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For a band, that by normal band-conventions shouldn't even exist, Rubblebucket is stronger and as vibrant as ever. Leaders and remaining original members, Kalmia Travers and Alex Toth, have both climbed personal hurdles over the last…

It was an unremarkable day on the calendar and a fairly unremarkable day outside, but inside the doors of Anthology in Rochester big things were happening. Buffalo's Aqueous, who've called Rochester their second home since near their…

Chris Thile, taking a break from his day job as host of the radio show "Live From Here," got the band back together for a spring tour with the Punch Brothers. The tour started with a return to the State Theatre in Ithaca, N.Y. A place…

Dead Horses, a duo from Wisconsin, and Honeysuckle, a trio from Boston, met somewhere in the middle Tuesday night - geographically in the middle via Rochester, NY to be exact - as a part of the latest show put on by Honest Folk. The show…

Americana journeyman Reed Foehl was on his way to make a new home in Nashville, looking to expand on the success he found in co-writing "Fly" off of Lee Ann Womack's Grammy-nominated album The Way I'm Livin'. But then news came from…

On a snowy night in Ithaca on the precipice of the deep freeze, known as the Polar Vortex, a young college town crowd braved the elements to warm up to folk-rock breakout, Rayland Baxter and his 5-piece band. In the midst of a lengthy…

Toronto quartet Wild Rivers returned to Rochester after their set this summer opening for Donna the Buffalo at the outdoor party, Band on the Bricks. Now it was winter, and the eternally gray skies were falling in the form of cold rain.…

moe. returned to the stage early in 2018 after a short unplanned hiatus to end 2017 due to bassist Rob Derhak's triumphant battle with cancer. But that didn't slow the band down one bit. They hit the ground running and didn't look back,…

The Ballroom Thieves returned to the Arbor Loft for another show put on by Honest Folk. They stopped by last winter, Valentines Day to be exact, and were back for another frigid Rochester night. The folksy trio was back to let Rochester…

2019 Newport Folk Festival tickets went on sale last Thursday and completely sold out all three days within a matter of hours. This news is not particularly surprising as the festival has been selling out with increasing quickness over the…