Tyler Westcott presents the fifth annual Folkfaces Fest, a high-energy roots music weekend, from Sept. 30 through Oct. 3 in Darien Center.
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Album review: ‘Medical Record’ by Tyler Westcott & Dr. Jazz
On the new album “Medical Record,” Buffalo-based musicians Tyler Westcott & Dr. Jazz take listeners back to the classic jazz of the ’20s and ’30s.
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Calendar preview: Suddenly it’s summer
This week’s selection of events includes a celebration of World Otter Day, history talks and writing workshops, garden planning, music sessions, and artist talks.
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Local Music Quarantine Challenge yields three attempts at ‘Serenity’
Jackson Cavalier has challenged Rochester musicians to cover each other’s songs during the pandemic. Interestingly, Benny Bleu’s “Serenity Song” is the only one to be covered twice.
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AMERICANA | The Observers
When Buffalo musician Tyler Westcott comes into Rochester, as he does regularly, there’s no telling which of his bands he’ll be bringing with him. But fans in the 585 will have plenty of options this month: the Django-inspired jazz quartet The Paper Roses, the bluesy roots music dynamo that is Folkfaces, and the old-timey hot […]
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Folkfaces frontman Tyler Westcott hosts January residency at The Little
Buffalo musician Tyler Westcott adds his own new, soulful twist to traditional forms of American roots music like folk, bluegrass, and the blues.
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Folk face the music
Folk Faces fan the flames of burning Americana and other root styles with a casual unpretentious swing. Electric guitar, banjo, washboard, saxophone, et al — the combined instrumentation isn’t the least bit normal. The band looks like it picked up its gear at a garage sale. Though at times they come on frenetic, Folk Faces […]
