Katie Halligan

The Accidentals is a female fronted trio, formed in 2011 after bassist Savannah Buist befriended guitarist Katie Larson at their Michigan high school. With backing by drummer Michael Dause, the band mixes pop with folk, blues, rock, and country. The Accidentals have songs ranging from languid ballads to more buoyant sway-a-longs. The band uses traditional […]

Known for soft-pop radio hits such as “Faster” and “Come on Get Higher,” singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson has been charming audiences around the country for more than two decades. He normally tours with a backup vocalist and rhythm section, but is instead currently on a solo acoustic tour behind the release of his latest studio album, […]

One of Rochester’s favorite party bands, Buffalo Sex Change brings down the house with only two people behind the wheel of the sexually-charged, grunge-pop thrill ride: guitarist Phil Pierce and drummer Clayton Eddy. The duo has celebrated three releases since its debut in 2014, including its most recent album, 2018’s “Searching Hands.” Covered with lo-fi […]

Mostly Other People Do The Killing takes jazz to a whole new level by japing standard traditions and reveling in pushing sonic boundaries. Based in New York City, the band began as a quartet and continues to fluctuate in size as a free-improvisation collective. MOPDTK typically presents itself as a horn-filled jazz septet with a […]

All-female surf rock quartet The Surfrajettes has become an international sensation over the past few years. Based in Toronto, the band is known for its psychedelic surf rock instrumentals, delivered in a classic, 60’s go-go style. Rochester’s Anne Liebel plays drums in the group, alongside guitarists Nicole Damoff and Shermy Freeman and bassist Sarah Butler. […]

As the duo El Ten Eleven, drummer Tim Fogarty and bassist Kristian Dunn concoct a compelling mixture of acoustic and electronic textures, resulting in dreamy rock soundscapes. The band puts a twist on post-rock music by adding fretless bass, heavy looping, and effects pedals. Sometimes stark and dreary, other times inspiring and sunny, El Ten […]

Rochester’s freak-folk mastermind, Seth Faergolzia, is about to hit the road again for an eleven-day tour with his band Multibird. Faergolzia is a sonic shepherd devoted to pursuing the muse and shaking things up, and Multibird’s new formation – with Shaun Jones on electric guitar, Emily DiPaola on trumpet and percussion, and Luke Cornwell on […]

The Brother Brothers are a pair of identical twins whose musical chemistry is so good, it’s hard to tell where one’s voice ends and the other’s voice begins. Celebrating the release of their debut full-length album, “Some People I Know,” The Brother Brothers blend their separate musical stories into one cohesive journey. David and Adam […]

Influenced by early 20th century Americana, The Reverend Kingfish is on a mission to keep this era alive by mixing blues with Django-esque jazz, Tin Pan Alley, and vaudeville. Sipping from an entire whiskey bottle in between songs, Kingfish has a smooth demeanor that makes you feel at ease. He sings free-spirited sentiments about adultery, […]