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Weekly Live Music Round Up, 7/21-7/27

Monday, 7/21

Candy (country) -The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)



Tuesday, 7/22

Jed Curran (folk/Americana) - Abilene, 7P ($15, all ages)

Public Water Supply (alt rock/Indie Americana) - Rochester Central Library, 12P (FREE, all ages)



Wednesday, 7/23

Novasonic (jam) - Record Archive, 5-6P (FREE, all ages)

The Swell Season: Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglova (folk rock) - Kodak Center, 8P ($41+, all ages)

Rhythm and Groove - The House of Guitars, 5P (FREE, all ages)

Ignatius (Guitar) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)





Thursday, 7/24

Lefty Parker / Ben Morey / Kitchen / Bugcatcher (folk/indie/slowcore) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10, all ages)

Shep Treasure / Comfy / Sundots / Wally - Boulder Coffee, 7P ($10-$15, all ages)

Brody Schenk – Abilene, 7:30P ($10, all ages)

Tantric / Lydia Can’t Breathe / Crowndrop / Otherworldly Entity / The Patrick Jaouen Band (rock/post grunge)  - Photo City, 6P ($25+, 18+) 

Chris Hollywood English & Friends (jam) - Flour City Station, 10:30P ($5/$10, 21+)

Overtime & The Blue Collar Soldiers Band / Krizz Kaliko (country) - Montage, 7P ($25+, 16+)

Salsa Night w/ DJ Pabony (DJ) - Lovin’ Cup, 8P ($10, all ages)

No Named Band (rock) - 75 Stutson St., 8P ($12+, all ages)

Melvin Seals & JGB / Dogs in a Pile - Party in the Park, Dr. MLK Jr Park, 5P ($7, all ages)

Joanna Schubert (chamber pop) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)



Friday, 7/25

Leaking Head / Luxury Suite / Beef Gordon / The Sewerheads (punk/alt/rock) - Bug Jar, 8P ($10, 18+)

Hatebreed / Bleeding Through / GridIron / Snuffed on Site / Incite / Pure Bliss (metal) - Water Street, 7P ($45+, 18+)

Alex Northrup / Flying Object / Delaney West  - Radio Social, 8P ($10/$15, 21+)

Sully / Common Decency (grindcore/hardcore) - Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)

Duke Galaxy & The Pipeliners / The Rhino Chasers (rock) - LUX, 10P ($5, 21+)

The Majestics (reggae) - Abilene, 8P ($15/$20, all ages)

Christmas in July with No Child Left Behind - Record Archive, 4-7P (FREE, all ages)

Hekler / Alienpark / Nesra / Bizen B2b Phantex / Squeejii / Pitlord / Goblyn / Tigre (electronic) - Photo City, 7P ($27+, 18+) 

Tom ‘Bop Shop’ Kohn spins records (DJ) - Skylark, 6P (FREE, 21+)

Coldwater Blues - Lovin’ Cup, 5:30P (FREE, all ages)

Anna Laura Quinn & Ed Barrett (jazz) - 75 Stutson St., 8P ($12+, all ages)

Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint (jazz) -The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)




Saturday, 7/26

Fuzzrod / Personal Style / Chores (alt/punk/rock) - Bug Jar, 9P ($10, 18+)

Freestyle House Party w/ DJ’s Ray El Classic and DJ Logek - Skylark, 9P ($15, 21+)

Debatably Stable / Hospital x Games / foricouldonlydream / Sostre! / Therapy Gun (emo/hardcore/skramz) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($15, all ages)

Plot Twist - Bad Ending, 7P ($10, 21+)

Stage Fright (The Band tribute) - Abilene, 7:30P ($15, all ages)

Silent EDM Festival - Photo City, 6P ($15+, 18+) 

ROA - Water Street, 7P ($45+, 21+)

Inside Out - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($5, all ages)

Akeylah Simone and Monday Funk - 75 Stutson St., 8P ($25+, all ages)

Cosmic Oases (11A) / Deborah Magone Student showcase (1P) / Bob Jiordan (4P) / Psonic Sentiments (5:30P) - The House of Guitars (FREE, all ages)

