If Black Sabbath and Rage Against the Machine were to have a baby — don’t ask how two bands can have a baby, just go with it — the result would be Buffalo oddity Super Killer Robots. The foursome produces some serious 1970’s riffing while using that RATM lyrical delivery and throwing in some metal […]
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15 for 2015
If you’re already tired of staying inside this winter, City is here to help with a selection of 15 can’t-miss events from the first quarter of 2015. Did we miss something especially exciting on your personal calendar? Add it to the comments section of this article at rochestercitynewspaper.com. ART | “In Glorious Technicolor” Think for […]
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SPECIAL EVENT | “Spinning Tops”
Lots of people have some item which they proudly collect, rather as a hobby or, for the more serious, a way of life. Don Olney must be extremely proud of his collection which is 7,000 strong. What does he collect? Spinning tops. Being a toymaker, it makes sense Olney has such a big collection. His […]
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METAL | Primalfrost
Front man Dean Paul Arnold started Primalfrost as a one-man project, combining elements of folk metal, black metal, melodic death metal and other similar genres into something of “epic proportions.” After releasing the 2013 album “Prosperous Visions,” and adding three members to the band for live shows, those epic proportions were reached. The critically well-regarded […]
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COMEDY | Talent
Appearing on a BET comedy special some years ago, comedian Talent gave his audience his one rule: Don’t take anything personal, it’s just comedy. Listening to the material for a few minutes will make you understand why people were warned. The beer-toting New Yorker lets his thoughts and observations spill out freely, and there is […]
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ROCK | Rubblebucket
The term “left-field arrangements” accurately describes what Brooklyn indie-dance group Rubblebucket does with its music. Using everything from saxophones to Moog synthesizers, the band conjures up trippy, psychedelic tones throughout its shows. The writing is just as out there as the music, as the song “Triangular Daisies” shows —”Triangular daisies make me spacey, for you, […]
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COMEDY | Geva Comedy Improv
The year started with the Winter Olympics and it’s ending with hackers making movie theaters terrified to show “The Interview.” If you remember more about the past year than I do, then Geva Comedy Improv’s year-end show, “New Year’s Eve Comedy Spectacular,” may be for you. Take in some nostalgia and a healthy helping of […]
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THEATER | “Riding the Midnight Express”
If you want to see an epic tale about beating seemingly impossible odds, you could go see “Unbroken” in the movie theatre, or you could hear an equally brilliant tale told live by the man who lived it. “Riding the Midnight Express” is the chilling tale of Billy Hayes, who when he was a college […]
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PUNK | Lemuria
Putting the Buffalo-based trio, Lemuria, into any one genre is a tough thing to do. Generally referred to as an indie punk band, the group goes back and forth with punk, rock, and pop sounds throughout its catalogue. Sometimes they go back and forth in one song, changing time signatures and switching from a poppy […]
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HIP-HOP | Golden and Emmy
Hip-hop and R&B is often overlooked in Rochester, but local act Golden and Emmy — Angel Hagan and Emerald Wilcox — combine elements from both genres that makes music that is impossible to overlook. Musically their style is dominated by soulful R&B sounds, while lyrically the duo goes heavy, with lucid delivery and smooth, catchy […]
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ART | “Close to Home”
Gallery 96, which lies inside the comfort of a Greek Revival house on the Erie Canal, opened earlier this month in Pittsford, so it’s only fitting that part of the debut exhibit, “Close to Home,” features photographs of Pittsford and the Erie Canal, among other local treasures. Local photographer George Wallace is responsible for part […]
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HOLIDAYS | Mannheim Steamroller
Mannheim Steamroller’s first Christmas album — simply “Manheim Steamroller Christmas” — released in 1984, is certified 6x platinum, and the band became a Christmas music giant in the process, ranking right up there with Trans-Siberian Orchestra, though with a vastly different style. Mannheim is much more chilled out, with a classical-heavy approach with some rock […]
