, 6:30P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

Rotting in Rot-Chester w/ Mortician / LORD HUMONGIUS / GUTTED ALIVE / WOLFENSTEIN / FULL BLAST / SLAVES OF THE VOID (metal) -Photo City, 7:30P ($35+, 18+) 

Leather Mommy - The Club at Water Street, 9P ($15+, 18+)

So Good! The Neil Diamond Experience starring Robert Neary - Kodak Center, 7:30P ($30+, all ages)

Paul Lee & The Don Chi Chi’s / Nowhere Fast - Lovin’ Cup, 8P ($5, all ages)

The Occasional Saints (swing/roots) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Sisters of Murphy - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($10, 21+)

Saturday, 3/14

Leus Zeus / Slow Death / Bad Bloom / Exeter /Jordan Moss (alt/rock/indie) - The Castle (DIY venue, message me or one of the bands for address. 7P, ($5, all ages)

Crayon Powder / Home Videos  / Pena - Bookeater, 6P ($10, all ages)

Tyranitar / Paro / Among the Wicked / Spirit 66 (metal) - Bug Jar, 7P ($10, 18+)

Sisters of Murphy (Celtic Rock) - Abilene, 2-5P ($5, all ages)

Cut Me Up Genny - Skylark, 2P ($5, 21+)

Ten Month Summer / Memory Gardens / Dead Pets / Bubble Beam (shoegaze/indie) - Bar Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)

Band of Pulses - Bop Shop Records, 7P ($20, all ages)

xxHardbit3s / Yem / 5ubaruu / The D/ DJ Suzy(Jungle/ Breaks/Gabber - The Psychic Garden, 8P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

Hi I’m Ghost / Felmax / Bizen / Squeegee / Nesra / Sentient.exe / Creating.a.movement - Photo City, 7P ($25+, 18+)

Racqui B’s Official Birthday Bash - Water Street, 9P ($40+, 21+)

Dave North Trio - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($5, all ages)

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

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

Sunday, 3/15

The Angry Samoans / Science Man / The War Lovers / Massive Blowout / GOA / Handsy Grandma (alt/rock) - Photo City, 5P ($20+, 18+)

Forever Blooming: A Joel Bloom Musical Tribute - JCC, 7P ($20, all ages)