Water Street Music Hall

Water Street Music Hall, which first opened its doors as the Country Warehouse in 1977, has gone through many changes over the years - owners have come and gone just as the name has changed from earlier years. Recently there was a change in…

Water Street Music Hall posted on their Facebook page this morning that Happy days are here again! - The Rochester, NY music venue has their liquor license once again. After a change in owners and management team and this long-awaited…

Despite several non-heady forces: A red hot Syracuse basketball team playing,  sub-zero wind chills, and a liquor license-less venue; Rochesterians turned out en masse for the electro-jam instrumentals of Philly based Lotus. Touring heavily…

Savannah, Georgia's Baroness brought their progressive "stoner" metal grooves to Rochester's Club at Water Street Wednesday August 7th. Touring behind their newest album, Yellow and Green, the group was joined by label mates Royal Thunder.…

Savannah, Georgia's critically acclaimed stoner/sludge metal outfit Baroness has had a trying year. Sidelined just a month after the release of their latest album Yellow and Green by a bus accident in London that left several members…

A show on a Sunday? Ordinarily it's a no for me but the universe had been aligned in just the right way. Dark Star Orchestra (DSO) had no plans of stopping in Upstate NY on their way to the Jubilee in Ohio until a previous gig at Mighty…

John Brown’s Body pretty much packed Water Street Music Hall with reggae fans for The Big Upstate Reggae Fest. They shared the stage with Dub Trio, Nevergreen, Among Criminals and Axis Armada. John Brown's Body just released their new album…

The Manhattan Project, one of the northeast's newest powerhouses, came on to the scene in 2010 and is further making a name for itself with the release of Atomic Bomb Party vol. 3. The album's opening track, "Endless Nights," builds from…

April 20th has evolved into a counterculture holiday, with ties to Deadheads and hippies and just about every person you probably know or will know. Music venues all over Upstate New York are using this as another reason to see live music!…

John Brown's Body kicks off their Spring Tour this Thursday in support of Kings And Queens, which is set to be released on April 16, 2013. This tour will bring them to the the Upstate region twice with appearances in Rochester and Buffalo,…