Once upon a time, from around 1975 to 1995, the Rochester music scene was stuck in analog limbo, with a dubious digital solution waiting in the wings. It was a growing scene that fed off itself: Local musicians put out records, which would inspire their peers to issue their own records to supplement their income and further express their art.
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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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Fresh Cut: ‘Cherry on Top’ by No Glitter
With the song “Cherry on Top,” No Glitter’s Billy Martin has created a full-bodied, 90’s-influenced rocker that celebrates reconnecting with old friends.
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Fresh Cut: ‘Safe in the Shade’ by Dallas Greene
Dallas Greene continues expanding her musical boundaries with the release of her latest single “Safe in the Shade,” a dark alternative pop song that grapples with loving someone from a shadowed distance.
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Fresh Cut: ‘Pedaling’ by The Able Bodies
The new video from The Able Bodies’ “Pedaling” casts the synth-pop duo as fitness enthusiasts, and the track spins toward pure bliss.
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Fresh Cut: ‘I’m in the Pool, Man’ by Passive Aggressives Anonymous
John Valenti is at it again. Although the mastermind behind Rochester’s most darkly satirical indie band Passive Aggressives Anonymous recently relocated to sunny California, it hasn’t dislodged his tongue from his cheek. If anything, with his newly released music video, “I’m in the Pool, Man,” Valenti seems freshly inspired. The musician and filmmaker is still […]
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Album review: ‘Snapshot: Chaos’
MdotCoop started his passion for hip-hop at the ripe age of 10 with a tape recorder and a cassette, eager to see where these new sounds would take him. Fast forward years later and the Rochester emcee has released multiple projects under the MdotCoop name. He’s earned his place as a talented spitter and a […]
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Album review: ‘Subterranean Sweatpants’
With “Subterranean Sweatpants,” Moses Rockwell keeps his trend of coming out with at least one project a year. I’m honestly surprised that he can keep up the pace considering just how much substance he brings to the table. Rockwell clearly leans more than most toward left-field hip-hop, allowing his dizzying word play and snarky lyricism […]
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Fresh Cut: ‘Negative Space’ by Ben Morey
Eschewing the pop panache of his magnum opus, “Mt. Doom,” Ben Morey opts for a scaled-down and somber sound on his new singe, “Negative Space”
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My Vegan Uncle puts its stamp on neo-jazz
Over the years, Roberts Wesleyan College has been an unassuming home for several important independent artists during their formative musical years. The husband and wife duo Timothy and Kathy Dick of Auld Lang Syne, indie folk-pop musician and frequent Sufjan Stevens collaborator DM Stith, and frontwoman Teagan Ward of Teagan and the Tweeds have all […]
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Ask a punk
Rochester punks — and adherents abroad — face new challenges, from inside as well as out. Are they ready for what’s coming? Can punk save itself like it saved rock ‘n’ roll? Or is punk dead?
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Album review: ‘Honey from the Rock’
Druse “Honey from the Rock” Head2Wall Records druse.bandcamp.com Love is music’s favorite topic. More often than not, though, music’s love comes in shallow forms. It’s shiny infatuation or sad yet optimistic heartache. “All you need is love” sounds good on paper, until you realize reality is little more complicated. “Honey from the Rock” is an […]
