OnStage

Some of Rochester’s best musicians are hitting the stage as WXXI presents OnStage, a new weekly musical series.

Great performances, intimate interviews and compelling stories – all unfold before a live audience. Tune in to OnStage to discover your next favorite local musicians!

Music fans now have another chance to enjoy performances from some of the region’s best musicians in Rochester’s only local music series. OnStage, a weekly series produced by WXXI Public Television, encores beginning Sunday, February 10 at 7 p.m. on WXXI-TV 21 (cable 11), with a radio version encoring on Thursday, February 7 at 6 p.m. on WRUR-FM 88.5 with the Dady Brothers. Hosted by WXXI-FM mid-day host and music director Julia Figueras, OnStage highlights a wide range of performers from Upstate New York. Each program presents an hour-long concert, with Figueras posing questions to the artists between their sets. A companion Web site, http://wxxi.org/onstage, offers artist bios, videos and exclusive material on the program.

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2008-01-25 23:17:58   Overall, I enjoy the show. I get to see a variety of acts without hitting every bar in town. Most of the acts are bar bands and they work hard to play in the unfamiliar territory of a TV studio, and it seems almost unfair to them that the Jazz Fest acts are shown at the Fest, rather than being dragged to the studio for a separate performance. The format sometimes seems a bit stiff, more scripted than spontaneous, and some blame for that must go to Julia. —GaryGocek