Gates open at 12 PM (Noon) Friday, June 20th, 2025
Estival Festival 2025 lineup below.
Please Note: All names/bands and days/times are subject to change.
Friday, June 20st, 2025
Tsavo Highway
Tsavo Highway is a dynamic rock/jam band that calls Western New York their musical home. Led by the soulful vocals of Emily Scripps, the band brings a humble yet electrifying presence to the stage, drawing from musical influences such as; Tedeschi Trucks Band, Ripe, Goose, Grateful Dead, and Melt. The mesmerizing guitar talents of Christian Dobosiewicz and Peter Kern, along with the solid rhythm foundation provided by Brian Calisto on the bass and Brian McMahon on drums, create an unforgettable sonic experience.
Miller's Garage
Hailing out of Buffalo, NY, a town rich with music history, David Michael Miller, nationally touring founder and lead singer of Miller and The Other Sinners, brings his brand of acoustic based southern soul to the road with his side solo project, Miller’s Garage. Named after his grandfather’s business in Wellsville, NY where he spent a lot of time growing up, Miller uses this side project as a story-teller for introducing his songs and the stories in their individual lyrics and melodies. He blends his diverse americana influences pulling from gospel, country blues, soul and folk. Garages are a place to fix broken things, disassemble and put back together again.
Dead Sea Swirls
Dead Sea Swirls are an ocean of timeless sounds and deep sea songs from songwriters Richie Stearns and Aaron Lipp. When Rock n Roll and Old Time fiddle music meet the deep sea mysteries at the bottom of the ocean. The lonesome brother harmonies build upon a foundation of rhythm from bassist/vocalist Joe Hayward, keyboard/vocal/synth wizard Ric Robertson and drummer Sam Fishman. Overdriven tenor guitar and extraterrestrial banjo tones lead wave crest melodies to and from the shore of a songs beginning and its end.
L.S.T.N.
In the spring of 2020 Light Sensitive Temperature Neutral (L.S.T.N.) started creating their own high energy form of improvised funk/jam and “future disco” in the city of Rochester. Since landing their first show in June of 2021 their feverish pace took them from a small local bar to regional shows and festivals in the surrounding area, supporting many popular groups and headlining their own uniquely themed shows. L.S.T.N. is still in its early years, but 2024 has brought our first self titled EP to all streaming platforms !
Count Blastula
It’s been well over 15 years in the making and now Count Blastula has landed on a killer lineup that is really turning up the heat.
Are we funky? Groovy? ROCKING? Irresistible? You be the judge…
Thoughtfully well-written and well-executed originals and covers combined with a dose of magic that propels the group into serious JAMMING territory.
Our band members — who have each played in a wide array of projects including opening for both national and international touring acts — all bring their unique energy, sound, and vibe to the band making every show a one-of-a-kind celebration of groovy funky jamming dance-y goodness.
Giant Panda
Guerilla Dub Squad
Formed in 2001 in Rochester, NY, Giant Panda first received praise for their live show, which combined
world beats and reggae rhythms with an urgent energy and jamband dynamics. It’s no surprise that Live
For Live Music called the band, “…one of the most innovative and genre-pushing reggae bands out
there.” The twenty year-old band consists of Dylan Savage (guitar, vocals), James Searl (bass, vocals),
Chris O’Brian (drums, vocals), Eli Flynn (guitar, vocals), and Tony Gallicchio (keyboards).
Dirt Turtles
Sugar Mountain All Stars
The Sugar Mountain All Stars Jam, hosted by Ric Robertson, takes to the Grove Stage this year for Friday nights “Late Night” set.
Saturday, June 22nd, 2024
Public Water Supply
Public Water Supply is Rochester, New York’s premier Alt. Rock/Indie Americana act. PWS consists of five university-trained musicians, blending distinctive songwriting, spectacular vocals, and incredible instrumentalists. The band members include: Iggy Marino, frontman; Karis Gregory, Jr., lead guitar; Alex Brophy, team captain and bass; and Spencer Kornrich, bus driver and drums; all masters of their craft! The band has been seen on Fox Rochester, WXXI Connections, WROC songs from Studio B with Dan Gross, and has performed in the Rochester Lilac Festival. The group has boogied their way across the Northeast, Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states. Public Water Supply has sold out venues like Iron Smoke Distillery, Three Heads Brewery, and Buffalo’s Jackrabbit. PWS will pack a punch in the year 2023, with their debut album and expanded empire.
Hawk Alert
If you have ever been in a car with your father or grandmother, if you have ever taken a walk with your friend or lover, if you have ever sat on the porch with a child or a neighbor, and looked at the skies with awe and candor, and seen a hawk that drifts on the weather, and point it out with smile and finger, and exclaimed aloud “Hawk Alert…” Then you have played a game we treasure. And maybe… just maybe… if you say it loud enough, we will hear you… and come play you our songs.
