Jeff Spevak
WXXI Arts & Life editorJeff 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 was published in April 2019 by Lyons Press.
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“Woody Sez” offers Woody Guthrie classics such as “Bound for Glory,” “Pastures of Plenty” and “This Land is Your Land,” and lesser-known pieces. It opens at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Geva Theatre Center’s Fielding Stage and runs through Feb. 19. -
Forty years of Scott Wallace's "Rejuvenation" and Doug Curry's "Blacks and Blues" on WRUR will be celebrated Saturday at The Little Theatre.
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WXXI Public Broadcasting on Tuesday completed its acquisition of Lee Rust’s now-dormant WJZR signal.
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Piece by piece, Rochester reclaims civilization. On Saturday, that’s Homegrown X — a celebration of who we are, say the event's organizers.
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Sarah Freligh has published four well-reviewed books, collections of poems and shards of fiction. On Sunday, she’ll be a big part of “Moving Images” at The Little Café.
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Sebastian Marino, 57, was known as a guitarist with Overkill and Anvil — and his behind-the-scenes work with rock bands, both local and national. He died Jan. 1.
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2022 was very good for Joywave and Danielle Ponder. We caught up with them at Ugly Duck Coffee on Charlotte Street and discussed their year. Plus, we look back on the past year of Across the Universe column interviews.
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After 246 years, the tree needs an estimated $150,000 in tender loving care if it is to survive much longer.
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"Iron Smoke's Home for the Holidays Christmas Party & Toy Drive" is on Friday, featuring a parade of local musicians barking out Christmas classics. But in the end, the toy drive is the point.
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The Rochester band will unveil its musical milestone Tuesday, Dec. 20, at its annual “Biggest Little Holiday Christmas Show” at The Little Theatre.
