The year 2012... Christ, if I thought I'd live this long I would've taken better care of myself - my ears, anyway. All the bands I've loved over the years come to bed with me at night in the form an incessant ringing in my ears. This week, the...

Rested, invested, and road-tested, Teddy Geiger returned to Water Street Music Hall to pack the club side with adoring fans Friday, January 6. Geiger's fan base has grown up, as I spied a lot more heels and make-up in the audience than his...

Four more big shows to add to your concert calendar this winter/spring:
ROCK: Jane's Addiction Wednesday, February 29. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. 8:30 p.m. $42.50-$49.50. rbtl.org.
HIP-HOP/RAP: Rick Ross Saturday, March 10. Main...

It seems I'm starting to feel my age. Sure, I'm freshly done with college, and I hurt a little more then I used too if I get trampled at a concert. But I'm talking the opposite: I feel young. Not many bands are still kicking after 20-plus...

I'll always remember the first time I saw Enter the Haggis. It was at the Irish festival in Altamont back in 2007. I'm not sure how or why I caught its set, but during one of the band's Celtic-rock jams all of the band members starting rocking...

Two more shows to add to your concert-going calendar:

Hip-Hop/Rap: The Lox, Twerk Team Saturday, February 4. Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. 9 p.m. $20-$40. 232-3221, rochestermainstreetarmory.com.

Pop/Rock: Dia...

Who can argue with scheduling Mozart for a Sunday afternoon in January? It virtually guarantees music of a lighter palette than the cloud cover outside. A good program begins with the selection of good music.
On the program for Publick...

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra concert with violinist Itzhak Perlman sold out weeks ago. A waiting list was established and used. On Sunday afternoon, every seat in the house was filled. It was not just a sell-out; this was a major...

The Rochester International Jazz Festival and Eastman School of Music will bring Grammy winner Bonnie Raitt to the Eastman Theatre on Sunday, May 27, at 8 p.m. Singer-songwriter Marc Cohn will open the show.
Tickets cost $55.50-$125.50 and will...

I've never held much affinity for the clarinet. Then again, I'd never seen Dave Bennett before. Friday night, along with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Bennett and his group, the Dave Bennett Sextet, brought some of the best jazz improv...

Let's dive right in: Last night, January 26, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra gave its first performance of "Blue Planet" by American Peggy Stuart Coolidge (1913-1981) and it was exciting. Conductor Arild Remmereit continues to talk about...

Occasionally a band reminds me of a time when music was simpler. A time when MTV played music videos, the world only needed three chords to tell the truth, and punk was more about getting drunk and having fun than it was a record-label genre....

The Jazz Fest has announced that the following shows have sold out:

Norah Jones June 29, 8 p.m.
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers June 27, 8 p.m.
Bonnie Raitt May 27 at 8 p.m.
Tickets are...

Three more upcoming shows to add to your spring concert adventures:
 
Pop/Rock: Matt Nathanson Sunday, March 4. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. 6 p.m. $20-$24. 325-5600. waterstreetmusic.com.
Hip-Hop/Rock: Gym Class...