by Shauna Presto | May 24, 2016 | Watch This
Rochester native Susanna Rose is unwavering in her consistency — her recent video session with Genesee Live is a clear testament to this. Between the pristine voice and the honest, humble delivery, it’s easy to trust her as a listener from the get-go. I...
by Nick Sessanna | Mar 3, 2016 | Rochester
It’s been a hot minute since we’ve posted about our buddies over at Genesee Live. The live session series is one of our favorites in the WNY area, specializing in acts from the Rochester-area. For their 31st installment, they’ve teamed up with...
by Mac McGuire | Oct 30, 2015 | Rochester
We haven’t checked in with Rochester’s Genesee Live for a minute, so we were happy to see the live session series released its latest installment this morning, this time featuring the psych-rock trio, Drippers. The act may be new to some of our blog...
by Mac McGuire | Sep 9, 2015 | Rochester
After teasing a full fall of new session clips, Rochester’s Genesee Live made good on its promise yesterday with the release of its 26th installment, this time featuring the grungy post-rock quartet, Secret Pizza. After a summer that saw the group take a short...
by Mac McGuire | Jul 28, 2015 | Rochester
If you didn’t make it to the first installment of our Rochester Invasion shows (yes there will be more), then you missed not one but two sets from the Doorway Talkers, the full band project from singer/songwriter Hannah Weidner, on Nietzsche’s front room...
by Mac McGuire | May 22, 2015 | Rochester
Keeping with its recently steady pace, Rochester’s live session series, Genesee Live, released its latest installment yesterday, this time starring Amateur Radio Club, the solo project from former SPORTS keyboardist, Ian Egling. Featuring track’s from...
by Mac McGuire | May 4, 2015 | Rochester
A couple weeks ago, Genesee Live, Rochester’s premiere live session video series, debuted its latest installment featuring the retro-rock trio, the Absolutes. We first caught the Absolutes at our Bug Jar invasion showcase back in November, and most recently...
by Michael Moretti | Mar 11, 2015 | Rochester
These past couple weeks have been really busy for us at the blog with our many various projects coming up (Herd Fest, our fifth birthday, plus many others that still are developing in our board room). Due to this, it took us a little bit to share with our loyal...
by Mac McGuire | Feb 13, 2015 | Rochester
We have been following Rochester’s Genesee Live for about a year now, catching up with some of our favorite sister city acts like Ben Morey, Skirts, and Buffalo Sex Change. It’s been a great way to see some of those musicians in a live setting without...
by Mac McGuire | Jan 7, 2015 | Rochester
Catch up week continues here at the blog with the first session from Genesee Live of this young year. For the Rochester based video series’ latest installment, GL caught up with charming and introspective singer/songwriter, Jon Lewis. We introduced you to Lewis...
by Admin | Dec 15, 2014 | Best of 2014
For our Best of 2014 coverage, we once again decided to reach out to some friends of the blog to get an idea of what made the year in music so great for them. For the next installment in the guest series, Mark Czelusniak, founder of Rochester live sessions series,...
by Mac McGuire | Nov 11, 2014 | Rochester
Thank goodness for area live video session series on slow blog days like this. Our favorite series out of Rochester, Genesee Live, continues its blistering pace with the release of its latest installment, #18 overall, featuring Attic Abasement. The elusive basement...
by Mac McGuire | Oct 13, 2014 | Rochester
Late last week, Rochester’s premiere live music session series, Genesee Live, debuted latest installment, this time around, featuring college rock duo, Routine Involvements. The two-piece’s sound ranges from grunge to garage, with shades of shoegaze and...
by Mac McGuire | Sep 8, 2014 | Rochester
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...
by Mac McGuire | Aug 5, 2014 | Rochester
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...