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PorchFest 2025
PorchFest 2025
Sunday September 28, 2025
(Rain date: Sunday, October 5)
PorchFest is a FREE outdoor music festival featuring over 50 local bands, duos and solo artists performing on more than 20 stages throughout downtown Rochester. These incredible musicians have donated their time & talents to help us raise money for the RPAC Scholorship Fund, helping youth and teens in our community to connect with their visual, musical and performing arts talents! Your purchase of a wristband or donation goes directly to help a student in need. Check out the bands, and all the other great stuff too!
Dennis Brennan Trio ft. Jim Haggerty & Lyle Brewer: Barside (2)
The Dennis Brennan Trio—featuring Jim Haggerty and Lyle Brewer—brings a raw, stripped-down energy to his songs, shaped by decades of experience and chemistry.
The Lied To's: Barside
Known for their raw, cinematic sound and unflinching lyrics, the duo blends textured guitars and thoughtful songwriting to tell stories that resonate. From the reflective “Midnight Kiss” to their spirited single “It’s Not Who You Love,” The Lied To’s invite listeners into a space that’s both personal and universal.
Award-winning solo artists before they met, Kwartler and Levine joined forces in 2013 and have been making music — and life — together ever since.
Feeling Groovy
With a deep respect for the duo’s timeless music, Feeling Groovy reimagines the magic of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s collaboration that once dominated the folk scene. All your favorite songs from Simon & Garfunkel and stories about their 60 year partnership that made them one of the best selling duos of all time. The band features Dave Brouillette, Malcolm Johnson, Ron Chane, Matt Beard, Mark Luchini, and Charlie Wear.
Oteil & Friends
Featuring Melvin Seals, Steve Kimock, Jason Crosby, Johnny Kimock, Tom Guarna, & Lamar Williams, Jr.
Two-time Grammy winning bassist Oteil Burbridge has been touring and recording for over three decadesHe was a founding member of the early 90s southern jazz-fusion group Col. Bruce Hampton & the Aquarium Rescue Unit with Jimmy Herring, Jeff Sipe and others that had a lasting and influential impact on artists for decades to follow. That led him to join the iconic southern rock group The Allman Brothers Band as their final bass player during their latter day lineup in the 1990s and into the 2000s. During his tenure with The Brothers, they earned two Grammy nominations for best rock instrumental in 2003 and in 2004. In 2012, Oteil received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his 15 year contribution to The Allman Brothers Band as the longest running bassist in the band’s history.