The Patrick Jaouen Band’s latest release plays out like a dark ballet.
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Gaelen McCormick and ‘The Pandemic of Creation’
Former RPO double bassist Gaelen McCormick’s struggles with hearing loss inform her new book with Sraddha Prativadi, “The Pandemic of Creation: Recognizing freedom in Loss and Opportunity in the Void.”
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Album review: ‘Remember the Titan’
Rochester rapper Blast Blicka’s unhurried and straightfoward sixth album, “Remember the Titan,” features some inspired production and a steady vocal delivery, but is undermined by transphobic elements.
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Album review: ‘Haishen’
On its three-song debut, the Rochester trio Haishen has created a sprawling post-rock sound that relies heavily on progressive metal aesthetics, as well as slowly unfolding and unpredictable song structures.
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Album review: ‘Bust Out!’
The Fox Sisters’ new album”Bust Out!” leans heavily toward vintage American rock ‘n’ roll, with nods to Sam Cooke and Wilson Pickett.
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Album review: ‘Layers’
Animal Sounds wastes no time getting down to it on its new EP.
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Prime Time Funk releases timely music video during turmoil
In the midst of racial injustice and a global pandemic, the 10-piece band Prime Time Funk has released a socially distanced music video for its still-relevant song, “Whatcha Gonna Do (When the World’s on Fire).”
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The F Word: Major record labels engage in one-day music shutdown
In solidarity with the black community in light of recent police brutality, music industry leaders have hit the pause button.
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Album review: ‘House Music’
“House Music” by Billy Martin’s solo project No Glitter, is an artsy synth exploration that takes Martin to the outer limits of creativity and his mind.
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Utility player
Eastman School professor Gary Versace’s roles on multiple instruments, in concert halls and on records, span the globe and several genres.
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Album review: ‘Flyover Country’
Far from a standard jazz outing, saxophonist Amanda Gardier’s second album, “Flyover Country,” is full of inventive improvisation.
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Album review: ‘Impressions in Blue and Red’
On jazz guitarist Alex Goodman’s new album, “Impressions in Blue and Red,” he draws a bold parallel between color and music across two discs.
