Rochester garage-rock quartet Anamon delivers a pair of new songs about loss and heartache with a combination of earnestness and detached cool.
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Benton Sillick: the sober expectations of a non-rock star
Rochester musician Benton Sillick has been clean and sober from drugs and alcohol for six years, and has just released his debut album. So why has he given up on “making it” in music?
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2020 CITY Readers’ Picks: Songs of Love and Despair
In conjunction with CITY’s Guide to Sex, Love, & Relationships, we asked you to tell us which local music you think best exemplifies feelings of Love — as well as songs that evoke its heartbreaking cousin Despair — and you didn’t disappoint.
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The F Word: Frank Goes Out With His Fly Down
If you wanna see who’s looking at you, or more importantly, who’s looking out for you, the next time you go out leave some crumbs or dried-up BBQ sauce in your beard. Or better yet, leave your fly down and see if anyone says something. More on this in a bit after these important messages: […]
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Album review: ‘Purple, Green, and Yellow’
Anamon ‘Purple, Green, and Yellow’ Self-released anamon.bandcamp/com On its recent platter-that-matters, “Purple, Green, and Yellow,” Rochester band Anamon invites the listener into the ether and reverb. The atmosphere envelops the dismissive, yet sincere vocals of frontwoman Ana Emily Monaco. The weaponry wielded wonderfully and wildly within is that of a classic rock ‘n’ roll quartet. […]
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Interview: ‘Overhand Sam’ Snyder
Sam Snyder — commonly known as “Overhand Sam,” for his unorthodox guitar-playing style — never tries to set expectations. He just imagines that each show, in its own way, will be a great time. The multifaceted, Rochester-based musician is on a roll right now: fronting his own band Overhand Sam (OHS) and working on the […]
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Anamon’s music finds chaos in the quiet
The band stopped into CITY to discuss chaos, maintaining its edge, and
feeling alone
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Album review: ‘Stubborn Comfort’
Anamon “Stubborn Comfort” Self-released anamon.bandcamp.com It used to take a minimum of two notes to make a minor chord. It’s just simple theory; it’s the rules: a single note is neutral. That is, until it’s part of a scale or chord pattern — or until Anamon came along with “Stubborn Comfort,” its brand new, 12-song […]
