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Like many musicians, Jason Pariseau has been writing a lot of music over the past year. And as some artists discover, what they write may not fit with their current group and they branch out from there. For Pariseau, this meant that while…

If you’re ready to step off the beaten path of musical genres, let Vacation Daze be your tour guide. The Rochester band’s latest release, The Upswing, leads the listener on a voyage through a fusion of sounds, to a place where the lines…

With 2017's Kick Out The Rocks, The Dirty Pennies blend blues with other styles of music, feeling out the boundaries of how far they could push the genre. Now with their new EP (aptly entitled EP) they've mapped out their niche: grungy…

Save the date. On Friday, April 19, the Dirty Pennies celebrate the release of their new EP with a show at the Bug Jar in Rochester. Special guests include Buffalo's Handsome Jack and indie rockers The Stedwells. Tickets are on sale…

Blue: the color of emotion. Savage: a primitive ferocity. Put together, "Blue Savage" is an apt title for a song that juxtaposes emotive vocal styling with heavy, driving riffs. While the four-piece indie rock project Old Fame is brand new,…

Komrads, a Synthpunk/Darkwave duo based out of Rochester, NY have released the first track off their upcoming album Resistor, due out on May 25 and now available for pre order. The track, "Prom Dress," is a post-punk inspired anthem about…

Seth Faergolzia stopped by The Bop Shop for the 10th of fifteen episodes in this season's Rochester Indie Musician Spotlight. The experimental folk rock artist spoke with the show's producer/host Dan Gross about Multibird and his other…

The ninth episode of this season's Rochester Indie Musician Spotlight series features guitarist Mark Grover. In this session, Grover talks with producer and host Dan Gross about what drew him to playing this style of guitar and his process…

The latest installment of Rochester Indie Musician Spotlight starred critically acclaimed award winning saxophonist Jimmie Highsmith Jr. In this, the eight installment of season 5 of the series, Highsmith is interviewed by host Dan Gross…

Folk rock band Grand Canyon Rescue Episode stars in the 7th episode of this season's Rochester Indie Musician Spotlight, a video interview and performance series. In this week's interview segment, front man Tom Mahoney speaks with host Dan…