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Toronto quartet Wild Rivers returned to Rochester after their set this summer opening for Donna the Buffalo at the outdoor party, Band on the Bricks. Now it was winter, and the eternally gray skies were falling in the form of cold rain.…

moe. returned to the stage early in 2018 after a short unplanned hiatus to end 2017 due to bassist Rob Derhak's triumphant battle with cancer. But that didn't slow the band down one bit. They hit the ground running and didn't look back,…

The Ballroom Thieves returned to the Arbor Loft for another show put on by Honest Folk. They stopped by last winter, Valentines Day to be exact, and were back for another frigid Rochester night. The folksy trio was back to let Rochester…

2019 Newport Folk Festival tickets went on sale last Thursday and completely sold out all three days within a matter of hours. This news is not particularly surprising as the festival has been selling out with increasing quickness over the…

WARNING: Review may contain a nutty amount of food-related puns. John Medeski brought his latest project, a quartet with Will Bernard on guitar, Kirk Joseph on sousaphone and Terence Higgins on drums, to the Buffalo Iron Works on Sunday…

Bob Weir brought his new trio, the Wolf Brothers, featuring Jay Lane on drums and Don Was on bass, to the beautiful Landmark Theatre in Syracuse. After the sellout crowd settled in, the band emerged and took their time tuning and prepping…

Halloween is on October 31 this year, same as every other. Though isn't it more convenient to celebrate over the weekend? The concert slate in Rochester this weekend gives music lovers lots of reasons to celebrate. Here are just some of the…

On the equinox, the border between summer and autumn, just outside Buffalo, NY at the border between the US and Canada, emerged a brand new festival showcasing music, arts, and crafts bordering in and around roots and Americana. The…

Music festivals are great places to get a sample of a ton of different music in a short period of time. Get a taste of this band, then that, and on and on without much rhyme or reason. At the Newport Folk Festival, each set felt less like a…

The Newport Folk Festival has been sold out since the day tickets went on sale last November. Not a single artist was announced but it's reputation is such that it didn't matter. The lineup began it's reveal in late January with Australian…