Best known for its 1997 platinum-selling hit “The Impression That I Get,” The Mighty Mighty Bosstones is still kick-starting national audiences with high-energy ska rock after more than 30 years. Based in Boston, Massachusetts and averaging nine members, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones has released ten albums since 1989 including its newest 2018 album, “While We’re […]
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Album review: ‘Elephino’
Elephino ‘Elephino’ Self-released elephino.bandcamp.com Local folk septet Elephino is celebrating its new, self-titled sophomore album, which was released in May. Featuring a lively mix of various stringed roots instruments, harmonica, vocals, and drums, Elephino puts a modern punk-bluegrass twist on traditional folk music. Vocalists Dani "Damnzel" and Tim Braley both sing with passionate, emotionally free-flowing […]
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Benny Bleu completes August residency at The Little
Ben Haravitch, a.k.a. Benny Bleu, is a local singer-songwriter, banjo teacher, mobile recording engineer, and ultimately a modern-day folk storyteller. He’s in the middle of a month-long residency at The Little Theatre Cafรฉ, with upcoming shows on August 22 and 29.
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Album review: ‘Fat Ol’ Rat’
Folkfaces ‘Fat Ol’ Rat’ Self-released folkfacesmusic.com Somewhere along the Erie Canal, a bit west of here, there lives a quartet of musical ruffians who call themselves Folkfaces. Comprised of guitar, saxophone, washboard, upright bass, and other stringed things, this Buffalo band of eight years has mastered old-time jazz with a progressive twist, and has a […]
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FOLK | Maria Gillard Trio
Maria Gillard comes in peace. The songs she carefully writes reach across boundaries and realms, holding the light up to dark truths and finding beauty in the stories we tell. How Gillard manages to capture life’s pain and sorrow, yet stay so delightfully high-spirited is something to behold. Maria brings with her a talented cast […]
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Album review: ‘Timensions’
Catatac ‘Timensions’ Self-released soundcloud.com/catatacmusic Local singer-guitarist Peter Sapia and production master Tim O-Rourke worked in similar musical circles before joining forces in 2017 under the moniker Catatac. Raised in the 80’s before the days of the Internet, O-Rourke and Sapia use their contrasting blend of organic and synthetic backgrounds to create imaginative soundscapes of what […]
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POP | Daryl Hall & John Oates
Known for several No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits such as “Rich Girl” and “Private Eyes,” Daryl Hall and John Oates are still the top-selling duo in music history. The two officially joined forces in 1972, and since then have released dozens of studio, live, and compilation albums. Kick and jive along to upbeat dance […]
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WORLD | Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound
Milwaukee-based songwriter-guitarist and musicologist Paul Cebar reflects his fascination for African, Latin American, and Caribbean styles in his music. Cebar began performing in 1976 and now enjoys the company of his band, Tomorrow Sound, consisting of drummer Reggie Bordeaux, percussionist Mac Perkins, bassist Mike Fredrickson, and keyboardist-saxophonist Bob Jennings. The band delivers an original mix […]
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POP PUNK | Onesie
Based in Brooklyn, Onesie is the creative brainchild of singer-guitarist Ben Haberland and his gang of buddies. Backed by bassist Zack Fanelli, drummer Lee Madaus, and guitarist-keyboardist Andrew Nelson, Haberland and his crew lash out with alternative grunge-pop that’ll get you head-bangin’. The band is currently touring behind the recent June release of its sophomore […]
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FOLK | Steve Katz
If you appreciate great pop music from the 1960’s and 1970’s, you know the work of guitarist-songwriter Steve Katz. After studying with Dave Van Ronk and Reverend Gary Davis, he became a key player in two major groups: The Blues Project, for which he wrote “Steve’s Song,” and Blood, Sweat & Tears (he penned “Sometimes […]
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Album review: ‘All Good’
Benny Beyond ‘All Good’ Self-released bennybeyond.bandcamp.com Ben Kruger has been grinding in Rochester for years, a prolific contributor to local music and arts community. As emcee Benny Beyond, his hip-hop debut “All Good” comes correct with his brand of altruistic philosophy. A year and half in the making, the album takes on the attitude of […]
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ALTERNATIVE PUNK | Off With Their Heads
An outlet for those who feel lost in life, Minneapolis-based quartet Off with Their Heads has been sharing grief with its audiences since forming in 2003. Consisting of frontman Ryan Young, guitarist John Polydoros, bassist Robbie Swartwood, and drummer Kyle Manning, Off With Their Heads is about to release its third studio album, “Be Good,” […]
