NYS Music 20​13

Author: Darren Kemp

  • The 2nd Annual Fiddler’s Picnic: A Photo Review

    Friday night of the 2nd Annual Fiddler’s Picnic was jam-packed with great music from the Capital Region’s own Eastbound Jesus, good ol’ Adirondack boys The Blind Owl Band and Dangermuffin coming all the way from Folly Beach, South Carolina. Despite the mud from earlier rains, the hollow was still great for dancing and a little bit of apple moonshine.  Camping was available anywhere you could stake your claim.

    Saturday at Statewide Music’s Fiddlers Picnic was a fiddle-tastic time for all. The site at Miller Hollow in Marion was immaculate and filled with shady areas to escape the burning sun. Escaping the blazing bluegrass was impossible though, yet every band brought their A-game and delivered killer sets. The day featured bands such as Rochester’s Clinton’s Ditch, Maine’s Mallet Brothers Band, Vermont’s Jatoba, Ohio’s  Rumbke Mountain Boys and Buffalo’s Floodwood. (Featuring Vinny and Al from moe.).

    Typical to every StateWide festival, this was a family affair, filled with friendly faces and plenty of children tearing around. At one point, HerbyOne’s own daughter blessed us with a beautiful rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” from the main stage. Music and fun went late into the night once again despite undesirable weather conditions. Highlights were a fierce newgrass version of Phish’s “Rift” by Jatoba and all of Floodwood’s amazing set.

  • A Threesome of Trios: Haewa, Legit, and Heady Yetis at Montage

    Rochester’s Montage Music Hall is primarily known for its metal shows but has occasionally branched out into the jam scene with varied success. The venue has made some sound upgrades recently and is again making forays into jamland. Friday, May 17th was one of these adventures, with Buffalo’s Heady Yetis opening for Rochester’s Legit and Haewa. Early on, it was apparent that this would be a successful journey as people crowded the venue at show time, many having traveled all the way from Buffalo to support the Yetis’ early set.

    The Yetis are a young band primarily composed of members of the University of Buffalo’s jam club. They also comprised the surprise of the evening, as the jam force is strong with this young group. Playfully moving between songs with soaring solos from guitarist Philip Dreisen and rock solid rhythms from bassist Paddy Donnelly and drummer Nathan Bakowski, the Yetis showcased talent well beyond their years. Unfortunately, given the impending summer college break the Yetis will be on extended hiatus. Let’s hope this “jam-pire” strikes back as the deafening roar of the crowd end set indicated they all wanted a lot more.

    Following the Yetis was the Rochester mega-group Legit, who played their second performance ever. Legit is composed of drummer-for-everything Matt Ramerman, Roots Collider’s  Wil McKenna on bass and keyboard whiz Charles Lindner of The Manhattan Project. In complete contrast to their jazzy coffee-house-esque debut show at Roam Cafe earlier in the month (which you can read about here), this set was a rager filled with playful improvisation and a very adventurous take on The Beatles “Eleanor Rigby”. It was abundantly clear that this band knows how to play to a room and the frenzied crowd in house definitely brought out their animal instincts.

    During setbreak I find myself outside pow-wowing with Ocupanther‘s Jason Gilly, Roots Collider’s (and LEGIT’s) Wil McKenna, Thunderbody‘s Sam Snyder and Dopapod‘s Rob Compa. This is a typical situation in Rochester’s booming music scene, with musicians happy to support each other, sit in, and do whatever it takes to help each other succeed. Which is exactly how it should be.

    DSC_0315Haewa was up next. Fronted by Berkelee educated ax wizard Collin Jones, with a rock solid rhythm section of Ben Chilbert (Bass) and Riley Dichairo (Drums); the band has been blanketing the local area with shows and have been rewarded justly with a noticeable degree of improved tightness in their complex compositions. The trio has no fear of experimentation and while this can sometimes cause a train wreck, more often then not, it works beautifully. The group powered through their itinerary of originals with reckless improvisational abandon, much to the glee of the packed house. Mid-set, the already salivating audience was rewarded with a sit-in from the aforementioned Rob Compa, and watching these two guitar wizards play off each other was an excellent ending to a jamtastic experience. Although next time Rob, please turn it up to 11.

