WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ]
B-FREE w/Cammy Enaharo, Kurt Andrew. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 9 p.m. $5-$7.
JB (from JB & Company).
Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 585-2925544. stickylipsbbq.com. 6:30 p.m. Free. Rob & Gary Acoustic. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 248-4825. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:30 p.m. Free.
Riddims and Rollers SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 MONTAGE MUSIC HALL, 50 CHESTNUT ST. 10 P.M. | $5-$10 | THEMONTAGEMUSICHALL.COM [ DJ/ELECTRONIC ] It boggles my mind that jungle
— and drum and bass for slightly more civilized folks — is twenty years old. Two crews, Sidewalk Events and Riled Up Productions will present an overview of the genre’s past, present and future, highlighting local purveyors of the sound. Jungle warriors DJ Kahncept and Union will play an epic tag-team set and Jungle Bums Bones Jones and Operation: Douchebag will keep it rolling. Vicetron, Glittercvlt, Sidewalk Jackson, and Riley Beats also support. — BY JIM KEMPKES
Third Presbyterian Chancel Choir SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 4 MEIGS ST. 7:30 P.M. | FREEWILL DONATION ACCEPTED THIRDPRESBYTERIAN.ORG, 271-6513 [ BLUEGRASS ] In a unique pairing, the 60-voice,
classically-oriented Third Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir joins a five-piece bluegrass band to present “The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass” this weekend. The composition is by American composer Carol Barnett, libretto by Marisha Chamberlain. Director of Music Peter DuBois will lead the Chancel Choir and bluegrass musicians on guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and bass. There will be additional sacred works on the program, including “The Souls of the Righteous” by Geraint Lewis. — BY PALOMA CAPANNA
[ BLUES ]
The Flock. The Beale, 1930
The Nightstalkers performed Saturday, November 2, at Sticky Lips PHOTO BY FRANK DE BLASE
Empire Blvd. Webster. 2161070. thebealegrille.com. Call for info. Sarah Horner Duo. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 3257090. dinosaurbarbque.com. 9 p.m. Free.
Phil and Don in space [ REVIEW ] BY FRANK DE BLASE
It’s funny; a lot of psychedelic era or music influenced by the psychedelic era doesn’t sound that psychedelic to me. I think in many cases these were in essence garage bands on psychedelic drugs. Minds are still getting explored and bent, but the sounds frequently aren’t all that mind-bending. Exception: Rochester’s psychedelic sonic sensation The LSD Enigma, a duo the works in intensity, swirling color, and depth, and is just a couple of clicks away from being weird. The band played Friday for the art-crawling set for First Friday festivities at the Record Archive. The band adheres to the genre’s folk-story roots but splashes in tons of slap-back and reverb over an infectious go-go beat. It was the delay and dimension created by the reverb that gave the show a truly psychedelic twist and shout over the otherwise organic strain of the choppy acoustic guitar, snappy, treble-tight drums, and harmonies reminiscent of Phil and Don in outer space.
I’ve preached and pontificated and pleaded the case for classic bar bands. I’m talking about artists that play hard, performing music for scooting around the joint with your hands around something cold and your arms around something warm. Bands like The Nightstalkers. Honestly, there are few better. I’ve been going to see this band since when the late Marshall James roamed the earth and fronted the band with his soulful pipes and dry wit. I made my way to Sticky Lips Juke Joint Saturday night as the band was laying down its badass blend of bluesy boogie, rock ’n’ roll, and jazz. There is something so cool about a blue-collar, working-man’s band that relies on zero frills while delivering the thrills for the working-off-their-dinner crowd. It was a moment in time of varying significances — first date, last date, beers with buddies — depending on who you ask. When you have a bar band as tight and rockin’ as the Nightstalkers, regardless the outcome, it sounds alright.
[ CLASSICAL ]
Live from Hochstein: Pegasus Early Music.
Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. hochstein.org. 12:10 p.m. Free. [ DJ/ELECTRONIC ]
DJ Reign and Ladies Night.
Captain’s Attic, 37 Charlotte St. 546-8885. Call for info. DJ Adam. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 3343030. nashvillesny.com. Call for info.
Ladies Nite: High Heels and Mini Skirts New Wave Wednesdays. Club Clarissas,
293 Clarissa St. 232-3430. 10 p.m. 21+. Call for info. Teen Set 45 Party. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. Free. Why Not Wednesday. Eclipse Bar & Grill, 374 Thurston Rd. 502-922-6567. 10 p.m. Call for info. Y Not Wednesday w/DJ ET. Plush, 151 St. Paul St. 2325650. venurochester.com. Call for info.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 EASTMAN WIND ENSEMBLE AND MUSICA NOVA BRAD LUBMAN, CONDUCTOR, CHIEN-KWAN LIN, SAXOPHONE, MICHAEL BURRITT, PERCUSSION Music of Boulez, Adams, Stravinsky, and Birtwistle Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 8 pm Free THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 7:30 pm SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 2 pm EASTMAN OPERA THEATRE
JERRY BOCK’S SHE LOVES ME Kilbourn Hall Tickets $20 at the Eastman Theatre Box Office, 433 E. Main St., 585-454-2100, discounts to Student and UR ID holders.
NEIL VARON, CONDUCTOR Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 and R. Strauss Alpine Symphony, Op. 64 Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 8 pm Free
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 JAZZ CAFE - ALEX NORRIS, TRUMPET The Eastman School of Music’s Jazz Café features Eastman Jazz students in conjunction with a nationally acclaimed jazz artist. Drinks and light snacks are available for purchase. Sproull Atrium, 10 pm Tickets $10 at the door
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 EASTMAN HORN CHOIR W. PETER KURAU, DIRECTOR Featuring Horn Choir and Horn Chamber Ensembles Kilbourn Hall, 8 pm Free
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 EASTMAN PHILHARMONIA
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 EASTMAN WIND ORCHESTRA JARED CHASE, CONDUCTOR
Music of Kabelevsky, Berer, Husa, and Hindemith Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 8 pm Free
Concerto in D major, Op. 61 and Respighi Fountains of Rome Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 8 pm Free
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 EASTMAN TROMBONE CHOIR JOHN MARCELLUS, DIRECTOR Featuring students in the trombone studios of John Marcellus and Mark Kellogg Kilbourn Hall, 8 pm Free
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 MORNING CHAMBER MUSIC – SCHUMANN AND MENDELSSOHN RARITIES Schumann: Andante and Variations for two pianos, two cellos, and horn, Op. 46 and Mendelssohn String Quartet in B flat Major, Op. 87 Hatch Recital Hall, 11 am Free
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 EASTMAN SCHOOL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA NEIL VARON, CONDUCTOR Elgar String Serenade, Op. 20; Beethoven Violin
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