ocular panther

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…

It's time for Round 2 of the 2017 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 original…

It's March and it's time for the 2017 NYS Music March Madness, Round 1! 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…

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 - Consider the Source Ocular Panther…

A few months back the band nicknamed as Ocupanther reverted to their full name Ocular Panther and started touring as a three piece with multi-instrumentalist Collin Jones handling guitar and keys. The all instrumental…

Aqueous - a four-piece out of Buffalo - has been making waves recently in the ever crowded and continually diversifying jam band circuit. Those waves hit my ears finally on a frigid night at the Flour City Station in Rochester. Flying out…