In case we needed a reminder of the singular songwriting voice of long-time Rochesterian Seth Faergolzia, his former freak folk band Dufus’s retrospective album “Greatest Almosts” provides the necessary jolt. Faergolzia’s gymnastic melodies and zany use of group vocals take the fore in this 16-song set culled from the band’s 20-year run. But it’s the […]
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REVIEW | ‘Tales of the Finger Lakes, Western New York & Beyond’ by Growl Bear
With local Americana band Growl Bear’s new offering, the 20-track concept album “Tales of the Finger Lakes, Western New York & Beyond,” its frontman, singer-songwriter Jeremy Button, has produced a group of story-songs that stand on their own while also making a collective statement about upstate New York culture. He has also secured an impressive […]
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REVIEW | ‘Ugly II’ by Growing Stone
Skylar Sarkis of the Rochester alt-rock band Taking Meds has returned focus to his solo project Growing Stone. Released on January 30, the EP “Ugly II” is subtle yet disarming. The 20-plus minutes of music spread out over six tracks on “Ugly II” mirror the structure of its predecessor “Ugly,” released over seven years ago. […]
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He shall be released
CITY sits down with Stephen T. Lewis, whose biography of The Band’s Richard Manuel is out in June.
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Album Review | ‘Illuminate’
Synth-pop group The Heroic Enthusiasts delivers New Wave-indebted songs in the vein of New Order and Depeche Mode.
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‘Mountain Stage’ unites national acts and local legends in Rochester
The long-running NPR show will feature Loudon Wainwright III, Joe Beard and more at a Mar. 21 live taping.
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Album Review | ‘Cherry Town’
Rochester native Agathya Visveswaran makes musical non sequiturs appear as smooth transitions.
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Album Review | ‘I Am’
Pluck frontperson Brock Saltsman’s solo EP channels ’70s folk balladry and an emotionally direct approach to songwriting.
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Album Review | ‘III’ by Fuzzrod
Fuzzrod delivers rough-and-ready garage rock on its newest collection of tunes.
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A void in the local music scene
Rochester concert promoters weigh in on the solution.
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Album Review | ‘American Paranoid’ by Beef Gordon
Post-punk crooner Beef Gordon explores conspiracy theory tropes on his new concept album.
