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Ithaca-based prog-rock trio BRIAN! will mark the release of their new album, "The Cataclysmic Engine," on Oct. 28, with the show at the Cherry Arts.

Celebrating the discovery and importance of music in our lives. Learn more about activities planned for Public Radio Music Day on WXXI and at The Little.

Right now, Danielle Ponder seemingly can do no wrong. Each stop on her current tour is followed by fans raving on social media. You can see and hear for yourself Friday when she returns home to play Water Street Music Hall (NOTE: This show is now sold out).

Where does Rochester fit in on the Kurtz scale? She’s been here a couple of times, so we must be OK enough — and she returns at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at The Little.

Freight will release their debut album, "Hard Worker," on Oct. 9.

The Library of Congress had invited Lizzo to check out its flute collection during her tour stop. On Tuesday, she played a few notes on the historic instrument, twerked and declared history cool.

For bands on tour, one positive COVID test can spell disaster. With audiences increasingly unmasked and institutional support drying up, safety is left mostly to the artists themselves.

The rising singer-songerwriter from Rochester, New York, talks about finding success after 40 in music, working with Billie Eilish's booking agent, and leaving behind a career as a public defender.

In celebration of the launch of “Some of Us Are Brave,” the singer will appear Friday at Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St., for a Q&A and performance.

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, representatives from local music venues discuss the challenges they've faced and the adaptations they've made since the beginning of the pandemic.