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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 inMovies
Director Lizzie Borden shows sex work is just another job
Three feminist films screen as part of the University of Rochester’s exploration of sex and labor.
Posted inCulture
Where everybody knows your name
Foodlink’s community café, staffed in part by its enterprising trainees, serves fresh food to familiar faces.
Posted inMusic
Music Review | ‘Bee Sting’ by The Dirty Pennies
The Dirty Pennies lean into prog for an urgent song that simply rocks.
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Album Review | ‘Self Soothe’ by Croix
Rock quartet Croix balances vintage cool with self-reflection on its debut.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Theater Review | ‘POTUS’
Just in time for Election Night, Blackfriars stages Selina Fillinger’s zany take on sexist incompetence in the Oval Office.
Posted inMusic
Making more than bluegrass
The Classical Mandolin Society of America’s 2024 Convention hits Rochester Oct. 30 through Nov. 2.
Posted inMusic
A void in the local music scene
Rochester concert promoters weigh in on the solution.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Rapping with the dead
“The Summer Land,” a new play, examines Rochester as the hub of the Spiritualist movement of the 1840s.
Posted inCulture
Paranormal activities
Investigator and documentarian Jason Milton shares spooky stories from his otherworldly adventures.
Posted inMusic
Concert Review | The Psychedelic Furs & The Jesus and Mary Chain
The 1980s supertour stopped by Kodak Center on Oct. 8 for a night of darkness and dancing.
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Low Cut Connie weaponizes the upright piano
The Philadelphia rock and roll band performs at Water Street Music Hall on Oct. 13.
