
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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Where does Rochester fit in on the Kurtz scale? She’s been here a couple of times, so we must be OK enough — and she returns at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at The Little in Rochester.
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Since 1999, the Campbell Brothers have been bringing their fiery "sacred steel" sound to GrassRoots. They'll return to perform at the festival at 8 p.m. Friday, July 22.
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The Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance, a four-day summer event that brings a wide range of roots-oriented music to western New York,...
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Don and Rita have been a staple in the Rochester music scene, performing in multiple bands, and even having one of their own. They've come up with some...
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Taurus Savant is a singer-songwriter and producer who has a way with words and melody. He's also an advocate for the arts in Rochester. And all this, is...
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A couple of weeks ago, the actor Stanley Tucci went viral. He simply posted a brief video in which he demonstrates how he makes a Negroni cocktail. A...
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The murder of George Floyd has once again caused much of the nation to question the position of Black people in American society. Is that position to...
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Here's a little Q&A with Jason Milton from The Demos before the group performs "Meet at Night" for you on HomeStage. The group consists of Jason...
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Darick Campbell, one of the trio of brothers who made up the scintillating Rochester sacred-steel band The Campbell Brothers, has died. The band...
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Looks like we won't have live in-person concerts for a bit, so we'll bring some performances to you, with a series called HomeStage. Jeff Spevak...