The music scene here is one of the best around. I have friends who left Williamsburg in Brooklyn because it was too expensive to live there and support themselves as musicians, and after visiting 14 cities, made Rochester their home base. read more
Rochester has a thriving indie DIY music scene both above and below ground. Musicians here have a strong sense of community and collegiality here and was easy for my friends to find a place to fit in the scene. read more
Our Local Acts page of the Music Scene provides categorized listing of Rochester area musical acts. See also Lost Rochester Bands and Rochester In Music. Please make additions by editing in entries or leaving information via the Comment section, below. read more
You know the pedal steel guitar: those beautiful sliding chords that shimmer in country music and the talking notes that enliven gospel. Well, you don't know the full scope of the pedal steel until you hear Susan Alcorn take the instrument for a wild ride. read more