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Weekly Live Music Roundup, 3/30-4/5

Monday, 3/30

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


Tuesday, 3/31

Trans Day of Visibility w/ Chores / Comfort Object / DJ Scarlett.fire - LUX, 7P ($5, 21+)

Beatles Night featuring Don Christiano and Walt O’Brien - Abilene, 7P ($10, all ages)

Nolie / Pena / Vien Kohl (folk/indie/slowcore) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel w/ Perilous / Cupid’s Boomerang / Remedy Three / DJ Darkwave (post punk/goth) - Photo City, 8P ($20+, 18+) 



Wednesday, 4/1

Alice Wallace (singer/songwriter) - Abilene, 7P ($10, all ages)

Deepak Thettu (experimental) - Record Archive, 6P (FREE, all ages)

Rob Smith & Mike Gladstone - Lovin’ Cup, 6P ($10, all ages)

Mel Henderson and Gerry Youngman - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)



Thursday, 4/2

Ellen Pieroni and the Encyclopedia of Soul (funk/jam) - Abilene, 7:30P ($15, all ages)

Top 40 / Hip Hop night - Photo City, 7:30P ($7+, 18+) 

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



Friday, 4/3

Kids That Fly /The Braymores / All Day Future (indie rock) - Bug Jar, 8P ($15, 18+)

Public Water Supply - LUX, 10P ($5, 21+)

Cloud Lounging Experience (hip hop) - Bar Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)

The Dart Brothers / Drew Kiddo and the Blackouts (alt/country/indie rock) - Abilene, 7:30P ($15, all ages)

Humungo (rock n’ Roll) - Fairport Brewing Company (University Ave), 8P (FREE, 21+)

Picknumberthreemylord / Comfort Object / Brandy Melville / Letsblowupnewjersey/ Painspresent (hardcore/punk) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

Mike Doughty - Anthology, 8P ($30, all ages)

Thurlow- Record Archive, 4-7P (FREE, all ages)

Alice Howe & Freebo (rock) - Bop Shop Records, 8P ($25, all ages)

The Widdler / Die by the Sword / Volume Unit / Nnamba / Dub’l Forte / Lurk3r / Vinnybo - Photo City, 7P ($30+, 18+) 

Exhorder / Isomorphist / Hardon /Skin Lab (metal) - Montage, 6P ($25+, 16+)

YK Niece - Water Street, 7:30P ($50+, 21+)

Inside Out - Lovin’ Cup, 7:30P ($5, all ages)

Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Hello City (Barenaked Ladies Tribute) - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($20, 21+)



Saturday, 4/4

Fox 45 / Ratkind / Avowal / Dolly Sods (metal/alt rock)- Bug Jar, 8P ($10, 18+)

Decent Dudes / Patient Basement / No Take Backs /  Winning the Lottery / Anybody Else (emo/pop punk ) Montage, 6P ($15 pre sale, $20 at door, 16+)

Bear Bones / Nate Coffey - Abilene, 8P ($15, all ages)

I Don’t Know How But They Found Me / Jerry Big’s World Famous Band - Anthology, 8P ($30, 16+)

Crimewave Post Punk + Darkwave Party - Photo City, 9P ($15+, 18+) 

Aweful Kanawful / The Rhino Chasers (rock n roll) - Skylark, 9P ($10, 21+)

I Love R&B - Water Street, 9P ($25+, 21+)

Frenchy And The Punk / Architrave / Ryan Flynn (synth pop/post punk) - Bar Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)

Pat McGee - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($25+, all ages)

Rissa the Righter (R&B/soul/rap) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

The Medicinals - Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($20, 21+)

Wendy Eisenberg - Bookeater, 7P ($10, all ages)


Sunday, 4/5

Classical Guitar Night - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)


Weekly Live Music Roundup, 3/24-3/29

Monday, 3/23

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


Tuesday, 3/24

Souveneir Companion / Flintlock / Bonnie Bones / Kodi (ambient/emo/experimental) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)



Wednesday, 3/25

Zeta / MAKEITSTOP (post rock) -Bug Jar, 7P ($20, 18+)

The John Payton Project - Record Archive, 6P (FREE, all ages)

