Rochester

Rochester jam band The Niche returned with Rob Compa to the stage for a three-day run to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of musical mayhem. “At their height, the Niche were filling clubs throughout the Northeast, packing sets with intense,…

Seattle's La Luz came through Rochester on April 11 to a sold out show at Bug Jar. Shana Cleveland and her band have been through a lot lately. Shana overcame a cancer diagnosis and then wrote an album about it, 2024's News of the…

The road stretched out before us, winding through the quiet countryside as we made our way from Niagara Falls to Rochester on Monday, March 17 for Dream Theater. Route 104 had that eerie stillness of a late spring evening, the kind that…

The Rochester International Jazz Festival has announced their 22nd season’s artist lineup ahead of their performances from June 20 to 28 in downtown Rochester.  This year’s headliners at Eastman Theatre’s Kodak Hall include Smokey…

The 127th Rochester Lilac Festival has announced the lineup of performers, including pop rock band Beach Weather, alt-pop band The Aces, rock band The Skycoasters and more, for the performance starting on Friday, May 9 to Sunday, May 18 at…

The 127th annual Rochester Lilac Festival will take place from May 9-18 in historic Highland Park. As always, the festival promises to be a beautiful celebration of spring, highlighted by a diverse musical lineup that will take the KeyBank…

Singer-songwriter Judy Collins will celebrate her 85th birthday at Rochester’s Theatre at Innovation Square on Saturday, March 1. Photo by Shervin Lainez The author, activist, poet and icon will perform in Rochester as part of…

February 14 is a traditionally a day of love, special dinners, and flowers. For old school hip hop fans in Rochester, this February 14 was more about power, respect, and having a voice as MC Lyte dropped by Water Street Music Hall to…

Stripped down, raw and heartfelt.  The kind of performance the audience took in during Lee Brice’s “You, Me & My Guitar” tour, when it’s second stop was at the Kodak Center in Rochester on Friday Jan. 31st. With the house lights…

Showcasing band stickers all over the walls and random household fixtures mounted above patrons, Bug Jar plays host to countless acts of all genres and never seems to not pack the house. The night of Saturday, January 25 was no different,…