Location
100 College Ave #100, Rochester, NY
Contact us
M-T 9am-9pm Friday 9am-5pm
Sa-Su: open for events
by Brandon Brooks TILT Nightclub and Ultralounge has closed its doors – permanently. Early August, 2018 presented the Rochester LGBT+ community with a very public, and very heated, dilemma. A fixture of the Rochester drag scene, TILT, was changi ...
by Brandon W. Brooks Summer nights are the best nights. When the hot day gives way to cool evening breezes, and the Wedgwood blue sky deepens to reds, pinks, and oranges – that is my favorite time of year. The rhythmic choir of crickets set the cadence ...
by Brandon W. Brooks Even as a child, I never really bought into hype culture. I was (and have been) often labeled a contrarian by those trying to understand my lack of enthusiasm for aspects of pop culture that everyone else seems to gravitate to ...
by Brandon Brooks Spring has finally sprung in Rochester, and I am all the happier for it. Most of my readers should know by now that I despise the winter. From the very first snowflake, my hatred begins. At no point may I enjoy it in the least. Some ...
by Brandon Brooks This passed Ash Wednesday I attended mass for the first time in over a decade. I found myself at times fumbling with the protocol, forgetting when to rise or kneel, when to mark my forehead with the Sign of the Cross, or when to say “Pr ...
by Brandon Brooks 2018 – A whole new year, full of brand new bothers and problems. Social media outlets have dubbed 2018 “The Year of Action.” Each year a theme is announced across channels, and contributors on YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter are encour ...
By Brandon W. Brooks I must say, this year has flown by quickly. Maybe it’s the weather being so warm this year, or the countless inane tweets, but 2017 seems to have slipped right between our fingers. As winter approaches and I’m forced to spend nearl ...
By Brandon W. Brooks Everyone this week has been discussing the newest adaptation of Stephen King’s “It” – and I cannot be bothered. Clowns have never done anything to me other than cause slight annoyance. Those clashing patterns, the grease paint, and f ...
By Brandon W. Brooks This month I will be saying goodbye to my youth, and greeting life in my 30s. Yes – I am now an old crone who must watch his diet and exercise to avoid gaining weight, curb my bad habits (six months a non-smoker!), and try to get bet ...
By Brandon W. Brooks Last night I was read to filth for not wanting to attend an all-night rave event. I was called a stick-in-the-mud, a prude, and a judgmental person who rejected this rave experience before having experienced it myself. Honey, here we ...
