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Interview: Alex Northrup and the Backup

Daniel J. KushnerDecember 7, 2018May 13, 2024

In advance of Alex Northrup and the Backup’s two upcoming concerts at The Spirit Room and Small World Books, Alex Northrup recently spoke about Jon Lewis Band’s impact on The Backup and the
surprising source of Northrup’s songwriting inspiration.

News & Opinion

2019 Rochester Jazz Festival names George Benson and Steve Gadd Band as headliners

Daniel J. KushnerDecember 4, 2018March 20, 2024

The 2019 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival, taking place June 21 through 29, has announced its first headliners: George Benson and Steve Gadd Band.

Music

Interview: Ministry

Roman DivezurNovember 23, 2018June 3, 2025

Al Jourgensen, the 60-year-old frontman and founder of Ministry, will always be remembered as a prolific trailblazer of the industrial metal genre that helped
wake up America’s dozing alternative rock audience.

Music

Classical review: Leila Josefowicz and John Novaeck

Daniel J. KushnerNovember 14, 2018June 1, 2025

The Kilbourn Concert Series at Eastman School of Music took a decidedly raw turn on Tuesday, when violinist Leila Josefowicz and pianist John Novaeck took the
stage. Josefowicz’s performance, full of mercurial rage, was nothing short of iconoclastic.

Music

Interview: ‘Little Steven’ Van Zandt

Roman DivezurOctober 12, 2018October 22, 2024

At each stop of “Little Steven” Van Zandt’s current tour, teachers get in free and can register for a free, pre-show TeachRock workshop. Before heading out for the Soulfire Teacher Solidarity Tour, Van Zandt spoke over the phone about his many projects and his connection to Rochester rock music.

Music

Classical review: Musica Nova

Daniel J. KushnerOctober 12, 2018August 3, 2024

On Thursday at Kilbourn Hall, Musica Nova and its music director Brad Lubman presented an engaging concert of 20th- and 21st-century works with bold compositional personalities. The program included an poignant tribute to the late composer and conductor Oliver Knussen.

Music

Classical review: Dawn Upshaw and Gilbert Kalish

Daniel J. KushnerOctober 10, 2018June 4, 2024

The most striking thing about Dawn Upshaw’s performance at Eastman School of Music on
Tuesday was the warmth and accessibility of the soprano’s voice. Giving a recital as part of the Kilbourn Concert Series, Upshaw’s tone was earnest and personal, and devoid of pretension or blustery vibrato.

Music

Beiliang Zhu ‘cello-brates’ with Publick Musick

David RaymondOctober 5, 2018March 13, 2025

Beiliang Zhu, a doctoral student at the Eastman School of Music and a rising star in the early music world, joins Publick Musick this week for the group’s opening concert of the season, “Cello-bration!”

Music

Interview: Leland Sundries

Frank De BlaseSeptember 19, 2018January 19, 2024

New York City band Leland Sundries wears its heart on its sleeve most unapologetically. Whether it’s wielding influences from the city they inhabit–Jim Carroll Band and the Velvet Underground–or giving a nod to non-Gotham superheroes like The Replacements, Leland Sundries is a band of geographic reference and irreverent humor. It looks like New York, it […]

Music

Gold Koa will play its first show at Rochester Fringe Festival

Hassan ZamanSeptember 15, 2018April 18, 2025

Indie-pop trio Gold Koa works even while bandmates are on opposite sides of the country. In January, the group released its first single, “Little Lost.” Almost a year later, the group is about to play their first live set as part of the 2018 Rochester Fringe Festival.

Music

Interview: Pony Hand

Frank De BlaseSeptember 7, 2018June 1, 2025

Seeing Pony Hand
live is like facing a firing squad after flipping it the bird. It’s a
white-knuckle ride. It’s a brash slash of crash-and-burn rock ‘n’ roll.

Music

Interview: Ben Morey and The Eyes

Frank De BlaseAugust 31, 2018July 14, 2023

Ben Morey is a
songwriting machine, with no end of outlets for his prolific and varied output. He also teaches
music, and dreams of opening a music school to further that calling. In the meantime, he’s thinking up new projects, writing songs, and
trying to finish them.