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Look no further than Black Violin to give classical music a fresh twist. The duo of Kev Marcus and Wil B. has impressed audiences for more than a decade by merging the seemingly incompatible: hip-hop with fiddles. Strip away the sonic experiments in this hybrid genre, and you still have a showcase of virtuosity. Much […]

David Wax, one-half of the core duo of David Wax Museum, sings and plays the jarana, a type of guitar. His wife Suz Slezak plays the fiddle, provides vocal harmonies, and sometimes plays the quijada, a percussive instrument that’s similar to a vibraslap, but it’s actually a donkey’s jawbone. It may seem unconventional but it […]

Joe Brucato & The Joyous Noise is possibly one of the finest bands to emerge locally. The all-star group – which includes Levi Bennett on drums – fits like a glove around Brucato, a man whose resume reads like a “Who’s who?” of the industry. Brucato’s roots are in Irondequoit, but a Los Angeles music […]

Gospel was Paul Janeway’s ticket to rock history. The front man of St. Paul & The Broken Bones grew up as a preacher’s son in rural Alabama, and he brings to mind artists like Otis Redding and Sam Cook. He exudes the persona of a banker or accountant who never made it back to the […]

In an interview, Blue Oyster Cult frontman Eric Bloom once called his band the Rodney Dangerfield of rock acts, implying that its accomplishments have not received much respect. While Blue Oyster Cult has not yet been enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or earned a Grammy, Bloom’s suggestion is incorrect. Blue Oyster […]

Jason Isbell’s concerts at CMAC have become a summer mainstay. Isbell and his backing band, the 400 Unit, consistently deliver strong performances anchored by songwriting that oscillates between country and rock. While Isbell’s musical identity is planted in the Americana camp, his lyrics are less pigeon-holed, often gravitating toward a more progressive message than the […]

In a genre where a guitar is the hammer of the gods, the late Ronnie James Dio’s voice was a cannon. While many metal frontmen navigate above melodies, Dio’s vocals cut through arrangements, taking songs to even greater heights. Members of his backing band have continued under the name Last in Line, with new lead […]