    Catch Haewa back at Montage after the Moe. party in the park show June 20th with Ocupanther. ($3 presale, $5 doors)

  • Legends of Industrial Angst Filter Coming to Rochester’s Montage Music Hall

    20130417_1788-2Catch Filter live in Rochester at the Montage Music Hall June 18th as they tour in support of their sixth studio effort The Sun Comes Out Tonight. (Stay tuned to  for an album review coming soon.

    Richard Patrick started his career as a guitarist on Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine tour before leaving in 1993 to start his own band Filter with guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang. Twenty years later, although he remains the only original member, Filter is still blazing forward. They enjoyed some smash singles in the 90’s with “Hey Man, Nice Shot”, “Take a Picture”, ‘One’ and an excellent mash-up venture with electronica pioneers The Crystal Method, “Can You (Trip Like I Do)”.

    Tickets are $19.94 and are available here. Ages 16+ Doors at 7PM. Montage Music Hall is at 50 Chestnut Street, Rochester NY, 14607. Filter’s newest video “What Do You Say”:

  • Funkin’ for your Feets: Turkuaz Storms Water Street

    “Turr-kwaz” is how you say Turkuaz, and you should remember that pronunciation, as this Brooklyn based band isn’t going anywhere. The word as defined is the Turkish translation of  turquoise, but unlike the gemstone there is nothing blue about this band. Their style is pure funk, which is deliciously refreshing in the modern landscape of never-ending jambands with musical Attention Deficit Disorder.  Don’t mistake this musical singularity for boredom though, as only moss-covered rocks and Nickelback fans could possibly not feel the urge to dance their posteriors off while Turkuaz rages their funktasticness, and Thursday, May 16th at Rochester’s Club at Water Street would be no exception. Blessed with a large crowd, at least partially in part due to the earlier Rusted Root show at the annual Lilac Festival, the band took full advantage of the packed house and played their asses off for two sets.

    The first set from Turkuaz featured tons of original material showcasing the band’s deep influences from old school masters such as George Clinton and James Brown to 90’s funk machines like Galactic and Lettuce. Sexy people playing sexy music laden with delicious horn sections: this always works. Some highlights of the first set included exploratory jamming within original compositions with names like “Bubba Slide” and “Electric Habitat” as well as a nicely chosen array of covers including “Slippery People” by the Talking Heads and Traffic’s “Feelin’ Alright”. Towards the end of the first set, Dopapod’s Rob Compa joined the band on guitar for the original tune “Physical Challenge” and a cover of The Band’s “The Shape I’m In”. Rob can often be found sitting in or attending Rochester shows when Dopapod is on break and he always brings the heat on his 6 string.

    Despite being a weeknight, the venue only seemed to get busier during set-break and the second set featured perhaps the most energetic crowd this writer has EVER seen at Club-side Water Street during the week. The segues were heavy and it almost seemed as if the music never stopped; fine by me! The ladies ruled the roost for much of this set, with top notch vocals by Sammi Garret and Geneva Williams. Really, beyond the excellent  music, this band has some of the finest vocals out there, with all four singers laying it down with heaping spoonfuls of soul goodness. Set highlights included all the segues, the twosome of original “Chatte Lunatique” into Hot Chocolate’s “Everyone’s a Winner” and a spot on funky-blast-off version of Led Zeppelin’s “Trampled Under Foot”.

    Beyond the music, the crowd, the sit-in and everything else; it was inherently apparent that this band is a group of people who have deep kinship. Throughout the night they were endlessly smiling at each other, putting their arms around each others shoulders and cheering each other on. Any group of fine musicians can put together an excellent itinerary of rage, but when one can sense an internal warmth; a group that is truly acts as one soul; it brings the entire experience over the top.

    Check out Turkuaz’s next stop in Upstate NY on June 29th at The Westcott Theater in Syracuse. You will not regret it.

    Setlist

    Set 1: Jb intro, 20 dollar bill, Smarter than the speaker>Coast to coast, Bubba slide, Future 86, Electric habitat, Slippery people, Nightswimming, It’s hard>Feelin’ alright, Back to normal, Physical challenge, The shape I’m in

    Set 2: Lookin’ tough, Feelin’ good, Chatte lunatique>Everyone’s a winner, M’lady, XYZ, Trampled under foot, Bijou drains, The bird dog>Sledgehammer, Pickin’ up>Hold on, I’m coming

    Encore: Space Captain

  • Upstate Spring Revival in Review Part 3/3

    Editors note: This is part 3 of our 3 part Upstate Spring Revival coverage that features the music from the weekend. Take a look at coverage in Part 1 and Part 2.

