Anonymous Willpower “One More Medicine Show” Self-released anonymouswillpower.net Anonymous Willpower knows how to put on a show. And that’s just what the band did in the studio recording this, its shiny new disc, “One More Medicine Show.” The band brought the horny heat and simply pressed “record.” That’s not to take away from Don Anonymous’ expert production […]
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Stunt rock
Not everyone sets out to be a rock star. “I always wanted to be a stuntman,” Austin Lake says. “Evel Knievel had his own record. And I thought it was a good publicity stunt to put out your own record. And now I’m hooked on this music thing. I realized I had some stuff I […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: “Twelve Spells”
The Stone Foxes “Twelve Spells” Self-released thestonefoxes.com “Twelve Spells” threatens to boil over with its steamy chaos and kerrang. Garage rock has a series of posts you have to kick the ball through or — according to the bowl-cut-wearing Nazi eggheads — it ain’t garage rock. I disagree. Those who don’t obey, don’t abide, or don’t […]
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ROCK | Holly Golightly
I’ve seen Garage rock queen, Holly Golightly get down duo style and heard her rock out with Thee Headcoatees under the watchful eye of Billy Childish. She’s also performed and recorded with Rocket From The Crypt, and The White Stripes. She’s someone you need to see if garage rock is in your wheelhouse. She’s released more […]
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ROCK | Wild Adriatic
Saratoga Springs band Wild Adriatic rocks a solid groove like the Allmans, except with a stronger will to live. Formed in 2011, Wild Adriatic hasn’t wasted any time putting itself in front of bodies and in their ears with three EPs and one LP, besides blanketing the scene abroad on the road. The music has […]
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Dave and Phil Alvin make up for lost time
Dave Alvin’s phone rang. “Your brother’s dead,” the voice said on the other end. “I was in California,” Dave says in the present day, remembering that phone call. “And he was in Spain. It was like 45 minutes to an hour of darkness until I got another phone call saying, ‘He’s in a coma; […]
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Everything galore
The mid-90’s music scene in Rochester was a blur: a whirling cascade of bands and clubs packed with fans, their iPhone-less hands in the air. Back then, a phone call — on a plain phone — cost a quarter. And it seems that the technology developed to promote bands wound up being their undoing. But […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: “Under the Stars”
The Fox Sisters “Under the Stars” Self-released thefoxsisters.bandcamp.com Holy shit, this is one revved up party platter in the spirit of 1960’s savage soul. Though secular throughout this sonic spectacle that is “Under the Stars,” The Fox Sisters comes off salaciously sanctified with a relentless and solid backbeat and sensational brass. One spin and you’ll stomp a […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: “G’won Git”
Bob Bunce “G’won Git” Self-released bobbunce.com Like any other Gary Holt produced joint, Bob Bunce’s latest CD, “G’won Git,” doesn’t fly too far from Mother Earth. It’s not like his wings would melt or anything; it’s just that roots-rock like this sounds best when it’s, well, rooted. Bunce and his family of rootsy cohorts keep this countrified […]
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AMERICANA | The Appleseed Collective
There are plenty of Americana bands around, don’t I know it. Ann Arbor’s The Appleseed Collective obviously couldn’t make up its collective mind and brings dominant styles to the fore: Gypsy jazz, bluegrass, and Tin Pan Alley are all styles the band expertly flies through; styles that don’t necessarily blend well in their dominance. That […]
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Joywave headlines its way home
If new wave were made of something more substantial, less-plastic, then perhaps you could call Joywave a new wave band. But with its layered pulse and drive as well as its lofty vocals over a lush electronic bed, this Rochester-gone-big-time band transcends the quick answer and the lazy pigeonhole. In its relatively short history (est. […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: “With Fervor”
Cavalcade “With Fervor” Self-released cavalcademusic.com Cavalade’s new offering, “With Fervor,” isn’t ensconced in anger but an intensity that hints at a similar fire inside. By vacillating between major and minor keys — and even eluding both in spots — no two interpretations of this album can possibly be the same. It all opens with huge […]
