Support It – More will Come to Town:
Friday, August, 12, 2011: Acadian Cajun Band @ Abilene, The Taj Mahal Trio @ The Tralf (Buffalo), Rickie Stearns @ 14 Fridays/Village Gate Square, Turnip Stampede @ Dino BBQ, Billy Joe w/ Dave Riccone @ Six Pockets, Gap Mangione @ Pier 45, The Fakers @ Beale St, Nick Finzer Septet (Jazz) Tala Vera 155 State St., Smokehouse @ McGhan’s, Sean Patrick McGraw and Blue Jimmy @ Public Market, East End Festival – Various Bands @ Downtown Rochester, Rhythm Dogs! @ Schooners Riverside Pub
Saturday: Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers @ Sportsmen’s Tavern, Dark Hollow @ Dino BBQ, Bill Brown @ Brown Hound Bistro, Gap @ Pier 45, John Bolger Band @ Beale St., Tombstone Hands W/Krypton 88 @ the Landing, Natural Groove @ Johnny’s, Rhythm Dogs! @the Crows Nest (Waterloo), BOBBY HENRIE AND THE GONERS perform a CD release party, 9:30 p.m @ Abilene
Sunday: Jazz Organist: Joey DeFrancesco @ Abbotts/At the Kitchen Keg/H.H. Warner Bldg, 72 St. Street, Dan Zanes & Friends @ Harro East Ballroom, Coupe De Villes @ Pane Vino, live instore performance by : Jonny Corndawg @ Record Archive (3pm). Scorgies Veterans convene for a Tribute to Tasha in memory of the legendary Natasha, AKA Patricia Ann Scopa, a fixture of the early punk scene in Rochester. Show runs from 3-7 p.m. Donations will be accepted at the event and used toward the planting of a tree in her memory at Highland Park. Bands scheduled to perform include the Press Tones, Chinchillas, Bowery Boys and the Public Market Band @ Abilene
MONDAY: John Ackers @ Dino BBQ
Tues: STRING THEORY (BLUEGRASS JAM) @ Johnny’s,
Teagan Ward @ Beale St, @ Dino BBQ
Wed: Steve West/Acoustic Open Mic @ Muddy Waters in Geneseo from 7-10 PM., Kenny Neal @ Ramada Inn (Geneva NY) (7pm), Johnny Rawls @ Dino BBQ
Thurs: Shooter Jennings @ Party in the Park (Rochester), Aztec Two-Step @ Garden Vibes – George Eastman House, Son House Blues Night Jam
with host Gordon Munding @ Beale St.
Friday: Blues Guitarist Pete Anderson @ Abilene, C’est Bon Cajun Dance Band @ 14 Fridays/Village Gate Square, The Djangoners @ the Grill at Strathallan
Saturday: Johnny Winter @ Bears Den (Niagara Falls), C’est Bon @ Abilene, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys (LA Cajun) Earlville Opera House, 16 E Main St, Earlville, NY 13332., Clarissa Street Festival (see below), Chenango Blues Festival @ Norwich NY (see below)
August 18 to Sunday August 21 http://www.warwickvalleyjazzfest.com/
Warwick, NY (Hudson Valley, NY area).
AUGUST 19 & 20TH: 19TH ANNUAL CHENANGO BLUES FESTIVAL, NORWICH, NY
Friday LineUp, Aug. 19th
6:00 – 7:00 pm Doug MacLeod @ Guernsey Library
Tent Stage : Chenango County Fairgrounds
7:15 – 8:15 pm Tas Cru 8:30 – 10:00 pm Mississippi Heat
Saturday, Aug. 20th Lineup: Chenango County Fairgrounds
MAIN STAGE: 12:00 – 1:00 pm Gina Sicilia 1:40 – 2:50 pm Honey Island Swamp Band 3:50 – 5:00 pm Ana Popovic 6:10 – 7:30 pm James Cotton 8:40 – 10:10 North Mississippi Allstar Duo featuring Luther Dickinson & Cody Dickinson TENT STAGE: Chenango County Fairgrounds
1:00 – 1:40 pm Suspicious Hats 2:50 – 3:50 pm Doug MacLeod 5:00 – 6:10 pm Super Chikan 7:30 – 8:40 pm John Hammond
http://www.chenangobluesfest.org/
Aug. 20th: Clarissa Street Reunion, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. ROCHESTER NY
3 Stages – Jazz, R&B, and Gospel
Jazz Stage – Clarissa at Troup St.
