Jeff Spevak previews vibraphonist Joe Locke’s return to The Little Theatre and shares more on Saturday’s memorial concert for Joe Dady.
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ELECTRONIC-JAM BAND | LOTUS
Known for its striking light show and improvised setlists, Denver-based electro-jam quintet Lotus has been making waves for two decades now. Its newest release, “Frames per Second,” is both a 19-song album and a studio documentary showcasing the band’s raw performance style up close. There’s no need for vocals when it comes to Lotus — […]
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COUNTRY | Alyssa Trahan
She likes dogs and she has a thing for boys who drive trucks. But the country clichés abruptly stop there. When you hear Alyssa Trahan sing in that lovely country alto of hers. Trahan is gambling on the long dollar, and since 2016 she’s split her time between Rochester and Music City, USA. She can […]
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Album review: ‘Unsubscribe’
Diluted ‘Unsubscribe’ Self-Released dilutedband.com Originally formed in 2014 while vocalist Pat Mulligan and lead guitarist Zach Coffey were attending SUNY Fredonia, local hardcore band Diluted is now a full-fledged quintet. Diluted’s third official EP, “Unsubscribe,” features its new drummer, Tyler Creller, and the music seems to palpitate with the same animalistic rage that the band […]
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Album review: ‘Hideout’
The Stedwells ‘Hideout’ Self-released thestedwells.bandcamp.com I’m not sure if it was the intention of The Stedwells to relinquish control to the music on their new EP “Hideout.” It’s not like they’re fighting with the music, it’s just that they’ve just got a tiger by the tail. The performance on this record is tight and lean […]
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The F Word: Watch this space
For over a year now, I’ve been writing “The F Word” for CITY Newspaper exclusively on the web. Through this scratched screed, I’ve expounded wisdom, swapped recipes, observed the absurd, and called bullshit.
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Music school project gets creative with fundraising
It’s 8 p.m. on a snowy Wednesday night in November, and a crew of musicians is gathered in the cozy third-floor attic of Ben Morey and Katie Morey-Preston’s home, which doubles as a recording studio and rehearsal space. The group is gathered to rehearse for a rather unconventional event: a live performance of Harry Nilsson’s […]
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Joe Dady’s still here, as are Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison
Jeff Spevak reports on a memorial concert for the late Joe Dady, a “hologram performance” by Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly, and more.
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POP-PUNK | New Found Glory
New Found Glory pounces on Anthology during a run of shows on its fall tour, celebrating a pop-punk aesthetic which skated along with preeminent status in indie music markets and youth culture throughout the 2000’s. With top singles such as “All Down Hill from Here” and My Friends Over You,” the Florida band has been […]
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BLUES-JAZZ | The Occasional Saints
P.V. Nunes tickles the ivories in the quintessential barrelhouse piano style that drifts outta joints in The Big Easy nightly. His band The Occasional Saints is bawdy and naughty, like angels with day jobs, doing the devil’s work. Penned by Nunes, this rockin’ septet’s music is virtually all original — with a subtle boogie and […]
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FOLK | Joan Shelley
Every once in a while, an artist like Joan Shelley comes along and takes the folk music tradition on a wondrous ride. Coming of age in Kentucky, Shelley found herself equally immersed in American roots music and recordings from the British folk revival of the ’60s and ’70s. You can hear all of those influences […]
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PROGRESSIVE ROCK | Big Something
A soulful progressive rock sextet from Burlington, North Carolina, Big Something has been captivating audiences with its magnetic flow and improvisational chemistry since 2009; the band just celebrated its eighth year hosting the annual summer music festival and campout, “The Big What?” Big Something performs a spacey mixture of rock, funk, hip-hop, and jazz. Think […]