Crossmolina (Irish folk fusion) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)



Sunday, 7/27

Primrose / The Deadnames / Dead Pets (emo/punk) - Bug Jar, 7P ($12, 18+)

CC & The Boys (country/southern rock) - Abilene, 3P ($10, all ages)

Intro to Modulary Synthesis Workshop (electronic workshop) - The Psychic Garden, 2P (sliding scale $20-$40, all ages)

Divine Fallacy / An Easy Death / Seditions / Promachina / Dead Laughter (metal) - Photo City, 4P ($20+, 18+) 

Simply the Best (Tina Turner Tribute) - The Theater at Innovation Square, 6P ($37+, all ages)

One Night Only - The Club at Water Street, 5P ($25+, 18+)

Kubick’s Rubes (bluegrass) -The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Weekly Live Music Round Up, 7/14-7/20

Monday, 7/14

Charlie Parr (folk) - Bop Shop Records, 8P ($25/$30, all ages)

Candy (country) -The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)



Tuesday, 7/15

Amanda Ashley (singer/songwriter/pop/soul) - Rochester Central Library @110 South Avenue, 12P (FREE, all ages)

Blood Handsome (darkwave/post punk) - Record Archive, 6P (FREE, all ages)

Vjoltron featuring Lingua Lucem / Garden of Evil Doers / Shonen Book / Viz-Wel / Field Replaceable Units (experimental) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($15 suggested donation, all ages)




Wednesday, 7/16

The Buddhahood (reggae/jam) - Record Archive, 6P (FREE, all ages)

Ignatius (Guitar) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Wajah and the Free People - The House of Guitars, 5P (FREE, all ages)





Thursday, 7/17

THE SOUND SUMMER MIXTAPE: Cheap Kids / Big Nobody (alt/indie/rock) - Skylark, 7P ($5, 21+)

Certain Death / The Evil Things / The Devils Pension (rock) - Bug Jar, 9P ($10, 18+)

Calico Bunny (Americana) - Abilene, 6:30P ($8, all ages)

Tongue Depressor / Matt Wellins / Wild Gone Girls / Falzone/Sirvent (drone/experimental/noise) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10-$20, all ages)

RIDDIATION: EDM Horror Experience - Photo City, 8is P ($10+, 18+) 

Spring Chickens (singer/sonwriters) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Rebekah Freeland / Faith to Fear / The Rogues / Slick Mick & The Novatones - The Flying Squirrel, 7P ($10 PWYC all ages)

Cruel Summer (Taylor Swift Tribute) / BB Dang - Party in the Park, Dr. MLK Jr Park, 5P ($7, all ages)


Friday, 7/18

THE SOUND SUMMER MIXTAPE: Bad Bloom/ Know Nothing (alt/rock) - LUX, 10P ($5, 21+)

Blue Envy / Orange Dog Club / Slick Mick and the Novatones (rock) - Bug Jar, 9P ($5, 18+)

Woody Dodge (Americana/rock) - Abilene, 5:30P ($5, all ages)

Candy (country) - Radio Social, 8P ($10/$15, 21+)

The Chinchillas (indie/rock) - Abilene, 9:15P ($7, all ages)

Turkey Blaster Omega (ska/punk) - Record Archive, 4-7P (FREE, all ages)

Pride Party with DJ Suzy / Scarlett Fire / Sparrow of the Wired - The Psychic Garden, 8P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

Boots N’ Beats Country Dance Party - Photo City, 8P ($30+, 18+) 

Invictra / Damages / Dredneks / Crahda / DRAG (metal) - Montage, 6P ($20+, 16+)

Breakbeats + Brews DJ Dance Party w/ DollarSignSteve / Snow / The D (UK Garage/Breakbeats/DnB) - Bad Ending, I 6P ($10, 21+)

Deborah Magone (acoustic/rock) - Lovin’ Cup, 6:30P (FREE, all ages)

Debbie Kendrick Project (blues/jazz/gospel) -The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Council / The Turbulents / Reddy Hollow (indie/rock) - 75 Stutson St., 8P ($12+, all ages)