Vicious Rumors / Wicked / Dysplacer / Daylight Black / Brother Floyd & The Blessed Sinners (metal) - Photo City, 6P ($20+, 18+) 

Spring Chickens (singer/songwriter) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)



Thursday, 3/26

Ellaar / Brood X / The Evil Things (psych/garage rock) - Bug Jar, 7P ($10, 18+)

Hannah Wicklund - Abilene, 7P ($2/$25, all ages)

Lisa Heller / 2% Pilk / Sweatervest Arrest (alt-pop/rock)- Montage, 7P ($18+, 16+)

Son House Blues Night w/ Mathis & Benoit -Record Archive, 6P (FREE, all ages)

Obscura / Allegaeon / Cognitive / Cryptosis /Blood Desecration (metal)-  Photo City, 6P ($34+, 18+) 

Sticky Sweet (Def Leppard Tribute) - The Theater at Innovation Square, 7:30P ($40+, all ages)

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

Rhiannon Giddens & Silkroad Ensemble - Kodak Hall, 7:30P ($39+, all ages)


Friday, 3/27

The Rice & Beans Experience with Gaby Baby (Salsa/Latin) - LUX, 10P ($5, 21+)

Flower City Square Dance/PossumTone Stringband/Olivia Perske (old time) - Skylark, 7P ($10, 21+)

The Queers / The Robert Conn Band / The Canceled Sitcoms (punk) - Bug Jar, 8P ($20, 18+)

Katie Morey (indie singer/songwriter) -The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Blue Envy / Relentless Moisture / The Good Highs / Blue 22 - Bar Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)

Disintegration (The Cure Tribute) / The Smiths etc (The Smiths Tribute) / The Killing Moon (Echo & The Bunnymen tribute) - Anthology, 8P ($18+, 16+)

Goat Farm / Praun / bit rot / Grilth / Manic Would (doom/goth/oise) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

A Girl Named Genny- Three Heads Brewing, 7P ($10, 21+)


Driftwood / Public Water Supply / Drew Kiddoo (roots/folk)- Photo City, 6P ($25+, 18+) 

Chaz & The Dazzlers / Alex Courtney & The Revitalists (indie/Americana) - Abilene, 8P ($10, all ages)

Mystic Circus (rock) - Record Archive, 4-7P (FREE, all ages)

80’s Theme Prom Night - Montage, 8P ($30+, 21+)

Shaun Milli - The Club at water street, 8p ($30+, 21+)

Dave Knaudt - Lovin’ Cup, 7P (FREE, all ages)

RPO: Heroes & Villains Movie Music Classics - Kodak Hall, 7:30P ($30+, all ages)



Saturday, 3/28

Megan From Work / Stress Dolls / Faith to Fear / The Deadnames (indie/alt/rock) - Bug Jar, 8P ($10, 18+)

Peaches & Crime / The Living Room - Skylark, 9P ($10, 21+)

The Isotopes (instrumental rock) - Johnny’s Pub, 8P (FREE, 21+)

MIller and the Other Sinners (blues/rock) - Abilene, 7P ($15/$20, all ages)

The Casita de Benito - Anthology, 7P ($30+, all ages)

PhaseOne - Photo City, 8:30P ($25+, 18+)

G Herbo -  Water Street, 7P ($25+, 21+)

MercyMe - Blue Cross Arena, 7P ($25+, all ages)

Eric Clapton Birthday Bash - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($15+, all ages)

Kubicks Runes (bluegrass) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

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

RPO: Heroes & Villains Movie Music Classics - Kodak Hall, 7:30P ($30+, all ages)



Sunday, 3/29

Phil Haynes / Nate Wooley /Peyton Pleninger  - Bop Shop Records, 7P ($20,half price for students, all ages)

Mojo Blue / Blues Circle / The Movers / Rhythm n Groove / Soul Hammer (blues) - Photo City, 2P ($15, 18+)

The Wind Ups / Shop Talk / Morning Sun Trio (punk/country) - LUX, 8P ($5, 21+)

Aries Polo Ball - The Club at Water Street, 5P ($30+, 21+)

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