Rochester native Agathya Visveswaran makes musical non sequiturs appear as smooth transitions.
Music Reviews
Album Review | ‘Burned-Over’ by The Dipper Stove
Noise project The Dipper Stove explores regional history with ambient tones.
Music Review | ‘Discrete Structures’
Marc Mellits’ latest composition features flutist Laura Lentz and pianist Tze-Wen (Julia) Lin.
Album Review | ‘I Am’
Pluck frontperson Brock Saltsman’s solo EP channels ’70s folk balladry and an emotionally direct approach to songwriting.
Album Review | ‘Endless Pleasure’
Aweful Kanawful blends power punk and soul rock with wry observational lyrics.
Music Review | ‘[PRESS START]’
Guitarist Greg Maslyn enlists a trio for an exploratory, modal take on nostalgia.
Album Review | ‘Panoramas: Flute Music of the Philippines’
Eastman School of Music alum Norman Menzales pairs romantic old tunes with experimental textures.
CITYโs year in (music) review 2024
Local songs we loved from fivebyfive, Benny Bleu, trndytrndy and more.
Album Review | ‘I Love Getting Dumped!’
Electro-pop wiz Boy Jr. unpacks heartbreak with colorful, arty songs.
Album Review | ‘In Vienna’
The jazz pianist joins with bassist Danny Ziemann and drummer Antonio H. Guerrero for a European jaunt.
Album Review | ‘Tender as a Wound’ by Chores
Chores benefits from raucous production and the supportive, audacious musicianship of the trio’s members.
Album Review | ‘Goated & Foreboded’ by Comfy
Comfy plots a journey to the center of power-pop with interesting detours.






