The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana Series
125 E Main St, Rochester, NY 14604
OFFICIAL CLUB PASS VENUE The Little Theatre is the premier cultural center for the presentation of American independent and foreign films — as well as music and visual arts — for the greater Rochester community. The theater opened in 1929 and was constructed in the Art Deco style by Edgar Phillips of Rochester and Frederick Pike of Buffalo. The distinctive style of the original theater on East Avenue has earned it a place on the National Register of Historic Places. The Little recently embarked on an ambitious undertaking of renovating the original theatre, taking care to preserve the historic design while expanding its versatility and accessibility. 2 shows nightly at 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM Club Pass or $30 at the door 240 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14604 (585) 258-0400 thelittle.org
Venue Schedule
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana SeriesNellie McKay
Sister Orchid is Nellie’s seventh album, starting with Get Away From Me (“a tour de force” – The New York Times), including Normal As Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day (“among the killer overhauls of American standards” – The New York Times) and My Weekly R...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana SeriesNellie McKay
Sister Orchid is Nellie’s seventh album, starting with Get Away From Me (“a tour de force” – The New York Times), including Normal As Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day (“among the killer overhauls of American standards” – The New York Times) and My Weekly R...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana SeriesBig Lazy
"The Big Apple Crème de la Crème." -Robert Christgau Big Lazy has flourished for over two decades in New York’s downtown music scene, playing their singular brand of noir and twang from dive bars to the The Whitney Museum of American Art. Big Lazy founder Stephen Ulrich is the composer for the HBO series Bo...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana SeriesBig Lazy
"The Big Apple Crème de la Crème." -Robert Christgau Big Lazy has flourished for over two decades in New York’s downtown music scene, playing their singular brand of noir and twang from dive bars to the The Whitney Museum of American Art. Big Lazy founder Stephen Ulrich is the composer for the HBO series Bo...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana SeriesCorner House
Originally hailing from Boston, MA, Corner House takes their name from the place where the four young band members found musical family in one another - their shared home in Brighton, as students at Berklee College of Music. Emerging from varied genre backgrounds, the quartet’s unique strength is their desire to learn from one another, not only in...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana SeriesCorner House
Originally hailing from Boston, MA, Corner House takes their name from the place where the four young band members found musical family in one another - their shared home in Brighton, as students at Berklee College of Music. Emerging from varied genre backgrounds, the quartet’s unique strength is their desire to learn from one another, not only in...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana SeriesJoe Robinson
Joe Robinson is a true force in the pantheon of exceptional artists in modern music. He has joined an exclusive group of elite performers whose impact continues to shape our unique American musical culture. With his popularity continuing to rise, Robinson has earned a reputation as one of the world’s greatest guitar players and a brilliant si...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana SeriesJoe Robinson
Joe Robinson is a true force in the pantheon of exceptional artists in modern music. He has joined an exclusive group of elite performers whose impact continues to shape our unique American musical culture. With his popularity continuing to rise, Robinson has earned a reputation as one of the world’s greatest guitar players and a brilliant si...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana SeriesMiss Tess
When most people think of defiant music, they think of punk rock or outlaw country. But defying genres while transcending eras and resisting cliches is hard to pin down when it comes to artistry unless you're talking about Miss Tess, who does all of that and more on her new release, The Moon Is an Ashtray. Swinging for the fences and from the branches o...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana SeriesMiss Tess
When most people think of defiant music, they think of punk rock or outlaw country. But defying genres while transcending eras and resisting cliches is hard to pin down when it comes to artistry unless you're talking about Miss Tess, who does all of that and more on her new release, The Moon Is an Ashtray. Swinging for the fences and from the branches o...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana SeriesTwisted Pine
Coming Summer of 2020, Right Now is a cosmic map of the new and glistening journeys of TWISTED PINE, the Boston-based spacecraft of a band that was once bluegrass but is now “something else, a wider version of a stringband, boundary jumpers akin to outfits like Punch Brothers, Nickel Creek, and Crooked Still [The Boston Globe].&rdqu...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana SeriesTwisted Pine
Coming Summer of 2020, Right Now is a cosmic map of the new and glistening journeys of TWISTED PINE, the Boston-based spacecraft of a band that was once bluegrass but is now “something else, a wider version of a stringband, boundary jumpers akin to outfits like Punch Brothers, Nickel Creek, and Crooked Still [The Boston Globe].&rdqu...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana SeriesJuliet Lloyd
Juliet Lloyd is an acclaimed Washington, DC-based singer/songwriter who has garnered comparisons to Patty Griffin, Grace Potter, Carole King and Chris Stapleton for her signature blend of soulful, roots-infused pop.Across her 20-year career as a writer and artist, Juliet has released three albums, garnering placements on television shows on MTV and VH1 ...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana SeriesJuliet Lloyd
Juliet Lloyd is an acclaimed Washington, DC-based singer/songwriter who has garnered comparisons to Patty Griffin, Grace Potter, Carole King and Chris Stapleton for her signature blend of soulful, roots-infused pop.Across her 20-year career as a writer and artist, Juliet has released three albums, garnering placements on television shows on MTV and VH1 ...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana SeriesThe Clements Brothers
The Clements Brothers are George and Charles Clements, identical twins from New England. They’ve been playing and writing music together for as long as they can remember and ‘The Clements Brothers’ marks their first project together since playing in the internationally touring grass-roots band, ‘The Lonely Heartstring Band’...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana SeriesThe Clements Brothers
The Clements Brothers are George and Charles Clements, identical twins from New England. They’ve been playing and writing music together for as long as they can remember and ‘The Clements Brothers’ marks their first project together since playing in the internationally touring grass-roots band, ‘The Lonely Heartstring Band’...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana SeriesJonatavious Willis
Every generation or so a young bluesman bursts onto the scene. Someone who sends a jolt through blues lovers. Someone who has mastered the craft for sure, but who also has the blues deep down in his heart and soul. At the age of 22, bluesman Jontavious Willis may be the one. “That’s my Wonderboy, the Wunderkind,” Taj Mahal s...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
The Little Theatre - Roots & Americana SeriesJonatavious Willis
Every generation or so a young bluesman bursts onto the scene. Someone who sends a jolt through blues lovers. Someone who has mastered the craft for sure, but who also has the blues deep down in his heart and soul. At the age of 22, bluesman Jontavious Willis may be the one. “That’s my Wonderboy, the Wunderkind,” Taj Mahal s...
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