Rochester music industry adapts as pandemic puts a pause on live performances

Today on the Rochester Rundown, a look at the state of live music in Rochester as the pandemic drags on and venues remain shuttered for shows. In a time when live performances have been largely relegated to our phone screens, if they happen at all, musicians and organizers have spent the year improvising, creating new concepts, and above all — waiting for 2021.

We talk with people from all corners of the industry to see how they think growth can be sustained in Rochester’s creative scene, and what the future of music will look like in this city.

Plus, we have an update on Olmsted County’s Covid-19 situation from Public Health and Mayo Clinic, as the surge levels off, but continues — with another potential uptick on the horizon.

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