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Patrick Hosken
Patrick is CITY's arts and culture reporter. He was formerly the music editor at MTV News and a producer at Buffalo Toronto Public Media.
Posted inMusic
Album Review | ‘Wake Up!’
Languid psychedelic pop colors the first release from Mice Advice.
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Colin Jost to headline Rochester Fringe Festival
The comedian and ‘Saturday Night Live’ star will hit Kodak Hall on Friday, September 13, replacing previously announced performer Pete Davidson.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
VSW’s incoming resident artists offer new takes on old technologies
From magic lanterns to early internet nostalgia, the work of 12 visiting creatives bridges past and present.
Posted inMusic
Album Review | ‘Not Quite.’
Trans femme electronic rock duo Ellaar reflect a noisy world on their new double album.
Posted inMusic
Carbon Records marks 30 years with a new experiment
Label founder Joe Tunis is throwing a four-day festival of strange sounds July 25-28.
Posted inMusic
Music Review | ‘Star of Tomorrow’
John Viviani channels years of music-making into a tender, acoustic new ode.
Posted inCulture
Monopoly: Rochester Edition coming in early 2025
Local landmarks will populate the game board, which is still being developed.
Posted inCulture
The many hands making light work
Finger Lakes agricultural collaboration helps power urban growers in Rochester.
Posted inMusic
An arts utopia off I-81
The Center for the Arts in Homer reels in members with live music — they stay for the community.
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Castaways and cutouts
To mount a lesser-known Shakespeare production at Highland Bowl, Rochester Community Players lean into the two-dimensional.
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Concert Review | Samara Joy
At Kodak Hall on Friday night, the dazzling young jazz singer found a venue large enough to match her star power.
