Meet the musical chameleon at the forefront of the Finger Lakes roots scene.
Bluegrass
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Bluegrass specialists Benny Bleu and Max Flansburg team up for Sunday livestream
Two of the Finger Lakes region’s top bluegrass musicians, Max Flansburg and Ben Haravitch, will collaborate in a live-streamed concert this Sunday.
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Interview: The Goddamn Gallows
Of all the bands currently out there liberally slathering the suffix “billy” all over their
diagnosis – as in psychobilly, punkabilly, swingabilly, et al. – The Goddamn Gallows makes the
most sense.
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Folkfaces frontman Tyler Westcott hosts January residency at The Little
Buffalo musician Tyler Westcott adds his own new, soulful twist to traditional forms of American roots music like folk, bluegrass, and the blues.
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Album review: ‘Long time comin’ ‘
Dirty Blanket ‘Long Time Comin’ ‘ Self-released dirtyblanketbluegrass.com. What began as an acoustic folk duo featuring guitarist Max “Dirty” Flansburg and singer/songwriter Kevin “Blanket” O’Leary in 2013 became a foot-stomping bluegrass quintet by the end of 2016. The original duo was augmented with longtime friends Richie Colf on mandolin, Joel Fedkiw on five-string banjo, and […]
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The Crooked North digs the dark dichotomy in bluegrass
The Crooked North blends bluegrass and old-time folk with a diesel kick that is both sharp and clean. It’s yesterday played today, and it comes on like a veritable freight train. But The Crooked North is playing with you. It candy coats its lyrical darkness in the light of its exuberant bluegrass. Bluegrass by its […]
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Album review: ‘Big Eyed Rabbit’
The Brothers Blue “Big Eyed Rabbit” Self-released thebrothersblue.com The Brothers Blue come bounding out of the gate on the band’s new album, “Big Eyed Rabbit,” and the careening swirl of old-time joy doesn’t let up for the entirety of its 13 cool, cool cuts. It is all kept fresh and smooth with a constant pop […]
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Album review: “No Candy”
The Vine Brothers “No Candy” Self-released thevinebrothers.com What New York City-based bluegrass trio The Vine Brothers lacks in volume, it makes up in tangible joy on its new eight-song outing, “No Candy.” That’s not to say they can’t raise hell, but the power of this band is in its subtlety and the air breathing between […]
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The Younger Gang
Despite its members converging from stylistically far reaching bands like Roots Collider, Blackened Blues, Sparx and Yarms, and Poetry For Thieves, The Younger Gang’s focus is kept intact and nailed to its roots by the plunka-plunka plink and twang of its namesake’s banjo. That’s not to say the band has individually abandoned their roots or deny where […]
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Frank reviews The Younger Gang
As the ghosts of so many mondo-cool rock shows of years gone by bounced off the walls of the empty pool that is Manhatan Square Park, The Younger Gang conjured bluegrassy boogiemen and specters of its own. This string-driven quartet takes the vintage patina of old-tyme music and applies it to a slightly modernized sound. […]
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Concert Review: Love Canon at Abilene
For me, the 1980’s were the last stand for pop, before the music got stupid, vapid, and insipid. That’s not to say that music of the “Me Decade” was for intellectuals. Let’s face it, we’re all a little blinded by science. But it’s amazing how those little neon ditties get stuck in your head. People […]
