Gary Peet and Random Company ‘Back in Time’ Self-released garypeetmusic.com Gary Peet and Random Company cover all the phases of love — from the first kiss to the big kiss-off — on the new release “Back in Time.” The album starts off in breakneck swing mode with the cut “Do You Want to Dance.” From […]
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Album review: ‘Much Much Nice’
Aweful Kanawful ‘Much Much Nice’ Self-released awefulkanawful.bandcamp.com When I first met Austin Lake, a k a Aweful Kanawful, he commandeered the proceedings by setting himself on fire. No shit, on fire. On his new album, “Much Much Nice,” the fidelity runs high — higher than on previous outings. And the man is still on fire […]
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The RPO announces 2020-21 season, the last of the Ward Stare era
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2020-21 season will inevitably be viewed through the lens of Ward Stare’s final season as music director.
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The F Word: the neighbor of the beast
CITY Music Writer Frank De Blase catches an Aaron Winters photography show and a concert from The Iron Maidens at Montage Music Hall.
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Opera review: RPO presents “The Mother of Us All”
When Virgil Thomson died in 1989, Leonard Bernstein’s reaction was something to the effect of “We all loved his music, but we never played it.” I doubt that Ward Stare would have bothered to present Thomson’s opera “The Mother of Us All” unless he believed in it completely,
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Album review: ‘Gold Koa’
Gold Koa ‘Gold Koa’ Self-released goldkoa.bandcamp.com Drummer Matt Battle and bassist Kamara Robideau may have moved from Rochester to pursue their careers in Los Angeles, but really, they haven’t gone anywhere. After the cross-country move and the subsequent disbanding of their indie rock band Oh Manitou, Battle and Robideau teamed up with Rochester singer-songwriter Cammy […]
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JAZZ | Jeff Coffin
[ REVISED SCHEDULE ] The 50th Annual Penfield Jazz Fundraiser Concerts feature three-time Grammy-winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin. Currently a member of the Dave Matthews Band, Coffin previously spent 14 years — and won those three Grammys— as a member of Bela Fleck & The Flecktones. He’s also released 15 CDs as a leader and he […]
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Album review: ‘Modern Sounds in Rockabilly Blues, Vol. 1 & 2’
The Manda-Tones ‘Modern Sounds in Rockabilly Blues, Vol. 1 & 2’ Self-released themandatones.bandcamp.com If you’re looking to up the size of your jumpin’ and pumpin’ record collection, you can call the search off and wrap your sticky mitts around The Manda-Tones’ “Modern Sounds in Rockabilly Blues, Vol. 1 & 2.” This is a big collection […]
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JAZZ | Nancy Kelly
Nancy Kelly has been looking back into classic vocal jazz since she was a wee one, just four years old. Growing up in Rochester, she studied piano, clarinet, drama, and dance before settling on voice, which she studied at the Eastman School of Music. Kelly was twice named “Best Female Jazz Vocalist” in the DownBeat […]
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CLASSICAL | Hochstein Centennial Orchestra Concert
The Hochstein School opened on January 2, 1920 in tribute to Rochester-born violinist David Hochstein, who was killed in World War I. A hundred years later, Hochstein serves approximately 3,500 students. Quite a few of them will take the stage for the school’s rousing centennial celebration this Sunday afternoon. All four Hochstein youth orchestras will […]
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FOLK | Mike Powell
An all-around talented guy — having chosen the life of a traveling songwriter over a surefire career in professional lacrosse — Mike Powell is also the owner and operator of the art studio Rising Feather Art in Cazenovia. Powell captivates audiences with his intimate storytelling, and is best known for his song “Twenty One Rounds,” […]
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FOLK | Livingston Taylor
While James Taylor sold more records, his younger brother Livingston has also had a remarkable career. Both share the similarly gentle vocal timbre that can make you think you’re listening to the other one. Since emerging from the coffeehouse circuit, Livingston Taylor continues to create warm, well-crafted songs that draw from genres including folk, pop, […]
