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November 4, 2009 at 10:56am

MUSIC REVIEW: Tranquilatwist, The Lustre Kings


Tranquilatwist tranquilatwisted the dressed-up-to-get-messed-up crowd for the Devil's Night Fetish Masquerade at Water Street Music Hall Friday. Singer Karlie Cary Lanni seduced and we succumbed as she wailed bitter and sweet beneath a pillbox...

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October 30, 2009 at 11:35am

CONCERT REVIEW: Harris Eisenstadt and Canada Day at Bop Shop Atrium

Good jazz often hits me like a cool blast of eucalyptus: it gets the flow flowing, the go going, and the going gone. Drummer Harris Eisenstadt and Canada Day served up a slinky, sultry groove in the Bop Shop Atrium last night. It was just the...

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October 27, 2009 at 9:33am

CONCERT REVIEW: Greg Cunningham and Danny Schmidt at Abilene

It was a picture-perfect scene at Abilene Bar and Lounge Sunday night: five or six chairs inched up close to the performers in a circle, with some eerie candlelight, a packed house, and some gritty, straight-up folk coming from the stage. Real...

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October 26, 2009 at 11:16am

CONCERT REVIEW: Cage The Elephant, Silversun Pickups at the Armory; 60's Spectacular at the Aud


Arrived at the Main Street Armory Friday night as Aussie duo An Horse pumped out a big sound a la Sleater-Kinney. Cage The Elephant followed with a frenetic strain of Kentucky-fried indie rock set to a kind of accelerated funk groove. Singer...

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October 22, 2009 at 12:06pm

CONCERT REVIEW: Emmylou Harris and Buddy Miller at the Auditorium


Emmylou Harris' name was written in the big letters on the marquee, but it was Buddy Miller's show Wednesday night at The Auditorium Theatre. It isn't just the fact that I root for the underdog, spin the B-side, constantly look below the radar,...

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October 21, 2009 at 10:44am

MUSIC REVIEW: AFI, Gallows


Pushing a mix of cuts off the new "Crash Love" CD and older stuff, AFI rocked Water Street Music Hall Friday night with a full-throttle set and a lightshow that would give the planetarium penis envy.
Singer Davey Havok has changed since I saw...

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October 19, 2009 at 10:49am

CONCERT REVIEW: Loveful Heights at Starry Nites


I spent the entirety of the Loveful Heights show Friday night at Starry Nites with my jaw dropped, eyes glued, in awe. These two ladies have an aura about them. They possess a striking confidence and a beauty that is few and far between....

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October 14, 2009 at 9:44am

MUSIC REVIEW: The Love Me Nots


Playing straight-up, straight-ahead, straightened-out garage rock, Phoenix quartet The Love Me Nots knocked out a super-catchy set to a modest but super enthusiastic crowd Thursday night at the Bug Jar. The two-guy, two-gal line-up was tight...

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October 13, 2009 at 9:30am

CONCERT REVIEW: Lee Konitz at Kilbourn Hall

There are few musicians who can reach back into their repertoire 60 years to find the right tune. But, about two-thirds of the way through his wonderful concert with at the Eastman School of Music's filled-to-capacity Kilbourn Hall Monday...

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October 9, 2009 at 12:58pm

CONCERT REVIEW: Jann Klose, Renaissance at German House


It's not easy being the foreplay act for a headliner with fans that have been waiting for many, many years. Even harder is walking out on that great big stage with just you and an acoustic guitar. I imagine a lot of thought goes into the set...

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October 9, 2009 at 12:52pm

CONCERT REVIEW: Baby Shiver's Boutique, Golden Ghost, Viking Moses at Boulder Coffee

The original bill for the Boulder Coffee show Thursday night took a few turns throughout the week. Initially, I walked in the venue expecting the indie/folk-rock six-piece Baby Shiver's Boutique alongside the much-hyped Golden Ghost.The set...

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October 9, 2009 at 10:51am

CONCERT REVIEW: RPO opening night at Kodak Hall


Last night the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, with the help of the Rochester Oratorio Society, officially re-opened the Eastman Theatre, and rechristened it Kodak Hall. The program lived up to the momentous occasion, with the debut of a...

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October 7, 2009 at 12:20pm

CONCERT REVIEW: Monotonix, Chylde at Bug Jar

Let me just begin by saying, "Holy shit." I've seen the Israeli rock trio Monotonix before, I've interviewed them, I think I know what they're about. But last night's show at the Bug Jar was a cross between Caligula and the ball pit at Chuck E....

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October 5, 2009 at 3:45pm

CONCERT REVIEW: Rochester Indie Fest wrap-up


Over the rest of the weekend-long fest I caught more primo sounds. I'd heard some of Dan Eaton's stuff before, and my wife always comes running to the TV for new recipes whenever he's on, but I'd always pegged him as a mellow rocker. That's not...

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October 3, 2009 at 8:59pm

Rochester Indie Fest, Day 2: Swati

Most of us in Rochester have been getting a heavy dose of Swati's oft-requested tune on WBER, "2 a.m." It's near tranquilizing; penetratingly poetic, it draws you in.But if you came to check her out on Friday evening downstairs at the German...

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October 2, 2009 at 5:23pm

Rochester Indie Fest Day 1: Josh Netsky

Josh Netsky was dealt a less-than-sizeable crowd for his show Downstairs at the German House on the opening night of the Rochester Indie Fest. As the set carried on into the evening, Netsky gently pleaded for a little crowd participation with a...

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October 2, 2009 at 11:41am

CONCERT REVIEW: Rochester Indie Fest, Day 1

I'm not defending this town, I'm not making excuses, but I've lived here long enough to know she's a fickle gal. You've gotta repeatedly ply her with bon bons and flowers and reassurances that you won't split after she puts out. And last night...

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September 30, 2009 at 10:54am

CONCERT REVIEW: Dan Coyle, Jill McCracken


Visiting from the land of big shoulders, singer/songwriter Dan Coyle took the Boulder Coffee stage unassuming and barefoot Thursday night. Unassuming I admire, bare feet on stage I don't get. Anyhow, Coyle fits nicely between folk insight and a...

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September 28, 2009 at 4:19pm

CONCERT REVIEW: Dean and Britta at Lovin' Cup

Sometimes it all just clicks. All those crucial aspects of self-expression masquerading as entertainment come together and the music transcends style, time, and even ownership. Without getting too touchy-feely here, I gotta say that Dean and...

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September 28, 2009 at 1:35pm

CONCERT UPDATE: Maroon 5 at RIT

Pop/rock superstars Maroon 5 will play RIT's Gordon Fieldhouse Friday, November 6. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show cost $35, and are now on sale at Ticketmaster. For more information call 232-1900.

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