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JAZZ: John Nugent (5/17)
The Rochester International Jazz Festival is just a month away, but for some jazz lovers that's too long to wait. A small piece of the RIJF will be... Read More
ROCK: Township (5/17)
I caught Township a few months back, opening for Buffalo's Handsome Jack. The band (from Boston, Mass) had my attention from the get-go, especially... Read More
VARIOUS: Mezapallooza (5/16-5/18)
With more than 25 performances taking place under one roof, the House Of Hamez (now known simply as "The Mez") is an ideal spot to catch ... Read More
FOLK: Tom Rush (5/17)
Widely credited for introducing the public to the music of Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, and James Taylor when he covered their songs on his 1968 ... Read More
More Recent Choice Concerts
CLASSICAL: Chinese Choral Society (5/17)
China is hot. With the Beijing Olympics around the corner, you have the chance to explore Chinese culture close to home with a concert featuring tr... Read More
JAZZ: Bobby Watson Sextet (5/16)
If the wonderfully catchy tunes on saxophonist Bobby Watson's new album, "From The Heart," remind you of classic Art Blakey and the Jazz ... Read More
ROCK: Misery Signals (5/12)
Yup, it's more of those inaudible gargled-with-bleach vocals that have all but replaced singing, and guitars so distorted that they're actually sof... Read More
FOLK: Geoff Muldaur (5/8)
Geoff Muldaur's roots run back to the folk and blues scenes of the 1960's, when he was a founding member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and Paul Butte... Read More
ACOUSTIC: Tommy Emmanuel (5/7)
When Aussie guitar-slinger Tommy Emmanuel plays, it sounds like he's chasing a centipede with tap shoes up and down the neck with polydactyl glee. ... Read More
HIP HOP: Tinted Image w/ Average White Band (5/9)
It's old-school soul with a hip-hop vibe and loads of jazzy hooks. Tinted Image is one of those bands that defies the single-genre classification a... Read More
ACOUSTIC: Made By Hand (5/10)
Made By Hand is an acoustically based outfit that shines beneath its music's overcast tones. Somber and direct, this new quartet of nouveau ballade... Read More
ROCK: Switchfoot (5/4)
San Diego's Switchfoot is a quiet storm; it possesses not an ounce of rock-star bombast, but this band is everywhere. The music comes on with the h... Read More
JAM/BLUEGRASS: Railroad Earth (5/2)
If it gives you any perspective on how much this New Jersey six-piece values spontaneity, the band dove into its first studio venture a mere three ... Read More
JAZZ: Ted Piltzecker (5/2-5/3)
Whether he's playing solo or in a group setting, Ted Piltzecker is among the most elegant vibraphonists in jazz today. In recent years, he has take... Read More
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