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Rochester, New York's source for arts, music, events listings and culture, on the web and in print every month. Offering alternative news since 1971.
Josh Groban has been
a household name in music for 15 years. In a recent phone interview, Groban talked about his
vocal sound and delivery, his new album “Bridges,” and how he broke free from a
constricting public image.
The city took the first step today on an ambitious plan to redevelop the riverfront from the University of Rochester area through downtown and north past the High Falls area. At a press conference at the Riverside Convention Center, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he has accepted plans for 13 of the projects in the […]
Trails and bridges and islands and more: City Hall rolls out a bold plan to revitalize the riverfront.
Last Saturday, City checked out the Blue Cross Arena to see the Monster Jam trucks up close during the pre-show Pit Party. Fans lined up to take pictures with the drivers and see how big these trucks, like the “Bounty Hunter” and “Zombie,” really were as kids compared themselves to the six-foot-tall tires. You can […]
The summer concert season might be dominated by large-scale festivals, giant outdoor concerts, and get-together shows everyplace that can throw together a stage. But just because summer is ending doesn’t mean that the musical good times have to stop once the leaves hit the ground. There’s a little bit for every music fan coming through […]
It was a two-hour rock ‘n’ roll slugfest Monday night as Green Day came out swinging to a frenzied and frozen crowd at the Blue Cross arena. Some kids wrapped in blankets had camped out overnight and looked like frostbitten refugees as they stumbled about. The place warmed up and filled up slowly to a […]
A Green Day show is simply spectacular, but without too much emphasis on spectacle and fluff. Green Day just digs in and goes, plugs in and peels out. The band — singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, drummer Tre Cool, and guitarist Jason White — has re-defined, or at the very least dominated, pop/punk […]
