Rochester Music

Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura

Lush pop sounds come from Scotland

Mark Stuart and the Bastard Sons

Mark Stuart and the Bastard Sons

Abilene hosts the Austin-based alt-country rockers

Jae Mood

Jae Mood

Local psychedelic funk jam band plays Dub Land

Hunger Anthem

Hunger Anthem

Buffalo group joined by Hotel Reverie during Bug Jar gig

top photo galleries

video

The Buzz From Readers Like You

Baltimanda commented on Matthew and Gunnar Nelson (Nelson)

Hell yeah, The Nelsons!

No-pic-dude
cincioh commented on 'Kid A,' 'Elephant' and 38 other reasons why the 2000s were a good decade for music

Damn it, I just threw up on my keyboard, thanks a lot guys!

Drinky_McGee commented on 8. Various artists, 'Bummed Out Christmas'

You know what's awesome about this album? Everything, that's what. Absolutely everything.

MORE FEATURES

Weekly to-do list Weekly to-do list

The Gym Class Heroes visit Geneseo and a war goes down at the Armory

State Radio New shows, hot tickets

Big jazz fest announcement, plus details on a show by State Radio

Rochester music interviews Rochester music interviews

We hit up the artists on their way to the ROC

CRITICS' REVIEWS

Rihanna, 'Rated R'

Rihanna, 'Rated R' 3

By Keith N. Dusenberry

Rihanna goes hard—edge up, hooks down

John Mayer, 'Battle Studies'

John Mayer, 'Battle Studies' 3 1/2

By Tamara Palmer

The bluesy ladies' man keeps it short and sweet on world-weary fourth LP

Leona Lewis, 'Echo'

Leona Lewis, 'Echo' 3

By Keith N. Dusenberry

The 'X Factor' winner tries her best to top 'Bleeding Love'

MORE Music NEWS

Music Review: Ryan Leslie's sophomore CD is enjoyable, but too generic
Ryan Leslie, "Transition" (Universal Motown) Nine months after putting out his debut CD to underwhelming response, Ryan Leslie is back, this time, with "Transition." The...
Country legend wants 'country' title back, thinks pop-country stars have 'stolen our identity'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones isn't a big fan of where the genre has moved in recent years. When asked about what he thought about music by today's top...
Tom Hanks says Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' is his favorite song of the year
NEW YORK (AP) Tom Hanks is down with the single ladies. Hanks first racked his brain when asked for his favorite tune of 2009 while backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th...
Rock 'n' roll royalty mix and match for second night at Madison Square Garden
NEW YORK (AP) U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen and the Black Eyed Peas with them onstage Friday at another night of mix-and-match magic at Madison...
Madonna, visiting Malawian village with her 4 children, promises electricity
MPHANDULA, Malawi (AP) Madonna has promised electricity to a village in Malawi, the impoverished southern African country where she runs a charity organization and from which she has adopted two...
 

Calendar

thu

NOV

26

Today's Music Events

Weekly-calender-bottom
 

Quick clicks

'Round ROC

» New shows, hot tickets: Jazz fest, State Radio
» Upcoming event: SU hoops
» Barhopper: Hush Lounge
» 2 for $25: Sol Burrito
» Music interviews: BEDROC, Strike the Sky

Video

We ask, they answer

Rochester music interviews

Rochester music interviews

We hit up the artists on their way to the ROC

NEW MUSIC RELEASES

New music: in stores and online

New music: in stores and online

The latest from Rihanna, Adam Lambert and more

UNDER THE RADAR

We read hundreds of blogs so you don't have to

We read hundreds of blogs so you don't have to 10

The Very Best, Real Estate, Wetnurse, Pantyraid

Introducing Playlists

Introducing Playlists

Introducing Playlists

Be a Metromix DJ - share your favorite restaurants, media and drinking spots

Browse by:

It's free, just sign up

Metromix contests
Metromix contests

Enter our contests to win tickets to the following shows:

» Cross Canadian Ragweed, (Dec. 4)
» John Brown's Body, (Dec. 5)

Submit a listing »

Submit a listing.

New restaurant or bar opening up in your neighborhood? Know of an event happening that should be on metromix.com? Tell us!
Submit a listing »

Metromix RSS Feeds

Whether it's the newest restaurant, the hottest bar or the biggest event, stay in the loop. Subscribe to the Metromix RSS feeds to get the latest scoop.