An Overview of Where Things Are At
Over the past 27 years, Kiss The Sky has played host to more than a 1,000 performances and over 2,500 acts, ranging in types of music from Blues, Classical and Jazz to Hip-Hop, Country and Metal. The Are You Experienced Stage has been visited by the likes of Funktional Family, Backwoods Bunny Fight, Dick Smith, Heartsfield, Noah Gabriel, Andrea Dawn, Ryan Carney, Dave Ramont, Lucky Boys Confusion, Jim Peterik & The Ides of March, Pat DiNizio, 15 Minutes Late, Chris Duarte, Dirty Dan Buck, Robbie Fulks, Chicago Farmer, Rebel Soul Revival, Greg Boerner (pronounced “burner”), Mike Alberts, John Till, Gross National Product, The Luxure Trio and the incomparable Dallas Motorcade. More names will be added to this listing later on as Steve takes a look back on the performance schedules buried deep in the bowels of the Kiss’ underground records vault. There’s a ton more!
Dateline … May 2024
As of this writing, things are moving forward and Live Music is happening and more and more shows and events are being planned and scheduled throughout the world. Kiss The Sky is moving forward with live music as well. We are walking and trying to move at a more deliberate pace while edging back towards normality.
For more detailed information concerning any particular show, be sure to check out our Facebook Page and click on Events, especially as we get closer to the date of the show.
Upcoming Events
| Date | Time | Performer | Info |
| February 14, 2025 | Friday 7:00pm – 8:30pm | Noah Gabriel | A Second Friday’s Art District Thang Solo performance with a little bit of love involved |
| February 16, 2025 | Sunday 7:00pm – 8:30pm | Mario Duenas Trio | Jazz Mensual A Jazz Ensemble Showcase |
| March 14, 2025 | Friday 7:00pm – 8:30pm | TBD | A Second Friday’s Art District Thang |
| March 16, 2025 | Sunday 7:00pm – 8:30pm | TBD | Jazz Mensual A Jazz Ensemble Showcase |
| April 11, 2025 | Friday 7:00pm – 8:30pm | TBD | A Second Friday’s Art District Thang |
| April 20, 2025 | Sunday 7:00pm – 8:30pm | TBD | Jazz Mensual A Jazz Ensemble Showcase |
The Sound (generally speaking) is managed by The Jim Freedlund Sound of Music, Inc.
The Second Friday’s Art District Thang is a collaboration between Hearth & Hammer, Water Street Studios and Kiss The Sky in which we showcase and celebrate Art by presenting live music, along with food and drink, amidst the presentation of paintings, drawings, sketches and creations of many different physical types in the WSS Art Gallery adjacent to the Are You Experienced Stage by way of a common door that connects KTS & WSS.
Generally speaking, hundreds and hundreds of folks pay the three of us a visit at some point in time that evening to take in the happenings and to have a bite and a sip or two. It has become one of Batavia’s most “looked forward to” events. Lucky for all of us, it occurs every Second Friday of each month throughout the year!
Jazz Mensual is a Jazz Ensemble Showcase, pure and simple. It represents an evening of “most excellent” music as performed by some of the area’s finest lovers and makers of Jazz Music as presented in a comfy and warm environment. Every Third Sunday of the month, a different ensemble will get it on and present their love of Jazz in a fashion that resonates and encourages.
Both events (Second Friday’s Music & Jazz Mensual) begin regularly at 7pm and typically end at 8:30pm.