Rochester

Rochesterians are once again gearing up for the annual springtime Lilac Festival 2014 - lilacs, food, arts & crafts and most importantly, LIVE music! are all part of this celebration of warmer weather and lilac blooms. Taking place May…

Pretty strings with an indie dig – that would be the formula followed by Mikaela Davis on her second album, Fortune Teller, released in January. The classically trained harpist carries along an impressive record of talent which she uses to…

After the initial announcement of this year's XRIJF headliners, Earth, Wind and Fire & Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell being announced earlier this year - the final lineup has now been announced for the…

Western NY is in for a treat as the ivory wizard Marco Benevento brings his extensive spring touring through Upstate, then Rochester and Buffalo. Joining him again are David Dreiwitz (Bass/Ween) and Andy Borger (Drums/Tom Waits Band etc).…

The Devil Makes Three is a folk-rockabilly-bluegrassy trio originating from nearby Brattleboro, VT - they will be traveling through Rochester, NY on their upcoming Spring Tour. The group of friends left the East Coast and headed West to…

Protest the Hero has had a wild ride in the past year. I had the chance to speak with guitarist Luke Hoskin about the band's experience ,being without a label's support, their new album, and how the past year has shaped the band. From…

In September 2007, Buddhahoods founding member Tony Cavagnara was tragically killed in a car accident en route to a gig. Since then every year the remaining members and a crew of musical friends have been putting on the annual January Thaw…

Belgian death metal veterans ABORTED are hitting the bricks in support of their upcoming release, The Necrotic Manifesto, launching an international tour on February 22. The tour takes them through upstate New York, with stops in…

Black Lillies front man Cruz Contreras is no stranger to the music business and the Black Lillies are not his first musical endeavor. Having lent his name to two previous bands that held notable success - Contreras continues that success…

For this Umphrey's review we invited Aqueous's Mike Gantzer to sit in as guest reporter and cover one of his and Aqueous's big influences.   In the Fall of 2007, I’d been strongly advised by my fellow band mate Evan McPhaden, (who’d been…