Indie-pop trio Gold Koa works even while bandmates are on opposite sides of the country. In January, the group released its first single, “Little Lost.” Almost a year later, the group is about to play their first live set as part of the 2018 Rochester Fringe Festival.
Hassan Zaman
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New Ground Poetry Night offers the mic to all
After four years, the inclusive monthly New Ground Poetry Night is going strong. Held on the first Tuesday of each month at Equal Grounds Coffee House, the open mic is hosted by poets Jonathan Everitt and Albert Abonado.
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ELECTRONIC – DANCE | The Black Party
This Sunday, two of Rochester’s foremost electronic music collectives will partner in presenting a 12-hour-long dance party. Signal > Noise and Sole Rehab, known for hosting techno and house music gatherings year-round, bring their eclectic club atmosphere to One Nightclub and Ultra Lounge for The Black Party. After sunset, the party will move from the […]
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ELECTRONIC | Noncompliant
Noncompliant (also known as DJ Shiva) creates a deep, dark, and playful shade of techno, forming a sound that’s distinct in the Midwestern rave scene. From Indianapolis, and having performed abroad — touring as far as Berlin — Shiva will be bringing her set to Rochester as part of local electronic music collective Signal > […]
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Winter landscapes
You may have seen the meme of “Star Wars” characters under a heavy Hoth snowfall quipping, “Going to Wegmans. Need anything?” It’s true that the Upstate New York climate can be fickle in how it participates in the changing of the seasons — sometimes it feels like all we get is winter and construction season. […]
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Rehabilitating the soul
Sole Rehab, a two-year-old DJ collective, is helping underground house culture thrive in Rochester
