Music scene · North Gates

North Gates is a working-class suburb of Rochester, New York, where music life is modest and community driven. School bands, church choirs, and local bar cover bands make up the bulk of local performance.

Find music at local bars and restaurants, church fellowship halls, school auditoriums, and community center events. Rochester musicians often pass through for private parties and small neighborhood gigs.

Local and regional artists perform here, with musicians from the nearby Rochester scene occasionally passing through.

Join the school music program, community band, or church choir. Watch for open mic nights in Rochester and nearby suburbs, and plan to travel into the city for club gigs and a larger pool of collaborators.