TYLER PEARCE

Outlandish and existential, Todd Snider is a story-telling troubadour. He hails from Portland, Oregon, and now calls East Nashville home — he’ll tell you 95 stories about that. A raucous mix of unintentional stand-up comedy, stream-of-conscious ramblings and folk songs, his shows are an event. He’s a Hunter S. Thompson-esque character: outspoken, lewd, smart enough […]

On top of a flock of instruments — fiddle, accordion, harp, flute, guitar and whistle — you can expect step-dancing and tight vocal harmonies from The Outside Track. The Outside Track recently won Best Group in the Live Ireland and TIR awards. Each of the five young members — hailing from Ireland, Scotland, and Cape […]

Two pianos, four pianists, eight hands, 40 flying fingers. The four pianists — Eunmi Ko, Rebecca Penneys, Omri Shimron, and Johnandrew Slominski — bring decades of esteem and skill to the ivories. They’re all music educators with multiple music degrees who are setting aside their modus operandi to have a little fun. This concert is […]

Probably most of us haven’t seen anything quite like this. Two hands wrap around 14 strings and ripple down two fret boards. I quickly felt a tension between closing my eyes to listen and wanting to watch the acrobatic feats of Felix Martin’s 10 fingers. It’s like his hands are having a lively conversation with […]

It’s been nearly 20 years since Rochester-based foursome Woody Dodge began making music. The band’s alt-country sound is self-assured, as it decidedly dances the lines between rock, country, and Americana. Woody Dodge’s first two albums — “Emma’s Dance” and “Nature is Strange” — came out in the mid-1990’s. The former saw extensive play on local […]

Energetic and bold, PVRIS feels both familiar and different. Hailing from Massachusetts and barely out of high school, the trio is already seeing international stages. Lead singer Lynn Gunn’s vocals move easily between an innocent falsetto and a gritty punch. The group just released its first full-length album, “White Noise,” a tight production of big […]

As delicious as eggs Benedict on your breakfast menu, this quintet is every bit as tasty but far from expected. Saucy, dynamic, and unafraid to get a little psychedelic, these five Eastman graduates serve up their own style of funk. Trumpet and sax groove over tracks like “Hollandaise for the Holidays” and a visceral rendition […]

Alex G has put out a handful of EP’s and five full-lengths since 2010. The band’s most recent project, “DSU” (2014), is lo-fi and emo, and as curious as it is captivating. These guys noodle a few genres. Guitars jangle dissonant while vocals float delicate, and keys add clear contrast to distorted strums and searching […]

Deep and atmospheric, the trance is magnetic. Berlin-based DJ Eric Cloutier has been carefully crafting techno sets and spinning them around the world since 1996. Raised in Detroit, Cloutier keeps a steady flow between the U.S. and Europe via the international nightclub circuit. Cloutier will be the first to participate in Signal > Noise, a […]