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Weekly Live Music Round Up, 5/4-5/10
Monday, 5/4
Ali Lou and the Sugar Boys (bluegrass trio) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Necroticgorebeast / Carrion Vael / Atoll - Montage, 6P ($25+, 16+)
A Box of Stars / Jake McKelvie / Delaney West (dream folk) - Bar Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)
Star Wars Rave - Photo City, 7P ($10+, 18+)
Dar Williams / Spencer LaJoye (alt/rock) - JCC, 7P ($40+, all ages)
Tuesday, 5/5
How Does It Feel? The Music of Bob Dylan and Fans ft. Ghost Fever - Photo City, 7P ($12+, 16+)
Radio Americano - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($10, 21+)
Wednesday, 5/6
Remember Sports / Cusp / Sibling (indie/alt/rock) - Bug Jar, 7P ($18, 18+)
Pat Byrne (Irish singer/songwriter) -Abilene, 7P ($15, all ages)
Big Blue House (folk/rock/jazz) -Record Archive, 6P (FREE, all ages)
Margaret Explosion (jazz) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Thursday, 5/7
Hell Beach / Working Class Stiff / Handsy Grandma (alt/rock) - Bug Jar, 7P ($12, 18+)
Changing Keys Fundraiser Concert - Abilene, 7P ($13, all ages)
Pretty In Pink 80’s Party - Photo City, 6:30P ($14+, 16+)
Tillerman, The Music of Tusuf/Cat Stevens - The Theater at Innovation Square, 6P ($43+, all ages)
The Alpha G’s - Lovin’ Cup, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Spring Chickens (singer/songwriters) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Grand Canyon Rescue Episode - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($10, 21+)
RPO - Eastman Theater, 7:30P ($95+, all ages)
Friday, 5/8
LILAC FESTIVAL: The Alexander Jazz Experience (2P) / Jackson Cavalier (4p) / Zahyia (5:30P) / Cimafunk (7P)
Black Earth Bloom / The Heathens - Bug Jar, 8P ($10, 18+)
Steve Lyons - Skylark, 6P (FREE, 21+)
Jackson Cavalier - LUX, 10P ($5, 21+)
Big Lake (acoustic Americana) - Abilene, 6:30P ($10, all ages)
AMD (sou/dance/hiphop) - Record Archive, 4-7P (FREE, all ages)
Booyaldy / Eight Hour Theater/ Flintlock (ambient/dreampop/experimental) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)
Cut Me Up Genny (live emo night) - Photo City, 8P ($20+, 18+)
The Warped Band - Montage, 7P ($15+, 16+)
Blood, Sweat, & Tears - The Theater at Innovation Square, 6:30P ($66+, all ages)
Laura G / Thorned Crown / Turf n Surg (folk/blues) - Bar Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)
Fantasia and Anthony Hamilton (R&B/soul) - Blue Cross Arena, 6:30P ($88+, all ages)
Rad - Lovin’ Cup, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Debbie Kendrick Project (blues/jazz) -The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Reasonable Hour (DJ Dance Party) - Three Heads Brewing, 6P (FREE, 21+)
Saturday, 5/9
LILAC FESTIVAL: The Son Henry Band (12P) /St. Vith (1:15p) / The Low Spirits (2:30P) /Maddy Walsh and the Blind Spots (4P) / Lady Wray (5:30P) / Lee Fields (7:15P)
Saphron - Bug Jar, 8P ($10, 18+)
Phil Haynes ft. Peyron Pleninger & Jonathan Ragonese (jazz) - Bop Shop Records, 8P ($20, half price for students with ID, all ages)
Transcendence - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band w/ Tyler Westcott - Photo City, 6:30P ($25+, 16+)
Muther’s Reunion Show - Skylark, 10P ($5, 21+)
May Rock Fest w/ Crossing Out / Letters to Elise / Them Bodies / Put Me In Coach / The Nigh (alt/rock) - Montage, 6P ($15+, 16+)
The Magic of Motown - The Theater at Innovation Square, 7:30P ($38+, all ages)
Britney vs Justin - The Club at Water Street, 8P (FREE, 21+)
Absolute Maybe - Lovin’ Cup, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Laura Dubin and Antonio Guerrero - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Novasonic - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($10, 21+)
Sunday, 5/10
LILAC FESTIVAL: Einsteins Dreams (12P) / Good Weather String Band (1:15P) / Singing River (2:30p) / Nyrican Project (4P) / Claudia Hoyser (5:30P) / The Lone Bellow (7P)
Earth Tongue / Pink Fuzz / Goat Farm (metal/rock) - Bug Jar, 7P ($15, 18+)
Mel Henderson & Gerry Youngman (jazz) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)
Rochester Theater Organ Society - West Herr Auditorium Theater, 2P ($15+, all ages)
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)