POP: Dia Frampton (2/20)

ROCK: MoChester (2/18)

David Yockel Jr. on February 15th, 2012 - 2 Comments

MoChester is a four-piece rock/pop group that formed in Rochester in 2001. Last year the quartet made some major moves with the release of its debut album, "Stop and Go," as well as the incorporation of its newest member, bass player Ben...

WORLD: Big Mean Sound Machine (2/18)

Roman Divezur on February 15th, 2012 - 0 Comments

If you've got an urge to be overpowered by funk, or want to check out an upbeat dance band with more members than Gogol Bordello, Big Mean Sound Machine should do the trick. The Ithaca-based instrumental group incorporates African and Latin...

CLASSICAL: Zvi Zeitlin (2/19)

Paloma Capanna on February 15th, 2012 - 0 Comments

An all-Schubert concert for strings and piano on a Sunday afternoon at Kilbourn Hall. It could only be made lovelier when the concert is a celebration of retirement after 45 years of teaching at the Eastman School of Music. Violinist Zvi Zeitlin...

ELECTRONIC: John Chowning (2/15)

Paloma Capanna on February 15th, 2012 - 0 Comments

Eastman School of Music has had an electronic music program since 1981, a vintage that included the Radio Shack TRS-80 computer of black screens, green letters, and IF-THEN programming. American composer John Chowning (b. 1934) boasts a...

JAM: Is (2/16)

David Yockel Jr. on February 15th, 2012 - 0 Comments

This unusual, three-piece jam band began its musical journey in Upstate New York in the late 90's, and since then has been touring coast to coast, fine tuning its style. The band's live performances constantly amaze crowds with its wildly...