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    What a fantastic weekend! Despite possibly the worst weather conditions imaginable from Friday evening through Saturday morning, the State Wide Music staff came through. Kudos to sound man Tim, who gave us one of the best sounding festivals ever; site manager Jeff for his tank-sturdy stages, cameramen Kevin and Brennan for braving torrential downpour conditions with expensive equipment, and most of all, to the bands and festival-goers for keeping an upbeat “We’re all friends” attitude throughout the fracas. Big thanks to Herby One and State Wide Music for yet again delivering the perfect regional festival experience.

    Didn’t have enough yet? State Wide Music has two more shindigs planned for the summer at Miller Hollow in Marion NY.  June 13th-16th will be the second annual Fiddlers Picnic. Spotlighting some of the region’s best bluegrass music,  the festival will include the moe. side project Floodwood, Dangermuffin, The Rumpke Mountain Boys, and many more. July 11th-14th is Upstate Boogie 4, featuring one of the funkiest lineups ever with Kung Fu, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Sophistafunk and more to be announced!

    Here are some of the featured setlists from some of the hottest sets over the weekend at Upstate Spring Revival:

    Flabberghaster

    View From The Mountain, Lies, Stone Free[Hendrix],Hangin’ On The Moss,The Crunge>Dazed and Confused[Zeppelin],Who Put This Spell On Me,Coming Up For Air, Lose Your Shoes, The Machine, Whipping Post[Allmans]

    Mister F

    Deal Breaker, Everything You Say, This One Goes to 11, Jump the Shark,  Treadmill, Bed Intruder Song >Vocoder, Answer the Dog, Hedgehog

    Ocupanther

    I Feel Love[Donna Summer], Pyromancer*, Misunderstanding Hugs, Naga Golokia, Ghostless, Fraktura, Stompgoat

    * Debut

    Formula 5

    Earthbound Tim, King Harvest[The Band], New Untitled Song, The Clear %-> Nu-Gen -> 3 Ring Circus -> The Ride Ending

    % Unfinished

    Dopapod

    Nuggy Jawson -> Priorities -> The National Anthem[Radiohead] -> Priorities, Weird Charlie > Cloud World, Donkey Kong Theme *€> Trapper Keeper*, Bats In The Cave^, Present Ghosts, French Bowling+

    *contained elements of “Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 2” by Pink Floyd
    €debut
    ^w/ Mike Gantzer from Aqueous on guitar for the jam, Dr Dre teases
    +contained elements of “Hey Are You Going To Burning Man?” by Electric Apricot

    Timbre Coup

    Snoop Tiger, July, TheWay > Jam > Roland Opus, I didn’t know She had a Mustache, June, Arnold Schwarzeneggar

    Aqueous

    Skyway, Strange Times, Aldehyde > Uncle Phil’s Parachute >Fur Elise[Beethoven]* >Uncle Phil’s Parachute > Knights of Cydonia[Muse] > Warren in the Window > Timmy’s Blades > Regulators[Warren G]**, Pictures > Origami % > Uncle Phil’s Parachute ***

    * Linus and Lucy tease

    ** With Chuck [Dopapod] on bass, Evan on vocals

    *** Schism teases [Tool]

    % Unfinished

  • Upstate Spring Revival in Review Part 2/3: The Sounds

    Editors note: This is part 2 of our 3 part Upstate Spring Revival coverage that features the music from the weekend. Come back tomorrow for our final article, “The Skinny and The Setlists”

    The music started promptly at 7:30pm Thursday night with the combined forces of Carly Jane and Train Rat. The Cohocton, NY band’s melodic hypnotizing jazzy blues with a hidden fury was a great way to kick start the weekends musical expeditions. Along with a slew of originals, they offered up sexy versions of Peggy Lee’s “Fury” and The Devil Makes Three’s “Old Number 7”. Following Train Rat was Springwater’s White Woods with their own brand of Cake-esque alt-rock with extra frosting.  The two bands also collaborated on a song with some expert mandolin play and an audience chanting “Chugging down to New Orleans” right along with the musicians.

