If the profane brilliance I’ve read in his Facebook posts is any indication, Steve Pavia is this town’s Charles Bukowski: a tragic, self-effacing figure; a no-club lone wolf; a lonesome stranger with a lonesome guitar. Pavia was a stalwart fixture on the scene back in the day, as they say. Many years ago (I’m figuring […]
Monty’s Krown
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Concert Review: Vinyl Orange Ottoman, Heatseeker, Ice Nine Kills
You know, with the exception of a few bands like Deep Purple or The Apes (I’m sure there are more, but those two popped into my head first), I’m used to seeing and hearing keyboards and organs — oh wait, I forgot Journey; you can’t forget Journey — played as a support instrument, or as […]
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The Ginger Faye Bakers
While driving to Petco the other day, I shoved the Ginger Faye Bakers’ boss disc, “Feast,” into my dashboard, cranked the volume, and did a double take. I could’ve sworn I heard the ghost of Ron Asheton haunt the speakers amidst this Rochester band’s heavy jam. The Ginger Faye Bakers rock harder than a lot […]
