With help from producer and engineer Dave Anderson, the Rochester blues rock band Rain is now releasing “1971…The Lost Album,” nearly 50 years after it was recorded.
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Album review: ‘EP’
The Dirty Pennies ‘EP’ Self-released thedirtypennies.com Looking for a guitar hero? Look no further than The Dirty Pennies, a Rochester trio which, on its new “EP,” serves up the songs like cuts of lo-fi beef. It’s slick, but it’s not showy. It’s primal rock ‘n’ roll with just the right amount of blues to keep […]
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Album review: ‘Take Me as I Am: The Muscle Shoals Sessions’
Meg Williams ‘Take Me as I Am: The Muscle Shoals Sessions’ Nola Blue Records megwilliamsmusic.com Nazareth College alumnus and Nashville singer-songwriter Meg Williams is a sweet goddess on the outside and a talented, blues-rock beast on the inside, celebrating her third full-length release since 2014. Williams brings the edge in her new, self-affirming album, "Take […]
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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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Carolyn in Wonderland
My love of Carolyn Wonderland began with my love of Johnny Winter, in particular, a love for his 1973 recording of Rick Derringer’s “Still Alive and Well.” That song has been my litmus test for blues artists who wring some rock into the stew along with their own blood and sweat. When Wonderland performed at […]
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Miller and The Other Sinners breaks the blues’ rules
David Miller’s blues is about letting go and being let go. He was always active in music, leading bands in high school and playing in church, but it was never his main focus. Then, four years back, he was fired. “In 2013,” Miller says, “when the company I worked for was bought out and my […]
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Album review: ‘Kick out the Rocks’
The Dirty Pennies “Kick out the Rocks” Self-released thedirtypennies.bandcamp.com With the title track as a nod to the late, great Chuck Berry, Rochester’s The Dirty Pennies keep the blues, rock ‘n’ roll, and straight-up garage rock from devouring one another on its debut full-length, “Kick out the Rocks.” The album isn’t as raw as the […]
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The Dirty Pennies is keeping the blues relevant
Even The Dirty Pennies gets the blues. The Rochester trio is part of a nouveaux approach that’s gonna keep those blues alive and relevant. Often the genre gets steam-rolled by who plays it and how it’s being played, but not with The Dirty Pennies. It’s simple: the band is primitive with a mean gutbucket guitar […]
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Significant Other works with a mighty pedigree
It’s readily apparent from the minute you slide Significant Other’s CD, “House Of Cards,” into the player that this is a significantly tight outfit. The band’s slick layering and cooperation leaves its beloved bluesy influences augmented to the point of being more than just the bar band its members claim it to be. This sweet […]
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Boom Chick
Boom Chick plays a special Sunday night show at Abilene to remind us of two universal truths: summer is hot and rock music should be loud. With songs like “When I Don’t Love my Rock and Roll” or “Ghost of Bo Diddley,” it’s no secret that the group pays homage to the golden age of […]
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Boom Chick
Boom Chick plays a special Sunday night show at Abilene to remind us of two universal truths: summer is hot and rock music should be loud. With songs like “When I Don’t Love my Rock and Roll” or “Ghost of Bo Diddley,” it’s no secret that the group pays homage to the golden age of […]