    Thursday’s closer was Vermont’s Flabberghaster. While hard to define given their unique flavor, one could imagine AC/DC mashed up with the Allman Brothers and get a sense of their sound. This was some rocking music and the crowd ate it up. Beyond the head banging, the band also went on a number of exploratory improvisations from bare bones hard rock to jazzy percussive clap-alongs. While their set was somewhat cover heavy, they made songs like Led Zeppelin’s “The Crunge” and the Allman Brothers “Whipping Post” their own with no fear of straying from the original song structure. Where’s that confounded bridge? Who cares! The crowd wandered back to their tents completely flabbergasted. True to rock and roll form the band slept overnight on the stage.  

    Friday started out early with Canandaigua’s Upstate. The bands blues based rock and roll with lots of experimentation and fierce peaks got people out of their tents and down to the stages. In the middle of the set they offered a fun mash-up of one of their originals with the new Daft Punk song “Get Lucky”. Following Upstate was Buffalo’s Slip Madigan. The band’s upbeat happy music with funky breakdowns and hints of electronica was a great match to the unexpected sun shining down on the crowd. The newly formed Mister F followed, composed of  3 members of Albany’s Timbre Coup and Scott Hannay from Capital Zen. The F maintains their own sound, which runs the gambits of influences from funk and rock to jazz and electronica. Their self-described genre of “Neat and Clean, Hard and Dangerous” is pretty much spot on.

    Rochester’s Ocupanther then laid its claws into the audience with their brand of instrumental funk-space-psychedelia featuring the juxtaposing styles of Berkeley schooled axeman Colin Jones and self taught shred wizard Mikey Pantano. They opened with an adventurous cover of Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love” and the audience responded with much love of their own. Friday’s evening journey began with Albany’s Timbre Coup and their deep progressive rock influences, intertwining metal overtones and doses of electronic forays with top notch vocals. As the sprinkles started to turn to rain, true to their name, Project Weather Machine stormed the stage for an hour and a half of Grateful Dead and old school blues inspired improvisations with awesome names like “Nitrous Roxide”. As the rain progressed in intensity festival goers were treated to the first show by Buffalo’s Universe Shark in several months. Despite their hiatus they did nothing but deliver, keeping the crowd dancing in the mud. Closing out the evening was the return of the much revered Schleigho. Their set was nothing short of mind-numbingly brilliant, ranging from pure technical by-the-numbers wizardry to wide open “Space”-esque exploration. Musicians were buzzing about this set the rest of the weekend with phrases like “It was like going to jam clinic” and “I’m not worthy” being thrown about.  

    Saturday started later than anticipated. Stage equipment was all moved to the main stage due to the mud pit in front of the secondary stage. Thankfully the weather cleared, the sun came out, and Ithaca’s Solaris started things off with some excellent intense EDM. Albany’s Formula 5 proved quite the draw in the next spot with their genre-everywhere sound. Funk, rock, blues, jazz, electronic, it was all in the mix as well as a fun cover of The Bands “King Harvest”. The trio of Rochester’s Haewa filled the 5pm slot with some of the most extended jamming of the weekend, more of Colin Jones guitar-pyrotechnics, and a rock solid grooving core.

    The evening lineup of Vermont’s Twiddle, Buffalo’s Aqueous, and NYC’s exploding Dopapod was so hot people were wiring their doctors to re-up their heart medications. Twiddle started it off with a set filled with improv, explosive soaring peaks, and a jam of Phish’s “Contact” that ended up going from “Funkytown” to “Billy Jean”. The centerpiece of the show was a monster version of original “The Box” which simply went everywhere. Aqueous then one upped everyone with the biggest crowd of the weekend thus far, and a hot-as-fire set no amount of liquid could extinguish. Filled with effortless segues, memorable originals, a fun sit-in from Dopapod’s Chuck Jones on Warren G’s “Regulate”, and a brilliantly intense take on Muse’s “Knights of Cydonia”, Aqueous had the audience in the palm of their hand. Brooklyn’s Dopapod closed the evening set with an all out rager, effortlessly gliding from song to song with the best light show of the weekend by far. This band is on fire and should not be missed at any opportunity.  Aqueous’s Mike Gantzer sat in for original “Bats in the Cave” complete with some well placed Dr Dre “Xxplosive” teases.

    Those that survived the onslaught of Aquapod stayed up for the late night set of NYC’s Consider the Source, whose technical expertise may not be surpassed by anyone. Imagine a Primus that got all jammy and had three Les Claypools running the show. Pure intense perfection and an exquisite end to the fest. An incredible weekend of music, with each band bringing their A-games.

