Rochester-based rocker Greg Townson hits the bullseye with the new album “Just Name It,” his third stab at pure pop sugar.
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The F Word: Sound engineers are suffering
When COVID-19 struck, the infrastructure of the live music scene in Rochester collapsed like dominoes. And sound engineers who run the venues’ sound systems have become a casualty.
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Album review: ‘Breaking Down’
Rochester jam band The Niche kicks out the quirk on its long-awaited follow-up album, “Breaking Down” — 14 years after the band’s initial breakup.
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The F Word: Montage Music Hall gets a much-needed push
Montage Music Hall was unable to get aid through the Payroll Protection Program, but fans of the venue are stepping up with financial support.
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Album review: ‘Human BBQ’
The fun-loving Rochester band Harmonica Lewinski has blessed us with another 10-inch party platter of lo-fi, surf-soaked garage rock ‘n’ roll, called “Human BBQ.”
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The F Word: A matter of wait-and-see for Anthology
Amidst the COVID-19 shutdown, Anthology owner Phil Fitzsimmons is cautiously optimistic about concerts tentatively scheduled for late summer and beyond.
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The F Word: Filling up the Lovin’ Cup
Leslie Ward, co-owner of the Lovin’ Cup, was torn over what to do when the inevitable effects of the coronavirus pandemic set in.
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Album review: ‘No One Will Ever Know’
Anonymous Willpower’s new EP “No One Will Ever Know” is what soul sounds like in the hands of a serious rock ‘n’ roll outfit.
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The F Word: Keeping Three Heads above water
It’s hard to keep smiling during this pandemic, but you can see the corners of Three Heads Brewing concert organizer Geoff Dale’s mouth curl up into a grin when he talks about the things he loves: beer and the Rochester music scene.
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Album review: ‘Infinite-Alternate’
On Amongst the Monk’s final album, hairpin turns culminate in guitar-driven freak-outs and finely crafted tonal teases careen toward Nirvana.
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The F Word: Abilene’s Danny Deutsch believes
Rochester-area club owners such as Abilene’s Danny Deutsch have been caught in a kind of COVID-19 limbo. As a business owner who relies on live audiences, how is he coping?
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The F Word: What’s your side hustle?
Working musicians have always had to supplement their incomes to make ends meet. But those side gigs — bartenders, servers, Uber drivers — are no longer an option.
