Cello, guitar and tape loops mingle on experimental duo Wren Cove’s new album.
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.
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Review | ‘Sancocho’ at Geva Theatre
Like the Puerto Rican dish itself, Christin Eve Cato’s savory family tale is tempered by love and survival.
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Review | ‘Half-Staff Blues’ by Peter Peter Hughes
Former Mountain Goats bassist Peter Hughes channels global panic on a magnetic new solo release.
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The inaugural Soundtrax Film Music Festival unites two of Rochester’s artistic pillars
When Mark Watters arrived in Rochester in 2017, he clocked the festivals right away. He’d relocated after a decades-long career in Los Angeles scoring films, television programs and video games for Disney and MGM. A new job called to him: leading the Eastman School of Music’s Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media. To […]
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9 notable Rochester natives reflect on what their hometown gave them
Before she became a fixture on hit sitcoms “Mom” and “Dharma & Greg,” actress Mimi Kennedy got her start on stage with the Rochester Community Players. The group’s former home on South Clinton Avenue (now Swillburger/The Playhouse) remains a landmark. Unsurprisingly, when Kennedy looks back on her hometown, she remembers its architecture: the Art Deco […]
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Boa Editions unveils new logo to mark 50 years
For half a century, local press Boa Editions has published about a dozen poetry books per year, using a logo design pulled from Greek mythology. The bard Orpheus, best known as a storyteller and musician, became a fitting symbol for Boa, depicted in the publisher’s logo with his trademark lyre. Rochester-based Ukrainian artist Mirko Pylyshenko […]
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Album Review | ‘Un-Belonging’ by Jacobo Vega-Albela
Rochester jazz drummer Jacobo Vega-Albela’s first release serves splashes of invention.
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A 7-concert sampler to enjoy in the coming months
If summer is jazz season, what does that make fall? The multicolored trees suggest a musical spell as diverse as a leaf pile — and the concert listings for the rest of 2025 bear this out. From West African blues and Americana to indie rock and hot-rod surf, there’s something for everyone. CITY picked seven […]
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Rochester Fringe Festival returns for its 14th year, with plans for the future
Every circus needs a tent. The centerpiece of the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival is the Spiegeltent, a type of gorgeously mirrored entertainment venue handmade by only a handful of families in Belgium. Set up at East Main and Gibbs streets (aka One Fringe Place), it houses some of the fest’s most popular events, including the […]
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Album Review | ‘Muscle Memory’ by Mostly Ghosts
The dynamic first EP from heavy rock outfit Mostly Ghosts is also its last.
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Dean Wareham brings his solo band to Radio Social on September 19
The Galaxie 500 and Luna frontman brings his solo band to Radio Social on September 19.
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Album Review | ‘In Focus’ by Greg Townson
The Los Straitjackets guitarist releases his last full-band instrumental collection, for now.
