Album Review

Anyone whose life revolves around music, seeks out new ear candy as often as possible. The most difficult thing is to find something that really piques your interest, especially a complete album. During my third listen through the new…

The jazz-fusion, disco-funk band from Michigan, the Macpodz, recently dropped their latest release, Underwater Encounter, and this album will light up a room. "Leijah's Victory Lap I" eases listeners in with a breezy jazz tempo, while…

Eric Clapton released his twenty-third studio album, I Still Do, on Friday, May 19, in what may be a farewell to a storied career as the blues and rock legend interprets his own musical heroes and peers across 12 well placed tracks. If this…

The Hairs is the freak-pop project of Kevin Alvir. Inspired by underground comics, alternative comedy, DIY K-records pop, and Flying Nun records, the Hairs write songs about dying houseplants, barbarian life, prison stays, gay male bonding,…

Future Rock's music dances on elegantly etched lines of melody, while their sleek rock beat creates waves in the electronic tune; a favorable combination that won't let listeners stand still. Long Ago, their newly released album, stands out…

Epigram, a short saying representing a larger meaning or idea. The album art for Gramatik's ninth album, Epigram, is the epigram. Being an outspoken advocate of free music sharing, Gramatik often engages in discussion on Twitter. The…

Rochester’s self-described “new wave influenced indie-pop” group The Heroic Enthusiasts have spun their new EP Memory Wheel and landed on a unique combination of musical genres. Released in February 2016 on Jam Tom Music, the…

He's collaborated with the likes of Dave Matthews, Mike Gordon and the Butthole Surfers, been branded the world's best banjoist by Texas roots-rocker Robert Earl Keen and honored by comedian-musician Steve Martin himself with a prize of…

In the years 1998 and 2003 a collaboration of musicians assembled to record 3 songs.  Lead by David "Solid" Gould, formerly of John Brown's Body, Record New Highs features artists such as Brian Wilson (Anna Koogan, Johnny Dowd), Nate…

What does a music-monger love more than great weather on Shakedown Street? The answer is a solo project from a member of a favorite band. SOLARiS drummer Dan Lyons has released Trinity, the third studio album from the New York City …