Jazz & Jams w/ Dallas Responsible - The Flying Squirrel, 7P ($10 suggested donation, all ages)



Saturday, 7/19

THE SOUND SUMMER MIXTAPE: Alex of Mt. Goose / Viva Whatever / Likeness (alt/rock) - Skylark, 7P ($5, 21+)

Morningside Festival w/ Ali Lou & The Sugar Boys / Bad Bloom / Ladypills - Canandaigua, must register/purchase tickets for address and details ($15+, all ages)

Harmonica Lewinski / Luxury Suite (rock) - Abilene, 7:30P ($10/$15, all ages)

Sole Rehab Rochester Pride w/ DJ’s Leonce / Brian Buttlett / Orocue / Wondermuff (techno/house) - Water Street, 9P ($20+, 21+)

Order of the Dead / Continued Without a Finding / Burt Bacharach / Quit (grind/metal) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($15, all ages)

Cookie Tongue / Thornéd Crown / U.I.J. / AMIDI (alt/folk) - Bug Jar, 9P ($10, 18+)

Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes - Flour City Station, 8P ($30/$35, 21+)

Shepherd of Rot / Grave Sight / Inertia / Desekrator / Slum Lord (metal) - Montage, 6P ($12/$15+, 16+)

Sparrow Blue / Side Eye / Professor Anonymous (blues/rock/country) - Bad Ending, 7P ($10/$15, 21+)

Genesee Ted (country/rock) - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($10, all ages)

Erin & Ross (jazz) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Davey Allen (1P) / Shop Cats (3P) / On the House Band (5P) - The House of Guitars (FREE, all ages)

Old Dominion /Ernest / Redferrin (Country/rock) - CMAC, 7P ($50, all ages)






Sunday, 7/20

THE SOUND SUMMER MIXTAPE: Shy Tooth / The Ginger Faye Bakers / Mr. Softheart (alt/rock) - LUX, 6P ($5, 21+)

Roy Wilson and the Buzzards / The Starline Combo - Bug Jar, 6P ($10, 18+)

Rapture Pride Sunday Disco (House/Disco) - Radio Social,  4P ($5, 21+)

Goat Farm / Visual Basic / So OVer It / Comfort Object / Error Sparrow / Piracy Victim / Enternal Pride DIY w/ Requiem / The Deadnames / Ear Piercings / ESTBS / Lamia - The Psychic Garden, 1P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

Slick Mick & The Novatones / The Sideline All-Stars / Crossing Out / Handsy Grandma / Elleine & Leine Into It / Kenton From The Shut Ins - Photo City, 5P ($20+, 18+) 

YYNOT (Rush Tribute) - Montage, 7P ($30+, 16+)

Mike Kaupa Jazz Quartet - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Weekly Live Music Round Up, 7/7-7/13

Monday, 7/7

Candy (country) -The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)



Tuesday, 7/8

Bob Log III / Soul Butchers  (blues/alt/rock) - early show! Bug Jar, 8P ($12, 18+)

The Fiddle Witch (folk) - Rochester Central Library @110 South Ave, 12P (FREE, all ages)

Brain Stem (metal) - Record Archive, 7P (FREE, all ages)



Wednesday, 7/9

Standards / Floral / MAKEITSTOP (alt/math/rock) - Bug Jar, 8:30P ($15, 18+)

The Fornieri Brothers Band (soul/rock) - Record Archive, 6P (FREE, all ages)

Summoner’s Circle / Cetragore / Illusion of Fate / Blood Desecration / Paro (metal) - The Club at Water Street, 6P ($10+, 18+)

Will Dailey / Adrianna Noone / Nick Corey Young - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($15/$20, all ages)

Ignatius (guitarist) -The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Bec & The Bopcats - The House of Guitars, 5P (FREE, all ages)




Thursday, 7/10

Old World Warblers / Typer Westcott (folk) - Abilene, 7P ($10, all ages)

Debatably Stable / Depopulate Montana / USS Sailboat / Sostre / Brandy Melville (hardcore) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($15 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

Orange G / Dan Lynch / Gabi Ko - Bookeater, 7P ($10, all ages)

