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Gowanus is a New York City canal. Gowanus is a New York City neighborhood. And, Gowanus is a New York City band. Gowanus, the band, recently released their 2nd album, Before the Devil Knows Your Dead. Members Duke Kurick (guitar), Alan…

Tom Hamilton's American Babies closed out a lengthy fall tour at Rochester's Flour City Station. The 31-date tour lasted seven weeks and visited 29 cities spanning 17 states. That's a lot of miles logged and a lot of notes played. They…

Amidst a seemingly non-stop tour, Nashville 4-piece psych rockers All Them Witches make a stop at Rochester's Bug Jar on Saturday night. The band is touring in support of Dying Surfer Meets His Maker, released somewhat appropriately the day…

Guitarist Stephane Wrembel reached some level of notoriety when he was the man behind Woody Allen's Gypsy-jazz-inspired film Sweet and Lowdown. He has gone on to do a few more soundtracks for Allen, as well as others. It is easy to see why…

If you go see a Gillian Welch show, you'll see her husband Dave Rawlings accompany her on guitar and vocals. If you go see a Dave Rawlings show, you'll see Welch accompany him on guitar and vocals. The difference is who's driving. At a…

The first day of November, the day after Halloween, All Saints Day. Or, if you're seeing the Colorado road warriors, Yonder Mountain String Band maybe it's All 'Strings' Day. The night prior, the blocks around Anthology in the East End of…

It was a misty cool mid-Autumn Tuesday evening, in a quiet revitalized corner of Buffa-vento at the Iron Works. Sometime after 9 p.m., the three women of And the Kids (Hannah Mohan on guitar/ukelele, Rebecca Lasaponaro on drums and Taliana…

At its core, Blitzen Trapper is, and always has been, a rock band. All Across This Land, released last Friday, is first and foremost a rock record, and probably their most focused effort yet. As has been the case for most of their career,…

There was nary a stone unturned when the two-set, three-hour concert that Aqueous presented at Flour City Station in Rochester was through. New songs were revealed, old songs were unearthed anew, peaks were reached and valleys were…

Folk mastermind Dave Rawlings and his equally masterful wife Gillian Welch are making a lot of news lately, and it is music to the ears of fans everywhere. First off, they accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting from the…