Rochester, NY

Music connected to Rochester

About Rochester

• Susan B. Anthony, famed suffragist, lived and is buried in Rochester.
• Garbage Plates, a Rochester culinary staple, originated at Nick Tahou Hots.
• Flour milling along the Genesee River established Rochester as "Flour City."
• Rochester's subway system, built in 1927, was repurposed from the Erie Canal.
• The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic significantly impacted Rochester's population and economy.
• Named for Nathaniel Rochester, the city was founded in 1817.
• With 210,000 residents, it's among New York's largest cities, yet feels smaller.
• At 502 feet, the elevation offers moderate relief and lake-effect weather.
• Healthcare, technology, and higher education are major industries in Rochester.
• A resilient, artistic, and intellectually vibrant atmosphere permeates the city.
• The Buffalo Bills, located nearby, suffered four straight Super Bowl losses in the 90s.
• Rochester Americans, an AHL team, won six Calder Cups between 1965 and 1996.
• The Niagara Escarpment, a prominent geological formation, runs through the Rochester area.
• Letchworth State Park, known as the "Grand Canyon of the East," is located about 35 miles southwest.
• The Genesee River flows through Rochester, featuring three major waterfalls within the city limits.
• White-tailed deer are commonly observed in both urban and rural areas around Rochester.
• The Seneca people were one of the primary indigenous groups inhabiting the Rochester area.
• Frederick Douglass delivered his famous "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" speech there on July 5, 1852.
• The Eastman Theatre, a landmark performing arts venue, opened in 1922.
• The Eastman School of Music's Miller Mansion is rumored to be haunted by the spirit of George Eastman.
• Interstate 490 provides a bypass around downtown Rochester.

