Katie Halligan

Lifelong friends and musicians, vocalist Christo Bowman and bassist Gavin Bennett formed Bad Suns in 2012. After adding drummer Miles Morris and guitarist Ray Libby through the Los Angeles music scene, the band submitted to a local radio station and quickly found itself touring with The 1975. Now signed to Epitaph Records, Bad Suns is […]

A workshop of uninhibited self-expression through music, Homeless Jazz Trio is a project revolving around friendship. It’s formed by members of Claude Bennington’s Fever Dream- drummer Gary Lamaar, bassist Ryder Eaton, and pianist Phil Lewalle; sometimes adding cameos from talented musicians like trumpeter Brandon Choi. Performing standards, originals, and improvisations, the group encourages listeners to […]

River Lynch & The Spiritmakers are on a mission to revive rock ‘n’ roll for future generations. Guitarist River Lynch started a solo electric project after leaving college, eventually finding kinship with bassist Schuyler Skuse and drummer Tim Leverett. Since 2016, River Lynch & The Spiritmakers have celebrated three releases, including its newest single, “Outside […]

Fastidious singer-songwriter Richard Shindell made a name for himself in the acoustic folk world with his holistic approach to songwriting. A former New Yorker now residing in Argentina, he has celebrated 13 albums since 1991, including his latest, more electric guitar-focused album, “Careless.” After nearly thirty years in the biz, he continues to warm the […]

Lara Hope & the Ark-Tones are shedding fresh light on classic, honky-tonk rock ‘n’ roll, with a mischievous twang. Formed in 2012 as a hybrid between singer-guitarist Lara Hope’s former band The Champtones and bassist Matt Goldpaugh’s psychobilly group The Arkhams, Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones blends elements of country with blues, roots, and surf […]

Local musician Aaron Lipp is a weathered soul in a young man’s body. His old-timey quartet, The Mount Pleasant String Band, embodies that feeling by combining traditional string-band instrumentation with fresh folk originality. Influenced by Appalachian bluegrass, the music is a whirling dervish of percussive string textures and bluesy melodic undertones. Saturday’s concert includes a […]

A synthetic dark horse roams the shadows of Rochester’s grey skies, and its name is Ryan Flynn. The brainchild of local composer Ryan Cullinane, Ryan Flynn has delivered ambient, electronic soundscapes influenced by funk, pop, and dark wave over the course of eight releases since 2013, including its recent single, “The Wound.” The music is […]

Singer-songwriter Mike Frazier is on a mission to turn political division into unification. Rooted in Winchester, Va., Frazier has used his music to stand for social justice since debuting in 2015. He has celebrated seven releases, including his newest single, “Destitute,” a prophetically disgusted slap at the current administration. Often backed by his band The […]