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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)



Weekly Live Music Roundup, 4/6-4/12

Monday, 4/6

Pit Lord / Gutted Alive (metal) -Bug Jar, 7P ($13, 18+)

Stickmen(prog rock) - Lovin’ Cup, 7:30P ($40/$50, all ages)

The Last Ten Seconds of LIfe / Traitors / Nailed Shut / Amatera / 9MM Mouthwash - Photo City, 6P ($25+, 18+) 

Deco & Diesel (blues) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages) 


Tuesday, 4/7

Kath Bloom with David Shapiro / Clinton’s Folly / Veeder & Tunis (folk/old time) - Abilene, 6P ($10, all ages)



Wednesday, 4/8

The Eric Weinholtz Trio (Americana/soul/country) - Abilene, 7P ($10, all ages)

Jeff Riales & The Silvertone Express (blues/rock) -Record Archive, 5-8P (FREE, all ages)

Dark Blue (jazz) - Bop Shop Records, 8P ($25, all ages)

JUMP ( Van Halen tribute) - The Theater at Innovation Square, 6P ($38+, all ages)

Popular Music Collective Night with Swift Dragon /Longshadow / Pluto is a Planet / Rats in Training - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($5, all ages)

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



Thursday, 4/9

Dunes / Reddy Hollow(alt/indie rock) - Bug Jar, 8P ($12, 18+)

The Front Porch Project (folk/Americana) -Abilene, 7P ($5, all ages)

Mountain of Woe / Omnithea / Casual Asphyxia / Switchyard / Grenadine (experimental/noise) - The Psychic Garden, 6P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

London Undrgrnd Rave - Photo City, 7:30P ($15+, 18+) 

Ignatius - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Tower of Power Tribute - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($20, 21+)



Friday, 4/10

ULTRAFEST Night 1 w/ Nox Novacula / Cemetery Echo / Prometheus / Vampiric Crypt / Komrads DJ Set - Bug Jar, 7P ($18, 18+)

Ali Lou / Iggy Marino / Katie Haverly / Cammy Enaharo - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($10, all ages)

Brule County Bad Boys / Texas Headphones (country/rock) - LUX, 10P ($5, 21+)

bug crush (indie), volena (indie folk), georgie (banjo) - Bar Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)

Calabash (funk/rock) - Abilene, 8P ($15, all ages)

The Downstrokes (garage/punk) - Record Archive, 4-7P (FREE, all ages)

Brownie Points / Debatably Stable / Hospital x Games / Painspresent / the Last Word (emo/hardcore/punk) –The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

Truth / Athena / Wood / Thromb / Mcthuggin - Photo City, 7P ($35+, 18+) 

Citrus Dance party (DJ) - The Club at Water Street, 9P ($15+, 21+)

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

Bellwether Breaks / Sarah De Valliere & The Rhythemwell -Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($10, 21+)

Hemlock for Socrates / Silver Rein (goth/darkwave) - The Flying Squirrel, 7P ($10, all ages)


Saturday, 4/11

ULTRAFEST Night 2 w/ Nuclear Addicts / War Lovers / Street Trash / Bomb Vest / Full Blast / Oneway Terror - Bug Jar, 5P ($18, 18+)

Jazz Goons / Brainwash Victim - Skylark, 9P ($10, 21+)

stratosphere (alternative rock) /  dead pets (emo) / shark arms (pop punk) - Bar Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)

Left-Handed Second Baseman / Compass & Moon (indie/folk/rock) - Abilene, 7P ($10, all ages)

Lou Grassi with Ken Filiano and Kenny Wessel (jazz) - Bop Shop Records, 8P ($25, all ages)

Phonecall / Athena Rajnai & Friends / Briana Horton (folk/indie) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

DirtySnatcha / Mport / Bluff Baby / Nocturnxl / Squeejii / Wagna - Photo City, 7:30P ($20+, 18+) 

Gunshine / TYKIN / Ready to Strike (alt/rock) - Montage, 7P ($25+, 16+)

Singing River - Lovin’ Cup, 7:30P ($15+, all ages)

Rich Thompson trio (jazz) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

The John Payton Project - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($10, 21+)




Sunday, 4/12

Goat Farm / CPS / Putz / Cloud Chaser (alt/metal/rock) -Bug Jar, 7P ($10, 18+)

Lotus (electronic/jam) - Anthology, 7P ($30, all ages)

Primaldivision / Lord Loss / Structural Defect / Imperfect /Eyesore - Photo City, 5P ($20+, 18+) 

Clutch / Corrosion of Conformity / JD Pinkus - Kodak Center, 7:30P ($30+, all ages)

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