EARLY SHOW!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!!!

Doors @ 7:30 pm
Tunes @ 8:30 pm

$8/$10

Two Cow Garage - Columbus, OH

The Only Sons - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

The Andrew J. Reimers Country Punk Extravaganza - ROC

Declan Ryan - ROC



(Shakedown DJ's to follow acts at 11 pm)

Details TBA

Night is promised

$5

21+

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Mothers Green - Ontario, Canada

Velvet Elvis - ROC

Babayaga - ROC

Oceans of Insects - ROC

EARLY SHOW!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!!!

Doors at 8 pm

9:00 pm: Archimedes - ROC
9:45 pm: Kevin Long - Seattle, WA
10:30 pm: Rocky Votolato - Seattle, WA

Show will be done by midnight; PLEASE arrive early, accordingly.

$12 Pre-Sale Tickets available HERE
$14 DOS / $16 DOS (under-21)

$7/$9

Pre-Sale tickets will be available soon.

Doors @ 7:30 pm
Tunes @ 8:30 pm


The Ketamines - Alberta, Canada

Harmonica Lewinski - ROC

Buckets - ROC

Price TBA

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

The Lobster Quadrille - ROC

Ghostwriter - The Dalles, OR

Holy Smith! - ROC

(DJ Professor to follow bands at midnight)

$6/$8

Pre-Sales available HERE

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm


Okay, Rochester, you NEED to do whatever you can to make this show! Sell your inheritance! Panhandle! Open a lemonade stand! And clear your calendars... yesterday... seriously, Algernon Cadwallader is returning to The Bug Jar. The most epic, noodly, posi-core, post-hardcore band to exist. For a measly $6/$8 they will stop your heart and resuscitate it repeatedly on a thirty-three and a third minute loop! BE HERE!

Algernon Cadwallader - Philly, PA

Abandoned Buildings Club - ROC

Black Throat Wind - Syracuse, NY

Speaker for the Dead - Worcester, MA



(TeenSet 45 Dance Party to follow bands at midnight)

EARLY SHOW!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!!!

Doors @ 7:300 pm
Tunes @ 8:30 pm

The Cosmos - ROC

The Yummies - ROC

Ghostfeeder - ROC

(Shakedown DJ's to follow acts at 11 pm)

Details TBA

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Ulcerate

Svedkrowns

Abdicate - ROC

Goemagot - ROC

Rochester Metal Fest: 2012 Edition

Details TBA

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 8:30 pm

Mobile Death Camp - Toledo, OH

Order of the Dead - ROC

Malformed - ROC

Infernal Abyss - ROC

Clear and Present Anger - ROC

$8/$10

Presale Tickets Available HERE.

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

The Agonist - Montreal, Canada

Freya - Phelps, NY

Laestrygonia - Geneva, NY

Safety Off - ROC

$6/$8

Doors @ 7:30 pm
Tunes @ 8:30 pm

Micah - Brooklyn, NY

Payton Marovitch - ROC

Sam V - ROC


(Manic Monday's 80's DJ's to follow bands at 11 pm)

$6/$8

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

- Wayland, NY

- Saranac Lake, NY

Under the Eaves - ROC


(DJ Professor to follow bands at midnight)

$5/$7

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Come out and celebrate Goodbye Ronnie's new album with a night full of local music!

Goodbye Ronnie - ROC

Melody Calley - East Syracuse, NY

Tempermental Falcons - ROC

(TeenSet 45 Party to follow bands at midnight)

EARLY SHOW!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!!!

Doors @ 7:30 pm
Tunes @ 8:30 pm

$8/$10
Pre-Sale Tickets available HERE

Come on out and pick up the debut full-length from Rochester's own B.C. Likes You! The epic duo of Hank & Cupcakes will be returning to The Bug Jar to headline, and KOPPS will be playing in support. This will be an epic night of indie-dance mania!


Hank & Cupcakes - Brooklyn, NYC

KOPPS - ROC

B.C. Likes You - ROC



(Shakedown DJ's to follow bands at 11 pm)

Late DJ night at The Bug Jar, featuring DJ SNACKS & DJ TIMAVERY

11 pm - 2 am

FREE FREE FREE

Oh dip, kids, you heard it right:

DJ SNACKS on a weekend at The Bug Jar
With Tim Avery (DJ TIMAVERY) spinning some lo-fi indie dance pop.

