Rochester rock band Maybird digs deeper into their psychedelic roots with a concept album chronicling Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland.”
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JAZZ-ROCK | Sam Snyder & Mike Kaupa
On August 21, guitarist Sam Snyder and trumpeter Mike Kaupa team up for the concert livestream “Front Row at Bop Shop Records.”
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Album review: ‘Things I Remember from Earth’
Maybird ‘Things I Remember from Earth’ 30th Century Records maybird.bandcamp.com Here’s another dose of that psychedelic pop from Maybird, with nods to emo and indie. The self-production on the new, 10-song disc “Things I Remember from Earth” has the band draped in a layered sonic tapestry throughout, though it doesn’t repeat itself. Each tune seems […]
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Album review: ‘Kokopelli’
Auld Lang Syne ‘Kokopelli’ Self-released auldlangsyne.bandcamp.com Auld Lang Syne may be itinerant, but the incomparable duo will always be a Rochester band to me. Set for release on October 20, “Kokopelli” is Auld Lang Syne’s latest batch of exquisitely crafted indie folk songs, and it’s a consummate return to form. Last year’s album “Positively Phototactic” […]
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Interview: ‘Overhand Sam’ Snyder
Sam Snyder — commonly known as “Overhand Sam,” for his unorthodox guitar-playing style — never tries to set expectations. He just imagines that each show, in its own way, will be a great time. The multifaceted, Rochester-based musician is on a roll right now: fronting his own band Overhand Sam (OHS) and working on the […]
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Maybird settles into Danger Mouse’s label
When we first sat down to kibitz with pop giant Maybird in 2014, the band was still vacillating between The Josh Netsky Band, which it was, and Maybird, which it was becoming. The band has since eased into that transition, and has hitched its wagon to some utterly amazing pop music: a gorgeous, psychedelic ebb […]
