Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

Keep Flying at Sherman Theater | December 3, 2026

Keep Flying punk band in official press photo, four members posed against neutral arched backdrop

Keep Flying plays the Sherman Showcase at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA on Thursday, December 3. The Long Island punk band is joined by Joint Operation, Steveo and The Crippling Addictions, and The Chemical Imbalance.

Drug Church at Montage Music Hall | November 13, 2026

Drug Church five-piece band pose with fisheye lens outside at night

Drug Church close out a four-date November run at Montage Music Hall in Rochester on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. The Albany post-hardcore five-piece brings their 2024 album PRUDE and new single “Pynch” to a 400-cap room.

1916 at Photo City Music Hall | December 18, 2026

1916 Celtic punk band members backstage with accordion, Rochester NY

1916 closes out their 20th-anniversary year with a Rochester homecoming at Photo City Music Hall on December 18. Their sixth album, Conscience of Kings, comes with them. Tickets are $20, 18+ only.

The Queers at The Lost Horizon | December 4, 2026

The Queers band photo inside a comic book store, four-piece pop-punk group

The Queers hit The Lost Horizon in Syracuse on Friday, Dec. 4. Joe Queer’s band has been playing fast, tight sets for four decades — and they show no signs of stopping. $25, doors at 6 p.m., ages 16 and up.

The Effigies at Mohawk Place | October 10, 2026

The Effigies — four-piece band press photo in high-contrast black-and-white

The Effigies bring their final John Kezdy album, Burned, to Mohawk Place in Buffalo on October 10 — their first show in the city. Support from Perilous, Acoustic Distortion Disorder, and Brutal Llama. Tickets $22–$27.

Agnostic Front at Rec Room | October 14, 2026

Agnostic Front group press photo — five-member NYC hardcore band in black sleeveless shirts

Agnostic Front brings the Echoes in Eternity Tour to Rec Room in Buffalo on Oct. 14, with support from Béton Armé and Restraining Order. Their 13th studio album, rated 9/10 by Ghost Cult Magazine, makes the case that Roger Miret and Vinnie Stigma have not mellowed.

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