Artists From Rochester

38 Spesh 7 Sins 9th Planet :10: Abby Celso Abdicate Absolute Grey Achilles Adolphus Hailstork Aileen Wuornos Al Simms Al ‘Jazzbo’ Collins Alan Krueck Alarm Will Sound Alec Wilder Alisa Weilerstein Alison Cowles ALLIGATOR NOISE Ancalagon Andy Dee Anne Bach Antonio Morelli Astaroth Attic Abasement Bad Sneakers Banda la Indomable Banned From the Tavern BEBETUNE$ Benjamin Sheridan and the Finer Things Bill Folwell Bill Stern Black Houses Blood Desecration Blüdwülf Bob Krasnow Bob Nastanovich Bobby Stern Brandon Campbell Brann Dailor Break of Dawn Break of Reality Brother Marquis Bruce Ackley C. Sumner Wemp Carleton A. Coon Carmen Vallone Carson Cooman Cass Morgan Catatonic Rigidity Century High School Concert Choir Charles Francis Hall Chet Catallo Chris Beard Chuck Mangione Clibbus Cliff Crofford Contrarian Cory English Craig Kerley Cynthia Gooding Dan Finnerty Dan Welcher Danielle Ponder Dave Snyder Davey Havok David Bellugi David Diamond David Evan Thomas David Finck David Janeway David Marchand David Meltzer David Tronzo Deeper Than the Ocean Demonic Sacrifice Dick Sackett Disgorged Dita Von Teese DJ Green Lantern Don Mancuso Donald Lindley Donna Lynne Champlin Dudley Knight Electric Bath Eleven Pond Emilio Rojas Eric Hofbauer Erich Lechelt Ethan Heath Ewun Famoudou Don Moye Fentanyl Tapwater Foot and Mouth Disease Fourth Dominion Fowls Frank Cuomo Frank H. Losey Frank LaLoggia Frank Strazzeri Gap Mangione Geechy Guy Geoff Palmer Gerry Niewood Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Gil Hernández God Size Hate Goemagot Greg Herman Greg Weeks Gregg Garbach Hallucination Realized Halothane Hank D'Amico Heare Ensemble Heavens Burst Creation Horizons Heavy Hearted Hugh O’Brian Idolum Jack West Jake Stanczak James Ferraro Jamie McMann Jason Van Doorn Jeff Stockham Jeffrey Thompson Jenna Marbles Jerry Engler Jess Klein Jimmie Highsmith Jr. Joanie Lauer Joe Comeau Joe Gallivan John Ashbery John Bolton John Huggler John Lithgow John Ryan John Vorrasi Jonathan Pegis Joyce Sims Joywave K2 Kalibas Kara Fink & Parker Story Keyhole Voyeur Kill the Noise Kim Gordon King Dugi Kneebody KOPPS Lamar Starzz Laura Heimes Lethargy Lincoln Kirstein Liquid Metal Lou Gramm Louis Persinger Lu Ann Simms Lydia Lunch Maria Venuti Mark Manetta Mavradoxa Menstrual Chinese Dream Michael Weilacher Mick Guzauski Mickey Lee Lane Mike Cacia Mike Piano Mike Titlebaum Mitch Miller Moving Mountains MULAMOON Musique Concrete Nod New Math Nice Peter Nicole J. McCloud Night Conquers Day Noah Creshevsky Nuklear Frost Nòtt Olivia Clarke Order of the Dead P.V. Nunes and the Occasional Saints Pack of Vipers Pan als Allgott Saturnia, 1977 Pat Bianchi Paul Curcio Peck Allmond Personal Effects Phantasmagoria Polar Bear Club Pomelo PsyOpus Pull Randall McClellan Regina Sarfaty Revengineers Richie Vitale Robert Foster Robin McKelle Rochester Chamber Orchestra Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Ronnie Mccoury Roses Are Red Roxy Petrucci Roy McCurdy Ruben Vazquez Rx Papi Sakes Alive!! Sarah Shook Scott Camazine Sean Forsythe Shadowborn Shepherd of Rot Sirens & Sailors Sisters & Company Soul Brothers Six Spencer Redford Spyro Gyra Startisan Steve Guttman Steve Williams Such Gold Suki Girlz Sulaco Sunny Jain Synthvvitch Taylor Kelly Ted Brown Ted Poor Teddy Geiger The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet The Chesterfield Kings The Demos The Exchange The Fox Sisters The Frantic Flattops The Groop Ltd. The Heard The Hoodies The Hue of Two The Invictas The Jive Tones the loner(s) The Mighty High and Dry The Priests The Revival Hour The Soul Train The Tempests The Wee Four The Wooden Cupboard Tim McCauley Tim Miller To Fester Within Tom Canning Tommy Brunett Translucia Truman Bullard Tweet Undeath Virgil Finlay Virus Walter Kitundu Withered Earth Woody Dodge Yung Gravy “Spider” John Koerner

