JayceLand's Weekly Rochester Events #192: Try That Taxation-Without-Representation Stuff Today, Abby

Thursday, September 12, 2002

JayceLand's Weekly Rochester Events #192: Try That Taxation-Without-Representation Stuff Today, Abby

Ok, I'm back to doing the whole update on Wednesday night. Anyway, over the weekend, I set up the insane bike rack on my new chainless bike (which I bought online a few weeks ago) and got the No-Mor Flats solid innertubes in place, put on grease fittings and the fenders, and otherwise got it ready for winter riding ... hopefully.

Hmm ... starting with what happened last week, not all that much. I only went out on Saturday and got to see Isotopes (finally!) over at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) along with Mid-Air Collision. The Isotopes do a sort-of instrumental surf-rock, and I got the same impression of Mid-Air as I've had before--that they're really great to watch for a little while, but they're all power and style, but not much substance. Hopefully they'll mature a bit (as if I can talk.) Oh, and before that I went to Drew's birthday up at Ellison Park (Blossom Rd. at Landing Rd.) and I rode my old bike. The party was fun, but the ride was hell ... the way back was practically ALL uphill, and the home-to-home round trip was about 17 miles which I did barefoot because I had sweat-collecting shoes and it was hot out.

Coming up, the neatest bet seems to be the The BuddhaHood cruise on Sunday. It's pricey, but if I were to just go out to see them at Milestones (170 East Ave.) pay a $6 cover, two $4 beers, get a $6 sandwich plus tip, and buy a $10 CD, I just break even and have to tolerate that awful place. Not to mention that I'd rather see Low Ton at Monty's Krown (875 Monroe Ave.) and maybe pop over to The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) to see The Razzels for a bit. On Thursday I want to see Drums and Tuba because they say they were formed trying to capture the marching band sound in a much smaller group. Spaceheads and Fake Brain seem pretty neat too. Friday's Dryden show looks interesting, with hand-colored movies from France (presumably from long, long ago when people actually hand-colored movies.) Oh, and of course Clothesline Arts Festival at Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Ave., near Goodman St.) ... at least this year looks to be temperate and mostly rain-free. As an added bonus I'm taking next Wednesday off from work so I'll probably tool around town on Tuesday too.

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Barbershop - Ok, this looks like it's pretty funny ... about a guy who sells the barbershop left by his deceased father only to reconsider later.
Stealing Harvard - Tom Greene apparently even answers spam e-mail in this one in an attempt to get into Harvard. The plot points are probably wrong, but does anyone care?

The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The Ballad of Cable Hogue starting at 8. A robbed prospector starts a stagecoach stop at a found oasis but keeps desiring vengeance on his robbers.

Over at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) tonight is the unexplainable sound of Drums and Tuba, London's Spaceheads

and Brooklyn's Fake Brain

starting around 10:45.

Monty's Krown (875 Monroe Ave.) has The Billy Picture and Luke Dow starting around 10:30. I couldn't find any information really about either band, but I'm suspecting groove rock.

If worse comes to worse you can always see, hear, and/or otherwise participate in Karaoke with Sugar Bear at Drinks by Mary Dawn (535 S. Clinton) starting around 10:30.

The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be presenting A Treasure in the Closet starting at 8. Serge Bromberg presents his collection of hand-colored footage found in the provinces of France. $10 this time or $8 for members.

In case you're shut in tonight (or tomorrow), check out I'm going to make a drug with my mind on cable public access (channel 15 on Time Warner) at 11:30 p.m. featuring Pisspot the Bunny interviewing local and out-of-town bands.

In case you're curious, it's Alla Turca at Lola Bistro and Bar (630 Monroe Ave.) tonight and every Friday from 10:30 to 2.

O'Bagelo's, 165 State Street, noon.

Damn ... it's already time for the Clothesline Arts Festival at Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Ave., near Goodman St.) Today and tomorrow from 10 to 6.

At the godforsaken hell-hole Milestones (170 East Ave.) is the excellent beat-oriented groove rock band The BuddhaHood

for their CD Release Party with Into The Now starting around 10.

Tonight at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) is the rockabilly of Frantic Flattops with The Cheats, power-pop from The Razzels

and more punk from The VEiNS starting around 10:15 or so.

The excellent punk-rock band Low Ton

with the decent modern rock band Veluxe starting around 10:30 at Monty's Krown (875 Monroe Ave.)

Tonight from 7 to 10:30 is the The BuddhaHood

CD Concert Cruise on the Colonial Belle (400 Packett's Landing, Fairport). Tickets are $30 but include the CD, 2 drinks, and a buffet dinner from Hogan's Hideaway (197 Park Ave.)

The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing In Cold Blood starting at 8. Truman Capote's "non-fiction novel" brought to the screen ... a couple guys accused of murder hide out in the unfriendly American midwest.

Open Jar Jam at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) tonight and every Sunday.

Just like on Thursdays, you can see/do/avoid Karaoke with Sugar Bear at Drinks by Mary Dawn (535 S. Clinton) starting around 9.

Karaoke with Sugar Bear is back at The Blue Room (293 Alexander St.)

Mexican Independence Day

There's apparently a Spoken Word Open Mic Poetry Night at Pythodd Jazz Room at the Heritage House (130 Spring St.) from around 6 to around 10. It used to be on Thursdays but I guess they moved it.

Citizenship (Constitution) Day

The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The Phantom of the Opera starting at 8. Yet another telling of the famous story ... according to the description from the Eastman House, "the spectacle of his final unmasking remains one of the most frightening moments in movie history." With Philip C. Carli providing live piano accompaniment.

The decent groove-rock/zydeco band Sunny Weather will be at Beale Street Cafe (689 South Ave.) tonight starting around 10.

Over at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 10:45 is a couple rock bands with Billy North Show

(more likely than not I have the wrong Billy North ... oh well) and ASA The Band.

As of a few months ago, Java's (16 Gibb Street) still has open mic poetry downstairs starting around 9:30.

Tonight from 8 to 10 is an Open-Mic Comedy Night at Daily Perks (389 Gregory St.) While once it was a workshop type of environment, the comics now have to force that behavior ... by default it's a place to try out new stuff.

Dan Liberto (of the The Comedy Company) is back with another Open Mic Comedy up at Penny Arcade (4785 Lake Ave.) starting probably around 10:30

Weekly karaoke contest with Sugar Bear, at Comix Cafe (3450 Winton Pl.)

Tonight at Daily Perks (389 Gregory St.) is Open Mic Night (for music) from 7 to 10.

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