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.
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Album review: ‘Under the Spell’
In a splash of atmospheric vocals, Roses & Revolutions arrives with its new six-song, digital EP, “Under the Spell.”
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Album review: ‘Magnolia/Wrecking Ball’
Rochester’s Dangerbyrd has just unleashed a new single, “Magnolia” — with “Wrecking Ball” as the B-side — which gives a good, albeit short look under the band’s hood.
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Album review: ‘First Week Here’
Seven-piece pop outfit Nancy’s debut EP “First Week Here” is an excellent calling card for a band that seems tailor-made for a spot in future Rochester jazz festivals.
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Album review: ‘Just Name It’
Rochester-based rocker Greg Townson hits the bullseye with the new album “Just Name It,” his third stab at pure pop sugar.
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Album review: ‘Three’
“Three,” Gilfema’s first album since 2008, is world-jazz music at its best.
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Album review: ‘Chamber Jazz’
On “Chamber Jazz,” Eastman School of Music professor Charles Pillow filters elements of great French Impressionist composers like Ravel and Debussy through a jazz sensibility.
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Album review: ‘Breaking Down’
Rochester jam band The Niche kicks out the quirk on its long-awaited follow-up album, “Breaking Down” — 14 years after the band’s initial breakup.
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Album review: ‘Human BBQ’
The fun-loving Rochester band Harmonica Lewinski has blessed us with another 10-inch party platter of lo-fi, surf-soaked garage rock ‘n’ roll, called “Human BBQ.”
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Album review: ‘No One Will Ever Know’
Anonymous Willpower’s new EP “No One Will Ever Know” is what soul sounds like in the hands of a serious rock ‘n’ roll outfit.
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Album review: ‘Infinite-Alternate’
On Amongst the Monk’s final album, hairpin turns culminate in guitar-driven freak-outs and finely crafted tonal teases careen toward Nirvana.
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Album review: ‘The Edification’
On Rochester rapper Capital Cee’s debut album, Cello Brown’s production finds the sweet spot between the emcee’s honest vocal delivery and smooth funk and jazz-infused beat-making.
