Jared Johnson of Sore Ear Collective is using the DIY record label to make Rochester a meeting ground for hardcore, punk, and alternative bands.
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HomeStage: Sulaco
While the shutdown is not allowing the metal band Sulaco to perform live, it’s not stopping them from performing together — as demonstrated by the new song “Cutup.”
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Album review: ‘Always There’
Full Body ‘Always There’ Five Kill Records fullbody.bandcamp.com After four years together and a recent personnel change, local quartet Full Body is about to release its third studio album. Recorded mostly at Headroom Studios in Philadelphia, "Always There" delivers a sludgy mix of hardcore, grunge, slowcore, and shoegaze. Lead singer Dylan Vaisey’s vocals cut through […]
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Album review: ‘I Hate Me’
Taking Meds ‘I Hate Me’ Near Mint Records takingmeds.bandcamp.com A hardcore-emo quartet originally formed in Rochester in 2012 and now based in Brooklyn, Taking Meds offers relief for the angst-ridden soul. Featuring singer-guitarist Skylar Sarkis, screamer-guitarist Ben Kotin, bassist Jon Markson, and drummer Dan Abzug, the band recently unleashed its sixth release, "I Hate Me." […]
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Album review: ‘A Chorus to Carry Us Home’
Endangered Youth “A Chorus to Carry Us Home” Porchinit Tapes porchinit.bandcamp.com After some hellacious radio noise for an opening track, the music commences: Endangered Youth’s release of its entire discography, “A Chorus to Carry Us Home,” is a howling, hardcore harrang with tight, tight, tight segues. I mean, whoever produced this had to have used […]
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HARDCORE | Burn
Burn Every genre of music has those few, beloved records that are considered must-listens for newcomers. For hardcore punk, Burn’s self-titled 1990 EP is unquestionably one of those records. Expertly blending socio-political and environmental commentary with Agnostic Front inspired riffs, the record completely flipped the still-youthful genre on its head. Tracks like the barn-burning “…Shall […]
