Goron “The Blood Bog” Self-released goron.bandcamp.com It’s really an easy procedure: pop the CD in the dash and mash the play button. Give a couple of critical spins, let fly with what you like about the album or not, and then let the world know. One thing however that makes my job a little harder […]
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Album review: ‘Coming Home’
A Girl Named Genny “Coming Home” Self-released agirlnamedgenny.com A Girl Named Genny’s first full-length album, “Coming Home,” feels a lot like getting behind the wheel on the first spring day. It’s a joyride. Shifting between bluegrass, Southern rock, folk, and everything in between, the album is like taking a twisting backroad, jumping from scene to […]
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Moving Mountains breathes a little fresh air
It’s sheer music biz savvy: A band celebrates 10 years together, releases a new CD, hires a new bass player, sets up a celebratory gig, and then breaks up. Pure genius. That’s precisely what Moving Mountains — then known as The Goods — did a year and a half ago. And the band — drummer […]
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Fresh Cut: ‘Little Girl’ by Sam Nitsch
“Little Girl,” the first single off Sam Nitsch’s “Conscience,” is an innocent love-ballad for a teenage crush
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Album review: ‘Candy Isle’
Candy Isle “Channel Surfing” Self-released candyisle.bandcamp.com I’m not sure if I’ve ever heard Sleater-Kinney sing a madrigal, but I know what it might sound like: the Rochester acoustic duo Candy Isle. Topic-wise, “Channel Surfing” is a concept record about, well, channel surfing and the joy of landing on your favorite shows. It’s fairly light-hearted stuff […]
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Album review: ‘Get Wild Somewhere’
Jon Lewis Band “Get Wild Somewhere” Self-released whoisjonlewis.com With a throwback talkbox-soaked cascade and crush, the Jon Lewis Band hits the sky running with its brand new CD, “Get Wild Somewhere.” It’s a cool, cool album that beautifully shows off Lewis’s teeter-totter dynamics as a songwriter and as a performer. Just dig the Lloyd Cole-esque […]
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Album review: ‘Searching Hands’
Buffalo Sex Change “Searching Hands” Admirable Trait Records buffalosexchange.bandcamp.com Buffalo Sex Change is back with a new set of songs, following up a self-titled, full-length debut album that more closely replicated the duo’s high energy performances. On “Searching Hands,” all the elements that make BSXC potent are still there: Phil Pierce’s jangly, surf-tossed guitar work; […]
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Album review: ‘Black Holes’
Great Red “Black Holes” Self-released facebook.com/greatredband On its debut EP, “Black Holes,” Great Red makes music that slowly but surely pulls the listener into the sound. The band sounds completely contemporary, but it’s also a throwback to 90’s alt-rock. The guitars of Mark Bamann and frontman Zach Kochan can be alternately subtle and bombastic, including […]
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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: ‘Irregardless’
Superty Dupes “Irregardless” Self-released supertydupes.bandcamp.com While the lyrical concepts on Superty Dupes’ new album, “Irregardless,” aren’t so serious, the music is no joke. Right off the bat, Superty Dupes slaps the listener in the face with a big, fat stack of funk on “Pancakes.” Throughout the album, Jim Watkins rips solos on his guitar and […]
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Breaking rules to help the homeless
James Jackson, aka Kaiser Solzie, wants to use his story to inspire others going through some of the same struggles he has.
