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It's not a regular occurrence that you get a DJ straight out of Germany - yes, Germany - doing not one, but two gigs in town, two nights in a row. So check the moon when you go out tonight; it might be blue, thanks to Eskei83, who is pulling
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Riddlore and MC Homeless are touring the East Coast on a self-ascribed quest to "save hip-hop from the doltish clutches of wack MCs." Considering their credentials, they'll at least be able to save you from a boring Wednesday night. Riddlore, for example, was one of the first rappers to popularize
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Some major metal bands have claimed that so-called musical experts have pronounced the metal scene dead. Well, you wouldn't know it here in Rochester, where at the Bug Jar, no less than six regional metal bands are coming to play this weekend. Nunslaughter, Blizaro, Sarcous, Rabid, Infernal Abyss, and Riley Schillaci all promise a
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If revenge is a dish best served cold, then Shadows Fall's "Retribution" is a disc best played loud. On "Retribution," Shadows Fall continue its tradition of sonically diverse metal, incorporating the band's trademark elements, such as tempo changes, the occasional acoustic flourish, and a wide range of vocals that run
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When you've been through as long and storied a career as the members of KMFDM have, you know how to create awesome music. Sascha Konietzko dubs KMFDM's sound "the ultra-heavy beat" for a reason. Equal parts boot-stomping techno-dance electronics and head-thrashing heavy metal guitars, KMFDM is also no stranger to
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Straight out of New Orleans, metal supergroup Down is coming up to make your head thrash around. Formed by members of no less than four other metal acts - Pantera, Crowbar, Corrosion of Conformity, and EyeHateGod - who all happened to live in New Orleans at the time, Down bring
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As you read this, the season of fall encroaches upon us. The days get shorter and the temperatures get colder. So what do you do in the face of the encroaching darkness? Party, of course! And there's no better party to celebrate darkness than the DJ Darkwave Festival at the
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With three stages worth of music, and at least six bands scheduled to play on each stage, odds are you'll find at least one band worth your attention at this weekend's Fairport Music Festival. Genres run the gamut from indie rock to blues, funk, classic rock, and even a little
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Lots of band members, scary masks, and metal music that focuses on being as psychotic and frightening as possible - if this sounds similar to Slipknot, well, that's because these are the guys that Slipknot supposedly shamelessly copied from. Having been around before Slipknot, Mushroomhead have a broader and more
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This tour certainly promises to deliver on its title, with nothing less than an army of metal bands on the front line here in the war against not-loud music. In this battalion of supersonic soldiers trained in audio warfare are such acts as Devil Driver, Emmure, Despised Icon, My Children
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I personally don't know many video game-oriented geeks out there who listen to hip-hop, but hip-hop musician Raheem Jarbo, better known as Random, may very well increase that number here in Rochester. His techno-edged, politically conscious music will most definitely have your head nodding to the rhythm, geek or not.
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Rave Harder Productions, formerly known as Party Wright Productions and responsible for such rave events as "Cornucopia" and "Rawr! Dinosaur Rave," are at it again, bringing us a fantasy-themed rave in Unicorns vs Dragons. Since the theme is a gentle fantasy creature versus a fiercer one, the electronic music choices
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If you like your electronic DJs the way you like your beer - Canadian - then DJ Deko-ze is for you. Deko-ze has spread his brand of electronica all across the northern border, having played at almost every major Canadian nightclub from Saskatchewan to Toronto, where he now resides. In
Pop Culture
Don't blame the cheesy title of The Darkness on the game developers - blame Top Cow, the comic book company that publishes the comic the game is based upon. It's worth noting that many games that based off of comic books (or their movie counterparts) are usually bungled endeavors, rushed
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Shadowrun was originally a pen-and-paper role-playing game set in a future world where ancient magic exists alongside advanced cybertechnology. Imagine Shadowrun's fans' shock and surprise to see Microsoft, through developer FASA Studio (which takes its name from the original developer of the Shadowrun pen-and-paper game), distill the complex essence of
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Nintendo's lovable lead character, Mario, has been in many video game genres throughout his existence, from traditional platformers to sports games, party games, and even console-style role-playing games. The RPGs have typically been represented by the Paper Mario series, which, as you might guess from the title, has Mario and
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Game developer From Software is a veteran of the giant-robot-fighting genre and has demonstrated its skill in various ways, including the recent Chromehounds. That game, while fun in its own right, unfortunately wasn't well received by many gamers and the gaming press in general. So From has decided to stick
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One problem with many games in the Grand Theft Auto-style "sandbox" genre is that after a while, they still have a tendency to railroad you, sort of defeating the purpose of a fully interactive world. Enter Crackdown, a game that admirably ups the ante for the genre, taking out many
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Gamers have been positively salivating over the possibilities that the Wii remote could bring to gaming. And thanks to the recently released WarioWare: Smooth Moves, gamers get to experience them in rapid succession. The WarioWare series of games has often been used to show off the capabilities of Nintendo's hardware,
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The Metal Gear Solid series of games has long been cherished by gamers for its deep, involving story, and is generally credited as being one of the first iterations of the "stealth action" genre. Such a classic series now has a canon version of it, Portable Ops, on Sony's struggling
