The pipa-led track from Mountain River Traveler evokes Celtic step dances and even a bit of Dropkick Murphys flair.
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Album Review | ‘Illuminate’
Synth-pop group The Heroic Enthusiasts delivers New Wave-indebted songs in the vein of New Order and Depeche Mode.
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Hometown heroes
Travie McCoy and Gym Class Heroes and keyboardist John Fossitt were inducted into the Rochester Music Hall of Fame on April 13.
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Album Review | ‘Nature Takes Its Course’
Doom metal outfit Goat Farm’s debut EP sits firmly between melody and misery.
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Passing the baton
After 15 years, Son House Blues Night has a new host — and will celebrate its namesake’s birthday this Thursday.
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Album Review | ‘Prove It To Me’
Bellwether Breaks spans R&B, piano-bar haze and unexpected covers on its new LP.
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Horn of plenty
Eastman School of Music alum Sasami Ashworth joins her classical past with a bold new sonic future.
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‘Mountain Stage’ unites national acts and local legends in Rochester
The long-running NPR show will feature Loudon Wainwright III, Joe Beard and more at a Mar. 21 live taping.
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Album Review | ‘Cherry Town’
Rochester native Agathya Visveswaran makes musical non sequiturs appear as smooth transitions.
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Album Review | ‘Burned-Over’ by The Dipper Stove
Noise project The Dipper Stove explores regional history with ambient tones.
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Opening the circle
For centuries, bagpiping was something kept within family lines — now, it just takes a Google search.
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The Irish Rover
John Dady’s Irish-American folk music anchors a new book tracing the history of Rochester’s old Tenth Ward.
