[ Pop/Rock ] The Hold Steady Monday, April 21. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. $20-$23. 8 p.m. 352-5600. waterstreetmusic.com [ Classical] RPO: The Music of John Williams Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 26 Gibbs St. $18-$92. 8 p.m. rpo.org [ R&B ] Chris Wilson Sunday, […]
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Concert Review: Falling Hollywood at Lovin’ Cup
Saw quite an interesting band Saturday night at Lovin’ Cup. Interesting in its poppy meld of genres, interesting in the strength of its songwriting, interesting in its rhythm and lead guitar flip-flop, and interesting that all of that overshadowed the group’s growing pains. Hailing from Erie ,PA, Falling Hollywood came out with a reserved swing, […]
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Concert Announcement: Leon Russell
Leon Russell will be coming to the Main Street Armory April 25, with The Villains providing main support. Doors open at 7 p.m., tickets run $35 in advance, $40 at the doors and are available now at the House of Guitars, Aarons Alley, Ticketfly.com, or 1-877-4FLY-tix.
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The Barry Altschul Trio
When Barry Altschul takes one of his epic drum solos, he concentrates with all his might on…nothing. “If you think,” says Altschul, “you’re late. You have to trust your musicality.” Altschul has trusted his musicality in collaborations with many of the greatest artists in jazz. He’ll bring his current trio to Lovin’ Cup Sunday. Altschul […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: “Echo Echo”
Patrick Jaouen “Echo Echo” Iscorg Productions patrickjaouen.com Patrick Jaouen’s “Echo Echo” is a mellow and minor affair with a surprising amount of velocity. There is more momentum and sustained energy to be found in Jaouen’s acoustic drive than in the bulk of the indie-leaning genre you would likely associate with him. The vocals are devoid […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: “Blues Shock”
Billy Branch and the Sons of the Blues “Blues Shock” Blind Pig Records billybranch.com This platter is clean, baby, but it ain’t sterile. Over the course of 11 cuts, legendary Chicago harmonicat Billy Brach heaps plenty of hellacious, honkin’ dirt over The Sons of the Blues’ baby-bottom-smooth groove. Branch explains that this is his first […]
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Pop/Rock | Burlesque for Breasts
The gorgeous gals and femme fatales in Sirens & Stilettos Cabaret present Burlesque for Breasts “Shake ’em to Save ’em,” a fundraiser to help raise money for the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester. But the whole affair ain’t just visual; these torrid torso tossers will be joined by Maria Betts Music, Danielle Ponder & The Tomorrow People, The Pickpockets, and Anonymous […]
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Pop/Rock | Violet Mary
Violet Mary is a study in keen balance. This is one of the few hard rock bands that still manages to maintain melody on the see-saw between muscle and melodic subtlety. And I don’t just mean dynamics that pull back to let the melody be heard here or there, but the presence of an actual […]
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Pop/Rock | Les Racquet
Les Racquet looks like a power trio, and sounds all over the board, but it’s actually a comfortable fit among jam bands. The Brooklyn outfit incorporates three-part vocal harmonies, groove centric rhythms, elements of guitar-driven roots-rock, along with virtuosity, to make it coherent. Les Racquet also inherits the jam band aesthetic of connecting with fans […]
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Pop/Rock | Ivy’s Panic Room
Local band Ivy’s Panic Room presents its own brand of alternative rock, inspired by artists such as Blink 182, Franz Ferdinand, and The Front Bottoms. The band explores a slowed-down pop-punk sound the majority of the time, presenting its listeners with noteworthy melodies that just beg for a group sing-along. At times, however, the band […]
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Folk | Rusty Belle
Massachusetts-based trio Rusty Belle makes music that fits loosely under the category of folk-rock, but tends to defy genre. A number of different elements come into play in Rusty Belle’s music, from the blues to 60’s folk to old-time country, and it’s apparent that this band has combined a wide range of influences to create […]
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Jazz | Eldar
The last time Eldar came to town for the Rochester International Jazz Festival, he sat down at the piano in Hatch Hall and dazzled the crowd with a few standards, a couple of originals and even a bit of Prokofiev. Then he blew everyone away with a brilliant rendition of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody In Blue.” […]