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38 Spesh 7 Sins 9th Planet :10: ALLIGATOR NOISE Abby Celso Abdicate Absolute Grey Achilles Adolphus Hailstork Aileen Wuornos Al Simms Al ‘Jazzbo’ Collins Alan Krueck Alarm Will Sound Alec Wilder Alisa Weilerstein Alison Cowles Ancalagon Andy Dee Anne Bach Antonio Morelli Astaroth Attic Abasement BEBETUNE$ Bad Sneakers Banda la Indomable Banned From the Tavern Benjamin Sheridan and the Finer Things Bill Folwell Bill Stern Black Houses Blood Desecration Blüdwülf Bob Krasnow Bob Nastanovich Bobby Stern Brandon Campbell Brann Dailor Break of Dawn Break of Reality Brother Marquis Bruce Ackley C. Sumner Wemp Carleton A. Coon Carmen Vallone Carson Cooman Cass Morgan Catatonic Rigidity Century High School Concert Choir Charles Francis Hall Chet Catallo Chris Beard Chuck Mangione Clibbus Cliff Crofford Contrarian Cory English Craig Kerley Cynthia Gooding DJ Green Lantern Dan Finnerty Dan Welcher Danielle Ponder Dave Snyder Davey Havok David Bellugi David Diamond David Evan Thomas David Finck David Janeway David Marchand David Meltzer David Tronzo Deeper Than the Ocean Demonic Sacrifice Dick Sackett Disgorged Dita Von Teese Don Mancuso Donald Lindley Donna Lynne Champlin Dudley Knight Electric Bath Eleven Pond Emilio Rojas Eric Hofbauer Erich Lechelt Ethan Heath Ewun Famoudou Don Moye Fentanyl Tapwater Foot and Mouth Disease Fourth Dominion Fowls Frank Cuomo Frank H. Losey Frank LaLoggia Frank Strazzeri Gap Mangione Geechy Guy Geoff Palmer Gerry Niewood Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Gil Hernández God Size Hate Goemagot Greg Herman Greg Weeks Gregg Garbach Hallucination Realized Halothane Hank D'Amico Heare Ensemble Heavens Burst Creation Horizons Heavy Hearted Hugh O’Brian Idolum Jack West Jake Stanczak James Ferraro Jamie McMann Jason Van Doorn Jeff Stockham Jeffrey Thompson Jenna Marbles Jerry Engler Jess Klein Jimmie Highsmith Jr. Joanie Lauer Joe Comeau Joe Gallivan John Ashbery John Bolton John Huggler John Lithgow John Ryan John Vorrasi Jonathan Pegis Joyce Sims Joywave K2 KOPPS Kalibas Kara Fink & Parker Story Keyhole Voyeur Kill the Noise Kim Gordon King Dugi Kneebody Lamar Starzz Laura Heimes Lethargy Lincoln Kirstein Liquid Metal Lou Gramm Louis Persinger Lu Ann Simms Lydia Lunch MULAMOON Maria Venuti Mark Manetta Mavradoxa Menstrual Chinese Dream Michael Weilacher Mick Guzauski Mickey Lee Lane Mike Cacia Mike Piano Mike Titlebaum Mitch Miller Moving Mountains Musique Concrete New Math Nice Peter Nicole J. McCloud Night Conquers Day Noah Creshevsky Nod Nuklear Frost Nòtt Olivia Clarke Order of the Dead P.V. Nunes and the Occasional Saints Pack of Vipers Pan als Allgott Saturnia, 1977 Pat Bianchi Paul Curcio Peck Allmond Personal Effects Phantasmagoria Polar Bear Club Pomelo PsyOpus Pull Randall McClellan Regina Sarfaty Revengineers Richie Vitale Robert Foster Robin McKelle Rochester Chamber Orchestra Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Ronnie Mccoury Roses Are Red Roxy Petrucci Roy McCurdy Ruben Vazquez Rx Papi Sakes Alive!! Sarah Shook Scott Camazine Sean Forsythe Shadowborn Shepherd of Rot Sirens & Sailors Sisters & Company Soul Brothers Six Spencer Redford Spyro Gyra Startisan Steve Guttman Steve Williams Such Gold Suki Girlz Sulaco Sunny Jain Synthvvitch Taylor Kelly Ted Brown Ted Poor Teddy Geiger The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet The Chesterfield Kings The Demos The Exchange The Fox Sisters The Frantic Flattops The Groop Ltd. The Heard The Hoodies The Hue of Two The Invictas The Jive Tones The Mighty High and Dry The Priests The Revival Hour The Soul Train The Tempests The Wee Four The Wooden Cupboard Tim McCauley Tim Miller To Fester Within Tom Canning Tommy Brunett Translucia Truman Bullard Tweet Undeath Virgil Finlay Virus Walter Kitundu Withered Earth Woody Dodge Yung Gravy the loner(s) “Spider” John Koerner Beacon, NY Buffalo, NY Chatham, NY Clinton, NY Cortland, NY East Rochester, NY Fairport, NY Greenwich, NY Ithaca, NY Jamestown, NY