Rochester’s powerhouse soul singer, Danielle Ponder, has caught the attention of NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest with her song “Poor Man’s Pain.”
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The F Word: The uplifting side of live-streaming
The same internet that’s been blamed for driving a wedge between musicians and audiences may be the very thing that saves our sanity and our souls.
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Quarantined: COVID-19 moves musicians to think outside the box
COVID-19 presents an entirely new challenge for musicians. With canceled shows and suddenly decreased incomes, local artists are finding alternative ways to connect to their audiences.
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Songs for ‘social distancing’
There are plenty of ways to support the Rochester-area musicians you love during this challenging time of canceled shows, but it all starts with giving them a listen. Here’s a set of 14 songs with local ties, to pass the time as you wait things out at home.
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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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Album review: ‘American Record’
The Mighty High and Dry ‘American Record’ Interrupt Records themightyhighanddry.com With Rochester quartet The Mighty High and Dry, leader Alan Murphy has solidified his sound and distinctive point of view within the band’s musical framework. The songs on the band’s new six-cut recording “American Record” are unapologetic, with a profound ache at their core that […]
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Film preview: Witness Palestine Rochester
The annual Witness Palestine Film Festival seeks to examine the Palestine-Israel conflict from a human rights perspective, screening films that center the point of view of everyday citizens in the region and illustrate the realities on the ground in both Israel and occupied Palestinian territories.
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Fresh Cut: ‘I Was Living Here’ by The Mighty High and Dry
The Mighty High and Dry “I Was Living Here” Self-released themightyhighanddry.com Soulful Rochester rockers The Mighty High and Dry have struck a nerve on its new single, “I Was Living Here.” With guest vocals by roots rocker Brian Lindsay and soul singer Danielle Ponder, each weighing in on a verse, the band addresses nascent issues […]
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Eight bands to watch in 2016
Fortunately, Rochester’s fertile music scene is diverse and doesn’t lean in one direction. Some bands have lofty aspirations of hitting the road and hitting it big; others are into it for the beer and a chance to get out of the house once a week. All of those bands are spread out over a broad […]
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Concert Review: “Music at Corn Hill Arts Festival and Big Rib BBQ and Blues Fest”
All the original Ramones are dead and gabba gabba hey gone and yet Kanye still walks the earth. Who’s in charge here? So, I Mounted the two-wheeler and dodged the drizzle to hit the outside scene. The Corn Hill Arts Festival is such a cool event. As folks milled around buying lawn ornaments they didn’t […]
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MUSIC FEATURE: Danielle Ponder
At the forefront of funk-soul-rock act Black August’s infectious groove was Danielle Ponder, a fireball of soul, of consciousness, of action. The Rochester band was at its best, playing great shows, drawing big crowds, when it surprisingly opted for a fade to black. Ponder was in law school at Northeastern University in Boston for three […]
