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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)