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: ‘Kokopelli’
Auld Lang Syne ‘Kokopelli’ Self-released auldlangsyne.bandcamp.com Auld Lang Syne may be itinerant, but the incomparable duo will always be a Rochester band to me. Set for release on October 20, “Kokopelli” is Auld Lang Syne’s latest batch of exquisitely crafted indie folk songs, and it’s a consummate return to form. Last year’s album “Positively Phototactic” […]
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Album review: ‘Nowhere in Time’
Richie & Rosie “Nowhere in Time” Self-released richieandrosie.com “Nowhere in Time” doesn’t drop until sometime in November, but I felt compelled to let you in on it now so you can clear your calendar. What I particularly dig abut Richie & Rosie’s new CD is the room; you can hear the walls as they take […]
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Album review: ‘Positively Phototactic’
Auld Lang Syne “Positively Phototactic” Self-released auldlangsyne.bandcamp.com “Positively Phototactic” is the latest album from the extraordinarily mellow Auld Lang Syne since 2015’s “Last of the Honey Bees,” and the band has emerged with a slightly meaner sound this time. Start to finish, “Positively Phototactic” has the band’s sights on a path to oblivion. It does […]
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Album review: ‘The Wishing Well’
Susanna Rose “The Wishing Well” Self-released susannarose.bandcamp.com Susanna Rose is trying to break my heart, break me down, and make me sad. Her new album, “The Wishing Well,” is mellow in the extreme with chordal patterns that hang like battleship-grey skies in February. She handed the disc to me assuring me, matter-o-factly, it was even […]
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Album Review: ‘City Lights’
Driftwood “City Lights” Self-released driftwoodtheband.com Americana quartet Driftwood is a long-time regional favorite among folk music lovers. Yet with the release of its fourth studio recording, “City Lights,” the Binghamton-based band delivers a full-fledged pop record chock-full of radio-friendly melodic hooks and head-bobbing rhythms — while still delivering substantive songs brimming with outdoorsy energy, barn-burning […]
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With Susanna Rose, there’s more than meets the ear
The cocktail of talent, ingenuity, and hard work is what first draws listeners to an artist and their music. But it’s that indescribable and illusive quality that solidifies those fans. It’s something you can’t put your finger on. But who says you’ve got to understand every lick, lyric, and beat in the first place? If […]
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An Evening of Music and Conversation with John Sebastian
It was one of the great moments of the 1960’s. While helping out backstage at the Woodstock Festival, John Sebastian was asked to perform a song to stall for time. Midway through “Darling Be Home Soon,” he was so taken with the half-million young people in front of him that he slipped out of the […]
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MUSIC FEATURE: The Lumineers
It really only takes one band to spearhead the initiative, to get things rolling. Two bands and you’re underground. Three or more bands and it becomes a scene. And if one or more of those bands hits the Top 40 and is selling out venues wherever it plays, well, you’ve got yourself a movement — […]
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Turtle Hill Folk Festival
Head out to the Turtle Hill Folk Festival to fill your family’s final summer days with fiddlers, banjos, guitars, whistles, mandolins, dulcimers, harps, and toe-tapping. For three days, the Golden Link Folk Singing Society presents its annual festival with offerings ranging from concerts to workshops to dances to barbeques. Pitch a tent for field camping […]
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Maria Gillard
Simple, soft, and sweet folk music at the core: Maria Gillard (and her acoustic guitar) produce storytelling folk music honed over a 25-year career of performing and composing. Band members John Cianciola (piano), Mike Patric (bass), and Peter Monacelli (drums) round out Gillard’s sound for this performance. The Little’s other Jazz Fest offerings include nine […]
