"They" are everywhere. "They" say a lot. "They" are illusive and wily. Who do "they" think "they" are, anyway?" And now "they" are all talking about Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, a super-traditional,...
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The last time Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine and I talked was between mouthfuls of...
It was rather blustery outside last Tuesday night, and I was feeling rather un-blustery inside,...
First, let me come clean. When someone says the words "jam band," I inwardly roll my eyes and insert a finger down throat. Gag me. I have no desire to listen to another half-hour of the same riff over and over again, with a few minor...
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MUSIC PREVIEW: The Dan Eaton Band
"You play for years and years and years and you start to learn what's rare," says The Dan Eaton Band's bassist, Adam Wilcox. "Guys who play guitar aren't rare, drummers aren't rare, bass players aren't rare. But songwriters? Really good ones?...
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Warped Tour ain't nearly as warped as it once was. The annual rock 'n' roll circus rolls across the country every summer, showcasing the underground and the DIY. Yet however pervasive the punk-rock aesthetic is, the bands, well, for the...
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MUSIC PROFILE: Michael Feinstein
Singer Michael Feinstein says, "When I choose a song, I go with my gut. It's hard to do because there are so many brilliant songs to choose from." Although he includes current songwriters in his performances and recordings, and has recently...
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Aqua Island's Startist and Bacchanal have an incredibly languid lyrical flow. It's a fluid cadence that flies solo as easily as it rolls with the band's samples and music. The duo is aggressive, proactive, and questioning in the spirit of the...
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MUSIC PROFILE: These Arms Are Snakes
Since it was first coined about 30 years ago to describe a faster, grittier brand of punk exemplified by the likes of Bad Brains and Black Flag, the term "hardcore" has come to suggest an ever-widening range of music. As more and more bands...
Talk about tough shoes to fill. From the beginning, the great pianist Dave Brubeck's signature...
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What child hasn't dreamed of flying, battling bad guys, and saving the world? Role-playing as...
Step right up to the greatest show in town: City Newspaper's Best of Rochester 2009! Every...
I was recently talking with a friend who, due to various schisms in his family, doesn't...
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Darren said:
I'm not sure if this is "tongue in cheek", but let's assume so (I'm referring to the "No Wave" tag). A quick search on the internet would show a...
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That drums bass band was amazing!!!!!!!!!!!
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Roger Levy said:
I love Lee Konitz. A cousin of my mother passed away some years ago and left a huge record collection behind that my father and I have savored. ...
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