The ABBA-centric musical remains ebullient as ever, 25 years after its premiere.
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.
After 46 years, VSW will move to a new home in a new neighborhood
Visual Studies Workshop will relocate from its 31 Prince Street building, where it has been based since 1978, to 36 King Street in the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood.
Garden variety
A veggie burger tour of Rochester reveals unique approaches to the meatless mainstay.
Anthology to reopen with two Joywave concerts
The East End venue, inactive since 2022, welcomes the hometown band for a pair of holiday shows in December.
Album Review | ‘Goated & Foreboded’ by Comfy
Comfy plots a journey to the center of power-pop with interesting detours.
Director Lizzie Borden shows sex work is just another job
Three feminist films screen as part of the University of Rochesterโs exploration of sex and labor.
Where everybody knows your name
Foodlinkโs community cafรฉ, staffed in part by its enterprising trainees, serves fresh food to familiar faces.
Music Review | ‘Bee Sting’ by The Dirty Pennies
The Dirty Pennies lean into prog for an urgent song that simply rocks.
Album Review | ‘Self Soothe’ by Croix
Rock quartet Croix balances vintage cool with self-reflection on its debut.
Theater Review | ‘POTUS’
Just in time for Election Night, Blackfriars stages Selina Fillingerโs zany take on sexist incompetence in the Oval Office.
Making more than bluegrass
The Classical Mandolin Society of Americaโs 2024 Convention hits Rochester Oct. 30 through Nov. 2.
A void in the local music scene
Rochester concert promoters weigh in on the solution.






