It was an era when New Wave was still new, punks couldn't get a gig, and kids who could drink - legally - at 18 were hungry for live music. Scorgie's filled that void. The Andrews Street club brought...
He may be new to the scene, but not to the game. Rochester rapper Reece Q (Reece Baskin) has a...
He isn't asking for much, really. Shit, he just wants to play the guitar. MS is robbing Dave...
Does anyone remember Icicle Works? "A Whisper To A Scream"? Anybody? No? How about The Jam or...
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...
CD Reviews
Kings of Leon "Only by the Night"
Blazing no new trails in the well-worn field of Southern rock, there was nonetheless something arrogant and primal about the first two recordings from the Followill boys, and last year's ambitious "Because of the Times" allowed the Tennessee sons...
CD Reviews
Sitting in a jazz club I sometimes wish I could go back half a century to witness the all-time greats in their prime. With excellent sound quality and footage lovingly filmed in European venues, Jazz Icons DVDs come close to making my wish come...
Music Articles
Ahh, that sweet soul music. What is it about it that sends us? There's something burning way below that gives soul its soul. Nouveau soul sensation Jesse Dee sings it, plays it, knows it.
CD Reviews
New Kids on the Block "The Block"
The Kids are back, with both a more mature look and sound. Gone is the bubblegum pop (aside from hit single "Summertime"), in favor of more sexually explicit/R. Kelly fare, like "Click, Click, Click," "Dirty Dancing," and "Full Service." "The...
CD Reviews
First the good news: "Death Magnetic" contains Metallica's most sophisticated, energized, and - yes - heavy material since its 1988 classic "...And Justice for All." If you were hoping for a return to form, it's hard to deny the ways that "Death...
Dave Goebel knows when it all went bad. It was after the pick-up band had charmed the party...
You'd be tempted to just close your eyes and let the atmospheric instrumentals whirl around you,...
You can get into artist Albert Paley's head this week through the documentary "Albert Paley: In...
What if there a way to have some of the most fun you've ever had with your kids, engage them in...
OUR MONSTER ISSUE! The results are in! This year THOUSANDS of Rochesterians voted in our annual...
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maryanne said:
Everyone has their own opinion and I think Elvis Presley has the greatest voice I totally disagree with you on Bob Dylan I LOVE BOB DYLAN there...
in COMMENT: Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time"
oorstevie said:
...actually...i say that bob dylan should be at number two (john lennon at number one). i mean, what is the criteria for inclusion in nthe list? ...
in COMMENT: Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time"
R.E. Prindle said:
Bob Dylan's voice ain't never going to 'hit' me. It flew completely over my head. Some nice songs though.
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