Party’s all over before it begins I was feeling a country vibe as I saddled up the boys and headed out to CMAC on Saturday for the Willie Nelson show. After a bad winter, it finally seemed like a perfect night for an outdoor event. Concertgoers packed the venue and my sweet seat under the shell made […]
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Concert Review: Kenny Chesney at CMAC
Dammit, someone lied to me and told me I was going to a country concert! Wednesday night, me and nearly 15,000 music fans piled into CMAC to dig on country superstar Kenny Chesney’s “No Shoes Nation” tour. The smattering of cowboy hats throughout the crowd looked as if a giant can of Pringles had been […]
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CLASSICAL PREVIEW: Summer road trip with the RPO
According to Ward Stare, the only place you’ll want to be on July 19 is at the Eastman Theatre, where he’ll lead the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in “three of the greatest works by three of the greatest composers.” Stare, a 30-year-old Rochester native, speaks of Beethoven, Mozart, and Wagner the way that some speak of […]
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Concert Review: The Lumineers, Cold War Kids, J Roddy Walston
I’m amazed — even scared a little — of the fragility of the path that led me to something I love. If I hadn’t been someplace in particular at a particular time I never would have met so-and-so, or experienced such-and-such. Hell, I almost didn’t meet my wife, and that would’ve sucked. So, on Friday […]
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MUSIC FEATURE: The Lumineers
It really only takes one band to spearhead the initiative, to get things rolling. Two bands and you’re underground. Three or more bands and it becomes a scene. And if one or more of those bands hits the Top 40 and is selling out venues wherever it plays, well, you’ve got yourself a movement — […]
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Concert Update: Jazz Fest adds Peter Frampton and Robert Cray
The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival today announced another headliner for its 2013 edition. Guitar Circus featuring Peter Frampton and Robert Cray will take place Friday, June 28, at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Gibbs Street. Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. show will cost $70-$125 (plus service charges) and will go on sale Friday, March […]
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CONCERT REVIEW: B-52′s at CMAC
BY TODD REZSNYAK If you’ve never seen The B-52’s perform live, you’re missing out on a unique concert experience. The band is all about having a good time, with songs and lyrics that may seem completely off the wall, yet have the ability to burrow right into your pleasure centers. The legendary party band opened […]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Tim McGraw, Dierks Bentley, Kip Moore at CMAC
It was well past 11 p.m. when Tim McGraw walked off stage at CMAC Friday night, ending four hours packed with country hits from McGraw, Dierks Bentley, and Kip Moore. In that time, the temperature had risen past 100 degrees and oxygen felt limited. Fans thronged every inch of the stage to the ramps, and […]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Sarah McLachlan and the RPO at CMAC
Tuesday night, Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan, performing with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, brought down the house at the Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center in Canandaigua (CMAC). For a good two hours McLachlan sang from more than 20 years of songs, ranging from classics we know by heart (“Adia,” “Building a Mystery”) to selections from her […]