Tunes kick off at 11 pm, after an early show by Chris Trapper.


DJ SNACKS - ROC

DJ TIMAVERY (just listen to Jens Lekman... you get the idea).

EARLY SHOW!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!!!

Doors @ 7:30 pm
Tunes @ 8:30 pm

SHOW WILL BE DONE BY 11 PM

$18 advance / $20 walk up / $22 for 18-20

Pre-Sale Tickets available HERE

From his website:

CHRIS TRAPPER began his career as the front man for late–90’s alternative rock band THE PUSH STARS (Capitol Records).

With four CD releases and several high profile national tours – including a run with Matchbox Twenty – The Push Stars served to establish Chris as an authentic talent.

The New York Times calls his work “classic pop perfection.”

Chris Trapper

The Corrections - Buffalo, NY

THIS WILL BE AN EARLY SHOW, ENDING AT 11 PM! A LATE SHOW WILL FOLLOW. PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY TO CATCH CHRIS'S SET!

$5/$7

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Come out and celebrate the release of Velvet Elvis' new record!

Velvet Elvis - ROC

Sarcous - ROC

White Bison - Buffalo, NY

$5/$7

Doors @ 7:30 pm
Tunes @ 8:30 pm

Old Ghosts - Buffalo, NY

The Weight We Carry - ROC

Night Terror - ROC

Dead Words - Cleveland, OH

Beardage - ROC / Buffalo

Details TBA

EARLY SHOW!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!!!

Doors @ 7:30 pm
Tunes @ 8:30 pm

Aotearoa - Chicago, IL

The Bitchen' Kitchen - ROC

The Michael Vadala Trio - ROC

$5/$7

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Dave & Marissa - ROC

The Spaceweather Shakes - ROC

I Love Me Too - ROC


(DJ Snacks to follow bands at midnight)

$5/$7

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

School Shootings - ROC

Pig Banshee - ROC

MayDay - ROC


(TeenSet 45 Party to follow bands at midnight)

EARLY SHOW!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!!!


Doors @ 7:30 pm
Tunes @ 8:30 pm

$7/$9

Anchorage Nebraska - ROC

The Albrights - Buffalo, NY

The Cry - Portland, OR



(Shakedown DJ's to follow bands at 11 pm)

Details TBA

$7/$9

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Tonight, The Bug Jar plays host to an epic reunion show: The Suitor & The Dagger will be returning to the Rochester stage for the first time in years. This will be an epic night, with Pittsburgh, PA's Instead of Sleeping coming up for a return visit to The Bug Jar. Locals Like Vintage, There I Say is Lightning, and Inneriot will be playing in support. Do not miss this night of heavy indie-rock & mathy post-prog goodness!

The Suitor & The Dagger - ROC

Instead of Sleeping - Pittsburgh, PA

Like Vintage -ROC

There I Say is Lightning - ROC

Inneriot - ROC

Details TBA

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

1-2 LOCAL ONLY opening slots available.

Expensive Shit - Pittsburgh, PA

DJ Sandman - ROC

EARLY SHOW!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!!!

Doors @ 7:30 pm
Tunes @ 8:30 pm

$6/$8

River Whyless - Ashville, NC

Mikaela Davis - ROC

Archimedes - ROC


(Manic Monday 80's DJ's to follow bands at 11:30 pm)

$10 over - $12 under

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

2-3 LOCAL ONLY opening slots available (metal / doom metal)

Dragged into Sunlight - United Kingdom



(DJ Professor to follow bands at midnight)

EARLY SHOW!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!!!

Doors @ 7 pm
Tunes @ 8 pm

$10/$12

2 LOCAL ONLY spots TBA (Contact Never Fading Promotions to inquire about opening)

Backtrack - NYC

Atlas - Watertown, NY

Fifth Nation - Brooklyn, New York

The Weight We Carry - ROC

Death Camp - ROC

Tolerate - Watertown, NY


(TeenSet 45 Party to follow bands at midnight)

EARLY SHOW!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!!!

Doors @ 7:30 pm
Tunes @ 8:30 pm

$5/$7

King Vitamin - ROC

Monoculture - Ithaca, NY

The Big - ROC


(Shakedown DJ's to follow bands at 11 pm)

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

$8/$10
Presale Tickets Available HERE.

