AS ALWAYS, Rochester Groovecast’s has released our top shows in Rochester this May! What’s on your itinerary? Who are you most excited to see at The Rochester International Lilac Festival? What should we add?

Wednesday May 1st: Busking For Change: Charity- Foodlink: The Garden Project

Thursday May 2nd: Witty Tarbox at Three Heads Brewing

Friday May 3rd: Animal Sounds, The Sideways, at Temple Bar and Grille

Friday May 3rd: Maybird at Radio Social

Friday May 3rd: Lespecial with Noah Fence at Flour City Station

Saturday May 4th: Bob Bunce and Rural Delivery at Temple Bar and Grille

Wednesday May 8th: Dead Floyd Night with Casey Bloom and Friends at Temple Bar and Grille

Thursday May 9th: Dream Float at Three Heads Brewing

Friday May 10th: Consider The Source, Haewa, at Flour City Station

Friday May 10th: The Stinky Boots String at Temple Bar and Grille

Saturday May 11th: Chris Trapper at Abilene Bar and Lounge

Wednesday May 15th: All Star Jam Sessions at Temple Bar and Grille

Thursday May 16th: Copper Hill at Three Heads Brewing

Thursday May 16th: Digital Frontier, Cypher, at Flour City Station

Thursday May 16th: Yes Ma’am, Folkfaces, Holy Locust at Photo City Improv

Friday May 17th: Elephant In The Room, Sticky Bun, at Temple Bar and Grille

Friday May 17th: Delilah Jones play Europe 72 at Three Heads Brewing

Saturday May 18th: The Crystal Method at Anthology

Saturday May 18th: Aaron Lipp & The Slack Tones at Abilene Bar and Lounge

Wednesday May 22nd: All Star Jam Sessions at Temple Bar and Grille

Thursday May 23rd: The Probables, Austin Hollow, at Flour City Station

Thursday May 23rd: The Sideways at Three Heads Brewing

Friday May 24th: It’s Collin Jones’ Birthday at Temple Bar and Grille

Friday May 24th: The Buddhahood at Lux

Saturday May 25th: Bob Dylan’s Birthday Show at Thee Heads Brewing

Wednesday May 29th: All Star Jam Sessions at Temple Bar and Grille

Thursday May 30th: The Afro-Semitic Experience at Abilene Bar and Lounge

Thursday May 30th: The Dawn Timbers at Three Heads Brewing

Friday May 31st: The Crooked North at Three Heads Brewing

Friday May 31st: Witty Tarbox Live at Temple Bar and Grille

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May 10-19: Rochester Lilac Festival at Highland Park

Free entertainment on the Sahlen’s Center Stage:

Headliners:
Yonder Mountain String Band – May 10
The New Mastersounds – May 11
BIG Something – May 12
BB KING BLUES BAND
featuring MICHAEL LEE (of NBC’s The Voice) – May 13
Julian Marley – May 14
The Stray Cat Lee Rocker LEE ROCKER of The Stray Cats– May 15
Maceo Parker – May 16
Classic Albums Live I Led Zeppelin II – May 17
ZBTB– May 18
Big Eyed Phish – Dave Matthews Tribute Band – May 19
The Lizards, Phish Tribute – May 19

 

Schedule:

Friday, May 10, 2019

4:00pm   The Tragedy Brothers

5:30pm   JunkYardFieldTrip

7:00pm  Yonder Mountain String Band

Saturday, May 11, 2019

10:30am   Camp ROC Star

1:00pm   The Ruddy Well Band

2:30pm   nobody’s marigold

4:00pm  The Klick

5:30pm   Willie Nile

7:00pm   The New Mastersounds

Sunday, May 12, 2019

10:30am   Camp ROC Star

11:30pm  Camp ROC Star

1:00pm  Significant Other

2:30pm  Soul Passenger

4:00pm   Kat Wright

5:30pm   Mosaic Foundation

7:00pm   Big Something

Monday, May 13, 2019

10:30am    Harris Hill 5th Dimension

11:00am   Creekside Steel Drum Band

12:00pm   Pittsford Mendon High School Choir

4:00pm   The Buddhahood

5:30pm   Danielle Ponder & The Tomorrow People

7:00pm  BB KING BLUES BAND featuring MICHAEL LEE (of NBC’s The VOICE)

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

10:30am   Penfield Show Choir

11:00am   Paul Road Elementary Band & Chorus

12:00pm   Holley Elementary Concert Band & Choir

1:00pm   Abraham School 22 Band & Choir

4:00pm   Sam Nitsch

5:30pm   The Medicinals

7:00pm   Julian Marley

Wednesday, May 15, 2018

10:30am   Richard Mann Elementary 5th Grade Band & Chorus

11:00am   Pal-Mac Middle School 7am Ensembles

12:00pm Five Point Performance Company

1:00pm Spencerport High School Jazz Band

4:00pm   Jon Lewis Band

5:30pm   Eli “Paperboy” Reed

7:00pm   Lee Rocker of the Stray Cats

Thursday, May 16, 2019

10:30am   Rochester City School District “Bloomin Arts”

11:00am     Rochester City School District “Bloomin Arts”

12:00pm     Rochester City School District “Bloomin Arts”

1:00pm     Rochester City School District “Bloomin Arts”

4:00pm   Vanishing Sun

5:30pm  Cory Wong from Vulfpeck

7:00pm   Maceo Parker

Friday, May 17, 2019

10:30am  Rochester City School District “Bloomin Arts”

4:00pm   Jack West

5:30pm  The Blind Spots

7:00pm   Classic Albums Live

Saturday, May 18, 2019

10:30am   Camp ROC Star/Elvio

11:30am Camp ROC Star/Elvio

1:00pm  JUMBOshrimp

2:30pm  Mikaela Davis

4:00pm  Aaron Lipp & the Slack Tones

5:30pm   Zac Brown Tribute Band

7:00pm  Zac Brown Tribute Band

Sunday, May 19, 2019

10:30am  DJ/Race After Party

11:30am  Camp ROC Star

1:30pm  Bellas Bartok

2:30pm   Alyssa Trahan

4:00pm   The Blind Owl Band

5:30pm  BIG EYED PHISH – THE DAVE MATTHEWS TRIBUTE BAND 

7:00pm    The Lizards | Phish Tribute