In addition to having arguably one of the cooler band names in all of Smugtown, The Mighty High and Dry is the sum of some impressive parts. Members of this elite ensemble have flexed in the wall-o-brash brass that was The Po’ Boys Brass Band and the funky-as-it-gets boogie of Street Level. Compared to those […]
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MUSIC FEATURE: Greg “Stackhouse” Prevost
Anticipation ran high amongst the glitterati and the black-clad hoi polloi as Rochester rocker Greg Prevost mounted the Skylark Lounge stage in his high-heeled shoes. A few in the joint had laid ears on his new bluesy solo disc, “Mississippi Murderer,” but most were in the dark, not knowing what to expect on this chilly […]
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Bassnectar: a spaz of madness
Bassnectar may not be a household name, but for underground electronic fans, he’s a musical maelstrom. He’s a painter whose canvas is musical waves and ambient beats. He’s half metal, half underground-style aficionado, collector, and librarian, and all electronic-music guru. And when that bass drops, watch out. The fans lap it up.
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MUSIC FEATURE: Green Day
A Green Day show is simply spectacular, but without too much emphasis on spectacle and fluff. Green Day just digs in and goes, plugs in and peels out. The band — singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, drummer Tre Cool, and guitarist Jason White — has re-defined, or at the very least dominated, pop/punk […]
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MUSIC FEATURE: Houston Person
Houston Person still remembers the day in 1950 that changed his life. He was a typical 16-year-old in his hometown of Florence, South Carolina. He sang in the high-school choir and glee club, but he was mostly interested in football and basketball. Then, Christmas morning, his parents gave him a surprise gift: a tenor saxophone. […]
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Let it be
After years bumping around the music business, Cruelty Free’s Corey Bates doesn’t push it or try too hard anymore. He’s content to let go and let it be. Through career ups and downs on both coasts, the singer-guitarist no longer questions his intentions or those of his music. “I used to say, ‘Am I over […]
