For a year that saw live music grind to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 had no shortage of quality recorded music by Rochester-area artists.
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Album review: ‘Always Love’ by Maria Gillard Trio
With “Always Love,” local acoustic musician Maria Gillard lets fly with a new, 10-track CD full of wry wit and easy-going Americana.
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Folk musician Ben Proctor to play Bop Shop virtual concert on Friday
Folk musician Ben Proctor of The Crooked North will play a rare improvised set via livestream at Bop Shop Records on Friday night.
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ACOUSTIC | The Archive Ravens
The Archive Ravens’ Ava Sauer and Tom Andolsek will bring their tender acoustic ballads and exacting vocal harmonies to a Facebook Live performance on August 1.
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SPECIAL EVENT | ‘Floated Sofa Sounds’
On May 23 and 24, Floated Magazine hosts a live-streaming event designed to provide musicians with a performance platform and to raise funds to keep the publication above water amidst the COVID-19 aftermath.
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Local Music Quarantine Challenge yields three attempts at ‘Serenity’
Jackson Cavalier has challenged Rochester musicians to cover each other’s songs during the pandemic. Interestingly, Benny Bleu’s “Serenity Song” is the only one to be covered twice.
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HomeStage: John Dady
Jeff Spevak presents Rochester Music Hall of Famer John Dady in the first of WXXI’s HomeStage performances.
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Album review: ‘Nostalgia’
Throughout Auld Lang Syne’s 12-plus years of existence, the band has consistently written freshly melodic songs that draw from some of America’s richest musical traditions. But “Nostalgia” feels like its first bona fide rock ‘n’ roll album.
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Spooky & The Truth find a musical home in Rochester
Spooky & The Truth make music that frontman Riley Fressie, a k a Spooky Mulder, calls “city folk.” Formed in Philadelphia, the band has returned to its roots in Rochester and carved out a niche for itself.
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FOLK | Livingston Taylor
While James Taylor sold more records, his younger brother Livingston has also had a remarkable career. Both share the similarly gentle vocal timbre that can make you think you’re listening to the other one. Since emerging from the coffeehouse circuit, Livingston Taylor continues to create warm, well-crafted songs that draw from genres including folk, pop, […]
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FOLK | Mike Powell
An all-around talented guy — having chosen the life of a traveling songwriter over a surefire career in professional lacrosse — Mike Powell is also the owner and operator of the art studio Rising Feather Art in Cazenovia. Powell captivates audiences with his intimate storytelling, and is best known for his song “Twenty One Rounds,” […]
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AMERICANA | Aaron Lipp & Brian Williams
Multi-instrumentalist Aaron Lipp has a consistent angle he uses to wrangle all he explores: It’s bluesy, and country-politan, and it’s aaalright. Lipp moves between electric and acoustic guitars with a fluidity that’s loquacious and loose — he makes it look so damn easy. He’s played keyboards for Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad and Robert Randolph, […]
