Album Review

Full Body is a Rochester-based rock band that has been making music that fits their name. The band’s deep brand of gangly rock is unique and rounded, tying in elements of shoegaze and post-rock to make something in the realm of noise…

NYC’s brass-funk quintet Lucky Chops are releasing their brand new, self-titled album Lucky Chops to the public tomorrow. Fans who donated to support the album’s production were treated to the full album a day early. Lucky Chops isn’t…

Sometimes, often unexpectedly, life decides to take a plate of glass and smash you right in the face. When that happens, you can either retreat and regroup or take that sharp, broken glass and smash back. That is what Adapter did with…

Rochester based multi-instrumentalist Alex Northrup and his band The Backup released their six-song album in March titled Long Story Short. The band is made up of Alex Northrup (keyboard, vocals), Andrew Carter (bass guitar, backup…

Brooklyn-based quintet Of Clocks and Clouds is a psychedelic rock powerhouse whose sound has been turning heads all over NYS and beyond. Their inclusion on numerous lists of bands to keep an eye on isn't uncanny, it's deserved. Through…

Ticonderoga native Marty Wendall has been a local superstar since the 1960's, sharing the stage and touring with musical titans such as Carl Perkins, Arlo Guthrie and Johnny Cash. Drawing from a rich and storied career, nearly sixty years…

Frightened Rabbit's Tiny Changes released on July 12 pays tribute to the former frontman, Scott Hutchison.  The album is a collection of covers off their 2008 album, Midnight Organ Fight, which marked the band's breakthrough into the music…

Hail the almighty bass - a beautiful cornerstone of countless bands through history. Its versatility is a product of its transformation over time, to become a tool that is both seismic and transient. With such a dichotomy, the…

Josh and Adam Netsky have been mainstays on the Rochester music scene for the past decade at least. Older brother Josh was writing songs beyond his years, while Adam brought the songs to life both on stage, playing drums, and on…

There are two types of people in this world: those who like country and those who don’t. It can sound hokey, melancholy and just plain sad. There’s no denying that Megg Farrell & Friends have touches of those iconic country groups,…