Concert

A trip down memory lane — I saw Sleep Token in concert

I have a very odd relationship with Sleep Token, who probably the biggest act to emerge from the metal scene in recent years (although their categorization as a “metal” band is often debated). Read More

A careful balance: Eastman Philharmonia explores Shostakovich’s turbulent world

Eastman honoreds the 50th anniversary of his death with a colorful palette of student and faculty concerts, performing his most personal, anxious, political, energetic, and tragic works. Read More

The Mountain Goats bring fervent Indie Folk to Water Street Music Hall

These guys had way too much energy for a Thursday night. Read More

Pennsylvania band feeble little horse comes upstate

Despite their fickle instruments, they still put on a show, and the crowd followed the energy by pushing, shoving, and dancing around the venue.  Read More

CT Views: Ethel Cain live in Buffalo

Cain vocalized like a woman possessed, gasping and moaning in a sensual yet unsettling way that fit the grimy, sinister tone of the song. Read More

Bringing frills to the philharmonic: Drag queen Thorgy Thor and the Thorchestra come to Rochester

A drag queen and an orchestra walk into Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. They all begin to play.  Read More

Taken a-Bach by Yunchan Lim

It was as if the audience was scared that if they moved, they would break the spell and lose something special forever. Read More

OSSIA: A contemporary take on a classical stage

It was the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 2, and little did I know I was about to bear witness to a demonstration of chaotic beauty unlike any I had seen before. Read More

String Quartet Theatre at Fringe Fest was ‘nothing short of magical’

Imagine a live performance that allows you to choose your own adventure and see different perspectives on the same story. Read More

Fringe festival: Local music highlight

This year, local artist Adrianna Noone took the stage at the Rochester Music Hall of Fame.  Read More