Rochester’s comedy scene will get a rare spotlight on national TV next week, when Comedy Central airs the latest episode of “Hart of the City,” comedian Kevin Hart’s program showcasing vibrant comedy cities across the United States.
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Ask a punk
Rochester punks — and adherents abroad — face new challenges, from inside as well as out. Are they ready for what’s coming? Can punk save itself like it saved rock ‘n’ roll? Or is punk dead?
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Forty years on, The Dead Boys still loud and snotty
The late-1970’s was huge for punk as it raged against corporate rock and its own conception, and was blasted into the mainstream. Bands like Iggy and the Stooges, the New York Dolls, and the Ramones were getting picked up by major record labels, and the media began to notice. Amid a year of seminal album […]
