Buffalo Sex Change is a sonic tantrum, a Rochester-based twosome that seeks the under-played, under-heard notes and riffs and re-works them into a garage-rock frenzy. The guitar-and-drums duo’s minimal approach leaves room for maximum energy in the space it leaves open. This is pure, unadulterated, chaotic rock n roll. Emerging from the ashes of Brooklyn’s […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: “Daisies”
Alyssa Trahan “Daisies” Self-released alyssatrahan.com This here is a record of full-blown, unadulterated, contemporary country pop. From her understated angelic voice to the album’s slick production and overall feel, Alyssa Trahan’s “Daisies” screams NashVegas. Trahan has assembled a dangerous cast of Nashville characters to flesh out her songs admirably. In fact she recorded the project in Nashville […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: “Spaghetti Queen”
Intrinsic “Spaghetti Queen” XTM Records intrinsicmusic.bandcamp.com For those who like it loud, fast, and gritty this stuff never gets old. “Spaghetti Queen” is album number four for Rochester rockers Intrinsic. It’s a little bit o’ grunge a little bit o’ punk, along with some Supersucker-style rock ‘n’ roll defiance. “Spaghetti Queen” is an all-around good ‘un. This 13 […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: “Everything’s Fine in the Big Time”
Rock-N-Roll Social Club “Everything’s Fine in the Big Time” Self-released rocknrollsocialclub.com This here LP is a tour of the ultimate record collection; a collection it belongs in. Laying it on thick and heavy with copious doses of greasy melody and greasier riffs, Rock-N-Roll Social Club delivers a nice clean kick to the balls. In the […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: “My Friend the Night”
Greg Townson “My Friend the Night” 2-Bit Records gregtownson.com This here is a rock ‘n’ roll mug with a smile on its dial. Greg Townson brings a bright blast of classic, transistor radio pop to his follow up to last year’s “By Your Side.” On “My Friend the Night,” instead of wallowing in the inky noir of […]
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HORROR ROCK | Misfits
The Misfits was a serious influence on punk rock when the band emerged from the swamps of Lodi some 30 years ago. Its raw sound and crude, violent B-movie aesthetic helped seal the bands fate. Bands like Metallica, Guns ‘N’ Roses, My Chemical Romance, have all covered Misfits material. But alas, the Misfits can’t take […]
