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Twitter conversationalist, hotline recorder, and Phish bassist Mike Gordon, taking a break from his ongoing couch tour, is on the road in NYS with his solo band. Next week they'll hit upstate New York hard, with stops in Buffalo, Syracuse…

There's a band named King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard coming to The Bug Jar. Weird -- but awesome, right? They're from Australia. Weird -- but awesome, right? Here is the cover from the latest US release, the appropriately titled,…

When Water Street Music Hall came back on the scene last year after a short liqour license renewal process, they promised to bring some big acts to town that had previously skipped over Rochester. The War On Drugs coming to town, in support…

The War on Drugs are giving Rochesterians the chance to start their week off right. The Philadelphia band will bring their laid back rock and roll to Water Street Music Hall this coming Monday, June 8. They continue to tour in support of…

It's Memorial Day weekend, the official opening of barbecue season. In Rochester, the land of festivals, what better way to celebrate then with a barbecue festival? Enter the ROC City Rib Fest. Local barbecue enthusiasts will gather in…

The first Rochester Lilac Festival dates back to 1898. It added musical entertainment just a few years later in 1901. Over a century later, in 2015, Pokey LaFarge would grace the Lilac Festival stage playing music that harkened back to the…

After a 2-year hiatus, jam electronica pioneers The New Deal are back. Keyboardist Jamie Shields and bassist Dan Kurtz will be joined by new drummer Joel Stouffer when they come to the Historic German House in the South Wedge neighborhood…

May 6, 1993. I was a high school junior, two weeks out from my 17th birthday. It was a Thursday night and Colonel Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit were playing a gig in Syracuse at the Pump House, a semi-dive bar in a semi-seedy…

"First and foremost we want to make the show as good as it can be."—Marissa Paternoster, guitar and lead vocals "The reason for us to go on tour is to go play music."—Jarrett Dougherty, drums "If you're going to be in a band you should…

This Friday, just four days after the release of their new album - Sound of Sinning - West Coast funky soulsters Monophonics will take the stage at the Club at Water Street Music Hall. It’s been a few years since they started a dance party…