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Piano man Gavin DeGraw rides his soulful rock “Chariot” into a sold out Genesee Theatre

A blizzard may have derailed Gavin DeGraw from making it to the Genesee Theatre sooner, but fans held onto their tickets and there still wasn’t even one available when he [More…]

It’s a “Family Affair” when The Family Stone gives Genesee Theatre “Hot Fun In The Summertime”

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jerry Martini was the one who officially suggested Sly And The Family Stone get started in the first place, so it’s only fitting the saxophone [More…]

Jerry Martini and The Family Stone want to take Genesee “Higher” as they “Dance To The Music”

Saxophone superstar Jerry Martini wasn’t just with funk rock/psychedelic soul pioneers Sly And The Family Stone from the very beginning, but was actually the one who [More…]

Peter Frampton fans “Never Ever Say Never” after unexpected Genesee Theatre comeback

Artists who fake a farewell to merely milk extra money out of fans a few years later are becoming increasingly common, but Peter Frampton is one of the few whose [More…]

“Ooo Baby Baby,” Smokey Robinson’s velvety voice, textbook writing really got a hold on Genesee

Given more than 4,000 songs to his credit, being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and winning every other conceivable award imaginable would easily warrant Smokey [More…]

It’s a Miracle: Smokey Robinson speaks Motown, “Gasms,” Genesee and groundbreaking moments

If there was a Mount Rushmore for songwriters, the poetic Smokey Robinson would be permanently etched in stone alongside the illustrious likes of Lennon–McCartney, Bob [More…]

“It’s Almost Christmas” after “Wicked Game” crooner Chris Isaak spreads Genesee cheer

In the process of becoming one of rockabilly’s premiere revivalists from the 1980s through now, artist/actor Chris Isaak scored a stable of personally-penned singles and [More…]

“Hold On Loosely” heavyweights 38 Special have the Genesee Theatre “Rockin’ Into The Night”

Southern rock with a pop sensibility isn’t exactly a common combination, but it’s one 38 Special consistently perfected since debuting in the late 1970s through filling [More…]

Genesee shifts back to the durable Bachman-Turner Overdrive following a two-decade hiatus

Many versions of the name with varying line-ups have been “Takin’ Care Of Business” since the early 1970s, but it’s been about two decades since Bachman-Turner [More…]

“You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”: Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Genesee “Takin’ Care Of Business”

Hardly a moment goes by when one of Canada’s most colossal classic rock exports, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, isn’t blasting out of a car stereo, movie, TV show or [More…]