The Bug Jar is delighted to announce that we will be playing host to New York City's brooding, epic synth-pop act, Exitmusic. They were just selected for NPR's Pick of the Week 4/24 - 4/29 alongside the likes of St. Vincent, The Mynabirds, and Fionna Apple. Additionally, Exitmusic was recently featured on one of KEXP's (Seattle, WA) live recording sessions. Exitmusic will be touring on the heels of their debut full-length L.P., "Passage", to be released on May 22nd.

In support will be Admirers: the new indie-pop project from Rochester legend, Mikey James. The brainchild behind Longwave, Mikey Jukebox, and the drummer for The Demos has a new project that's sheer pop genius! One last spot is being discussed; there are no more openings on this show. This is a signature event, and one that you will not want to miss, Rochester!


Exitmusic - New York City, NY

Admirers - ROC

Aminals - ROC

$7/$9

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Come out to The Bug Jar for a special evening loaded with indie-pop goodness! We will be bringing up Brooklyn's North Highlands, an infectiously catchy dream-pop five-piece that have been getting rave reviews and drawing comparisons to names like Hospitality, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Best Coast to name a few.

Local pop crafting geniuses, The Demos, will perform, along with the dancey, Rochester/Syracuse indie-pop act White Picket Fence. Ithaca's own dreamy, vocally-driven Highways will make their Rochester debut. And to kick it off, a little dark and complex indie-folk from The Branch Davidians. This is surely a night not to be missed!

The Demos - ROC

North Highlands - Brooklyn, New York

White Picket Fence - ROC / Syracuse, New York

The Highways - Ithaca, New York

The Branch Davidians - ROC

EARLY SHOW!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!!!

Doors @ 7:30 pm
Tunes @ 8:30 pm

$6/$8



Man Forever - Brooklyn, New York

Members of The Yeah Yeah Yeah's, Oneida, and Awesome Color. Check out this article from Thrill Jockey.

Torus - ROC
"Funk for zombies."

Blood & Bone Orchestra - ROC
"The shape of Jazz to come and go."

LICKER - ROC
"Not your momma's free Jazz."

Facebook event.


(Manic Monday's 80's DJ's to follow bands at midnight)

$6/$8

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

2-3 LOCAL ONLY opening slots available (chill-wave / indie-pop / slo-core)

Drag City artist, 200 Years, will be coming to The Bug Jar on Tuesday, June 19th. Known for their pretty brand of chill-wave tunes, 200 Years has received praise from both Pitchfork and Tiny Mixtapes for their debut, Self-Titled L.P. Their video for Solar System is below:



200 Years



(DJ Professor to follow bands at midnight)

Details TBA

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Local, independent record store, NeedleDrop Records, will be playing host to a slew of awesome bands tonight. Stay tuned for an awesome night of music.

Green Dreams - ROC

Meanagers - ROC

(TeenSet 45 Dance Party to follow bands at midnight)

$5/$7

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

The Inner Planets - ROC

The Moses Jones Band - ROC

(Shakedown DJ's to follow bands at 11 pm)

Details TBA

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

$5/$7

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Local music store, Jams Music (Attica, NY), has put together a hard rocking night of music. Come on out and support local businesses and Rochester area talent!

Aggressive Betty - ROC

Heatseeker - ROC

Stone Cold Forever - ROC

$12/$14

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 8:30 pm

2-3 LOCAL ONLY opening slots available (punk / hardcore)

Mix Tapes

Discern

Details TBA

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Neo-theist - ROC

Eira - ROC


(Manic Monday's 80's DJ's to follow bands at 11 pm)

$6/$8

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Pocket Vinyl - Norwich, CT

Josh Netsky - ROC


(DJ Professor to folow bands at midnight)

Details TBA

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

2-3 LOCAL ONLY opening slots available (metal / death-metal)

Stonecreep - Fargo, ND



(TeenSet 45 Dance Party to follow bands at midnight)

EARLY SHOW!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!!!

Doors @ 7:30 pm
Tunes @ 8:30 pm

$6/$8

1 LOCAL ONLY Opening slot available (Indie-rock / Indie-pop)

Atlas Arrows - Ithaca, NY

Cavalcade - ROC



(Shakedown DJ's to follow bands at Midnight)

$7/$9

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Kick off a weekend of local album releases at The Bug Jar with the first of a back-to-back weekend of local album releases. The first chapter in this mini-series will feature some of the best of Rochester's Indie-Garage-Punk acts, headlined by Routine Involvements' album release. More acts will be announced soon, so stay tuned!

