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Once Upon a Dream starring The Rascals WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 ROCHESTER AUDITORIUM THEATRE, 875 EAST MAIN ST. 7:30 P.M. | $42.50-$78 | RBTL.ORG [ POP/ROCK ] It was actually during Steven Van Zandt’s speech inducting The Rascals into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that the folks behind the HBO hit “The Sopranos” first got a taste of him, and Silvio Dante was born. Well Van Zandt is at it again with The Rascals in producing and presenting Once Upon a Dream Starring The Rascals. Once Upon a Dream stars all the original members of this legendary rock group (including Rochester native Gene Cornish) on stage for the first time together since 1970. Come and dig the hits from one of the key originators of blue-eyed soul. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
RIT Performing Artists Concert Series FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 INGLE AUDITORIUM AT RIT, ONE LOMB MEMORIAL DR. 8 P.M. | $5-$20 | RITTICKETS.COM [ CLASSICAL ] Two hands. Four pianos. This lead in of
double keyboards means double excitement when pianists Benjamin Hopkins and Christopher Goodpasture take the stage at RIT. Two major works on the program are Mozart’s “Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K. 448” and Saint-Saëns’ “The Carnival of the Animals.” A cameo appearance in Carnival will be made by RPO principal cellist Stefan Reuss. — BY PALOMA CAPANNA
[ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Dave McGrath. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090. dinosaurbarbque.com. 9 p.m. Free. John Carter. 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. The Dan Eaton Band performed at Zeppa Auditorium on Friday, November 8. PHOTO BY FRANK DE BLASE
Teagan Ward. Marge’s Lakeside Inn, 4909 Culver Rd. 323-1020. margeslakesideinn.com. 6:30 p.m. 21+. Free.
Solace and release [ REVIEW ] BY FRANK DE BLASE
I don’t know about you, but I dig an eclectic bill. I once saw Junior Brown open for Mudhoney at Brownies in NYC. I once saw a ska band share the bill with The Jesus Lizard. My own rockabilly band actually played on the same bill as Limp Bizkit and The Deftones. Seriously, I like bills that make no sense. But I also dig ones that do; perfectly symmetrical, genre-related, kissingcousin triple bills like the one I caught Friday night at the Zeppa Auditorium (formerly the German House Theatre). What you had was a celebration of exuberant and original roots-rock with Watkins & the Rapiers, The Dan Eaton Band, and The Mighty High and Dry. Each band is fiercely original with shades of their roots and influences pinned on their sleeves. Watkins & the Rapiers write with a stark elegance and a wry smirk and one toe dipped in the Liverpool. The Dan Eaton Band plays like Graham Parker with flashes of anger and love. The songs go from full-on blasters to folky lullabies with equal amounts of solace and release. The Mighty High and Dry comes off as a team of Muscle Shoals session men on a whisky
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jag. The music threatens to overtake the musicians as it washes over them, as well as the audience. Now, in order to be original in the rootsrock church you have to not necessarily genuflect, but at least acknowledge the roots. Roots that, in delivering their comfort and familiarity, may limit an artist. The only way to get wings is in the personal stories, the words, the lyrics. And according to rumor, Rochester country great Jeff Riales has suggested that bands all write a song all using the line “Don’t go drinking on an empty heart.” Each band turned in its stab Friday night, and it came off great. Later that night at Lovin’ Cup, hips were twitching and spines were getting cracked. It was a boisterous band — the new lineup for AudioInflux — paying tribute to producer J Dilla and the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. The band played with a deadly horn section, DJ Tim Tones, and a completely over-the-top singer in Chaz Bruce. Bruce conjured JB’s ghost with his raunchy vocals and theatrics. The groove was so deep you could smell Chinese food.
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Live from Hochstein: Piano Celebration. Hochstein
Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. hochstein.org. 12:10 p.m. Free Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. hochstein.org. 12:10 p.m. Free. [ JAZZ ]
Anthony Giannavola.
Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 6:30 p.m. Free.
Fred Stone Jazz Duo w/ Dan Kodewis. Angus
House & Lounge, 2126 Five Mile Line Rd. Penfield. 218-2005. angushouseandlounge. com. 7 p.m. Free. Margaret Explosion. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 7:30 p.m. Free.
Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes. Bistro 135, 135
W. Commercial St. East Rochester. 662-5555. Bistro135.net. 6 p.m. Free. continues on page 17
EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC PRESENTS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 EASTMAN WIND ORCHESTRA JARED CHASE, CONDUCTOR Music of Kabelevsky, Berer, Husa, and Hindemith Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 8 pm Free
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 EASTMAN TROMBONE CHOIR JOHN MARCELLUS, DIRECTOR Musical arrangements for trombone choir from composers Haydn, Saint-Saens, Mahler, Britten, and more. Kilbourn Hall, 8 pm Free
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 EASTMAN SCHOOL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA NEIL VARON, CONDUCTOR, ALEXANDER LEE, VIOLIN Elgar String Serenade, Op. 20; Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 and Respighi Fountains of Rome Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 8 pm Free SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 MORNING CHAMBER MUSIC – SCHUMANN AND MENDELSSOHN RARITIES Featuring Eastman Professors Barry Snyder, piano; Steven Doane, cello; Juliana Athayde, violin; Philip Ying, viola; and Rosemary Elliott, cello
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 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 EASTMAN-RANLET SERIES – YING QUARTET Beethoven Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5; Auerbach String Quartet No. 8, “Sylvia’s Diary” and Brahms Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2 Kilbourn Hall, 3 pm Tickets $15 - $25 general public, discounts to U/R ID Holders
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18 FACULTY ARTIST SERIES – MARK KELLOGG, TROMBONE AND EUPHONIUM Some of My Best Friends are Trombone Players: Music of Bolter, Premru, Scarbrough, Davis, and Mendel Featuring guests artists Joseph Werner and Christopher Azzara, pianos; Daniel Ziemann, bass; and Michael Burritt, drums Kilbourn Hall, 8 pm Tickets $10 general public, free to U/R ID Holders
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 BRASS GUILD JAMES THOMPSON, DIRECTOR Featuring music for brass choir Kilbourn Hall, 8 pm Free WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 TUBA MIRUM DON HARRY, DIRECTOR Music for tuba and euphonium choir Kilbourn Hall, 8 pm Free
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