    Come back tomorrow for our weekend summation and an assortment of some of the weekends best setlists.

  • Upstate Spring Revival in Review Part 1/3: The Scene

    Family. No other word can describe a regional festival like Upstate Spring Revival festival better than family. Familiar faces from shows over the years. Passing by the same groups to and fro from the campsite, always with friendly salutations and wide smiles. Meeting new people spinning tails of their travels freely as if every soul they meet is an old friend. Sharing toasts and high fives with complete strangers, shyness abandoned. In our modern; smart-phone consumed; too busy to say hello world, this situational rarity is beyond refreshing. It’s a damn good feeling and a great way to spend a weekend in the woods. May 8-11 at The Whispering Pines Hideaway proved this concept beyond a shadow of doubt.

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    The Hideaway is typically an aviary hunting preserve and ATV adventure site, with trap towers, clay pigeon throwers, and rut filled off-roading trails throughout the area. While this may seem an ironic venue for a gathering of peace loving hippies, it proved itself perfect for the weekends experience. Car camping was available throughout the site with a plethora of settings, be it wooded, open field, or just a place to lay down in the grass. Musicians roamed freely through the crowd chatting with fans and fellow music makers. Both secondary and primary stages were located in a lower area, surrounded by trees, but still allowing a picturesque view of the sunset. The stages were minutes from each other with a variety of vending, drum circles and lessons, and glass blowing demonstrations all conveniently located within the main “Shakedown Street”.

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    Weather ended up being better than forecast. Thursday night through late Friday afternoon was beautiful. Friday night through Saturday was a bit rough with blowing rain but everyone kept in good spirits. Many huddled around campfires sharing jovial tales while others wandered the site in rain ponchos making new friends. Musicians plowed through the weather unscathed and everyone delivered excellent sets. Saturday night, between sets, Solar Flare and entourage offered up a spectacular display of pyrotechnic acrobatics.  Other activities included live glass blowing demonstrations, drum lessons and circles, face painting, and much more.

    Come back tomorrow to read our review of “The Sounds” featuring pictures by contributing photographer Kevin Burke.

    Photos by Darren Kemp

    Editors note: This is part one of our three part review of the Spring Revival festival. Each article will include a photo gallery from one of our three featured photographers.

  • Too Legit To Quit: Rochester Supergroup, Legit, Debuts at Roam Cafe

    4-DSC_0072When musical forces combine, the people shall align. So they came to Rochester’s Roam Cafe on a chilly Monday night in May to witness the birth of Legit. The band is composed of Charles Lindner of  The Manhattan Project on keys, Wil McKenna of the much missed Roots Collider and local drummer extraordinaire Matt Ramerman of The Teressa Wilcox Band. One could say Matt is from the band ‘Everything’ as he seems to be everywhere weaving his percussive magic. Busting out of the norm, Wil appeared on bass instead of expounding his usual shred-Jedi guitar licks and laid down thick grooves all night.

    The denizens of ROC-city are truly lucky to have such a thriving musical scene with major artists coming through consistently and local musicians collaborating multiple days every week. Many of these shows are free and the Monday shows at Roam are no exception. Roam is an Italian style cafe with a full bar, friendly staff, and good drink selection. New to the Park Ave. neighborhood, it is run by Drew Nye, who also owns the Dubland Underground.

    The first set featured visiting friend and musician, guitarist Paul McArdle from Austin, Texas. The foursome went through about an hour of pure improv with sounds ranging from smooth jazz and chilled out blues to exploratory psychedelia. At times one could hear a multitude of influences from Steely Dan to Pink Floyd and even Ween. Four musicians at the top of their game making up music on the spot just can’t be beat.

    05-DSC_009605-DSC_0096Set two was the true threesome of Legit playing original tunes. While the tunes definitely had a raw flavor, they were interpreted flawlessly, and the possibility of future explorations was evident in every track. Halfway through the set the band offered up a spot on bacon delicious instrumental rendition of The Beatles “Eleanor Rigby”. They finished up and spent the setbreak mingling with the virtual “Who’s who” of Rochester musicians in the house.

