On its new EP, indie rock band Great Red continues to up its game with mood music that can be either soothing or edgy.
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Album review: ‘Die Alone’
Great Red ‘Die Alone’ Self-released greatred.bandcamp.com Seemingly out of an astute nothingness comes the clever buildup. It’s a buildup that sits patiently with the listeners hanging around Great Red’s bullpen. The new EP, “Die Alone” exemplifies restraint, with the promise of a rather stark psychedelia right around the corner and in your face. Though the […]
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Yarms: a profile in musical curiosity
If you’ve frequented the folk and singer-songwriter circuits in Rochester in the last 10 years, you’ve probably heard Ryan Yarmel play. Every Wednesday this month at Abilene Bar and Lounge, Yarmel is hosting a stylistically diverse concert series called the “Yarms February Frolic.”
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Album review: ‘Black Holes’
Great Red “Black Holes” Self-released facebook.com/greatredband On its debut EP, “Black Holes,” Great Red makes music that slowly but surely pulls the listener into the sound. The band sounds completely contemporary, but it’s also a throwback to 90’s alt-rock. The guitars of Mark Bamann and frontman Zach Kochan can be alternately subtle and bombastic, including […]
