Borger ‘Camp’ Self-released borger.fun Complete with a meme-based moniker, Borger uses serious music to discuss not-so-serious subjects. Formed by local singer-songwriter Mackenzie Harris, the local quartet provides an irresistibly dark spectacle in its debut EP, "Camp." Borger evokes the youthful feeling that there’s so much left to live for. Songs like, "Mr. Rodgers" and "Vineyard" […]
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DUBSTEP | TRUTH
Just when you think the trance is over, TRUTH shifts gears in a totally new direction, leaving the listener wanting more and waiting in anticipation of what’s to come. Formed in 2006, New Zealand’s darkly meditative duo consists of world-class DJ-producers Andre Fernandez and Tristan Roake. TRUTH has celebrated numerous original releases and collaborations since […]
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BRASS BAND | Buffalo Brass Machine
Audiences across Western New York have been losing themselves to Buffalo Brass Machine’s boisterous music since 2015. Formed by University of Buffalo students, Buffalo Brass Machine the eight-piece collective offers friendly homage to classic New Orleans-style brass bands. Playing meaty covers of the tunes people know and love, Buffalo Brass Machine is a big-band party […]
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ROCK | The Stonewall Vessels
As Tall as Lions meets Rx Bandits in Lancaster, Pennsylvania’s alternative rock quintet The Stonewall Vessels. Vocalist Darrion Washington has a versatile range, tastefully switching between a fragile vibrato, aggressive shrieks, and sky-high harmonies with ease. The music is a lush mix of indie rock, pop, and alternative; The Stonewall Vessels trudge through drum crashes, […]
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REGGAE-ROCK | Personal Blend
Rochester reggae septet Personal Blend takes you straight to the beach with its tribal mix of surf, reggae, rock, dub, and Rasta. With a new full-length album, “Heavy Currents,” the band delivers simple lyrical concepts about love, daydreaming, and living your best life through complex arrangements of digital drum rhythms, punchy horn lines, and ambient […]
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Album review: ‘Trobairitz’
The Archive Ravens ‘Trobairitz’ Self-released thearchiveravens.com Rochester’s enigmatic art-folk quartet The Archive Ravens delivers a distinctive blend of world folk, neo-Renaissance, and classical chamber music in its impressive debut album of original music, "Trobairitz." There’s the deep, bellowing cello, accented by lead vocalist Ava Sauer’s interwoven vocal harmonies in the Japanese-influenced "Kintsugi," or the cathedral-level […]
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Sugar Glider: new name, same sweet songs
The Rochester art-folk group formerly known as The Sugar Gliders has been making headway in the local music scene with its irresistible, heart-melting lullabies. The band has also made plenty of changes, morphing from a duo to a quartet, changing its name, and working on a debut studio album — expected to be released at the end of June.
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AMERICANA | The Avett Brothers
Guitarist Seth Avett and his banjo-playing brother Scott Avett have made a name for themselves on the national folk scene with their tenderly nostalgic songs. Joined by bassist Bob Crawford and cellist Joe Kwon, the siblings exchange heart-wrenching vocals with harmonies that are so in sync, it’s like they’re coming from the same voice. Delivering […]
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SOUL | Kat Wright
Amy Winehouse meets The Dip in Vermont-based singer-songwriter Kat Wright’s uplifting soiree of jazz, pop, rock, blues, and soul. She has a warm, melismatic alto voice that resonates, and a lyrical focus on love and learning when to move on. Sometimes dark and sultry, other times powerfully expansive, Kat Wright & The Indomitable Soul Band […]
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PSYCH-PUNK | Leggy
Leggy is a bubblegum punk trio delivering rebellious distortion since 2013. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the band consists of singer-guitarist Véronique Allaer, bassist Kerstin Bladh, and drummer Christopher Campbell. The trio’s latest album is “Let Me Know Your Moon.” With hard hearts, heavy heads, and worn-out leather, Leggy can evoke the sound of No Doubt […]
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ELECTRONIC | Hoogs
Electrifying audiences around Rochester since 1997, Tom Hoogs is a producer and DJ with serious moxie. Owner of 535 Recordings, Hoogs maintains a loyal following with his original blends of jungle, deep house, dubstep, and alternative pop. Buckle up for hypnotic drum and bass groove-scapes that explode into full-throttle dance anthems. Hoogs lets the music […]
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REGGAE | Mosaic Foundation
Mosaic Foundation is a seven-piece jam band that’s been drawing loyal audiences around the Finger Lakes region by blending original roots reggae with soul, ska, and dub. Formed in 2008, the band released its fifth and latest album, “Unity Is Strength,” in 2018. Embodying the Rasta movement with an engaging spirit, Mosaic Foundation lifts you […]
