Connie Deming is like a warm smile personified. It’s a smile that lingers just this side of laughter. And although Deming is on a press junket for her beautiful new CD, “Fly,” she doesn’t stay focused on herself, her music, or her life. She’d rather talk about her son, David, who is autistic. Deming credits […]
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Eastman School announces 2017-18 Eastman Presents series
The Eastman School of Music this morning announced its 2017-18 Eastman Presents Concert Series, with seven Kodak Hall performances planned, including a collaboration between Chick Corea and Steve Gadd and a Broadway show by Patti LuPone. All shows will be in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs Street) and start at 8 p.m. The […]
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Album review: ‘Visions & Friends’
Bob Holz “Visions & Friends” MVD Audio bobholzband.com A drummer that doesn’t stand out is a good drummer. Sure, we dig the chops, the chaos, and the backbeat, but a drummer that hangs back in the pocket is hard to find. Maybe it’s the fact that we give them sticks and put drums in front […]
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Album review: ‘The Derelict Sound’
St. Phillip’s Escalator “The Derelict Sound” Self-released stphillipsescalator.com Welcome to the full album experience, where every song is important for what it is as well as where it is in the layout. St. Phillip’s Escalator has perfected the process on “The Derelict Sound,” not just with its cocksure, Cuban-heeled swagger, voluptuous volume, and sex appeal […]
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Rochester MusicFest returns to Genesee Valley Park
Man alive, this town loves its festivals. And Mayor Lovely Warren, on Monday, announced the resurrection of the Rochester MusicFest in Genesee Valley Park — the festival was known as the SummerFest the last few years. The two-day festival will run Friday, July 14, and Saturday, July 15. The 2017 Rochester MusicFest kicks off on […]
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Album review: ‘Icebreaker’
Dreamland Faces “Icebreaker” Self-released dreamlandfaces.com Rochester expats Dreamland Faces break the ice on its new EP (and 10-inch vinyl), “Icebreaker,” with a slight case of discordant chaos that has the duo welcoming coronet, cello, and mysterious noises that grow on the listener like an itch. You see, Dreamland Faces is an accordion and saw duo. […]
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Album review: ‘Sleepless EP’
Fleeting Frame “Sleepless EP” Self-released fleetingframe.bandcamp.com Rochester duo Fleeting Frame follows up its “Sleepless” single, released last November, with the corresponding EP. This is a great record of guitar-on-guitar play and harmonious introspection. At first glance, it’s apparent all five songs found on the EP are simple and could survive being played simply — thankfully, […]
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Album review: ‘Kick out the Rocks’
The Dirty Pennies “Kick out the Rocks” Self-released thedirtypennies.bandcamp.com With the title track as a nod to the late, great Chuck Berry, Rochester’s The Dirty Pennies keep the blues, rock ‘n’ roll, and straight-up garage rock from devouring one another on its debut full-length, “Kick out the Rocks.” The album isn’t as raw as the […]
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Album review: ‘Sinner in Me’
Krypton 88 “Sinner in Me” Self-released reverbnation.com/krypton88 “Sinner in Me” is 12 cuts of pure rockabilly badness; what more do you need? Krypton 88 — Rochester’s keepers of the slap, bang, and twang flame — are back. On this outing, the trio tools around town with the hood off in order to show off the […]
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Miller and The Other Sinners breaks the blues’ rules
David Miller’s blues is about letting go and being let go. He was always active in music, leading bands in high school and playing in church, but it was never his main focus. Then, four years back, he was fired. “In 2013,” Miller says, “when the company I worked for was bought out and my […]
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‘House show’
More underground concert venues have started to pop up around Rochester, offering an intimate music experience
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Album review: ‘F*CK Ya Feelings’
Golden “F*CK Ya Feelings” Self-released golden585.bandcamp.com Rochester emcee Golden is impressively armored with lethal lyrical dexterity and an upbeat, free-flowing delivery. “F*CK Ya Feelings,” Golden’s latest release, is a product of an artist’s vision made without the normal calculated process; this is more of an impulsive, uninhibited creation. After finding some unused beats, “I decided […]