2:45-4pm Nate Rawls 4:30-5:45pm Reazon 6:15-7:30pm Rey Scott & Co.
8-9:15pm A Few Bad Apples 9:45-11pm Paradigm Shift
R&B Stage Clarissa at McRee Way (Bronson)
12:15-1:15pm Steve Grills & the Roadmasters 1:45-2:45pm Todd East
3:15-4:15pm Debbie Kendricks Blues Band 4:45-5:45pm Rockin’ Robin Blues Band 6:15-7:30pm John Cole Blues Band with Joe Beard
8-9:15 pm Mitty and the Followers 9:45-11pm New Image Band
Gospel Stage Adams Street at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
1-1:30pm Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Choir
For more information about the 2011 Clarissa Street Reunion, you can find them on Facebook.
Aug. 21st: Ana Popovic @ Sportsmen’s Tavern
Aug. 22nd: ” A night of the Blues w/ Pete Anderson”@ Sportsmen’s Tavern
Aug. 23rd: George Thorogood @ Artpark (Lewiston, NY)
August 24th: Steve Earle @ Harro East (8pm)
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/
Aug. 26th: B.B. King @ Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts center, Canandaigua with Buddy Guy opening., Airplay Vaudeville Revue @ 14 Fridays/Village Gate Square, The Sound Remains The Same (Led Zeppelin Tribute) w/ The Druids (Grateful Dead Tribute) @ Public Market – Rochester, NY, Soul on Tap @ Johnny’s
Aug. 27th: The Fairport Music & Food Festival featuring the Campbell Brothers, Deep Blue Dream and a ton of other great bands @ Fairport NY http://www.fairportmusicfestival.com/ , Skiffle Minstrels (NY Zydeco,Rockabilly,Honky-Tonk) Elmwood Ave. Festival of the Arts, Lafayette Stage, Elmwood Ave & Lafayette St, Buffalo, NY 14222
Aug. 28th: LaBarbera Brothers Homecoming Concert @ Al Lorenz Park/Letchworth Gorge, Mount Morris, NY email: mail@gvcaonline.org for info.
Sept. 2nd: Margaret Explosion @ 14 Fridays/Village Gate Square
Sept 2, 3 & 4th: MOEDOWN with Levon Helm/Bob Weir, Railroad Earth and More @ Gelston Castle Estate-Mohawk, NY (moedown.com).
Sept 2 – 4, 2011: Rhythm & Roots Festival, Ninigret Park, 4890A Old Post Rd, Rt 1, Charlestown, RI 02813 Hosted by the REDSTICK RAMBLERS (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Along with: Steve Earle & the Dukes & Duchesses plus Alison Moorer (Sat)
Delbert McClinton (Sun)Richard Thompson (Sat)Marcia Ball (Fri)
Raul Malo Band (Sat)Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys (Sat, Sun)7 Walkers (Bill Kreutzman, George Porter Jr, Papa Mali, Matt Hubbard, et al) (Sun)Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble (Fri, Sat)Mitch Woods & the Rocket 88’s (Sun)Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band (Fri, Sat, Sun)Nation Beat (Sun)GreelySavoyDuo (Sat, Sun)
Swamp Cabbage (Fri, Sat)Harper & the Midwest Kind (Fri, Sat)Jesse Lege, Joel Savoy & Bayou Brew (Sat, Sun)Sarah & the Tall Boys (Fri, Sat, Sun)Occidental Gypsy Jazz Band (Fri, Sat, Sun)Magnolia (Sat, Sun)River City Slim & the Zydeco Hogs (Sat, Sun) www.rhythmandroots.com
Sept. 8th: .SARAH AND THE TALL BOYS @ Abilene
Sept. 9th, 10th and Sunday the 11th: Niagara Falls Blues Festival, Niagara Falls, NY. http://www.niagarafallsbluesfest.com/ featuring: Albert Castiglia, Dennis Gruenling, Savoy Brown, Eddie Shaw, Coco Montoya & More!!!!!!!!!!
