Abilene Bar & Lounge

How'd you do with our November picks Rochester? We were able to catch a few of our recommendations and thoroughly enjoyed each and every one. We're back with five more choice live music options to fill up your Rochester in December calendar…

Abilene Bar and Lounge is a modest neighborhood bar built into an old house on an out of the way street in downtown Rochester. Generally it plays host to roots Americana acts, honest tunes sung and strummed on good old fashion acoustic…

Arc Iris is equal parts Sun Ra, Fiona Apple and musical theater. Their bio claims they hail from Providence, RI, but their music says Io, Europa and Ganymede. So it wasn't that far fetched for them to call their second album, released in…

New England has unexpectedly become a hotbed of the new folk scene that has emerged in the past decade. At first glance it felt like it was just a perceived and inflated importance caused by the Newport Folk Fest favoring regional bands in…

Boston three-piece The Ballroom Thieves will play two shows in Upstate New York this week beginning a tour that will surround the April 21 release of their anticipated debut album, A Wolf in the Doorway. Consisting of guitar, cello and…

To say that one has "seen" a David Mayfield Parade show is an understatement. The experience can best be described as an event that you were a part of when the Parade came to your town. The charisma that emanates from Mayfield's heart and…

A bluegrass background mixed with a punk-rock like attitude and a dash of a carnival side-show -- The David Mayfield Parade is an experience one won't soon forget. You may have seen him recently with The Avett Brothers or Mumford &…

"Family FUNKtion and the Sitar Jams is sitar, drums, and bass trio who blend Indian elements with funk, jazz, and jam to create unique psychedelic experiences." Family FUNKtion and the Sitar Jams (FFSJ) is the life long excursion of the…

On a rainy and miserable Wednesday night in Rochester at Abilene Bar and Lounge, ladies night was in full effect. Memphis bred singer/songwriter and sometime actress Amy Lavere and Buffalo's Savannah King provided duel cannons of estrogen…

Multi-talented entertainer Amy LaVere is a true crossover artist, able to bring exceptional skill and raw emotion into whatever she attempts. From movies (Black Snake Moan, Walk the Line) to music she pushes her ample capabilities to the…