by Brendan O'Connor | Mar 5, 2015 | Album Review
The opening lyrics on We Cool? are softly sung, “When your friends are buying starter homes with their accomplishments, drinking at a house show can feel childish and embarrassing. People glaring because despite what the advertisement said, drinking malt liquor...
by Brendan O'Connor | Feb 26, 2015 | Album Review
I have always had mixed feelings for Dan Deacon. Admittedly, I did not get into his music until his 2012 album, America, was released and immediately started back with his first album,2003’s Silly Hat vs. Egale Hat. His early material is some really abstract,...
by Brendan O'Connor | Feb 19, 2015 | Album Review
With no prior knowledge, you would probably have no idea while listening to the new Adventures album, Supersonic Home, that this band was made up of members of the brutal hardcore punk band Code Orange. Three of the four members of Code Orange decided to ditch the...
by Brendan O'Connor | Feb 17, 2015 | Interview
Since its 2014 new record, Too Shabby, Rozwell Kid has been making waves in the music community. Fresh off of a tour with The World is a Beautiful Place and I am No Longer Afraid to Die, Rozwell Kid is now hitting the road with You Blew It!, including a show with...
by Brendan O'Connor | Feb 17, 2015 | Preview
What might be considered one of the top “emo” showcases of the year is happening tonight at the Studio at the Waiting Room. The show is featuring two of the more popular bands in the indie-emo genre, You Blew It! and Tiny Moving Parts, as well as the indie band...
by Brendan O'Connor | Feb 12, 2015 | Album Review
Almost 2 years ago, Josh Tillman, better known as Father John Misty, released his first full length album, Fear Fun. After countless recommendations from friends along with finding out that Tillman was the former drummer Fleet Foxes, I was pretty eager to give it a...
by Brendan O'Connor | Feb 8, 2015 | Preview
Are you ready for some deathfolk? Head down to the Nothrup House today for an early matinee show stacked with some awesome local talent. The show begins at 2pm and will feature Bill & Jamie’s House, Difficult Night, Velvet Alphabet, and Jacob Brockway, all from...
by Brendan O'Connor | Feb 4, 2015 | Album Review
The first time that I ever heard of Title Fight was in 2012 when I read a review bashing a single from the band’s new record, Floral Green. The write up stated the new track was a complete departure from Title Fight’s current sound at the time, and was not...
by Brendan O'Connor | Jan 29, 2015 | Album Review
If you are at all into the somewhat relevant pop punk and emo scenes, you are bound to have heard of the record label Run for Cover Records, which is home to bands such as Tigers Jaw, Modern Baseball, Citizen, and Basement, just to name a few. One of the...
by Brendan O'Connor | Jan 27, 2015 | Rochester
After seeing the title for the new Pappy Stardust & The Eclectic Moon Sandwich EP, Your Local Lizard Band, I had to ask myself, what exactly is a Lizard Band? Pappy Stardust, by the way, is a lo-fi, messy, garage rock collective from our good friend and neighbor...
by Brendan O'Connor | Jan 22, 2015 | Listen Up
After their 2013 album Anything in Return, Chaz Bundick and crew, aka Toro Y Moi, have announced a new record titled, What For?. The record is set to be released on April 7th, out on Carpark Records. With the announcement of the new album, the band also dropped the...
by Brendan O'Connor | Jan 19, 2015 | Album Review
After a nearly five year hiatus, the Glasgow natives, Belle and Sebastian, reunite with the group’s ninth studio album, Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance. That’s not to say that the members of the band have not been keeping busy though. In 2014, the lead singer...
