Friday Nights: July 9th - August 27th, 2010
Public Market: 280 N. Union St.
Gates open at 5, Music starts at 6
Free Shows!
For directions, Click here.
Bands on the Bricks Features:
July 16th - Marshall Tucker Band w/ Kid Kurry Band
The Marshall Tucker Band got its start in Spartanburg, S.C. when Gray teamed up with Tommy Caldwell and Toy Caldwell, Paul T. Riddle, George McCorkle and Jerry Eubanks, borrowing the name "Marshall Tucker" from a piano tuner who's name was found on a key ring in their old rehearsal space. In 1972, they signed with Capricorn Records, the same label that guided The Allman Brothers Band, Wet Willie, and others to national fame. The MTB opened shows for The Allman Brothers in 1973, and the following year, they began to headline their own shows across America due to the platinum-plus sales of their debut album.
In years to come, The Marshall Tucker Band would wow critics and influence major country acts like Alabama, The Kentucky Headhunters, Confederate Railroad, and Travis Tritt with its definitive blend of rock, rhythm & blues, jazz, country, and gospel. Now, thanks to the expanding scope of today's music, a new generation of fans is learning what the rest of their fans have known for so long- that good music knows no boundaries.
July 23rd - Max Creek w/ Park Ave Band
Max Creek are true pioneers of the electric rock jam, with nearly four decades of experience launching musical adventures with a rich repertoire of originals and uniquely interpreted gems.
Each set is a journey for audience and band alike, chasing muses without a net and bringing it all back home to the roots again. Bassist John Rider, keyboardist Mark Mercier, and guitarist Scott Murawski form the singing and songwriting core of the band, meshing melodically over the double-drum foundation laid by Greg Vasso and Scott Allshouse with a knowing ease and agility that inspires and endures.
July 30th - The Sound Remains The Same w/ special guests Heroes For Ghosts
Without question, Led Zeppelin is the most popular band in the history of rock and roll, and continues to transcend time with new generations discovering their mystical endearing magic for the first time …
Enter The Sound Remains The Same, and you have a band of professional musicians capturing the precise sound of Led Zeppelin with a level of authenticity rivaling the best bands currently touring the national circuit. Whether performing the simple hard-driving Good Times Bad Times, the progressive epic Achilles Last Stand, the guitar driven Whole Lotta Love (complete with Theremin solo) or quintessential classics such as Black Dog, Kashmir and Stairway To Heaven, The Sound Remains The Same stays true to their name in every sense of the word...
Heroes for Ghosts is a Pink Floyd tribute band based in Western New York. The group strives to recreate both the powerful musical excitement and atmospheric spaciness of Pink Floyd's classic music in live shows throughout the midwest and northeast. Made up of some of the region's finest and most experienced musicians, Heroes for Ghosts performances are a celebration of the gentle nuance as well as the aggressive assault of Pink Floyd music.
August 6th - Donna The Buffalo w/ The Lawnmowers and Ry Cuming
Donna the Buffalo's eclectic and often socially conscious music has it's base in traditional mountain music and is infused with elements of Cajun/ zydeco, rock, folk, reggae, and country. The group's core are vocalists Tara Nevins, who plays fiddle, guitar, accordion, and scrubboard, and guitarist Jeb Puryear. Keyboardist Dave McCracken, bassist Jay Sanders, and drummer Vic Stafford complete the ensemble.
Donna the Buffalo represents one of the most respected brands in the world of touring roots acts. For 21 years DTB has performed feel good, infectious music that often moves listeners physically and spiritually. In the words of a longtime fan, "Their songs are well known to contain lyrics offering poetry and sage commentary on the attractions and struggles with love and politics in this life. Their magnetic musical mix has often been described as dance music, and, for sure, there is everything from foot-tapping to get-up-and-feel-ecstatic moving in their sound; but there is also some deeply satisfying solace in what DTB has to say and how they say it. The dynamic songwriting tandem of Jeb Puryear and Tara Nevins have penned over 140 songs in their collaboration with DTB."
Rochester natives The Lawnmowers are a somewhat confused, new 5-man group made up of some of the area's most well known musicians:
- Ron 'YardMan' Stackman (vocals/guitar)
- Jim 'Snapper' Schwarz, (bass)
- Dave 'Weed-Whacker' Cohen (drums)
- Vinnie 'Toro' Ruggiero (lead guitar)
- Russ 'LawnBoy' Roberts (accordions)
Their sound is deeply rooted in the rhythms of Jamaican Reggae interspersed with influences of Rock, Jazz, Cajun and Americana.
The bands instrumentation includes drums, bass, a couple of guitars and button accordion plus some pretty good singing and writing. They occasionally do back-flips. Their blending of styles is a unique and eclectic mix that will satisfy every music lover.
For Ry Cuming, the ocean is everything. Born on Woodford Island in the Far-North Coast of Australia and growing up in the coastal town of Angourie, Cuming was a bleach-blond kid who spent his days on the beach and in the water.
From the first time he stood on a surfboard at age 3 and held his first guitar at 5, he simply followed the natural path ahead of him. It was one that would take him to far-off places, riding unfamiliar ocean breaks and singing in his alternately sandy tenor and captivating falsetto along the way.
Cuming's music has garnered him two Australian Dolphin Awards for Best Pop Song and Best New Artist, placements on NBC's Extra and MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, a spotlight in Vogue, and a musical appearance alongside Maroon 5 and Jimmy Buffett in the movie Hoot-all before the release of his self-titled debut album.
Other Night Market Shows:
July 9th - Pandora Boxx and Friends Go Public, Full Tilt!
Kick-off party to Gay Pride 2010, Tilt Nightclub will feature performers from RuPaul's Drag Race as seen on VH1. Check out three performances and dance to DJ John Herbert, voted Rochester's #1 DJ by CITY Newspaper, as he spins tunes with a 30,000-watt digital sound system. Cover charge may apply for this event (but not for access to Night Market).
August 13th - Reggae/Latin Night
August 20th - Blues Night w/ The Coupe De Villes
August 27th - The Druids
The Druids have been a staple in the Rochester music scene for almost 20 years. The band formed in 1992 and continues to attract a loyal following. Although The Druids are primarily a Grateful Dead tribute band, they also play a large selection of original music as well as various covers from the 60's, 70's and 80's.
Great Big Sea
Thurs, Sept. 30th
German House Theater
Doors 7pm / Show 8pm
$30.50 advance/$35 DOS (On Sale June 18th)
On March 11, 2010, Great Big Sea celebrated their seventeenth birthday as a band. And like almost every one of their many anniversaries spent together, they celebrated it by playing a concert, this one in Omaha, Nebraska. For the players it was an important landmark, but for the fans, some of whom had travelled hundreds of miles, it was a chance to spend a night with a band that has come to define the energetic spirit of Newfoundland. Somewhere along the way, Great Big Sea ceased to be just a band – for the three core members and their assorted collaborators, it’s a way of life.
The band has its roots in St. John’s rowdy pubs, where co-founders Sean McCann and Bob Hallett met while playing Newfoundland folk songs for boisterous crowds made up of hard-partying university students and off-duty fishermen.
Their latest album, Safe Upon The Shore, reflects the newest twists in their original plan. The album is a feast of creative impulses, recorded in fits and starts over a six month period.
While music fashions come and go, Great Big Sea has continued to build audiences across the continent. A hard working approach to touring and performance, along with a genuine love for the music they perform, has kept the band growing, despite being pretty much immune to musical fashions.
Supporting Act TBA