Routine Involvements - ROC

Drippers - ROC

$8/$10

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

For the second chapter of The Rochester Album Release mini-series, come on out and pick up the long-awaited full-length debut from Mikaela Davis! Opening up the night will be a performance by Kitty Snowpants, and Joywave will be bringing down the house at the night's end. This will be a truly special evening, so don't miss out!

Mikaela Davis - ROC

Joywave - ROC

Kitty Snowpants - ROC

$6/$8

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

1 - LOCAL ONLY opening act (Pop-punk / hardcore-punk)

Stand My Ground - Syracuse, NY

Fowls - ROC

California Cousins - ROC

Details TBA

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

1-3 LOCAL ONLY opening slots available (instrumental metal / math metal)

Chloroformcoulier - Buffalo, NY


(Manic Monday's 80's DJ's to follow bands at 11 pm)

Details TBA

Details TBA

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

EARLY SHOW!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!!!

Doors @ 7:00 pm
Tunes @ 7:30 pm

$8/$10

The Pinkerton Thugs - Kennebunk, Maine

The Scarred - North Hollywood, California

Fake Boys - Lowell, MA

Stolen Bikes - ROC

Beardage - Buffalo / Rochester


(Shakedown DJ's to follow bands at 11 pm)

Details TBA

EARLY SHOW!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!!!

Doors @ 7:30 pm
Tunes @ 8:30 pm

$6/$8
Presale Tickets available HERE.

2 LOCAL ONLY opening slots available (garage / soul)

The Soft White Sixties - San Francisco, CA



(Manic Monday's 80's DJ's to follow bands at 11 pm)

$6/$8

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

We Were Kids - Cleveland, OH

Anchor Me Down - Niagara Falls / Buffalo, NY

Details TBA

$5/$7

EARLY SHOW!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!!!

Doors @ 7 pm
Tunes @ 8 pm

Autumn in Halifax - ROC

Muler - ROC

Why+The+Wires - Ithaca, NY

(Shakedown DJ's to follow bands at 11 pm)

$7/$9

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Come on out to The Bug Jar and catch two awesome Rochester acts as they release their debut albums! This will be an amazing night, with Both KOPPS and Garden Fresh releasing albums. Not to be missed!

Additionally, Kat Burns will be making the Rochester debut of her new indie-electro pop project, Kashka. Many of you know her from Forest City Lovers, and house shows at Casa del Awesome! Check out Kat's newest stuff; it's dancey as all get-out!

Rochester indie-rockers, Doctors, will be returning to the stage to deliver a heaping dose of pop. It's going to be SICK!

KOPPS - ROC

Garden Fresh - ROC

Kashka - Toronto, Canada

Doctors - ROC

$6/$8

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Limited to 30 attendees under-21.

Haewa - ROC

The Wonderland House Band - ROC

Mick van Rick - Oswego, NY

El Ka Bong - Geneva, NY

$6/$8

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Attic Abasement - ROC

Macia Mia - Montreal, Canada

Burls - Montreal, Canada

Light Feelings - ROC

Details TBA

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

The Steakouts - ROC/Buffalo


(DJ Professor to follow bands at midnight)

$5/$7

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Opening acts TBA (already promised)

The Steakouts - ROC


(DJ Professor to follow bands at midnight)

$10?$12
Presales are here.

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Purity Ring - Montreal QC

Admirers - Rochester NY

High Drags - Rochester NY


(TeenSet 45 Dance Party to follow bands at midnight)

Details TBA




(Shakedown DJ's to follow bands at 11 pm)

Details TBA

Details TBA

EARLY SHOW!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!!!

Doors @ 7:30 pm
Tunes @ 8:30 pm

2 LOCAL ONLY opening slots available (Indie-Pop / Indie-folk)

Vince Dynamic - Bay City, MI


(Manic Monday's 80's DJ's to follow bands at 11 pm)

EARLY SHOW!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!!!

Doors @ 7:00 pm
Tunes @ 8:00 pm

$5/$7

4 acts total (3 tba's - contact Never Fading Promotions for booking inquiries: neverfadingpromotions@gmail.com)

Cloud Gavin - Danville, Illinois


(Shakedown DJ's to follow bands at 11 pm)

$13 Pre-Sale, available HERE.
(pre-sales for under-21 attendees ONLY)
$16 / $18 (Under-21)

Limited to 30 under-21 attendees.

