The last time Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine and I talked was between mouthfuls of late-night breakfast. Maroon 5 had played a show at Water Street Music Hall, and we somehow found ourselves crowded in the corner booth at Mark's Texas Hots...
It was rather blustery outside last Tuesday night, and I was feeling rather un-blustery inside, so I invited Rochester a cappella singing sensations The Bowties to come over. Not only did they eagerly pop over to my Beachwood pad, known to our...
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?...
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...
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...
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...
My wife Deb and I have this get-out-of-jail free policy for affairs outside the marriage; each...
Local restaurants will square off to see who can stir up the best chili in town at this year's...
What child hasn't dreamed of flying, battling bad guys, and saving the world? Role-playing as...
Thank goodness summer is over. It's not that we're glad to see the sun, the beaches, or the...
OUR MONSTER ISSUE! The results are in! This year THOUSANDS of Rochesterians voted in our annual...
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Robert Kaussner said:
I saw and heard Night Gallery for my first time this past Saturday (Halloween) evening in Rochester at the Bug Jar. I was very impressed by the...
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Louay said:
The Bowties are amazing! Very excited to see them again next time I am in town! Big breath of fresh air!
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Laura said:
These guys are terrific-- we heard them last summer, stayed for both sets, and enjoyed every minute of it! Would definitely go out of our way to...
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Mikayla said:
I just have to say that this band is amazing, they just performed at my high school and they were awesome!
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Matthew Peter Donoghue said:
Anyone who identifies composer Jule Styne as a "second tier" songwriter really does not know enough about music to be writing in a publication...
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