Ric Robertson Band
Ric Robertson is an American original, pulling influences from the greats that came before, but wholly responsible for building his own creative universe. His lyrics illuminate the fragility of our inner lives and the small moments packed with meaning that surround us , fueling a gonzo vision of Americana that is equally innovative as it is simply beautiful to hear.This is Prine by way of New Orleans, Nilsson in a Nudie suit, a stoned Dr. John lost in Nashville, Bill Monroe on mushrooms listening to Bessie Smith. It’s a riot of juxtapositions and a chaos of imagination anchored by Robertson’s soft, flowing voice, and his uncanny knack for chronicling his own growth and struggle with a heartfelt and often humorous grace . He has performed and recorded with a wide range of notable artists including Lucius, Sierra Ferrell, The Wood Brothers, Sarah Jarosz, Logan Ledger, Donna the Buffalo, Dirk Powell, and Peter Rowan to name a few. Listening to his latest album “Choices and Chains”, it’s clear that Robertson—one of the best kept secrets in modern songwriting- is an artist worth paying attention to. It beautifully chronicles a journey he was on and continues to submit himself to, stories ripped from the guts and the sleepless nights and the flickering but enduring flames of a true artist’s compulsion. You’ll know it when you hear it. And you’ll recognize yourself in it.
Organ Fairchild
Hailed as a “fast-rising NY band ”by Live For Live Music, and a group that’s “making waves in the scene” by JamBase, Organ Fairchild craft their organ-trio-meets-rock-band sound—described as “adventurous, vital and alive” by Glide Magazine—by synthesizing influences ranging from Soulive and Medeski Martin & Wood to The Grateful Dead, Steely Dan, and the Meters. And when they’re on stage completely captivating an audience without a bass player-and nobody singing-there is no confusing them for any other artist on today’s scene. As FunkCity.net writes, “Get ready to be bowled over by this terrific trio-old school funk with new era notions of jam.”
High Pines
HIGH PINES IS A NEW YORK BASED ALTERNATIVE FUNK BAND BEST KNOWN FOR EXPANSIVE DYNAMICS, VERSATILITY, CAPTiVATING VOCALS, TECHNICAL FILLS, AND AMBIENT SPACE.
With no one show being the same as the next, High Pines delivers a unique improvisational sound through their original music. Playing throughout the states of New York and Pennsylvania since 2020, our audience has quickly grown with the help of our new found fans and our good friends at Evil Bubble Productions.
“Music to groove to” as we like to say, though that’s quite a vague statement, its the best way we’ve found to describe what we do. The only thing left to do is point you towards our debut album One Sweet World and our EP, Pandemic EP and encourage you to use a good pair of headphones!
Sunday, June 23rd, 2024
Richie and Rosie
Richie Stearns and Rosie Newton grew up a 150 miles and few decades apart. While both were raised by professional cellist, Richie started playing banjo at 14 and Rosie began classical piano lessons at eight, eventually moving to classical viola as a teen. Both shared incredibly unique, musically-immersed childhoods: Richie’s family founded the iconic GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance (which he is now President of) and by her junior year of high school, Rosie was playing fiddle and touring with folk rock band The Mammals. During that time, the two were introduced at Saratoga Springs’ Flurry festival — a meeting that would spark a fated friendship and unique musical bond.
The Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters
The Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters are a down-home group that provides upbeat and high-energy original music and covers that you’ll love from the 1930s to now. They love being the soundtrack to your evening of dancing and fun all around the Finger Lakes and beyond!
They’ve played the Lilac Festival, Corn Hill Festival, Ontario Beach Concert Series as well as festivals throught the region. You’ve heard them on WROC’s Live From Studio B with Dan Gross, WGMCJazz 90.1, WRUR’s Open Tuning with Scott Regan and more!
The Honey Smugglers
The Honey Smugglers are a Rochester-based folk-rock band that plays music for and from the heart. Their unique blend of thoughtful and catchy songwriting, dazzling instrumentation, and powerful vocals, coupled with the thrill of their live performances, has garnished a dedicated and loving fan base in the Western New York music scene. Although the band plays instruments that are typically linked to the sounds of bluegrass, Frank de Blase of Rochester’s City Newspaper says, “Don’t let the instrumentation make up your mind for you. There are simply too many sub-genres to list here. The Honey Smugglers are bottled joy. Crack one open.”
Diggin Roots
Hailing from the Buffalo/Western New York area, Diggin’ Roots Band was formed in the summer of 2013 by a group of friends who share a passion for the roots of American music. The band draws from a variety of musical influences such as blues, jazz, rock, bluegrass, and folk music with a hint of “Jam Band” mixed in for good measure.
Music is something most everyone has in common. It’s a way we can connect to one another and music is unifying and familiar. The sound of music can be therapeutic as well as healing while brightening a person’s day and enhancing their mood. The band shares a common belief that music is medicine and has the power to inspire and heal.