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On Friday, November 10, Collin Jones will release his first solo EP, Specimen, released on Galaxy Diamond Records. A member of Rochester bands Haewa, Ocular Panther and Stereo Nest, this record offers a more personal, stripped down approach…

Ocular Panther, a prog rock band hailing from Rochester, NY, recently released their new album Insistences. With interesting chord progressions and guitar riffs, each song has a new, fresh sound that is easily distinct from the rest. Each…

The Night Lights Music Festival has announced its line-up for 2017.  The festival, now in it's seventh year, will be anchored by space rock innovators Papadosio and funktronic masters Dopapod. The three night event takes place at the Heron…

It's time for Round 2 of the Fourth Annual NYS Music March Madness! We've brought together 64 of New York's up and coming bands for a friendly tournament style competition for readers to discover new artists who call New York home. The…

It's March and it's time for the Fourth Annual NYS Music March Madness! We bring together 64 up and coming bands from across New York State for a friendly tournament style competition throughout the month of March for readers to discover…

An impressive crowd turned out for All Hallow's Eve at the Westcott Theater October 30. Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad usually lures a sizable slew of reggae lovers, affording The Simpkin Project an opportunity to bask in the splendor of a…

Oyster Bay, NY-based prog rock band TAUK will bring their all-instrumental onslaught up and down New York State next week, touring behind their just-released album Headroom. Starting on Wednesday, September 8, in Syracuse. The band will…

Toronto trio The New Deal played to a packed German House in Rochester on May 28. With energetic local group Ocular Panther as the opener. With clear influence from Dopapod and The Disco Biscuits, Ocular Panther brings good funk into…

If there is always a lesson to be learned, then the one imparted to those in attendance at the Flour City Station in Rochester last Thursday night was simply: Lyrics are overrated.  Two rising young bands owned the stage on that night.…