Eli Stein

Abilene Bar and Lounge has been a fixture in Rochester's live music scene seemingly forever, but in reality, it's been there just ten years. Ten years sitting on a quiet corner of Liberty Pole Way, in the shadow of the Harro East Ballroom…

The warnings were dire. The impending ice storm was set to shut down the city of Rochester. Many events were cancelled. But Aqueous was halfway through a two-nighter at their second home, Flour City Station. Both nights were sold out, and…

While spring warmth seems to still be a ways off, live music is still keeping up the heat here in Rochester. Here's five more suggestions to get you out there this month. Let us know what you make it to. Monday, April 9 Christopher Paul…

The Rochester Residency is a new yearlong series being put on by Three Heads Brewing in Rochester. Every month, a local musician takes up a residency on the Three Heads stage, performing each Thursday night. Thus far, the musicians have…

Honest Folk has been around for almost exactly two years, and they've been itching to book San Francisco's Marty O'Reilly and the Soul Orchestra ever since. The dream became reality on Tuesday night at Good Luck, and it was well worth the…

It was a busy Thursday night in Armory Square in Syracuse. The bars and restaurants were filled with revelers, with the overabundant party spilling out into the streets. Did their beloved Orange just win a big game? Not quite. Today's…

With each passing month it is getting increasingly difficult to pick just five shows to highlight in this space. Things are heating up on the music front in Rochester, and hopefully the weather isn't too far behind. As always, this is a…

The Friday after Valentine's Day at Funk n Waffles Music Hall homemade hearts hung from the ceiling and decorated the stage. It was a night built for the love of the local music scene. The Moho Collective set the stage and Overhand Sam…

Valentine's Day. The perfect occasion to spend an intimate evening alone with your loved one, or as was the case Wednesday night in Rochester, the perfect occasion to spend an evening with a few hundred live music lovers for an intimate…

For Honest Folk's first show of 2018, and their 10th show ever, they brought David Wax Museum, who themselves are celebrating their 10th year as a band. As they've made their way around the country, carting along their two kids, eating…