Zigtebra has a way of mellowing the heart with its deep, trance-like soundscapes and danceable love anthems. This Chicago-based, lo-fi pop duo met in an LGBTQ dance troupe and began to write and play shows together. After embarking on a 120-day tour in 2017, Zigtebra made a creative pact to release one new song and […]
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ROCK | Animal Flag
After recording its latest album, “Void Ripper,” at various locations between 2014 and 2017, Animal Flag is finally putting its sound on the road. The Boston-based collective blends electronic production with heavy rock textures using loud, crashing drums and dreamy synthesizers. Lead vocalist Matthew Politoski has a tender clarity to his voice, but with an […]
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FUNK | Tiger Chung Lee
Soul and funk band Tiger Chung Lee packs a powerhouse sound. The Buffalo band creates high-energy grooves with fast-paced drums beats, quick moving bass lines, syncopated and percussively rhythmic guitar, and bold horn lines. Every member of this 11-piece band has world-class chops, and the heavy funk and rock ‘n’ roll mix comes out with […]
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NOISE | To Live and Shave in L.A.
To Live and Shave in L.A. is an experimental music collective based in Germany that incorporates aggressive noise, avant-garde, and post-punk textures. Founded in the early 90’s by composer Tom Smith and producer Frank Falestra, TLASILA released its debut album, “30-Minuten M#nnercreme,” in 1994 with the help of oscillator player Ben Wolcott, and has since […]
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FOLK | Trevor Hall
Colorado-based singer-songwriter Trevor Hall’s music is as spiritual as he is. While studying classical guitar at an arts academy in California, Hall was introduced to meditation and yoga, spiritual practices that he would carry with him throughout his musical career. Hall has a scratchy and airy voice with a soulfully tender vibrato, and his music […]
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Album review: ‘Heatin’ Up’
Stickybun “Heatin’ Up” Self-released stickybun.bandcamp.com While Stickybun is a relatively young band, the musicianship on its debut EP, “Heatin’ Up,” makes it clear these players weren’t born yesterday. The local funk rock band came together in winter 2016 after bassist Shawn Rotolo and singer-songwriter Aaron Shewan turned their weekly jam sessions into a project with […]
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POP | Transviolet
Originally formed online through a musician networking site, the synth-pop four-piece Transviolet created music Postal Service-style for a year before relocating to Los Angeles to give it a go in person. Lead vocalist Sarah McTaggart sings catchy melodies in a bright and angelic whisper, while the lyrical concepts are dark and seductive. McTaggart’s vocals are […]
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SOUL | Mingo Fishtrap
Mingo Fishtrap is a six-piece soul-funk band that has been titillating audiences around the world for more than a decade. Based in Austin, Texas, Mingo Fishtrap performs with jocund tenacity. Singer-guitarist Roger Blevins Jr. has an airy and scratchy gospel voice that resembles Curtis Mayfield with a greater vocal range. Every one of the players […]
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BLUES ROCK | Samantha Fish
Samantha Fish may seem angelic at first glance, but she’s actually a scrappy rock ‘n’ roll vixen. Raised by a musical family in Kansas City, Missouri, Fish switched from drums to guitar around age 15, and self-released her first album by the time she was 20. She has since released five studio albums. Fish went […]
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POP | Classical Mystery Tour
Classical Mystery Tour, a Beatles tribute act that will be backed by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of two genre-changing albums: “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and “The White Album.” Jeff Tyzik will lead the orchestra. Each of the four main musicians looks and sounds exactly like The Beatles, down […]
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PSYCHOBILLY | Grease Creepers
One of few psychobilly bands in Rochester, Grease Creepers gives a fun, high-energy zombie-rock experience, from hauntingly raucous playing to ghostly face makeup. Unborn in 2016, the members of Grease Creepers felt as though all the great rock n’ roll gods, garage rock heartthrobs, and true punk rockers were gone. The band has a mission […]
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INDIE POP | Brother Sundance
Rylan Talerico, a k a Brother Sundance, is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist and indie pop producer whose sonic waves are rippling around the country. Talerico developed Brother Sundance after transitioning away from his punk-blues band as a teenager in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Talerico’s smoky, warm voice has a bite to it similar to that of Joe […]
