Country musician Levi Gangi impresses on his fourth solo album, a collection of heartfelt tunes and poignant collaborations.
Daniel J. Kushner
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Austin Hollow draws from church music roots on debut album
On “The Fisherman,” pastor Scott Austin indulges in his side gig as frontman of a local rock band.
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ROCHESTER TEN YA’QUB SHABAZZ
He ditched high school for art classes and museums and wondered, where are all the Black artists and models? Now he’s making space for creatives like himself.
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Christopher Mannelli to step down as executive director of Geva Theatre Center
The Long Island native will join Boston theater company The Huntington this fall.
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Jazz cartoonist Dave Chisholm’s new project is an ode to Miles Davis
The Rochester illustrator-musician has written graphic novels about Charlie Parker, Blue Note Records, and now, the “Prince of Darkness.”
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With ‘Roll the Credits,’ Danielle Ponder delivers another potent, catchy single
The golden Rochester soul singer continues to shine on her latest anthem of self-empowerment.
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Finger Lakes Opera commissions ‘Two Corners’ as part of antiracist initiative
A workshop version of the new work by B.E. Boykin and Jarrod Lee will play at the Theater at Innovation Square on July 23.
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Life goes on in Charlie DeMott Wildey’s apocalyptic novel ‘Lightning Bolt’
The Rochester writer-comedian’s debut depicts artists who keep creating despite catastrophy.
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Can Flower City Union make a home for pro soccer in Rochester?
In the wake of one high-profile team’s shutdown, a crowded field of soccer clubs vie for local support.
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The professional — and personal — legacy of Philip Seymour Hoffman
As George Eastman Museum pays tribute to the late actor, his niece Carolyn Delvecchio Hoffman remembers a private man who played flawed characters with “raw truth.”
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African music influences kickstart first weekend of Rochester International Jazz Festival
OKAN and Albino Mbie will play Montage Music Hall on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
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Eastman School professor Nicole Cabell stars in world premiere opera recording
“The Anonymous Lover” is the only surviving opera of Black composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a contemporary of Mozart.
