Archives - Jeffrey Howard

Umphrey’s McGee brings the house down

On Sunday Feb. 9, the band Umphrey’s McGee played Rochester’s Harro East Ballroom. They didn’t wear kilts, they weren’t jolly…

Charlie Parr and and the truth

Charlie Parr is a folk and blues singer-songwriter. He’s from Minnesota. He plays National resonator and acoustic guitars, but he…

Lovelife lack substance on “Feel” EP

[caption id="attachment_92382" align="alignleft" width="300"] Liz Beson, Illustrator[/caption] You’ve got to hand it to Lovelife – at least they held no…

Light show leaves mixed feelings

[caption id="attachment_92342" align="alignleft" width="300"] Courtesy of RMSC via Youtube[/caption] On Saturday, Jan. 25, Rochester’s Strausenberg Planeterium held a Radiohead light…

Talent show brings smiles and tears, claps and jeers

[caption id="attachment_92242" align="alignleft" width="300"] Aaron Schaffer, Photo Editor[/caption] On Friday, Jan. 31, the Susan B. Anthony Lower R.A. Staff hosted…

CT Recommends: The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

On “The Suburbs”, Arcade Fire explores the human struggle that exists within a world confined by white picket fences. The…

Zero stars out of five

Charles Darwin once said, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives.…

Jesse Miller of “Lotus” talks EDM, band’s new influences

[caption id="attachment_90342" align="alignleft" width="300"] Courtesy of Douglas Gordon via Flickr[/caption] To an outsider, the “jam band” label denotes long song…

CT Recommends: Aquemini by Outkast

If “Aquemini” were released today, it would still be ahead of its time. On OutKast’s third LP, the rap duo of…