September 9th: Blind Boys of Alabama @ “Southside Shuffle” Port Credit Memorial Park Mississauga, ON, Canada , Albert Castiglia & Sean Chambers @ Niagara Falls Blues Festival, Niagara Falls, NY
September 10th: Big Bill Morganfield & Mavis Staples @ “Southside Shuffle” Port Credit Memorial Park Mississauga, ON, Canada , Soul on Tap @ Dino BBQ
Sun. 9/11 Asleep @ The Wheel @ SPORTSMEN’S TAVERN
Sept. 14th: Jonny Lang @ Water Street Music Hall, Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers @ Abilene
September 15 : Mark your calendars! Greece Community Broadcasting Inc. proudly presents it’s annual Evening of Wine and Jazz fundraiser –in the Waterside Room of Pier 45, located at the Port of Rochester in Charlotte. Tickets go on sale August 8th, and are $25.00 each. There will be wine and beer tasting, live jazz, great food, desserts, a silent auction and more. All proceeds from an Evening of Wine and Jazz will benefit member supported Jazz90.1, one of the last full time jazz radio stations in the country. The station is owned by the Greece Central School District; however, it must raise all operating funds annually through member and business donations, as well as special events. Last year’s wine and jazz event sold out, and it’s anticipated that this year’s event will sell out quickly.
Tickets to an Evening of Wine and Jazz 2011 can be purchased beginning August 8th by calling (585) 966-2660, or securely online at www.jazz901.org. Accepted forms of payment are Visa, MasterCard, Discover, check or money order.
Sept. 16-17: Ponderosa Stomp in New Orleans http://www.ponderosastomp.com/home.php
Sept. 16-18th: BLAST FURNACE BLUES FESTIVAL: GREAT LINEUP!!!!! @ STEELSTACKS CAMPUS, BETHLEHAM, PA www.artsquest.org
Sept. 16th: WAYNE “THE TRAIN” HANCOCK @ SPORTSMEN’S TAVERN (BUFFALO), Roseanne Cash @ Harro East
Sept. 17th: 9th Annual Music is Art Festival – “Dress To Express” @ Delaware Park Buffalo, THE SHAKE @ Abilene, Lil Anne and the Hot Cayenne at the Harmony House
Sept. 20th: Marshall Crenshaw and The Bottle Rockets will be playing @ The Sportsmen’s Tavern & Music Hall
Sept. 21st: Delta Groove Recording Artist: CANDYE KANE @ Abilene
Sept 22nd: Marc Broussard @ German House, John Hiatt @ Water Street Music Hall
Sept. 24th: Duke Robillard @ The Sportsmen’s Tavern, The Sweetback Sisters @ Rochester Christian Reformed Church, 2750 Atlantic Avenue, Penfield, The Kenny Garrett Quartet @ Hochstein school of music
Sept 26th: .DEKE DICKERSON @ Abilene
Sept 27th: Deke Dickerson @ Sportsmen’s Tavern
Sept. 28th: Diana Ross @ Rochester Auditorium Theatre, Candye Kane @ Sportsmen’s Tavern
SEPT 30TH: JACKSON BROWNE (SOLO ACOUSTIC) @ AUDITORIUM THEATRE
October 1: Ha Ha Tonka @ Water Street Music Hall
October 7th: PROFESSOR LOUIE AND THE CROWMATIX @ Abilene
October 7, 8 & 9th: Daytona Beach Blues Festival, Florida
Oct. 9th: Professor Louie & The Crowmatix @ Sportsmen’s Tavern
Oct. 13th: Blues Caravan 2011 Girls w/ Guitars! @ Sportsmen’s Tavern
Oct. 15th: Carolyn Wonderland @ Water Street Music Hall
October 14-16th: Crescent City Blues Festival – New Orleans http://www.jazzandheritage.org/blues-fest/
Oct. 17th: Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion @ Sportsmen’s Tavern
Oct. 21st: Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials w/ special guest Sonny Moorman@ Sportsmen’s Tavern
Oct. 22nd: Tedeschi Trucks Band @ Auditorium Center (Rochester, NY), River City Slim at the Harmony House
October 29th: .CHRIS O’LEARY BAND @ Abilene
Nov. 8th: Joe Bonamassa @ State Theatre (Ithaca, NY)
Nov. 10th & 11th: CHRIS TRAPPER @ Abilene
Nov. 12th: CHRISTINE OHLMAN & Rebel Montez @ Abilene
Sunday: Nov. 20th: Rosie Ledet at the Harmony House
Dec. 3rd: Guy Davis @ Rochester Christian Reformed Church, 2750 Atlantic Avenue, Penfield
Dec. 11th: C’est Bon at the Harmony House
Feb. 11th, 2012: The Houston Person Quartet @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation
Feb. 25th: Curly Taylor at the Harmony House
MANY OTHER ROCHESTER MUSICAL EVENTS: CHECK OUT: http://www.bopshop.com/bopEventsList.php
National Happenings and Festivals: http://www.bluesfestivalguide.com/
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.