Amanda Lee Peers’s album “Sinner” reflects the singer-songwriter’s inner transformation since appearing on “The Voice” nearly seven years ago.
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Alyssa Trahan’s ‘We Used to Be Happy’ has a Nashvegas veneer
On the new single “We Used to Be Happy,” a glossy pop-music sheen dulls the authenticity of Alyssa Trahan’s country tune.
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Ryan Sutherland’s ‘Loner’s Paradise’ is equal parts mystique and stark reality
On his retro-rock album “Loner’s Paradise,” singer-songwriter Ryan Sutherland mixes melancholic lyrics with casual guitars and bouncy vocal hooks.
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Songwriter Alan Murphy searches for connection in the COVID-19 era
Alan Murphy has created a local chapter of Nashville Songwriters Association International to help musicians share songs during the pandemic.
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Connor Benincasa gets ‘Comfy’ on new indie pop album for Dadstache Records
“Volume For” — the latest album from Connor Benincasa’s project Comfy — is a 14-track salutation of intelligent, tightly arranged pop-rock songs.
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Ben Morey scales back and settles down
Since his first album with The Eyes, Ben Morey married, bought a new home, and opened a music school. At 33, he has settled down.
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R&B singer-songwriter Sherice Barnes emerges with ‘Moody’ music
Though Rochester’s Sherice Barnes was once afraid to take the stage, she has since found her voice as the R&B singer-songwriter She Rise.
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Sequestered recording sessions
Sally Louise, Luke Cornwell, and the duo Luxury Robe used the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic to create new music and evolve as artists.
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SINGER-SONGWRITER | Evan Meulemans
With his distinctive, genre-defying voice , Rochester singer-songwriter Evan Meulemans will provide an incidental performance at Black Button Distilling on September 4..
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Album review: ‘Big Black Heart’
Singer-songwriter Teressa Wilcox brings more moxie to the music on her latest album, “Big Black Heart.”
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Track review: ‘Keeping On’
On his latest single, Rochester singer-songwriter Mikey James gives a nod to Bob Dylan, achieving a vintage pop feel with smirking lyrical humor.
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Album review: ‘Popular Songs That Will Live Forever’
On his latest solo release, Rochester’s Alex Northrup churns out whimsical chamber pop with a timeless mystique.
