Thursday, February 14, 2002

JayceLand's Weekly Rochester Events #162: Hey Pete, Thanks for the Nutcracker

In other news, I'm also working on the video I recorded from The Purrs on February 2. It's way too dark and I'm spending a bit of time on the computer getting it bright enough. I tried making a black-and-white VideoCD but it really looked bad so I gave up on it. This weekend I'll probably try taping the Gaylord show at Mercury on Saturday.

Bah ... I feel like I'm getting sick. Hopefully it's false. Nonetheless, I'm pretty tired and really don't feel like writing more. I think I'll just Nyquil out tonight.

F R I D A Y

Over at Johnny's Irish Pub (1382 Culver Rd., still smoke free?) is the rock band Housecats starting around 9:30. Tonight is--for reasons beyond me--East End Mardi Gras. Over at Milestones (170 East Ave.) is Me and The Boyz from 5 to 9, Perfect World from 9 to 11 and Uncle Plum from 11 to 2. Over at Richmond's (21 Richmond St.) is Ned "Paprika" Pepper. The preferred pick tonight is over at Water Street Music Hall (204 N. Water St.) with Spacetrucker, the entertaining rock of Eddie Nebula and the Plague and the professional punk-rock of Dead Blue Hand starting at 9. Tonight is the start of the play Playhouse Creatures (described as "comic drama" with "tough sexy women" in the mailer) over at Shipping Dock Theater (151 St. Paul St.) starting at 7:30. The show runs until March 9.

S A T U R D A Y

O'Bagelo's, 165 State Street, noon. The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing A Night at the Opera starting at 8. Take your Valentine's Day sweetheart to see the Marx brothers. Over at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) is Fallguy, Within, Building on Fire and Inspection 12 starting around 10:45. Over at Monty's Krown (875 Monroe Ave.) is the blues band (is that right?) Jimmy Wolf with the rocking rockabillies Krypton 88 starting around 10:30. Tonight the excellent experimental funk-rock band Gaylord with the okay Veluxe will be over at Mercury (171 St. Paul, formerly Red) starting around 11.

S U N D A Y

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. The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The Yearling starting at 8. Karaoke with Sugar Bear is back at The Blue Room (293 Alexander St.)

M O N D A Y

President's Day Trivia Quiz continues at The Old Toad (277 Alexander St.) My interest is waning, but I keep going and we still haven't won--whether we have a few people or a whole bunch.. We've been within a couple questions of winning, but so has everyone else. It all gets started a little after 9. If you're interested, Johnny's Smoke Free Bar (1382 Culver Rd.) will have a DJ playing Barenaked Ladies tunes.

T U E S D A Y

It's Hit It or Quit It Night! at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 10:45. The theory is that formerly unknown bands try their hand at a Bug Jar gig but tonight is still TBA. 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 interesting "new-material-only" Open-Mic Comedy Night at Daily Perks (389 Gregory St.) I think they're making it into a workshop type of environment.

W E D N E S D A Y

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.