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 โUgly IIโ is subtle yet disarming. The 20-plus minutes of music spread out over six tracks on โUgly IIโ mirror the structure of its predecessor โUgly,โ released over seven years ago. […]
Daniel J. Kushner
He shall be released
CITY sits down with Stephen T. Lewis, whose biography of The Bandโs Richard Manuel is out in June.
Album Review | ‘Illuminate’
Synth-pop group The Heroic Enthusiasts delivers New Wave-indebted songs in the vein of New Order and Depeche Mode.
‘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.
Album Review | ‘Cherry Town’
Rochester native Agathya Visveswaran makes musical non sequiturs appear as smooth transitions.
Album Review | ‘I Am’
Pluck frontperson Brock Saltsman’s solo EP channels ’70s folk balladry and an emotionally direct approach to songwriting.
Album Review | ‘III’ by Fuzzrod
Fuzzrod delivers rough-and-ready garage rock on its newest collection of tunes.
A void in the local music scene
Rochester concert promoters weigh in on the solution.
Album Review | ‘American Paranoid’ by Beef Gordon
Post-punk crooner Beef Gordon explores conspiracy theory tropes on his new concept album.
Album Review | ‘Soul Vacation’ by Ellen Pieroni
Saxophonist Ellen Pieroni jaunts into funk, jazz, the blues โ and soul, of course โ on her second solo record, โSoul Vacation.โ
Album Review | ‘Prismatic/Plasmonic’ by Laura Lentz
Fivebyfive flutist Laura Lentz finds a fluid blend of acoustic and electronic sounds on her latest solo release.