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Shonen Knife - Osaka, Japan

White Mystery - Chicago, IL

Smoking Spore - Houston, TX

The Absolutes - ROC

LSD Enigma - ROC

$10

21+

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor - Detroit, MI

Velvet Elvis - ROC

White Bison - Buffalo, NY

One more special guest TBA.

Price TBA

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

The Vacant Lots - Burlington, VT

Mexican Summer artists The Vacant Lots released their first 7" single ‘Confusion / Cadillac’ in 2011.
Pitchfork commented on ‘Confusion’, “It’s executed so efficiently, with just the right doses of studied apathy and simmering tension, that it’s difficult not to return to it’s ceaselessly repetitive groove again and again.”
Mexican Summer describes them as “musicians as well as scientists, having built a time machine that will transport your headspace directly to the Sunset Strip in 1967."

The duo takes as much inspiration from Bo Diddley and The Stooges as it does from Andy Warhol and Arthur Rimbaud and have developed their own sound, combining a minimalist aesthetic of rock n roll with hypnotic guitar riffs, heavy drumming, electronic drones, poetry-driven lyrics and visual projections -- creating a live multi-media experience.

The Vacant Lots have previously toured with Sonic Boom’s Spectrum, Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500, and most recently performed at Austin Psych Fest with The Black Angels and The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
The Vacant Lots are currently working on their debut album with NYC engineer/producer Ted Young and expect to have their second 7” single out on The Reverberation Appreciation Society by summer 2012.

Abandoned Buildings Club - ROC

Chillum - ROC

Harmonica Lewinsky - ROC

Colonel Parmesan - ROC

$6/$8

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Come on out and celebrate Tim Avery's birthday with an evening of dreamy indie-pop. Saint Paul, Minnesota natives Phantom Vibration and The Olsen Twinns will be touring through, bringing a delicious blend of lo-fi, dreamy goodness. Kitty Snowpants will make an appearance, bringing a host of loop pedals, reverb, and noodly guitar parts. One more local act TBA.

Kitty Snowpants - ROC

Phantom Vibration - Saint Paul, MN

The Olsen Twinns - Saint Paul, MN



(TeenSet 45 Dance Party to follow bands at midnight)

The Lobby brings new artwork and fresh music to The Bug Jar every other first Friday. Stay tuned for details.

$10 Presale Tickets Available HERE
$12 / $14 (under-21) Day of Show

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

The Bug Jar is proud to welcome "The Bunny Gang" featuring Nathen Maxwell of Flogging Molly. Fans of Flogging Molly, this is a unique opportunity to catch Nathen playing his groove-laced, reggae-inspired folk in an intimate venue.

Local support is being considered by the artist's management, and will be announced shortly.


“The Bunny Gang” featuring Nathen Maxwell of Flogging Molly w/ TBA

Details TBA

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Details TBA

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

1 -2 LOCAL ONLY opening slots available (metal)

BANSHEE - Kansas City, MO


(Manic Monday's 80's DJ's to follow bands at 11 pm)

Details TBA

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

2-3 LOCAL ONLY opening slots available (stoner rock / stoner metal)

The Midnight Ghost Train - Topeka, KS



(DJ Snacks to follow bands at midnight)

Details TBA

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

nokturnal hellstorm - ROC

Demontage - ROC

Blizaro - ROC

$8/$10

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

1 LOCAL ONLY opening slot available (TBD by Joywave)

Joywave - ROC

Doctors - ROC

Admirers - ROC

Details TBA

Doors @ 8 pm
Tunes @ 9 pm

Local, independent record store, NeedleDrop Records, will be playing host to a slew of awesome bands tonight. Stay tuned for an awesome night of music.



(TeenSet 45 Dance Party to follow bands at midnight)

$5/$7

EARLY SHOW!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!!!

Doors @ 7:30 pm
Tunes @ 8:00 pm

Joey Lanzone - ROC

Dirty Needle - ROC

I Can't Stop Wondering - ROC

+ Others TBA!

(Shakedown DJ's to follow bands at 11 pm)

$6/$8

Doors @ 7 pm
Tunes @ 8 pm

Anchorage Nebraska - ROC

Inugami - ROC

Comedown - ROC

Pink Elephant - ROC

Cheetah Whores - ROC