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Rochester post-hardcore phenoms Druse announced that they have signed with Head2Wall Records. They're heading into the studio to record a full-length album under the Ohio-based label. The release date is projected for this summer. Before…

Rochester is brimming with music these days. New venues opening seemingly on a monthly basis, local bands breaking out on the national scene and newer bands bubbling up to fill the void. It's a great time to be a music fan, and a great time…

The Isotopes played the Bug Jar in support of their new album The Isotopes Play Surf Music, on May 12 in Rochester. The band played a mix of originals and covers to the packed house while the confetti and go go dancers kept…

Synth-pop trio Humble Braggers are heading out on a run of shows across the state. The tour coincides with the release of their debut full-length album, I Know Better, I'm No Better. It all starts with a hometown show at Nietzsche's in…

King Buffalo will be playing a few showcases at SXSW in Austin, Texas next month. The psychedelic rock band from Rochester announced tour dates leading up to and following their performances at one of the largest music festivals in the…

Ex-Monotonix guitarist Yonatan Gat returned to the Bug Jar in Rochester and thoroughly scrambled the minds of all in attendance without ever taking the stage. The band set up, as they do for all of their shows regardless of venue, in the…

Eight years ago Eleanor Friedberger played to a raucous sold out crowd at the Bug Jar with her previous band, The Fiery Furnaces. A lot has changed in eight years. The Fiery Furnaces have taken an extended and possibly permanent break.…

Eleanor Friedberger will finally return to the Bug Jar, a little over 8 years since she played an energetic sold out set with her band the Fiery Furnaces early in 2008. A lot has changed since then, and the front woman for the Furnaces has…

Hot off the heels of the release of their new EP, Captives (out January 15), Baltimore's AMFMS will embark on a winter tour that kicks off at the Bug Jar in Rochester. The 4-track EP, available to stream over at Exclaim, showcases the bands…

Nashville's All Them Witches played an hour-long set at The Bug Jar in Rochester that got started with a couple songs off their latest release, Dying Surfer Meets His Maker. Lead vocalist Charles Michael Parks, Jr. played the opening…