We sometimes move the party — and the music — from our cozy confines to more wide-open spaces for special shows at nearby venues in downtown Rochester or a short drive away.

Abilene on the Road venues include:

• The Penthouse at One East Avenue in the heart of downtown (Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Hot Club of Cowtown, The Hi-Risers, Savoy Brown's Kim Simmonds, Kinky Friedman, and Chris Trapper)
  Coming June, 27 2017: Marshall Crenshaw & Los Straitjackets

• The Harro East Ballroom across from Abilene (Roseanne Cash, JD McPherson)

• The Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place (Hayes Carll, Los Straitjackets, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Nikki Hill)

• The JCC Hart Theatre (Eilen Jewell with Miss Tess)

• The Arbor Loft above Hart’s Local Grocers  (Dave Alvin and the Guilty Ones with Sarah Borges)