Weekly Live Music Roundup, 2/16-2/22/2026

Monday, 2/16

Frozen Flow - A Night of Riddim B2b’s - Photo City, 8P ($9+, 18+) 

Tuesday, 2/17

Brandon Moreau and Friends (Cajun/Creole) - Abilene, 6P ($15, all ages)

Tragic Tuesday ft. Academy Order (goth/darkwave) - Record Archive, 5-8P (FREE, all ages)

Eastman New Jazz Orchestra - Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, 7:30P (FREE, all ages)

Wednesday, 2/18

Singer Songwriter Night ft. Chris Wilson / Jeff Riales / Jerry Falzone - Abilene, 7P ($10, all ages)

Occasional Saints (sou/roots/rock) - Record Archive, 6P (FREE, all ages)

Psychic Noise: Timbral Momentum ft. Kodi / Walkies / bit rot (experimental/noise) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

The Fabulous Thunderbirds - The Theater at Innovation Square, 6:30P ($60+, all ages)

Kinloch Nelson (solo fingerstyle guitar) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Thursday, 2/19

Songwriter Showcase ft. Joe Kaplan / Kyle James / Justin Swank / Katie Alessandra - Abilene, 7P ($5, all ages)

Moses Rockwell / KZA K’Lee / Gary Lamaar / Redcorn (hip hop) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

Roderik & Loveboxx w/ Thorns for Lovers / Hollow Kingdom / Vivify / Arcana (alt/rock) - Photo City, 6P ($19+, 18+) 

Professor Don Anonymous - Skylark, 7P ($10, 21+)

ICE MELT Fundraiser night (DJ) - LUX, 8P ($5, 21+)

Stardew Valley: Symphony of Season - Kodak Center, 8P ($60+, all ages)

Tyler Westcott (folk) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

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

Friday, 2/20

Night & Day / Don Christiano & Rita Coulter (blues/jazz) - Abilene, 7:30P ($10, all ages)

Mind Palace Paradise Dream: DJ Cutting Up Men, DJ Sparkle Rot (dance party) - Water Street, 10P ($11, 21+)

Handsome Jack (blues/soul/rock) - LUX, 10P ($5, 21+)

KYNETYX (dj night) - Bug Jar, 8P ($10, 21+)

Grandstand Jockeys / bastardbastardbastard (alt rock) - Bar Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)

FOXROW (folk/Americana) - Record Archive, 4-7P (FREE, all ages)

Visual Basic / Apartment 13 / Likeness (hip hop/post punk) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

Justin vs. Justin Party - Photo City, 8P ($9+, 18+) 

The Patrick Jaouen Band / Emily Livelle - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($10, all ages)

Annie Wells Band (jazz) -The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

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

Sons of Cream & Malcolm Bruce & Kofi Baker - Louis S. Wolk JCC of Greater Rochester, 7P ($40+, all ages)

Saturday, 2/21

Promachina / Caustic Method / Sevgoth (metal) - Bug Jar, 8P ($5+, 18+)

The Thriffs / Dopamine Machine (rock) - Skylark, 9P ($5, 21+)

Dawg Pound / Unreal City / Dementality (harcore) - Bar Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)

Tape Drive (rock/Americana) - Temple Bar & Grille, 6P (FREE, all ages)

Folkfaces / The Ditrani Brothers / Rusty Fisher Trio / Hypnotic Clam Bake Duo (roots/groove) - Abilene, 6P ($20/$25, all ages)

Terror Babies / Tight Schedule / Handsy Grandma (indie/postpunk/punk) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

Josh Teed / Daggz / Noah Fense / Antipode / Ghost Meteor (experimental) - Photo City, 7P ($20+, 18+) 

The Seven Wonders (Fleetwood Mac Tribute) - The Theater at Innovation Square, 6:30P ($50, all ages)

It’s My Party! Tribute to 60’s Girl Groups - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($10, all ages)

The Darryl Parker Quartet (jazz) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

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

Sunday, 2/22

Painless Painless (indie/alt/rock) - Abilene, 3P (FREE, all ages)

Rats in Training / Apartment 13 / Likeness / Socialite - Montage, 4P ($10+, 16+)

