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Posts made in: April, 2009 (13) Currently Viewing: 1 - 13 of 13

April 1, 2009 at 3:05pm

CONCERT UPDATE: Hinder/Theory of a Deadman RIT show cancelled

Anybody looking forward to the April 20 Hinder/Theory of a Deadman show at RIT's Gordon Field House will need to be in two places at once. The bill has been split in half, and neither band will play at RIT. "Lips of an Angel" rockers Hinder will...

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April 1, 2009 at 9:58pm

CONCERT UPDATE: Tom Jones at the Auditorium

What's new, pussycat? I'll tell you what's new: bombastic Brit crooner Tom Jones is coming to the Auditorium Theatre Sunday, June 21, 7 p.m. Tickets cost $41.50-$67.50, and can be bought by calling 232-1900, or through Ticketmaster.

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April 3, 2009 at 1:48pm

CONCERT UPDATE: New Kids on the Block at Darien Lake

Will they still have "the right stuff"? Teen poster boys of yesteryear The New Kids on the Block will play Darien Lake Performing Art Center Sunday, June 14, 7 p.m. Tickets cost $16-$85 and go on sale on sale Saturday, April 4, via Live Nation or...

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April 8, 2009 at 3:34pm

MUSIC REVIEW: Teagan Ward

We all dream of basking in the limelight, getting that spotlight tan as the audience hangs on our every word, every note, every riff. We dream of flowers and love and fame and immortality. We take a bow -- and then we wake up. It's easy to...

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April 10, 2009 at 3:56pm

CONCERT UPDATE: Barry Manilow at Blue Cross Arena

Will he come and give without taking? Crooner Barry Manilow comes to the Blue Cross Arena Tuesday, July 7, 8 p.m., with tickets running $9.99-$119.99. Tickets go on sale Monday, April 13, 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster. Call 232-1900 for more...

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April 14, 2009 at 10:43am

CONCERT UPDATE: 2009 CMAC line-up revealed

The CMAC Performing Arts Center in Canandaigua has released its 2009 summer concert schedule. The roster ranges from rock (The Offspring, Judas Priest, Blondie) to alternative (David Byrne, Ani DiFranco) to R&B (John Legend, India.Arie) and more.

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April 15, 2009 at 11:28am

MUSIC REVIEW: G Love


It surprises me that the hip-hop/blues highway paved by G Love doesn't go both ways. Love's music has brought countless hip-hop and pop fans to the blues. And we're not just talking the sweet-home-B.B.-Ray Vaughan-House Of Blues crap neither;...

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April 15, 2009 at 12:28pm

CONCERT UPDATE: Lilac Festival features Rickie Lee Jones, Joan Osborne, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, more


I just love the smells of The Lilac Festival: funnel cakes, kettle corn, and lilacs. I also love the sounds. And this year, those sounds don't smell at all. It's a pretty cool line-up, and the majority of it won't cost you a dime. You can eat,...

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April 16, 2009 at 3:17pm

CONCERT REVIEW: Danny Morris Band at the Dino

As I snapped my fingers and nursed a chocolate milk, ex-Nighthawk Strat-slinger Danny Morris hung 10 off the Dinosaur stage last night. His reverb-soaked sound had him surfing on a BBQ pipeline. Morris picks pretty ("I Only Have Eyes For You")...

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April 17, 2009 at 3:03pm

CONCERT UPDATE: Taylor Swift, Keith Urban at Blue Cross Arena

Country sensations Taylor Swift and Keith Urban will come to Blue Cross Arena Sunday, August 2, for the Escape the World Tour. Time TBD, but tickets start at $20, and go on sale on April 24 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster, or at 800-745-3000.

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April 22, 2009 at 10:06am

CONCERT UPDATE: Bob Weir & RatDog at Highland Bowl

The Big City Summer Fest's Highland Bowl Concert Series will return Sunday, July 12, with jamband icon Bob Weir and his current band, RatDog, with special guest Jackie Greene. The show starts at 5:30 p.m. and tickets will cost $35-$40. Visit the...

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April 23, 2009 at 2:07pm

CONCERT UPDATE: RPO City Anniversary Series

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra announced today a new concert series and a new, temporary venue to celebrate the City's 175th birthday. The First Niagara Center City Pavilion -- the same space as the Rochester International Jazz Festival's...

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April 30, 2009 at 11:38am

CONCERT REVIEW: Ian Downey, Marnie Stern at the Bug Jar

I'm forever fascinated by bands that sound good on paper in a way that doesn't always translate sonically. For example, words used to describe John Coltrane are similar to those used in describing the Grateful Dead, but the two sound completely...

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