Updated: – 3/4/11
Friday/Tonight: 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 @ Kleinhan’s Music Hall, Buffalo., 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, The Coupe De’ Villes will be performing at The Finger Lakes Racino, 5:30 to 8:30pm “THIS OTHER LIFE”www.thisotherlife.us & 9:30pm“THE HI-RISERS” www.hirisers.com @ Abilene
Saturday: :“Arti-Gras” Exhibit Hours – Fri March 4 – 5-9PM and Sat March 5, 11AM-5PM, , Froth @ Beale Street, Mardi Gras w/ Stovall Brown & the Nightstalkers @ The Landing in Fairport, 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, “BILL SMALL AND BRIAN LANGLINAIS” & “THE TOMBSTONE HANDS” @ Abilene, Bill Brown @ Brown Hound Bistro (Naples), Fab Cats @ Dino BBQ
Sunday: Benefit for Mick Alber with the Jet Black Berries and other great local acts @ Abilene, Levon Helm @ UB (Buffalo).
Jazz90.1 Presents “Still Singing the Blues” Special – Sunday March 6th – 7-9pm.
Jazz90.1 and Doc’s Juke Joint are pleased to present “Still Singing the Blues” – a two-part, two-hour radio documentary series featuring musicians in New Orleans and South Louisiana who continue to perform both traditional blues and more commercial rhythm-and-blues. Part 1, also called “Still Singing the Blues,” burrows into the lives of three outstanding older performers: Carol Fran of Lafayette, Harvey Knox of Baton Rouge, and Little Freddie King of New Orleans. Part 2, called “Crescent City Blues,” takes listeners into the New Orleans neighborhood joints that keep the blues and R&B alive. Hear this great two hour special this Sunday from 7-9 p.m. only on Member Supported Jazz90.1.
MONDAY: John Ackers @ Dino BBQ, Lucinda Williams @ The State Theatre (Ithaca, NY), TESS WILEY & JASON HARROD” &“THE CHRIS HOLLYWOOD PRO-AM JAM!!” @ Abilene
Tues/FAT TUESDAY: , STRING THEORY (BLUEGRASS JAM) @ Johnny’s, Teagan Ward @ Beale St, “REDLINE ZYDECO” @ Abilene, March of Dimes Mardi Gras Party/Benefit @ Water Street Music Hall, Mardi Gras Party with Luca and the Electro Kings @ Beale St on Empire Blvd, Mardi Gras Party w/ Nate Coffey & the New Brew, Dan Schmidt & Joe Beard @ Beale ST (South Ave), Dave McGrath @ Dino BBQ
Wed: Steve West/Acoustic Open Mic @ Muddy Waters in Geneseo from 7-10 PM., Double Take Blues Band @ Dino BBQ, Open Jam…hosted by duo “BOB & DAVE” @ Abilene
Thurs: Vitamin X @ Dino BBQ,
Friday: Yvette Landry (www.yvettelandry.com). Honky Tonk Dance Hall show at the Harmony House, DARK ROAD DUO” & “THE LAWNMOWERS” @ Abilene, Miss E @ Dino BBQ
Saturday: Annual Blues ‘N’ Blues show w/ Coupe De Villes and More @ the Holiday Inn Airport, Ernie and Andy Lawrence @ Black-Eyed Susan’s, DAN FRANK AND THE TRUE BELIEVERS” & “THE INFRA RED RADIATION ORCHESTRA” @ Abilene, Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ Dino BBQ
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), “LUCKY TUBB and the MODERN DAY TROUBADOURS” www.myspace.com/luckytubb @ Abilene
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, .John & Mary and the Valkyries @ Abilene
May 17th: Bruce Cockburn @ The State Theatre (Ithaca, NY)
May 23rd: Maria Muldaur and her Blusiana Band @ Abilene
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 3, 4 & 5th: http://www.waterfrontblues.ca/ 2011 WATERFRONT BLUES
- Woodbine Park (Eastern Ave. & Coxwell Ave.) TORONTO ONTARIO FEATURING: 21st Century Bluesman Larry McCray! Blues Music Award nominee Teeny Tucker!
- Juno Award winners Gary Kendall & Chuck Jackson of Downchild! Blues Music Award winner Johnny Rawls! Juno Award winner Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne! AND MORE!
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.
Pinetop Perkins/Anna Lee/Back On Top/Telarc (2000) w/ Corey Harris & Sugar Ray Norcia. RIP, 97 Yr. Old Blues Legend who passed away this week.
Solomon Burke & De Dijk/Good For Nothing/Hold On Tight/Verve **NEW
Tracy Nelson/Shoot My Baby/Victim of the Blues/Delta Groove **NEW
Grana’ Louise/Lead Foot Mama/Getting’ Kinda Rough!/Delmark **NEW
March 30th: Lucky Tubb & the Modern Day Troubadours @ Sportsmens Tavern (Buffalo)