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

Dave Turner - Elvio’s Coffee House, 11A (FREE, all ages)

Weekly Live Music Roundup, 2/9-2/15/2026

Monday, 2/9

Opera Guild of Rochester Bravo Nights - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Eastman Presents: Sérgio and Odair Assad (classical guitar) - Kilbourn Hall, 7:30P ($38+, all ages)

Tuesday, 2/10

Twen / Gymshorts / the Demos (indie rock/punk) - Bug Jar, 7P ($18, 18+)

Paro (Metal) - Record Archive, 5-8P (FREE, all ages)

Wednesday, 2/11

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

Cupid’s Boomerang (rock/pop) - Record Archive, 6P (FREE, all ages)

Lily Talmers / Sam Weber / Ali Lou / Kitchen (Americana/folk/slowcare) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

RIT Popular Music Collective Night ft. Moonshot, Gray Seas, Puzzled - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($5, 18+)

Kinloch Nelson and Friends (guitar) -The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Thursday, 2/12

Blueberry Betty / Bugcatcher / Georgie (indie rock/indie pop) - Bug Jar, 7P ($10, 18+)

Dystopia Cyber Punk Rave w/ Super Elysium / Axetros / Foe / J-Red / Cyber - Photo City, 8P ($9+, 18+) 

In The Rough - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($15+, all ages)

RPO: Saint-Saëns & Mendelssohn - Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, 7:30P (30+, all ages)

Friday, 2/13

Faith to Fear / Flower Kitty / The Spit Sisters (alt/rock) - Skylark, 9P ($10, 21+)

Panic / Lost in the Sun / Handsy Grandma / Evil Noise Machine (alt/rock) - Bug Jar, 8P ($5, 18+)

Calicuzns / Put Me In Coach / A Million Lights / Shark Arms (emo/pop punk) - Bar Bad Ending, 7P ($15/$20, 21+)

BuddhaHood (groove) - LUX, 10P ($5, 21+)

Glass Cannon (rock/pop/alt) - The Carlson, 7P ($10/$20, 21+)

Clinton’s Folly / Ali Lou and the Sugar Boys (bluegrass/old-time) -Abilene, 7P ($15, all ages)

The Submarine School of Music Valentine’s Showcase - Lovin’ Cup, 7:30P ($5, all ages)

Slow Jamz: A Love Story (R&B) - Anthology, 7P ($30+, 21+)

Rub A Dub / The medicinals / Personal Blend / Some Ska Band (ska/reggae) - Photo City, 7:30P ($17+, 18+) 

Benny Bleu (folk/old time) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

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

Eastman Presents: Up in Concert - Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, 7:30P ($59+, all ages)

Saturday, 2/14

St. Vith / High Pines (jam/funk) - Skylark, 8P ($10, 21+)

FAB Gear Showcase - Bug Jar, 6P (FREE, 18+)

Delilah Jones (improv/jam) - Abilene, 7P ($10, all ages)

Dream Float / Ava Onalee / Essence Renee / Los Pajaritos / Jae(sic) (jazz/musical theater/R&B/hip hop) - The Exchange at 18 Flint Street, 7:30P ($35/$40+, 18+)

The American Idiots (Green Day Tribute) - Iron Smoke Distillery, 8:30P ($10, 21+)

Rusko / Subdocta / Deeroc + more (DJ/bass) - Anthology, 8P ($25+, all ages)

Transcendence w/ Violet Accela / Snes / Antares / Rookie / Valerie Solaris (electronic/rave) - The Psychic Garden, 8P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

Emo Night is For Lovers DJ Sets from Members of Skylit Drive, If Not For Me, Until I Wake, Vampires Everywhere, Glasswaves, + more - Photo City, 7P ($15+, 18+) 

Scenes From An Italian Restaurant: The Music of Billy Joel - Lovin’ Cup, 6:30P ($25+, all ages)

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

The Joshua West Band - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($10, 21+)

RPO: Saint-Saëns & Mendelssohn - Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, 7:30P (30+, all ages)

Sunday, 2/15

Rose Rave ft. Pillo Talk / Pitlord / Huskee / ADR3LO / Darkcore - Photo City, 8P ($9+, 18+) 

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