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Willie Clark on May 9th, 2012
Occasionally, instruments get pigeonholed into a certain genre. And as versatile as the violin is, it has stayed mostly prevalent in the classical, folk, and country worlds; it's not often that you see it branch out into other forms of music. Bulgarian native Svet is working to change that
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Willie Clark on April 25th, 2012
They might not all be related by blood, but the merry members of Rochester-based bluegrass-rock outfit the Vassar Brothers have formed quite the musical family. For this article I sat down with six members of the seven-person-strong Vassar Brothers. They laughed, poked fun at each other, and passed stories
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Willie Clark on March 23rd, 2012
Not since Retro Studios rebooted the dormant Metroid franchise a decade ago has a seemingly lost Nintendo series been reinvented with such care, craft, and charm. It's been 20 years since gamers have seen Pit and the Kid Icarus series, and "Kid Icarus: Uprising" has not only redefined the
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Willie Clark on March 13th, 2012
Let's be honest: Rochester is a pretty geeky city. Everybody knows about The Strong's National Museum of Play, which currently sits on various national lists as a must-see geek destination, especially with its burgeoning International Center for the History of Electronic Games. But that's only the tip of the
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Willie Clark on February 28th, 2012
What better way to kick off the start to the greenest of seasons than with tried-and-true traditional Irish music? This fiddle and guitar powerhouse duo has been playing together since the 1980's, originally in a jazz-fusion band before returning to the traditional sounds of the Emerald Isle. Beautiful Irish
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Willie Clark on February 21st, 2012
As the adage goes, it takes a village to raise a child. But for the musical offspring of Fuzz and Carrie Sangiovanni, it took a caravan.
It started as a love story. Carrie was living in Burlington, Vermont, and Fuzz just came up and said hello. That one hello must
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Willie Clark on February 15th, 2012
The Boston punk scene has given us many great bands over the years, and Far From Finished is another testament to Beantown's mighty musical legacy. This weekend the band is opening for The Queers and The Ataris at the Bug Jar, bringing to the stage nearly 10 years of
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Willie Clark on January 24th, 2012
The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival has announced four of the headliners for the festival's 11th year, including a return for Norah Jones, who appeared at the first Jazz Fest. Schedule to appear are:
Diana Krall, Friday, June 22. Tickets are $55-$120.
Dweezil Zappa, Tuesday, June 26, $40-$95.
Steve Martin & The
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Willie Clark on January 3rd, 2012
To the world he may now be known as Superchumbo, but to Upstate New York he will always be Tom Stephan. A former student of Rochester Institute of Technology (and the London International Film School), Stephan has had worldwide success, remixing tunes from artists including Missy Elliott, Kylie Minogue,
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Willie Clark on December 27th, 2011
For some performers, music is an art. For some it's a job. And for others, it's just a way to wind down. Local musician Alexander Bogs doesn't quite fit into any of those categories. He has become his music, crafting an entirely new persona dedicated to the performing arts.
But
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Willie Clark on May 18th, 2012
The Van Halen concert originally scheduled for July 17 at the Blue Cross Arena has been postponed. The rescheduled date will be announced at a later time, and refunds are available at the point of purchase.
No reasoning for the delay was given, although the Rochester date was among other tour
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Willie Clark on May 10th, 2012
The Blink-182 concert originally scheduled for Tuesday May 15 at the Blue Cross Arena has been canceled.
The band issued a statement on its website citing drummer Travis Barker's need for an urgent tonsillectomy that will require a recovery time past the planned tour dates. Several other dates aside from Rochester
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Willie Clark on May 9th, 2012
The Springut group has announced the lineup for the 2012 Party in the Park season. Starting June 7 and running every Thursday for ten weeks, the Party in the Park brings a mix of artists to the Riverside Festival Site through the summer.
Kicking off the season is southern rock band
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Willie Clark on May 4th, 2012
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra has announced the concert schedule for the 2012 summer season, bringing a mix of Broadway, classical, and pops music to Kodak Hall, the CMAC, and Hochstein, as well as several other venues around the region.
In Kodak Hall, "Broadway Today," on July 7, will highlight music from
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Willie Clark on May 2nd, 2012
This weekend's RPO performance of Lorenzo Palomo's Dr. Seuss' The Sneetches will now be conducted by music director Arild Remmereit. Remmereit will be stepping in for Michael Butterman, who will be making his Cleveland Orchestra debut on Sunday.
Tickets for the concert are close to selling out, but are still available by
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Willie Clark on April 13th, 2012
Tomorrow's Shooter Jennings and Cody Canada and the Departed show at Water Street Music Hall is now a free show. Doors open at 7 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item donation.
Any tickets previously purchased for the show are refundable at point of purchase.
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Willie Clark on April 10th, 2012
Huge summer concert announcement: alt-rock gods Wilco will be playing the Highland Bowl on Friday, August 3, with opening act Lee Renaldo Band (of Sonic Youth fame).
Presale tickets for Rochester Events email subscribers go on sale Friday, April 13. General public tickets go on sale Saturday, April 14. Prices range
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Willie Clark on April 6th, 2012
After a long and troubled release history, "Xenoblade Chronicles," one of the coveted Wii JRPG titles that created fan-localization movements, finally hits American shores today, April 6. I'm roughly halfway through the game, but with a game this dense, I like to hold my final judgment until the very
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Willie Clark on April 3rd, 2012
Foxy Shazam's concert, originally scheduled for April 3 at Water Street Music Hall, has been rescheduled for June 6.
A press release issued cited band member illness as the reason for the date change. Rochester was not the only show to be rescheduled.
All previously purchased tickets will be honored at the
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Willie Clark on April 2nd, 2012
Heading to a hip-hop show is pretty much my definition of being a fish out of water. My only real experience with rap/hip-hop or live DJs was my middle-school Eminem period, mostly long behind me now. I've never really understood what to many is an art: mixing other artists'
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