Known for classic 90’s radio hits such as “Semi-Charmed Life” and “Jumper,” Third Eye Blind twists catchy hip-hop lyrics over alternative rock guitar riffs. Formed in 1993 out of San Francisco, the quintet has an extensive discography, including its 2018 EP, “Thanks for Everything.” Still going strong after all these years, Third Eye Blind plays […]
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CLASSICAL | Classical Guitar Night
Eastman School of Music is both a vibrant community and a rich resource for quality concerts, classical and jazz alike. These two aspects come together brilliantly on Sunday for “Classical Guitar Night,” a free concert performed by Eastman students. The classical guitar genre boasts formidable repertoire written by composers with a keen ear for sparking […]
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POP ROCK | Cottage Street
Local quartet Cottage Street blends folk and rock instrumentation into bright, teen-spirit indie rock. Consisting of singer-songwriter Eric Andersen, bassist Lucas Smith, percussionist Nicholas Cerbone, and cellist Melissa Davies, Cottage Street has released an album’s worth of singles since 2017, including its latest single, “Spirit of Joy.” Cottage Street features cheerful, catchy melodies with equally […]
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Album review: ‘Once Around the Sun’
A dynamic quartet of classically trained Eastman musicians, Copper Hill defies traditional Americana standards with its folk-art fusion of country, roots, blues, and jazz. Formed in 2017, Copper Hill is celebrating the release of its debut full-length album.
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Album review: ‘Long Story Short’
Local multi-instrumentalist and singer Alex Northrup demonstrates songwriting finesse on his latest album, recorded with his band The Backup. While the song lyrics are heartfelt and retrospective, the instrumentation speaks just as much throughout the album.
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Jazz Festival 2019, Day 9: Frank reviews Acoustic Alchemy and Joey DeFrancesco
The alchemy began with the opening salvos of Acoustic Alchemy and its powerful performance. The band made wide-sweeping strokes across the canvas. Just when you thought they were going to break free stylistically, they’d pitch an elegant U-turn back to their roots and the thrill at hand. The big crack-up came along when the outfit […]
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Jazz Festival 2019, Day 9: Jeff reviews Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and Kansas Smitty’s House Band
With a blast of Trombone Shorty’s horn, the Rochester International Jazz Festival roared to a satisfying close of Saturday night. Responding to a final day of gorgeous weather over its nine days, the fest drew an estimated 208,000 people, pretty much matching last year’s total. This was only the second time in its 18-year history […]
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Jazz Festival 2019, Day 8: Frank reviews The Suitcase Junket, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, and Steve Miller Band
Attention dear readers: This is Jeff Spevak. Frank offered to mow my lawn for a month if I’d write his blog entry tonight. Besides, how hard can it be? He learned everything from reading me and Raymond Chandler. Downright sinister So after blasting over the Jazz 90.1 airwaves, I waited two hours to see New […]
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Jazz Festival 2019, Day 8: Jeff reviews Catherine Russell, “Jubilation! A Celebration of Cannonball Adderley,” and Itamar Borochov Quartet
Minding history The centuries haven’t been kind to humanity. There really isn’t a lot we need to relive about the past. Except the music. Backed by an acoustic trio of guitar, bass and piano, Rochester International Jazz Festival favorite Catherine Russell overlooked no detail in mining the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s Friday night at two […]
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The Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters: reviving old music for new generations
Like the dynamic age range of its players, The Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters are a swing-jazz collective that blend familiar and new into one cohesive sound. The group will play at Three Heads Brewing on Saturday, July 6.
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Jazz Festival 2019, Day 7: Frank reviews Veronica Swift and George Benson
Like lightning Veronica Swift was swift, if you get my drift. She positively slayed the joint with lightning speed and lightning lingual dexterity. In other words: she’s fast. If I could sing or talk that fast I’d certainly win more arguments at home (please, don’t tell my wife). Swift was backed up by the sensational […]
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Jazz Fest 2019, Day 7: Ron reviews George Coleman Quartet, Gary Versace with Scott Robinson, and Elda Trio
Night of the giants John Nugent, the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival’s artistic director, typically introduces the Kilbourn Hall concerts, but this time he came out with a saxophone. Nugent choked up as he described hearing George Coleman’s solo on “Stella by Starlight” on a Miles Davis album while he was a student at West […]
