Around this time of year, I tend to pull my dog-eared copy of H.P. Lovecraft’s collected stories off the shelf, looking for something to send a chill up my spine. The plot of every one of the old hack’s stories is the same: some deeply troubled soul trying to warn an unsuspecting world of the […]
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Unprecedented effort to fight truancy
Before the Rochester school district could launch its new crackdown on chronic truancy, school officials had to clean up their attendance records and draft a detailed plan of attack. Earlier efforts were stymied by faulty data, missteps, and a lack of coordination and follow-up. But officials say that this time they are better prepared to […]
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Concert Review: Rock ’n’ Roll Social Club, Blanco Diablo, Brian Lindsay
Pineapple Jack’s PA system has two settings: loud and off. And it certainly wasn’t off Friday night as Rock ’n’ Roll Social Club strangled and pummeled its instruments in an intense and fun set of energetic hard rock. This band is essentially BoneYard minus king of the multi-octave wail, JJ Lang, and with the addition […]
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Concert Review: Idina Menzel
If we count her opening excerpt from “Over the Rainbow,” soprano Idina Menzel was a thrill last night at the Auditorium Theatre, performing more than two hours of Broadway songs from hits such as “Wicked,” “Rent,” and “A Chorus Line.”
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South Park Season 16, Episode 12
It’s been quite some time since “South Park” has done a Halloween episode: “Hell on Earth 2006” was the last time the show celebrated the holiday (and caused waves of controversy over a was-it-too-soon-or-not Steve Irwin joke), and it’s about time the show returned to some Halloween themed hoodwinks.
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American Horror Story Season 2, Episode 2
“American Horror Story” was a smorgasbord of sensory proportions tonight: But like any good feast, sometimes enough is enough, and you wish you hadn’t had that last bloody slice of meatloaf.
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: Charlie Hunter
Charlie Hunter can pick up just about any guitar and make it sing. But what if a seasoned guitar player picks up Hunter’s ax? “It’s a problem,” says Hunter. “The technique is so different from guitar, it’s like trying to drive a gigantic semi in the Indy 500.” Hunter’s guitar is a custom-made, seven-string hybrid. […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: “Paranormal Activity 4”
SPOILER ALERT! There will be a “Paranormal Activity 5” in… oh, I’m gonna guess exactly one year from now. The first three films in the “Paranormal Activity” franchise have banked a little north of a half-billion dollars worldwide, and in comparison with how much they cost to make, the gross is almost pure, uncut gravy. […]
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CLASSICAL PREVIEW: “The Rape of Lucretia”
For its first production of the season Eastman Opera Theatre presents Britten’s “The Rape of Lucretia,” a classic tragedy transposed to the haughty Hamptons.
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THEATER REVIEW: “Melanie and the Record Man”
“Melanie and the Record Man” – a new musical receiving its world premiere at Blackfriars Theatre – tells the story of folk singer Melanie, her music career, and her relationship with her late husband and producer. This labor of love for Blackfriars’ John Haldoupis is a memorable and moving piece worth seeing.
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CHOW HOUND: Delicious fishes
It seems as though a mere year is all that was necessary for the intersection of South Avenue and Gregory Street to establish itself as a potential hotbed of gastronomy. “I wanted to be part of that neighborhood,” says Piranha Sushi Bar chef and co-owner Nic Grammatico, who recently debuted his latest venture just doors […]
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TRIBUTE/REGGAE: Yellow Dubmarine
This Baltimore-based tribute band gives a funky twist to some of the Beatles’ greatest hits. In September of last year the band released its only album, “Abbey Dub,” a reggae reimagining of the Fab Four’s final studio effort, “Abbey Road.” Since then, Dubmarine has toured extensively, wowing audiences members of every age bracket with its […]
