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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The new-look Photo City Music Hall is still a haven for punk, metal, and EDM
Danny Nielsen took a risk in renovating Photo City Music Hall during the live-concert hiatus, but its reputation helped keep things afloat.
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Emo band Carpool explores heartbreak, self-discovery on debut album
On “Erotic Nightmare Summer,” the four-piece emo band Carpool creates a modern commentary on love and loss.
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Album review: ‘Revolutions’
“Revolutions” — the fourth recording from Rochester band 1916 — is a perfect example of loud and fast Celtic punk, done louder and faster.
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Album review: ‘First Contact’
“First Contact” by Turkey Blaster Omega — Rochester’s new ska band in town — features punchy punk songwriting and wall-to-wall horns.
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Album review: ‘The Big Sound’
Wyatt Coin ‘The Big Sound’ Rockshow Records wyattcoin.bandcamp.com Wyatt Coin is a down-home punk, country, and rockabilly quartet currently based in Buffalo. Formed in 2014, the band has since released an EP and two live albums, and has played the vans Warped Tour twice. Wyatt Coin’s first full-length studio album "The Big Sound" – produced […]
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Interview: The Goddamn Gallows
Of all the bands currently out there liberally slathering the suffix “billy” all over their
diagnosis – as in psychobilly, punkabilly, swingabilly, et al. – The Goddamn Gallows makes the
most sense.
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Fresh Cut: ‘Bird Arms’ by Green Dreams
Green Dreams combines garage pop with nostalgic, psychedelic vibes on its quirky, new song “Bird Arms.”
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Album review: ‘Just One More’
Just One More “Just One More” Self-released justonemore.bandcamp.com Just One More’s new, self-titled EP explores existential questions, but it stays fun and keeps a not-too-serious vibe, all in a classic punk format. Just One More is the brainchild of singer and guitarist Brandin Ross, created when he was on hiatus from the punk band Preemptive […]
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Album review: ‘Sit & Smile’
Willow Bay “Sit & Smile” Self-released willowbay.bandcamp.com Let’s see now: thickly chopped power chords; snotty vocals; clever songs; little or no excessive guitar noodling; accelerated tempo. Lemme guess, it’s the new Green Day. No? Then it’s the Foxboro Hot Tubs? No? This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but Rochester punkers Willow Bay’s “Sit & Smile” […]
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Album review: ‘That Is Not Dead…’
Rotten UK “That Is Not Dead…” Hell’s Headbangers Records rotten-uk.bandcamp.com Rochester punks Rotten UK play a whole lot tighter than the genre requires on its new CD, “That Is Not Dead…” Not to worry, there’s plenty of minor-keyed slop and sleaze served up throughout with a snotty sneer. It’s got something from all of the […]
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Green Dreams
In the never-ending quest to corral punk, to throw a saddle on it and ride, bands and their fans spend countless hours in circular debate over this flexible genre’s beguiling definition and their own adherence to its limits. What is punk? Who is punk? Punk is a sound and attitude perfectly exemplified by Rochester’s Green […]
