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Brett Jones attended SUNY Fredonia and currently lives in Rochester, New York. He is an avid road-tripper, outdoorsman and music fan. Some favorite bands (in no particular order) include: Pavement, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Phish, Haewa, STS9, Ocupanther, Johnny Cash and LCD Soundsystem. Outside of writing about music, Brett writes poetry and fiction, with recent work appearing in Dark Matter, Gambling The Aisle, RPDsociety, and forthcoming in Tribe Magazine.

News

Bonnaroo 2015 Dates Announced

Brett Jones Oct 19, 2014

Bonnaroo Music Festival will return to Great Stage Park (AKA "The Farm") in Manchester, Tennessee from June 11-15, 2015. While the 2015 lineup has yet to be announced, Bonnaroo is known for big name headliners among hundreds bands; notable…

Electronic

Bassnectar Returns To Rochester with Son of Kick and Kill Paris for ‘Noise VS Beauty…

Brett Jones Oct 2, 2014

Attention Upstate Bassheads: this is the show. Legendary DJ Lorin Ashton AKA Bassnectar will again take over Rochester this Friday, October 3, as part of his "NVSB 2014 Tour" performing alongside notable acts Son of Kick, hailing from…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Ocupanther’s Third Album, ‘Data Stretching’

Brett Jones Oct 1, 2014

To mark the first day of autumn, Ocupanther released their third album, Data Stretching, showing a conscious evolution from last year’s release, Progressor, while continuing to hammer down a focused sound. Overall the record might fit into…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: moe.’s ‘No Guts, No Glory!’

Brett Jones May 26, 2014

Pretend for a second that you are in the band moe.: you’ve been playing together for twenty-five years, performed alongside rock-and-roll legends, hosted major festivals for fifteen years, acquired a cult-like following, and now you are…

Rochester

Well Worn Boot & Mr. Boneless at Buffalo’s Central Park Grill

Brett Jones Feb 23, 2014

Despite their stylistic differences, Buffalo-based bands Well Worn Boot and Mr. Boneless are both independently known for their high-energy rock-and-roll shows. If you put the two on a bill together in their hometown, you’re lucky if the…

Features

TONIGHT: Haewa Returns To Temple for January Residency

Brett Jones Jan 22, 2014

Haewa, road warriors and psychedelic-punk-jam-rock power trio, will be once again taking the stage tonight at Temple Bar & Grill in Rochester, New York. With two Wednesdays in the bag and two more two go, these guys have made one thing…

Music Festivals

Well Worn Boot Now Accepting Submissions for ‘Wild Wild Fest’

Brett Jones Jan 22, 2014

Rowdy, unique and uncontainable are just three words to describe a Well Worn Boot show – and this year’s Wild Wild Fest is sure to be no different. A music and camping festival held at Willow Creek Winery in Silver Creek, NY, this…

Rochester

Farewell, Dub Land Underground

Brett Jones Jan 17, 2014

Rochester lost a gem with this one. Despite its imperfections, Dub Land Underground was home for a variety of local bands, a destination for niche national acts and a launching pad for some of our regions finest musicians. Those memories…

Rochester

Ocupanther Three-Hour Set on DubLand Rochester

Brett Jones Dec 23, 2013

When Ocupanther plays Rochester, even the most loyal fans can expect a few surprises and sharp new tunes. December 6th was no exception as Ocupanther returned to Dubland Underground on a snowy Friday night that saw a room full of old…

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