It was in an Iowa City bar in 1973 that Bill Evans first heard a bluegrass band play the ballad "Hard Times," which was part of the inspiration for his modern dance of the same name. It's a piece that today's...
ENERGY: Marcellus Shale: It's a gas, gas, gas
A natural gas-rich rock formation in the Southern Tier could be New York's next economic...
Tucked behind Dunkin Donuts off Penfield Road, JP's Authentic Sandwiches should appeal to many...
EDUCATION: Suspensions clash reveals deeper problems at East High
In-house suspensions are a joke, said Adele Ciccaglione at a charged meeting of the Rochester...
If you weren't around in the 1980's, it's kind of hard to imagine the scare that HIV-AIDS created. Nearly everyone began checking and rechecking their sexual partners. Someone you hadn't seen in a while suddenly shows up at a bar looking...
Music Articles
INTERVIEW: Rudresh Mahanthappa Indo-Pak Coalition
Growing up in Colorado, alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa didn't particularly connect with his Indian heritage. He didn't speak any Kannada, his parents' language, and wasn't aware of any Indian influences on his playing. But a fateful...
Guides
The holidays are here, and City's gift to you is our 2008 Holiday Guide. Inside find tips on saving when ticking off your list, some alternative movies to screen instead of moldy classics, and a comprehensive listing of local holiday events.
Guides
OUR MONSTER ISSUE! The results are in! This year THOUSANDS of Rochesterians voted in our annual survey of what makes our humble city great. Who did they choose as the Best of Rochester? Click on our Readers' Choices. Then learn something new...
Music Articles
Saxophonist Joe Romano, who played with Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich, Frank Sinatra and many others, died Wednesday, November 26, of cancer at the age of 76. He was a consummate sideman for most of his career, but in his hometown of Rochester he...
Choice Concerts
Candlebox sprang up in the grunge epicenter of 1990's Seattle, though the band never got that, well, grungy. Heavy, sure. But not the layered dirge and drive of its contemporaries. Sometimes labeled as lightweights - but really, just try and...
There are three words certain to get Mayor Bob Duffy's back up: Maintenance of Effort....
When Stephen Hough walks onstage at Kilbourn Hall Tuesday night, audience members will fix their...
We all know somebody that shows the rest of us up during the holidays. They emerge from the...
What if we could see each individual's personal history, the struggles, the anxieties, the...
We hadn't been seated in Monte Alban's spacious dining room for more than a few seconds when our...
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