The Bug Jar

Tough Old Bird are venturing from their home in the Allegheny region and taking to the road this month and next. The Northeast run began on March 15 at The Bug Jar. Local support for this show came from indie folk duo Bitter Bells and…

"I don't know why there's anyone here but it's fucking awesome," said Ron Gallo a few songs into his blistering rock and roll set at the Bug Jar in Rochester. "I thought the rule was, the first time you play a place only three people show…

There is no greater joy in life than discovering music that resonates with the soul, sending spirits soaring into heights of ecstasy. I recently found myself captivated by a performance by Barbarosa. The self-described "loud and pretty"…

With a fully furnished retro 60's apartment hanging from the ceiling, Rochester's Bug Jar is the original Upside Down. There were some frighteningly stranger things going on between it's walls on Sunday, November 12. The music put forth by…

Super American wraps up their self-proclaimed Year of The Pineapple with a few shows. The feel-good retro-vibe pop band from Buffalo played at The Bug Jar in Rochester on Friday, October 3. The fun and fiesty bunch has been advertising show…

Such Gold ripped a gig in Rochester on Friday the 13 of October. The punk rockers played at Bug Jar, their familiar stomping grounds, at the midway point in their fall tour. "We've played here one... thousand times," quipped front man Ben…

Such Gold sets off on a month-long tour today in support of their latest release Deep In A Hole. The itinerary includes a headliner in Rochester at The Bug Jar on Oct. 13, a show at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn on Oct. 20, and a set at The Fest…

Rochester's Druse is taking to the road. They'll be co-headlining a fall tour with Charleston's Innerout. The East Coast tour includes shows in Rochester at The Bug Jar on September 28 and The Well in Brooklyn on September 30. This North…

It’s been an eventful week for The Dirty Pennies. On top of a rip-roaring set at Rochester’s Park Ave Festival, they also announced they’ll be hitting the road soon. The alternative blues trio from Rochester will be traveling to Nashville…

King Buffalo is taking off this week for their maiden European tour. Last year’s debut album Orion was well received both here and abroad, and they were booked to play with the Elder on across Europe and the North America. Before embarking…