"Twas the night after Christmas and all through the pad,
my rock 'n' roll jones was stirring, so I hit the bricks, dad,
down to dig The Beaumonts, Quitters, and Klaws
and make my own fun, sans old Santa Clause."
OK, that's enough. But...

According to the club's website, East End live music venue High Fidelity will close its doors after a final show on Saturday, January 17.
Musician Joe Gizzi opened the club two years ago in the space formerly occupied by Milestones Music Room...

As a music junkie, I find I'm often operating under the law of diminishing returns - it's getting harder and harder to get a genuine thrill. But 2008 kept my faith afloat with the acts that made their way in and out of town. New bands formed...

Don't hold your breath, but Lil Wayne is scheduled to play his make-up show Wednesday, January 21, at Blue Cross Arena, 1 War Memorial Square, 7:30 p.m. Tix are $45-$100. 232-1900, ticketmaster.com.
And for some real r&b dig The Sylistics,...

I hate when a big deal is made about a young artist's age to the point that it precedes whatever that artist does. It can cloud a listener's perspective and cause them to be a little too harsh, or too forgiving. Perhaps it's more introspective...

The urgency in Dar Williams' songs sometimes doesn't rear its head until more instruments jump in. But rest assured it's there, lurking when it's just Williams, her guitar, and you.
Williams comes to town with Josh Radin Wednesday, January...

It's nu-metal to some, heavy to many, and better than most. One of the loudest bands you will ever hear, Sevendust, returns Saturday, February 21, to the Main Street Armory, 900 E Main Street, 232-1900. Call for info, or check out the Armory...

It was a keen scene down in Seabreeze last night, as Nashville's masked guitar slinger Eddie Angel brought the twang for those in the slick set who braved the snow and blow. Marge's on the Lake was greased up and righteously stuffed. It was so...

Irish punk madmen Flogging Molly returns to Rochester Wednesday, March 11, at Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water Street, 325-5600. Check waterstreetmusic.com for more info.

I'm constantly trying to re-invent my concert-going experience. I've never really had a particular ritual, but finding new ways to dig, without getting too abstract, can be tough. I always liked Uncle Tupelo, and its spin-offs, Wilco and Sun...

Fleetwood Mac -- all original members, believe it or not -- will play Blue Cross Arena March 16, 2009 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Monday, December 15, at 10 a.m. $49-$149

I go through manic bursts of binging and purging with music - and probably everything else in my life. I often fast before a bout of overindulgence. And I frequently cleanse, exfoliate, and purge after, just before doing a face plant right back...

Lil Wayne's rescheduled show on December 6 at Blue Cross Arena has been postponed yet again. Promoters promise to announce another make-up date soon. T.I., who was originally listed on the bill (after a no-show on the T-Pain bill last month) ...

Friday night's Scorgie's Reunion at The German House Theatre saw hundreds of people linked by the three things that tie a scene together. Virtually everyone you saw in the place was related to you in one of three ways: you had either slept...

Listen, I get that these "Top Whatever of Whatever" lists are inherently useless. Art is subjective, and what might make my Top 10 albums, movies, TV shows, or "Top Model" contestants probably wouldn't be anywhere near your list. So I get that...

So last night I bashed up my knees after a fall in an alleyway, six-pack in hand (heels are a hazard), and everything hurt when I headed over to the WXXI studios to see the Chesterfield Kings perform for the last installment of the OnStage...

The Joe Fox Boyd-fronted No Sheers Ted is a positively brilliant outfit that doesn't want you to know it. You see, when a true hustler puts the moves on a high-stakes poker game, he doesn't showboat in a neon gabardine zoot suit. He flies below...

T-Pain is at the top of the hip-hop heap right now. And though I favor instruments over programming, the energy is undeniable, the controversy palpable. It's hip-hop stars like T-Pain that are living the rock-star life that rock stars have...

If anyone's music can keep its energy up, and the audience rapt in attention, it's Nick Lowe's. Armed with just an acoustic guitar and charming wit, Lowe shot out lyrics that were like poignant arrows of observation that struck and gently...

If anyone's music can maintain its energy and command an audience's rapt attention, it's Nick Lowe's. Armed with just an acoustic guitar and his charming wit, Lowe shot out lyrics like poignant arrows of observation that gently ached no matter...