Xasthur & Temple Of The Fuzz Witch – Rochester, NY at Photo City Music Hall | September 28, 2026
Scott “Malefic” Conner started Xasthur in California’s black metal underground in 1995 and has spent three decades doing exactly as he pleases — ending the project in 2010, returning in 2015 with acoustic dark folk in place of the earlier black metal, and then on 2023’s Inevitably Dark, partly lifting his own self-imposed ban on […]
Moon Tooth at Empire Underground | November 21, 2026
Moon Tooth bring their progressive metal catalog to Empire Underground in Albany on Saturday, November 21. Guitarist Nick Lee sits out for medical reasons; Pathogenic’s Chris Gardino fills in. Cryptodira opens.
WARRANT & Special Guest: Mike Tramp of White Lion at Riviera Theatre | April 8, 2027
Warrant brings their double-platinum catalog to Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda on Thursday, April 8, with special guest Mike Tramp performing White Lion classics. Tickets are $45.
Crazy Train at The Stationery Factory | December 11, 2026
Crazy Train, led by Vinny Cormier as Vozzy, brings the full Ozzy Osbourne experience to The Stationery Factory in Dalton on Friday, December 11. Tickets are 5–0.
Sisters of Sabbath at Montage Music Hall | September 19, 2026
Sisters of Sabbath, an all-female Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath tribute act from Syracuse, plays Montage Music Hall in Rochester on Saturday, September 19. Doors open at 7 p.m.; the show is ages 16 and up.
Leylines at Empire Underground | November 14, 2026
Leylines close their current tour at Empire Underground in Albany on Saturday, November 14. The Wurtsboro, NY four-piece brings Sepulchral to the 500-cap room for the final date of the run.
Carnivore A.D. at Empire Underground | November 13, 2026
Carnivore A.D. plays the kind of crossover that doesn’t apologize for the weight it carries. The name comes loaded: the original Carnivore was Peter Steele’s Brooklyn band before Type O Negative, and Steele died in 2010. This lineup of NYC hardcore and metal veterans earned the right to use it. They wrote new songs. Empire […]
Midwinter at Empire Underground | November 6, 2026
Midwinter’s Haunt Me Forever Tour stops at Empire Underground in Albany on Friday, November 6 at 7:00 p.m. Support from What Lies Below and Coldstate. Tickets on sale now.
Ne Obliviscaris at The Song & Dance | October 25, 2026
Ne Obliviscaris headlines The Song & Dance in Syracuse on Sunday, October 25. The Melbourne progressive metal outfit brings support from post-hardcore act Greyhaven and Ando San to this 200-cap downtown venue.
Glasswaves at Photo City Music Hall | October 23, 2026
Rochester trio Glasswaves mark the release of debut album while(True) with a hometown show at Photo City Music Hall on October 23. Support from Downswing, 222feral, Greywash, and New Reality. Tickets $25.