    A third set followed featuring Paul again, who showed off his deft knowledge of the fretboard until the end. A great night for all and at a price no-one could poo-poo. encourages all our valued readers to support these free nights at Roam along with all the instant supergroups that “Roam where they want too” around the city. Examples being the RocCity Pro Jam (most Tuesday’s at assorted venues) and the free shows most Wednesday’s and Friday’s at Temple Bar and Grill. No parachute pants required!

    Catch Legit’s 2nd show Friday May 17th at the Montage Music Hall in Rochester NY with Haewa and the Heady Yeti’s. 5$ 18+

  • Oh Yes It’s Ladies Night and the Feeling’s Right – Amy Lavere and Savannah King at Abilene Bar, Rochester

    01-DSC_0001On a rainy and miserable Wednesday night in Rochester at Abilene Bar and Lounge, ladies night was in full effect. Memphis bred singer/songwriter and sometime actress Amy Lavere and Buffalo’s Savannah King provided duel cannons of estrogen enforced sun-laden excellence much to the glee of the packed house despite the contradictory weather patterns.

    Abilene is somewhat new to Rochester, having opened in 2008 and has provided a much needed eclectic alternative to the typical local music scene. Owner/operator Danny Deutsch is far more likely to be serving you a delicious microbrew or unique liquor concoction from behind the bar instead of sitting in an office shuffling papers. They have a knack for picking popular niche artists and marketing themselves appropriately to bring the masses down to boogie.

    02-DSC_0007The night started at the advertised time (another rarity in the local scene) with Savannah King hitting the stage at promptly 8:30 PM. She wasted no time, opening with an unexpected acoustic one-woman version of the Black Sabbath gem “War Pigs” as the crowd “gathered in their masses”. Savannah is bursting with talent at the ripe old age of 19 and shows true dedication to her art through pursuing a degree in the music field at SUNY Fredonia and traveling anywhere a show calls her name. Appearing alone on stage with an acoustic, her vocals are fluid with a jazzy melody which might bring comparisons to well known artists anywhere from Jewel to Carole King. Adding in her skillful six-string talents gave the crowd one excellent opening act. Her set was cover heavy and diverse, including the aforementioned Sabbath Cover, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and songs by The Tragically Hip and fellow Buffalonian Ani DiFranco. Interspersed between the covers were a handful of originals showcasing a burgeoning artist with a nose for melody and whimsical expression.

    19-DSC_0076After a quick break, Amy took the stage. She tours with drummer and former boyfriend Paul Taylor on drums and recently acquired guitarist/keyboardist Tim Regan. Her style is a mix of bluesy folk and jazz with a sprinkle of rockabilly. Beyond singing, Amy plays an upright bass which despite towering over her petite figure she has full command of. Between many songs she entertained the spellbound audience with stories and toasts which gave the set an exquisite flow. Featuring originals from albums such as Stranger Me and Died of Love and a smattering of covers she delivered a top notch experience to the Abilene crowd. Beyond pleasing the peoples aural cavities, they all appeared to desire a pristine ocular view as this reporter was asked to move several times despite maintaining a low profile.

    At one point during the evening, Amy politely excused herself from the stage and guitarist Tim Regan offered up a tasty original of his own. Amy soon returned with the crowd favorite “Damn Love Song” which was one of the highlights of the evening. Other highlights included a nice take on David Bowie’s “Moonage Daydream” and an end of show moment where both ladies graced the stage for a fun rendition of the Willie Dixon classic “Wang Dang Doodle”. Overall an excellent experience from two artists determined to take it to the top.

    This was Amy’s 5th visit to Abilene so watch for her coming back in the future. Catch Savannah’s next show May 10th at the Pausa Art House in Buffalo at 8PM.

  • Amy Lavere and Savannah King to play Abilene Bar and Lounge in Rochester

    Amy LavereMulti-talented entertainer Amy LaVere is a true crossover artist, able to bring exceptional skill and raw emotion into whatever she attempts. From movies (Black Snake Moan, Walk the Line) to music she pushes her ample capabilities to the max. Amy will be coming to Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester NY) Wednesday April 24th in support of her latest release, the critically acclaimed Stranger Me. This will be her first appearance in Rochester since she blew away fans at the 2010 Jazz Fest. She will be supported by the jazzy folk of Buffalo’s Savannah King. will be on the scene and hope you will be too. The show starts at 8:30 and tickets are very limited.

    Cover charge – $15 in advance, $20 day of show. Tickets are available at Abilene and Metro Retro (1241 Park Avenue, Rochester).