Updated: – 2/25/11
Friday/Tonight: John Cole Blues Band @ Dino BBQ, STRING OF PEARLS, 6-9 p.m., 9:30 p.m. by Rochester pop/alt-country band the CHINCHILLAS @ ABILENE., Trilogy @ Beale St., Luca & the Electro Kings @ Beale St (Empire), Billy Joe @ Six Pockets, The Stevie Project @ Smokin’ Joe’s

Curley Taylor
Saturday: : Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble (LA Zydeco) RCZN’s Annual Mardi Gras Show @ Harmony House, Avery Sunshine @ The Tralf (Buffalo), Joe Beard @ Dino BBQ, The Coupe De’ Villes @ The Landing Bar and Grille located at 30 Fairport Village Landing Fairport, NY, CASHBACK @ Abilene’s 3rd Annual JOHNNY CASH BIRTHDAY BASH, Third Degree @ Beale St., Deep Blue @ Don’s Original Penfield, Soul on Tap @ Johnny’s, DjanGoners at “The Grill at Strathallan”
Sunday: Cool Blues Benefit clothing & food drive for the homeless for Catholic Family Center from 2-6pm Joe Beard ,Fred Vine, Gordon Munding, Tabletop Three,Andy & Ernie Lawrence, (Son House Club musicians)@Beale St Café, Rosanne Cash @ Harro East Ballroom , Stephane Wrembel & the Django Experiment @ Sportsmens Tavern (Buffalo), Rhythm Dogs @ Smokin’ Joe’s
MONDAY: Greg Townson @ Dino BBQ,

C.J. Chenier
Tues: , STRING THEORY (BLUEGRASS JAM) @ Johnny’s, Teagan Ward @ Beale St, C.J. Chenier and his Red Hot Louisiana Band @ the Water Street Music Hall – Benefit for The National Center For Missing & Exploited Children, NY Regional Office Early show: 7:30pm, dance lessons at 6:30pm. Buford Duo @ Dino BBQ
Wed: Steve West/Acoustic Open Mic @ Muddy Waters in Geneseo from 7-10 PM., Ezra & the Storm @ Dino BBQ, Shemekia Copeland @ The Tralf (Buffalo)
Thurs: Count Blastula @ Dino BBQ, Nick Moss and the Fliptops @ the Tudor Lounge (Buffalo), Blues show by Gordon Munding on bottleneck slide and acoustic guitars / vocals; Jay Chaffee on upright Bass; Heather Taylor on Flute / vocals @ Beale Street
Friday: Nick Moss and the Fliptops @ the Tudor Lounge (Buffalo),Jonathan Richman w/ Tommy Larkins @ Bug Jar. Table Top Three @ Beale St., Bill Schmitt & the Bluesmasters @ Beale St (empire), Billy Hector @ Dino BBQ, Mardi Gras w/ Stovall Brown & the Nightstalkers @ The Landing in Fairport, Billy Joe @ Six Pockets, Dave Profetta Band w/ Joe Chiappone @ Smokin’ Joe’s, Big Easy in Buffalo w/ Tab Benoit @ The Tralf, Buffalo.http://www.musicisart.org/index15.htm, Special Event – “Arti-Gras” Anderson Arts Building, 250 N. Goodman St. Rochester (at Anderson Ave) – http://www.andersonalleyartists.com/ , ZYDECO DANCING … with Zydeco DJ Bruce Handelman, Mar 4 (Fri) Dancing from 6-9 pm, Steve Grills @ Honeoye Falls-Lima Alumni Art Show opening party The Rabbit Room Honeoye Falls, NY
Saturday:“Arti-Gras” Exhibit Hours – Fri March 4 – 5-9PM and Sat March 5, 11AM-5PM, Big Small & Brian Langlinals @ Abilene, Froth @ Beale Street, Mardi Gras w/ Stovall Brown & the Nightstalkers @ The Landing in Fairport
March 5 ~ The 19th Annual ~CAJUN & ZYDECO MARDI GRAS BALL 6:00 pm to Midnight Rhodes on the Pawtuxet ~ 60 Rhodes Place ~ Cranston, RI FEATURING: Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners, Hot Tamale Brass Band
March 6th: Benefit for Mick Alber with the Jet Black Berries and other great local acts @ Abilene, Levon Helm @ UB (Buffalo).
March 7th: Lucinda Williams @ The State Theatre (Ithaca, NY)
March 11th Friday Yvette Landry (www.yvettelandry.com). Honky Tonk Dance Hall show at the Harmony House
March 12th: Annual Blues ‘N’ Blues show w/ Coupe De Villes and More @ the Holiday Inn Airport
March 17th: Macpodz @ Water Street Music Hall
March 23: The Kingston Trio @ German House
March 26th: C’est Bon (NY Cajun) @ Harmony House
March 27th: Walter Trout @ The Tralf (Buffalo)
March 30th: Lucky Tubb & the Modern Day Troubadours @ Sportsmens Tavern (Buffalo)
March 31st: David Lindley @ The Tralf (Buffalo)
April 2nd: John Mayall @ The Tralf (Buffalo), Devon Allman’s Honeytribe @ Sportsmens Tavern (Buffalo)
April 3rd: John Mayall @ German House
April 4th: Buddy Guy @ UB
April 7th: Old 97′s w/Teddy Thompson, Tommy Burnett @ Water Street Music Hall
April 9th: Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp (IL Creole) @ Harmony House (NEW DATE)
April 14, 15 & 16, 2011WANEE MUSIC FESTIVAL http://www.waneefestival.com/ Spirit of Suwannee Music Park, Live Oak, Florida – GREAT LINEUP.
