After Hotel Reverie soothed me a bit with its stiletto-heeled drone, I headed for Pano Vino on Water Street. I'd seen singers mostly at this place --- jazz, standards, etc.--- stuck in the window by the door, mostly as an afterthought or a...

As bassist Sean McLay told me before the show began, Funknut is all at once a "blend of funk and soul with a pop groove." Although the band is only a three-piece, its music swells and produces a much larger sound. Lovin' Cup would have been a...

Ozark rockers Ha Ha Tonka brought big harmonies and big guitars to Water Street Music Hall Friday night and positively laid it down with its rural-tinged roots rock. The boys busted out Ram Jam's "Black Betty" and a haunting a cappella...

Religious overtones make me nervous. I guess I'm just used to the things that turn me on being condemned in one way or another. Even gospel -- a major component in a lot of what I dig -- sometimes flies a little to close to the "lordy, lordy"...

More concerts to add to your calendar:
PROG ROCK: Moe. Thursday, January 28. Harro East Ballroom, 155 N Chestnut St. 7 p.m. $23.50-$26. 866-448-7849, ticketmaster.com.
SPOKEN WORD: Henry Rollins Sunday, March 28. Castaways, 413 Taughannock...

The wind chill had pantsed the thermometer Thursday night, yet a few brave - or lost - souls and I made it to the Dino for Chris Beard and his stinging strings. I am now convinced there isn't a guitar neck long enough for this man, as he...

Actually billed as "America's sweetheart" in the press release, pop-country artist Carrie Underwood will come to Blue Cross Arena Wednesday, March 31, for a 7:30 p.m. show. Tickets cost $32-$52 and will go onsale Friday, December 18, at 10 a.m....

Dashing through the snow, in my '97 Buick sleigh, I made my way to the Lovin' Cup Wednesday night, where some creatures were stirring. Not mice, though - that would violate health codes. The creatures were two a capella groups, the Smoking Hot...

The 2010 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival will add two new Club Pass venues to the hugely popular annual event: Abilene (153 Liberty Pole Way) and the Rochester Club Ballroom (120 East Avenue). That will make a total of 11 Club Pass...

This season, our Secret Santa (shh, don't tell - our Secret Santa is Filthy Funk) gave us the gift of "Eklectric," the new genre-spanning-but-always-groovy album from the trio. However, "trio" only begins to describe this group. Much of the...

Alas, I wasn't able to pry myself from under the Christmas tree Christmas night in time to catch Velveteen Fox like I wanted. But it's just as well. You ever hear a band that's so good it makes you mad? Well, this Rochester soul-sensation...

Sometimes it all just falls into place. The setting, the situation, the scene, the tone -- everything's going your way. That describes last night for me. And at the heart of this mid-week Xanadu was the Rick Holland Uptown Orchestra, a modest,...