Jeff Spevak
Jeff Spevak has been a Rochester arts reporter for nearly three decades, with seven first-place finishes in the Associated Press New York State Features Writing Awards while working for the Democrat and Chronicle. He has also been published in Musician and High Times magazines, contributed to WXXI, City newspaper and Post magazine, and occasionally performs spoken-word pieces around town. Some of his haikus written during the Rochester jazz festival were self-published in a book of sketches done by Scott Regan, the host of WRUR’s Open Tunings show. Spevak founded an award-winning barbecue team, The Smokin’ Dopes, and believes Bigfoot is real. His book on the life of a Lake Ontario sailor who survived the sinking of his ship during World War II will be published in April of 2019 by Lyons Press.
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As singer-songwriters go, we’d be hard-pressed to find one more involved in social issues than Dar Williams, who has a 7 p.m. Saturday show at the Louis S. Wolk JCC of Greater Rochester Canalside Stage. -
When The Bacon Brothers hit the stage at 9 p.m. Friday at the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival, at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park, it’s purely a songwriter-driven evening. -
Roy McCurdy has had an astonishing career as the drummer behind some of the biggest names in jazz. -
In remembrance of the Flipside Bar & Grill and its open-mic night, the Record Archive Backroom Lounge is playing host to a Flipside Reunion at 6 p.m. Thursday. -
Tony Levin celebrates the publication of his coffee-table book, “Images from A Life on the Road,” at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at The Atrium at Eastman Place, 25 Gibbs St. -
The COVID-19 pandemic forced Homegrown to become Homegrown at Home last year. And Saturday’s event — a survival triumvirate of music, food and beer — will be a livestream event once again, starting at noon. -
Jon Gary has just released a five-song collection on the digital platform Bandcamp called “MMXXI” — or for those who aren’t up on Roman numerals, “2021.” It's music that reflects an excruciating year. -
Throughout the year, the arts did its best to dance beyond the reach of COVID. -
Rochester's Andy Babiuk talks about the new documentary series 'The Beatles: Get Back' -
Country star Keith Urban and former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant are among the first shows announced for CMAC's summer season.
