A rebel within rebellion
Ed Hamell is bald. I mean Yul Brynner, cue-ball, Kojak bald. A regular guitar-wielding chrome dome. Yet when he mailed me a copy of his cool new disc, Tough Love, the package included an official Hamell On Trial comb. Yup, this Ed Hamell is an anti-folk smart aleck. Hamell, who has performed solo as…
News briefs 9.10.03
‘It don’t mean a thing if…’ After a long pause, a brave soul spoke up: “To swing.” Satisfied with the young bass player’s interpretation of a rhythm section’s function, trumpeter and “jazz spokesman” Wynton Marsalis replied, “To swing… Hard.” Welcome to Wynton’s place, where the standards of excellence are specific and the understanding of…
Marion Hawks
Marion Hawks likely would have spent this past Saturday at home, listening to the Metropolitan Opera on National Public Radio. And at night, she surely would have gone to the Eastman Theatre to see Garth Fagan Dance — one of her life’s great treasures — perform in a sold-out Griot New York. Hawks —…
Is PaeTec Park on solid ground?
Do they have the money? Reporters and lawmakers have been trying to get the Rochester Rhinos to answer that question since the genesis of the PaeTec Park proposal in 2000. The soccer team has consistently refused to say how much it has on hand to contribute to the building of its $23 million…
Reader feedback 9.10.03
The Wegmans closing, campaign comments, vets’ health
Mt. Hope: What’s in store
Talk about a slogan with a place-name that works. “Meet Me on Mt. Hope” tells you where to go, in a very positive way, and how to feel. The invitation will soon make a monumental debut. Artist Achille Forgione Jr., whose studio is on Mt. Hope Avenue just south of Crittenden Boulevard, recently…
This week’s cover story can only be read in the printed version of City Newspaper.
This week’s cover story can only be read in the printed version of City Newspaper.
Making stew with the neurotic confidence man
The appearance of the new movie Matchstick Men underlines the surprising versatility of its director, Ridley Scott. He at times seems something of a throwback to the old studio system, when a great many talented, dedicated, hard-working people turned out all sorts of motion pictures without a great deal of thought about how they would…
Sorting out films, from feel-goods to yawners
From the thick of the 28th Toronto International Film Festival, here is the lowdown on the most notable films so far. The Good Coffee & Cigarettes: Not so much a film as a collection of shorts Jim Jarmusch started making back in 1986 (for Saturday Night Live, no less). Each features a few actors sitting…
