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[ METAL ] Raven. Sunday, November 25. The Montage Music Hall. 50 Chestnut Street. $17-$20. 7 p.m. Ages 16 and over. 413-1642. themontagemusichall.com. [ INDUSTRIAL/HARD ROCK ] Ministry. Tuesday, December 4. Anthology. 334 East Avenue. 6:30 p.m. $37.50-$42. Ages 16 and over. 484-1964. anthologylive.com.
Floated Magazine Issue 5 Release Show FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 BUG JAR, 219 MONROE AVENUE 9 P.M. | $12 | FLOATEDMAG.COM; BUGJAR.COM
[ INDIE ] Floated began in August 2016 as a group initiative to showcase the hottest alternative acts in art, music, and culture. The Rochester-based magazine is now gearing up to celebrate the release of its fifth issue later this week. The release show will feature some of the most popular indie music acts in the region. Local retro-80’s, garage pop project Boy Jr. will join The Demos (pictured) in giving a proper indie rock welcome to two out of town acts. The ethereal dance-pop quartet Humble Braggers will be visiting from Buffalo, as will the defiantly anti-J-pop duo Love Spread, bringing its bizarre combination of metal and electro-pop from Brooklyn. — BY KATIE HALLIGAN
John Ellison FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 THE WILDER ROOM, 120 EAST AVENUE 8 P.M. | $30-$32 | THELITTLE.ORG [ SOUL ] Rochester’s Soul Brothers Five were already stompin’ soul sensations in the mid-60’s when John Ellison arrived, making them Soul Brothers Six. Ellison became the lead singer and principal songwriter for the group, and in 1967, he penned the smash hit “Some Kind of Wonderful.” Since then, over 50 artists have recorded the song, and according to BMI, it’s the third most played song in the world. At 77, Ellison keeps busy touring, playing festivals around the world and hawking hot sauce. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
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