TopHouse / Scott Levi Jones (rock/bluegrass/alt) - Photo City, 6:30P ($30+, 18+) 

The Swooners - Lovin’ Cup, 4-7P (FREE, all ages)

The Rich Thompson Trio (jazz) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

The Seven Wonders (Fleetwood Mac Tribute) / Highway Boys (Zach Bryan Tribute) - Party in the Park, Dr. MLK Jr Park, 5P ($7, all ages)


Friday, 7/11

MC Chris - early show! Bug Jar, 7P ($20/$25, 18+)

Big Trouble DJ Night - Bug Jar, 9P ($5, 21+)

Timothy Mitchim Jr. - LUX, 10P ($5, 21+)

A Girl Named Genny / Ivy’s Home (folk/rock) - Abilene, 7P ($15, all ages)

Comfort Object / The Rogues / The In Betweens / Lithocut - The Flying Squirrel, 6P ($10, all ages)

AmyReal / Powerstance/ Above the Burning Trees / Flintlock (DNB/Hexd/Hard Dance - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

The Powerpop Girls Dance Party (DJ) - Photo City, 8P ($15+, 18+) 

Lady in Red - Flour City Station, 7:30P ($10/$15, 21+)

Calvalade / Cupid’s Boomerang (alt/rock) - The Club at Water Street, 7P ($10+, 18+)

Mike and Angie Duo - Lovin’ Cup, 6:30P (FREE, all ages)

The Djangoners (Parisian Jazz) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Patrick Jaouen Band (rock) - 75 Stutson St., 8P ($12+, all ages)


Saturday, 7/12

Bugcatcher / Garden of Evil Doers / Visual Basic (indie rock) - Bug Jar, 9P ($10, 18+)

Overhand Sam + Bad Weapon / Dangerbyrd (rock) - Skylark, 9P ($10, 21+)

Fourth Dominion / Night’s Edge / Goblin Hovel / Fox45 (alt/goth/metal/rock) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

Brad Paisley / Dylan Scott / Alexandra Kay  (country) - CMAC, 6P ($40, all ages)

High Pines / Stickybun (funk) - Abilene, 7P ($10, all ages)

Dayseeker /Colorblind / Ekoh (rock) - Anthology, 6:30P (sold out, 16+)

PAKT (jazz) - Lovin’ Cup, 7P ($25/$30, all ages)

Worgofest 5 ft. Infinium / Death Won’t Hold / Thinning the Veil / The Finality Complex / Lost in the Sun  - Photo City, 6P ($15/$20, 18+) 

Thomas Nicholas Band / Emo Night DJ Set - Flour City Station, 8P ($20+, 21+)

The Nerve Band (modern rock covers) - Montage, 7P ($15+, 16+)

Passa Passa: The Carnival (reggae/soca/DJ)- Water Street, 7P ($18+. 21+)

Wicked / Infrared Radiation Orchestra (rock) - Radio Social, 8P ($10/$15, 21+)

Kelly’s Heroes (indie/rock) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Catch 23 (2P) / Simply Divine (3:30P) - The House of Guitars(FREE, all ages)



Sunday, 7/13

Charlie Parr (folk) - Bop Shop Records, 8P ($25/$30, all ages)

Head to the Roots / Eli Flynn and the Everyman / Judah / Jackson Cavalier / November Blue (roots rock/alt rock) - Iron Smoke Distillery, 2P (suggested $20, 21+)

Fear Not Ourselves Alone / Putz / Black Moss / Tight Schedule (emo/hardcore/punk) - The Psychic Garden, 7P ($10 NOTAFLOF, all ages)

A Million Lights / The Rogues / Dear Verona / Sydney Driggs / Vagabxndclique - Photo City, 6P ($20+, 18+) 

Still One Left (Acoustic Americana) - Junction 361, 7P (FREE, all ages)

Hozier - CMAC, 8P (sold out, all ages)

Carnifex / Suffocation / Distant / Bodybox / Monochromatic Black (metal) - Water Street, 5P ($30+, 16+)

David Temperley and Jessica Ann Best (jazz/opera) - The Little Theater Cafe, 7P (FREE, all ages)