April 22nd: Jeff Beck @ UB Performing Arts Center (Buffalo)
April 28th: Rev. Horton Heat and Rev. Peyton Big Damn Band @ The Tralf (Buffalo)
April 29th: The Nighthawks @ Sportsmens Tavern (Buffalo), John Popper & The Duskray Troubadours @ Water Street Music Hall
May 7th: Shawn Philips @ The Tralf (Buffalo), C’est Bon (NY Cajun) Syracuse Crawfish Festival to support Operation Southern Comfort! New York State Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Boulevard, Syracuse, NY 13209
May 10th: Rev. Horton Heat @ The Haunt (Ithaca, NY)
May 14th: Preston Frank and Big Daddy Zydeco. (LA Creole-Zydeco) @ Harmony House
May 17th: Bruce Cockburn @ The State Theatre (Ithaca, NY)
May 25th: Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys @ Sportsmen’s Tavern (Buffalo)
May 26th: BIG SANDY AND HIS FLY-RITE BOYS @ Abilene
May 28th: Aretha Franklin @ Seneca Niagara Casino
June 2-5th: Mountain Jam – Hunter Mt. NY http://mountainjam.com/
June 3, 4 & 5th: The 22nd Annual: Michael Arnone’s Crawfish Festival, Augusta, NJ http://www.crawfishfest.com/ **This is the biggest New Orleans/Cajun Jam of the Northeast.
June 3rd: Robin Trower @ The Tralf (Buffalo)
June 18th: Dave Alvin @ 6th Annual Honesdale Roots Festival, Honesdale, PA
June 12th: 22nd Annual Billtown Blues Festival, Lycoming County Fairgrounds, Hughesville, PA (featuring: Mark Hummel’s Blues Harp Blowout).
June 24 & 25th: Paulie’s New Orleans Jazz & Blues Festival
(Great Lineup of New Orleans Acts: Tab Benoit, Eric Lindell, Big Sam, etc.)Worcester, MA
July 8 & 9th: Briggs Farm Blues Festival, Nescopeck, PA http://briggsfarm.com/
Featuring: Alexis P. Suter, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, James Armstrong, Eddie Shaw and the Wolf Gang,
July 15th: Kal David @ Sportsmen’s Tavern (Buffalo),
July 16/17th: The North Atlantic Blues Festival, Rockland, Maine (Featuring: Nellie “Tiger” Travis, Eddie “The Chief” Clearwater, Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials, Billy Branch, Magic Slim, The Brooks Family Reunion, Gina Sicilia, Dave Gross, Eric Bibb, James Armstrong, Toni Lynn Washington)
July 14-17th: Big Rib & BBQ Festival, ROCHESTER, NY – Highland Park (Lineup: TBD)
July 14-17Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival Location: On the Walsh Farm, Oak Hill, NY 12469 http://www.greyfoxbluegrass.com/ws/pages/home.php
July 23rd: Rockin’ Jake @ Four Aces Bar and Grill (Buffalo)
July 30, 31st: Pennsylvania Blues Fest at Blue Mountain Ski Area “Celebrating 20 years in the Poconos” http://www.skibluemt.com/SkiBlue/activities/pa-blues-fest.aspx Blue Mountain Ski Area 1660 Blue Mountain DR Danielsville, PA 18038, less than 5 hours from Rochester, NY. (so far: Shemekia Copeland, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, Bettye Lavette, Kenny Neal, John Nemeth, Samuel James)
August 4-6th: Brantling Bluegrass Festival, Brantling Ski Area, Sodus, NY.
http://www.brantling.com/html/bluegrasssite.html
AUGUST 19 & 20TH: 19TH ANNUAL CHENANGO BLUES FESTIVAL, NORWICH, NY (LINEUP TBD- so far James Cotton with Darrell Nullish on vocals, North Mississippi Duo, Super Chikan, John Hammond and more!!!!!!!!!!) http://www.chenangobluesfest.org/
August 20th: Johnny Winter @ Bears Den (Niagara Falls)
AUGUST 26-28: BLUESTOCK 2011 @ HUNTER MOUNTAIN, HUNTER, NY FEATURING: Buddy Guy, Elvin Bishop, Tab Benoit, Curtis Salgado, Ronny Baker Brooks, TOMMY CASTRO & BOB MARGOLIN, MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED – 3 DAY BLUES FESTIVAL – Mitch Woods with Billy Gibson http://www.bluestock.com/
Sept. 9th, 10th and Possibly 11th: Niagara Falls Blues Festival, Niagara Falls, NY. (Lineup TBD)
September 9th: Blind Boys of Alabama @ “Southside Shuffle” Port Credit Memorial Park Mississauga, ON, Canada
September 10th: Big Bill Morganfield & Mavis Staples @ “Southside Shuffle” Port Credit Memorial Park Mississauga, ON, Canada
October 7, 8 & 9th: Daytona Beach Blues Festival, Florida
MANY OTHER ROCHESTER MUSICAL EVENTS: CHECK OUT: http://www.bopshop.com/bopEventsList.php
Disclaimer: This music calendar is for informational purposes only and is a volunteer, non-profit effort of a local music fan. Please double check with all venues prior to going. Support the music and more will come.