Overhand Sam Releases Debut EP
We’re a little late to the game on this one. Rochester multi-instrumentalist (and Maybird member) “Overhand” Sam Snyder released Debut EP back in July, a deliciously fresh take on contemporary blues rock that gives off a faint Besnyo vibe. The four-track banger...
Rochester’s princess//princess Releases New EP
Call it punk, call it lo-fi, or call it tweemo, Rochester's princess//princess' new EP is full of it. Upon reaching my goal, I am completely underwhelmed. is a set of six raucous bedroom-esque recordings full of bouncy guitar and, at times, some surprisingly dark...
Louis Bijoux Releases Debut Album
One of the more interesting releases we have come across this week is the debut project from Rochester based pop musician, Louis Bijoux. That's about all we could find on the guy. His first release, Bijoux, is a collection of lo-fi, Cure-esque post punk backed by...
Genesee Live Debuts New Session feat. Buffalo Sex Change
We have been really enjoying Rochester duo Buffalo Sex Change lately in the blog offices. The pair's brooding, self-titled debut, released via Roch label Dadstache Records, is a great blend of shoegaze, punk, and surf, and we liked it so much, it was named our Album...
Faux Leather Jacket Releases Music Video for “Only I Can Break My Heart”
Rochester’s alt-country rockers, Faux Leather Jacket, released a music video late last week for “Only I Can Break My Heart,” the shining track on their debut EP, Sorry, Bud. In collaboration with Rocco Hagan, who shot and edited the video, it features a dreamlike...
midnight Releases Followup Single
Rochester R&B crooner, midnight, is back with his followup single to last spring's slow jam of the season, "Adonis." His latest single, "1v1," sticks to the same format, sensual falsetto vocals over downtempo electronic backing. Although the song title sounds...
Cottage Jefferson Prep Final Album, Release “Trapper Keeper” Single
Rochester's Cottage Jefferson appeared to call it quits earlier this past May with an advertised final show at the Bug Jar. One day after the group played their final show, they posted that they had enough material to produce one last album to be released later in...
Gay Angel Releases Under The Radar Album, Places I’ll Eat, People I’ll Meet
One of the more interesting releases to grace our mail box this month has to be from Rochester's Gay Angel. The moniker of singer/composer Jake Bellissimo, the musician recently released his latest album, Places I'll Eat, People I'll Meet, in late July. My first...
PG: A Female Rapper with a Golden Era Steez
The Roc is in the building! Rochester's own PG is a female emcee with a dope flow and a knack for storytelling. On "Brooklyn Girl," the femcee narrates an encounter with a fly chick on the train tracks of NYC. It's an old school-styled song that's refreshingly focused...
Harmonica Lewinski Releases First Single From Upcoming EP
We have been doing parties for the blog for nearly four years now, and I feel it's safe to say that the set from Harmonica Lewinski at our fourth birthday party last March was my favorite yet. Making their debut Buffalo show, the band almost didn't make it due to some...
Strawberry Boys Release First Single, “Got It”
Earlier this week, we received an e-mail from Rochester-based electro-pop twosome, Strawberry Boys. In the message, the sender described Strawberry Boys' sound as a "boy band but serious." The single, "Got It," is slow building, but soon evolves into an Architecture...
Genesee Live Debuts New Session feat. Mike Brown
After a short breather, Genesee Live, Rochester's live session series, returned late yesterday afternoon with a new installment featuring folk musician, producer, and Grammy nominee, Mike Brown. Shot at Brown's Temperamental Recording Studio, a renovated country...
Buffalo Sex Change Releases New Music Video
One of the new, WNY releases that we are eagerly awaiting in the blog offices is the debut LP from Rochester, post-punk duo, Buffalo Sex Change. Set to be released tomorrow on 585-based label, Dadstache Records, the album currently has three songs available to stream...
California Cousins Release Limited Edition Tour EP
Fresh off of a huge show with Pentimento and currently on a summer tour, California Cousins have just released a new three-song demo. The Rochester emo band has been on our radar since the dissolution of the now-defunct buffaBLOG favorite, Keeler. This set of songs is...
JOYWAVE Makes Network TV Debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers
After the explosion of their 2013 track "Tongues" and a couple of opening gigs for the Killers, Rochester's JOYWAVE continued their excellent 2014 last night as the band made their network television debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers. The electro pop quintet, led...
Small Signals Drops Music Video to “Whiskers” Single
Yesterday, Small Signals, aka Rochester-based, multi-instrumentalist Stephen Roessner, released the first single, "Whiskers," off of his debut EP, The Aimless. Currently operating as the drummer to jangle-rock band, Pleistocene, Roessner heads in a different direction...
Buffalo Sex Change Premieres New Single, “Black Circle”
Upstart Rochester label, Dadstache Records, has been keeping busy this summer with solid releases from bands like Pony Hand and Fat Africa. Their next release will be the debut full length from post-punk act, Buffalo Sex Change, a Rochester based group (don't let the...
MD WOODS Releases First Installment of Young and Vain Series
Early last month, Rochester folk act, MD WOODS, released the first installment of a four-part series titled Young and Vain. Part 1, logically titled Young and Vain 1., is four tracks of sparse, haunting folk that fans of Bonnie Prince Billy, Amen Dunes, and the Low...
Pink Elephant Releases Grungy, Self-Titled Debut LP
The debut LP from Rochester's Pink Elephant is a head-rush of grunge, punk, and psychedelia that fans of bands like Mudhoney and The Melvins will likely be quite fond of. For 10 songs, the band captures the energy of pre-mainstream grunge mixed with late-60s psych...
Scope & Figure Debut “Entropy Knows Best” Video
In late June, Rochester-based quartet, Scope & Figure, released their debut video "Entropy Knows Best." The video follows lead singer/guitarist, Thomas Varner, having an "oh shit!" moment, running down streets people in Rochester probably know, then arriving late...
Mikaela Davis Releases “Out There Alone” Single
With a lengthy US tour on the horizon, Rochester-raised harp player, Mikaela Davis, has released her latest single, "Out There Alone." One of her poppiest numbers yet, the track features fluttering, sunny harps backing Davis' whistful cooing that should put her the...
Pony Hand Releases Debut Album
Raucous Rochester-based three-piece Pony Hand has been on radar for a bit since we've been spotting them on showcases with 585 located bands we are into for the greater part of a year. We finally associated a sound with a name last week with the trio's debut...
Sea Planes Release Latest Single, “Right Now”
After a year plus wait between Sea Planes' debut single and its superior follow up, the Rochester synth-pop duo has dropped its third track in the anthemic "Right Now." Similar to last month's "Young At Heart," the new track finds the pair sticking with the big 80s...
Mikaela Davis Arranges “Chicago” For Crane Harp Ensemble
A couple years ago, we caught wind of Rochester songtress, Mikaela Davis, and her rendition of Sufjan Steven's "Casimir Pulaski Day." The cover was a hit of sorts on Youtube and firmly entrenched the talented harp player on the blog's radar. The buzz around Davis has...
Arvid Releases Old Factory Living
Early last month, one man garage act, Arvid, released his lo-fi, debut album Old Factory Living. Recorded on a 4-track cassette player in the Rochester musician's attic, the 90s alt-rock inspired album is ideal for fans of like era staples Stone Temple Pilots and the...