The late saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis was known for his work with James Brown and Van Morrison. But Ellis was also a key figure in the Rochester music scene.
Greg Townson
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Rochester musicians remember their first instruments
You always remember your first. Rochester musicians reminisce about the instruments that helped shape their careers.
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The Fox Sisters, Greg Townson, and love in the time of coronavirus
Due to the coronavirus, new albums by both The Fox Sisters and Greg Townson are internet-only releases, for the time being.
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Album review: ‘Just Name It’
Rochester-based rocker Greg Townson hits the bullseye with the new album “Just Name It,” his third stab at pure pop sugar.
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The Hi-Risers make their own kind of fun
Rochester’s rock ‘n’ roll roustabouts The Hi-Risers’ new album kicks off with that snap, crackle, and pop the band has become known for. Album number nine, “My Kind of Fun,” is pure Hi-Risers, full of clever licks and hooks. You can dance to it, too. The tenacious trio has become its own thing over the […]
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Greg Townson unmasked
The Rochester musician just played in front of 50,000 fans in Mexico City. Now, he’s hanging out for happy hour at Abilene.
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JD McPherson
For 29 of the 35 years that drummer Jason Smay has spent on the globe, his snappy beats have gotten asses out of seats and started them shaking. An amazingly solid, in-the-pocket performer, he’s kept time with an array of classic rock ‘n’ rollers. Smay has done time — and kept it — in groups […]
