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Frank De Blase on November 19th, 2008
If you dig Slow Hand, then you can thank Buddy Guy. Same goes for SRV or any other blues guitarist that bust clouds. This Chicago blues legend rings his guitars neck and sings with so much raw emotion that it perfectly defines the blues' emotional way-ups and low-downs. When he
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Frank De Blase on November 19th, 2008
It was an era when New Wave was still new, punks couldn't get a gig, and kids who could drink - legally - at 18 were hungry for live music. Scorgie's filled that void. The Andrews Street club brought now-legendary bands like X, The Ramones, Lords Of The New Church,
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Frank De Blase on November 12th, 2008
Act:Live presents Future Sound w/Reece Q
w/PyInfamous, Build and Destroy, Subsoil, Optix, D-Rock, Mr. Mumblz, Emoore, Rey Hook, DJ Tim Tones
Saturday November 15
Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St
10 p.m. | $5-$7 | 232-7550
He may be new to the scene, but not to the game. Rochester rapper Reece Q (Reece Baskin)
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Frank De Blase on November 12th, 2008
Man, I like the way these guys mix the drums; lots of heavy thud and not too much of that slick studio thunder that gets so overdone. And I like the guitars, too - the one retro nod from this otherwise progressive metal band. Hailing from Savannah, Georgia, Baroness
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Frank De Blase on November 12th, 2008
Mason Proper
w/Josh Netsky, Pheromones, Thing One
Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave
Saturday, November 15
9:30 p.m. | $6-$8 | 454-2966
I know better than to say I don't believe in ghosts. I've seen enough movies where the guy who doesn't buy into the eminent threat the others do - ax murderer, vampires,
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Frank De Blase on November 12th, 2008
Prescription
Pearl, 349 East Ave
Friday, November 14
10 p.m. | $3 | 325-5660
The fine folks at Get Bent and 2Kdeep just want you to dance. And they've created Prescription to remedy what they consider to be a dance-scene void. And the line-up will include some of Rochester's hardest working DJs: Disko +
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Frank De Blase on November 5th, 2008
Dawn Thompson's modal approach and application are that of a jazzer. Her songs, however, require much less acceleration from her guitar in order to fly; they are pretty and catchy on their own. And yet when Thompson decides to kick out the jams, it's in a thoughtful - yet still
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Frank De Blase on November 5th, 2008
Does anyone remember Icicle Works? "A Whisper To A Scream"? Anybody? No? How about The Jam or The Hoodoo Gurus? Well, these were all bands that emerged during the post-punk return to pop songwriting. The Beaumonts weren't there - in fact, the band just got here - but they could've
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Frank De Blase on November 5th, 2008
He isn't asking for much, really. Shit, he just wants to play the guitar. MS is robbing Dave D'Angelico - a.k.a. Texas Son - of the use of his legs, and he ambles along slowly and precariously with two canes. He plays on stage sitting down. The dexterity in his
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Frank De Blase on October 29th, 2008
Green Jelly isn't the worst band you'll ever see, but it's awfully close. It's GWAR meets "Sesame Street"; it's Jim Henson with syphilis. You may remember the band's claymation video for "The Three Little Pigs." I must says it's catchy; you'll be driving everyone around you bananas because you can't
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Frank De Blase on November 12th, 2008
The Joe Fox Boyd-fronted No Sheers Ted is a positively brilliant outfit that doesn't want you to know it. You see, when a true hustler puts the moves on a high-stakes poker game, he doesn't showboat in a neon gabardine zoot suit. He flies below the radar in corduroy trousers
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Frank De Blase on October 27th, 2008
I've been preaching and ranting, extolling and pontificating on music for these past eight years in the hallowed pages of City Newspaper. Some have agreed with me, many have not. I've felt the love and I've felt the hate. Perhaps I've gotten a little predicable. Let's face it; I likes
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Frank De Blase on October 22nd, 2008
If anyone's music can keep its energy up, and the audience rapt in attention, it's Nick Lowe's. Armed with just an acoustic guitar and charming wit, Lowe shot out lyrics that were like poignant arrows of observation that struck and gently ached, no matter how lighthearted they seemed.
Roughly 300 people
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Frank De Blase on October 17th, 2008
If anyone's music can maintain its energy and command an audience's rapt attention, it's Nick Lowe's. Armed with just an acoustic guitar and his charming wit, Lowe shot out lyrics like poignant arrows of observation that gently ached no matter how lighthearted they seemed.
Roughly 300 people crammed into the German
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Frank De Blase on October 15th, 2008
I was simply too wore out to make it to Buffalo last Wednesday to catch The Old 97s. But my man slick Nick over at The Red Wings made the schlep. "Question" off of "Satellite Rides" is one of my favorites. It's a beautiful love ballad I wish I'd written.
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Frank De Blase on October 8th, 2008
Dear Rochester, I have faithfully defended your honor for the last time, you lazy bitch. You have eroded my faith, shattered my confidence, and continually come up short. You have let me down time and again, and yet I keep coming back. I will apologize for you no longer. I
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Frank De Blase on September 30th, 2008
You could've called The Goods "The Greats" after the band's set at new venue Lovin' Cup. This quartet, now shaved down to a trio, is lightheartedly polyrhythmic, and despite the music's electronic rendering, it comes on rootsy and honest. The trio is technically flawless and sounds - for lack of
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Frank De Blase on September 24th, 2008
With virtually no fanfare or hype, founding Doors members Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger blew through town last Tuesday with their new outfit Riders on the Storm. This band is as close as we're ever gonna get to seeing The Doors without a Ouija board. I've always been a Doors
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Frank De Blase on September 17th, 2008
Record Archive's Dick "The Dancing Record" Storms and I were sparring over semantics at Java's a couple of Saturday mornings ago. I was bemoaning the fact that the use of the word "delightful" as an adjective describing music was on the decline. I thought it offered a lilting, good-natured joy
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Frank De Blase on September 16th, 2008
Two new shows added to Water Street Music Hall's calendar: Little Feat Saturday, October 18, 8 p.m., $30-$35 Buddy Guy Monday, November 24, 8 p.m., $35-$40Water Street is located 204 North Water Street. For more information visit Ticketmaster or
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