Flying solo without the other two Hi-Risers, Greg Townson (fresh off a solo tour of Europe) bopped on the Dinosaur stage last Monday night like a Rockabilly Bragg. Townson kept things in line and on time by simply stomping the downbeat with a...

I know it's not a contest. But if it had been a contest, it would've been no contest. The Dropkick Murphys mopped the stage with The Offspring Tuesday, June 30, at CMAC. The crowd of about 5000 was probably mostly there for The Offspring, but...

It was a dark and metal night Wednesday at CMAC. Compared to the new stuff off the concept album "Nostradamus," Judas Priest's classic material sounds rather pop. I mean, if you took "Living After Midnight" and made the beat 4/4, The Ramones...

R&B singer Chaka Khan's show originally scheduled for Friday, July 10, has been re-boked for August 22 at the Main Street Armory. For more information visit the venue's website.

Head Chinchilla Pete Anvelt is a great songwriter. His wit is dry, wry, and sly. And the whole band -- the vehicle for his stinging witicisms -- shifts smoothly from straight-ahead barroom rock ‘n' roll to country bang ‘n' twang...

Jazz superstar Branford Marsalis and the Marsalis Quartet will come to town as part of a fundraiser for Lifetime Assistance Foundation Sunday, October 18, at the Eastman Theatre, 26 Gibbs St. Tickets for the 7 p.m. show will run $30-$65. For more...

'Twas a dark and metal night Wednesday, July 8, at CMAC with Judas Priest and Whitesnake. Whitesnake added to the night's retro vibe with singer David Coverdale's piercing vocals, Jesus Christ pose, and masturbatory mic stand moves. The band...

Songstress Emmylou Harris will play Rochester's Auditorium Theatre on Wednesday, October 21. While ticket details have yet to be released, you can find out more by checking Rochester Broadway Theatre League's website, or by checking back with...

A couple more concerts to add to your social calendar, and a few rumors worth sharing:
ROCK: 94.1 The Zone's Bonzai! w/Sevendust, Street Sweeper Social (w/Tom Morello), Tantric, Sick Puppies, Framing Hanley, Smile Empty Soul, The Gay Blades...

Hip-hop superstar Lil' Wayne is a late addition to the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center's summer concert series, as the hit-maker, Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy, Drake, and Jeremih are scheduled to perform Thursday, August 27, at 7 p.m. Tickets cost...

The traveling punk-rock gypsy caravan that is the Vans Warped Tour rolled through Darien Lake on Thursday, and by the time it rolled out I had latched on. I spent the following two days in Camden, New Jersey, and Uniondale, New York, digging...

I love music on the street -- that's where it's from, after all. Even though the bagpiper playing on the corner of Broad and Exchange was part of those "God hates fags" groups, it was still nice to hear. But I wondered aloud: Does God hate a man...

Chaka Khan's moving outdoors, baby. Her Main Street Armory show, originally schedule for June by rescheduled for August 22, has been moved to the Riverside Festival Site at Exchange and Broad street. Showtime: 8 p.m. Tix: $40. For more...

After watching teenage boys polish their antlers and beat the shit out of each other at Warped Tour last week, it was nice to see a little dance floor ettiquette at the Bug Jar Thursday night as the crowd bounced and collided to England's The...

Though a lot more fleshed out on record, Stone Believer pulled off a stunning set as a lowly trio Saturday afternoon at this year's Boulder Fest. The tones were experimentally placed, though classic - especially when the bass and guitar walked...

Mark your calendars for these upcoming concerts:
POP/ROCK: American Idols Live 2009
Saturday, August 15. Blue Cross Arena, 1 War Memorial Square. 7 p.m. $37.50-$66.50. 232-1900, bluecrossarena.com.
INDUSTRIAL ROCK: KMFDM, Angel Spit
Sunday,...

I've seen Rochester's bluegrass darlings String Theory once or twice since we sat and talked about two years ago. The all-acoustic outfit had just started up its weekly jam session at Johnny's Irish Pub. The band hammered out bluegrass standards...