Julia Nunes ‘Ughwow’ Rude Butler Records julianunes.com/ughwow Compared to previous outings, a break-up record is not really something you’d expect from Fairport native and singer-songwriter Julia Nunes. But there’s a pervasive melancholy coming out of this artist, pouring out, really. It’s a little unexpected from a songwriter who is generally known to couch her lyrics […]
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Album review: ‘Intelligence Is Rising’
Chaz Hearne & The Dazzlers ‘Intelligence Is Rising’ Self-released chazhearne.bandcamp.com Rochester singer-songwriter Chaz Hearne’s paper-thin, pitch-perfect tenor casts a dreamy haze over the music. At times it’s akin to Paul Simon, and at others, it’s more like Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear. With the homey, backwoods feel of the banjo and acoustic guitar, Hearne’s music […]
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Interview: Nikki Hill
I once referred to Nikki Hill as being stiletto-sharp and bouffant-cool after she handed me my head the first time I heard her at the Dinosaur BBQ. Like Ali, she floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee. Hill will return to Rochester for a July 17 show at Abilene Bar & Lounge.
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Album review: ‘Simple Case of the Blues’
Rosie Flores ‘Simple Case of the Blues’ The Last Music Company roseieflores.com So they’re calling it a blues record, huh? Well I’m here to tell ya it’s so much more. Rosie Flores’ brand-new “Simple Case of the Blues” touches upon everything that makes us like the blues and love Flores. The epitome of it all […]
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Jazz Fest 2016: Other music happening downtown
Throughout the nine days of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, several other Rochester venues will take advantage of the wandering crowds still looking for more music, and will host their own mini-festivals. While they are not affiliated in any way with the XRIJF, Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Way), Bernunzio Uptown Music […]
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Concert Review: Dale Watson, Selwyn Birchwood, Rosie Flores, and The Reverend Horton Heat
I’m convinced Austin, Texas’ undisputed king of honky-tonk, Dale Watson had some of the diesel fumes from his tour bus siphoned into Abilene, Monday night. He wanted that packed little honky-tonk — in its own right — to have that authentic truck stop feel. Between sips of Lone Star — “The only beer Jesus drinks,” […]
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Jazz Fest 2015: Club Passes on sale, October 24, plus venue changes announced
Club Passes for the 2015 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival will go on sale Friday, October 24, at 10 a.m., the festival announced today. Club Passes will sell for an early bird price of $174 (plus $6 service charge, $8 if mailed) until midnight on December 31. The price will then increase to $194 (plus […]
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AMERICANA | Hayes Carll
The last time Hayes Carll came through Rochester he sold out Abilene Bar and Lounge in a matter of hours. And for good reason: Carll is a natural storyteller. The Austin-based singer-songwriter has a gift for humor, honesty, and reflection, vocalized — with a swaggering Texas twang — over stout Americana. Carll has shown immense […]
