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Art
A clothesline of stories
The Memorial Art Gallery opened its doors yet again this weekend for the iconic Clothesline Arts Festival. This event has been an annual tradition at the Centennial Sculpture Park right outside the MAG for the last 62 years. Initially organized with less than 100 artists showcasing their work on clothes lines and fences (thus the […]
Culture
“The Farewell”: How important is the lie?
“The Farewell,” directed by Lulu Wang, doesn’t follow a typical movie formula. I do not believe it has a high climax or leads to a resolution. Rather, it has the essence of a documentary. “The Farewell” follows Billi (played by Awkwafina), a Chinese American who has grown up westernized. She is unlike her family far […]
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Attic Abasement gave us what we wanted
Attic Abasement and I have been locked in a holding pattern for a while now. Since arriving at UR three years ago, I have heard about and then promptly missed no fewer than four shows from the local indie legends, for a variety of reasons ranging from the peculiarities of travel in the modern age […]
Not Vanilla
Not Vanilla: To binge or not to binge
Dear reader — I hope you got enough sun before Rochester plunges us into its 13-month-long winter. This summer, I was in desperate need of a new show to delve into — one with a lot of episodes and good reviews. I settled on the Netflix animated series “Voltron: Legendary Defender,” from the same animation […]
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An engaging concert with Aminé
“You’re beautiful,” said Aminé, very politely. “I know!” screamed the crowd in response. “You’re very fucking beautiful.” This call and response continued throughout Aminé’s high-energy, beautiful firework of an intimate show in Feldman Ballroom this Yellowjacket Weekend. He burst onto the small stage with “Yellow,” the warm, easy second track from […]
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Frat Review: Balloons
Some people are good sports, some are bad sports. Some are old sports, some are new sports, like the game Sports Party for Nintendo Switch. Some things are balloons. This is all about balloons. I will also talk about “How You Remind Me” by Nickelback. I don’t know the themes of any of the parties […]
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Walrus Junction brings college music around town
On their Facebook page, Rochester-based band Walrus Junction calls themselves fuzz pop mixed with “raw, gritty tones and lyrics of early garage rock” and “catchy hooks” of modern pop. Their cover photo is a walrus skull clutching a rose in its mouth — which, honestly, made me think they were going to be too edgy […]
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Arts and Leisure: Performance
Here we are again — back to Rochester after three shimmering months of summer. Some of us are arriving for the first time, while others return for their final year. Either way, our recent days of hot summertime fun are gone. Soon, the nights will get colder and, before we know it, winter will close […]
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CT Recommends: “Rango”
In 2011, Pixar was in the middle of a golden age, and with Dreamworks contenders like “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Kung Fu Panda,” even if you hadn’t fully tapped into the uncritical joy that comes from being a young moviegoer, you were mostly guaranteed fun with any new big names in animation. But, […]
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MAG: Our own museum
From music to dance and theatre to concerts, Rochester is a city filled with passionate art culture. Located in the heart of the Neighborhood of the Arts is The Memorial Art Gallery, a civic museum of the University. Founded in 1913 by Emily Sibley Watson, MAG contains a collection of more than 12,000 artworks, offering […]