SLT is a band that has earned a second chance. It first burst on the scene in 1991 with a raw and menacing stab at classic punk rock. The music was direct, uncompromising, and incendiary, played by musicians that loved it and lived it. There...
Nevergreen's music is a sneak attack. It packs the power and punch of a rock band within its pop veneer and slick hints of reggae groove. Singer Sara Passamonte, her brother Justin "J" Passamonte (drums), Eric Pedersen (bass), and guitarists...
When Canada's globetrotting instrumentalists The Sadies recorded the soundtrack for the Ed "Big Daddy" Roth biopic "Tales Of The Rat Fink" in 2006, the band named each of the reverb-drenched surf-tacular cuts with the names of some of the...
MUSIC PROFILE: Jeremy Pelt Quintet
When jazz aficionados debate the heir-apparent to the hard-bop trumpet throne once occupied by Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, and Lee Morgan, there is one name sure to come up: Jeremy Pelt. Pelt is the real deal. Over the last decade he's paid...
Rochester's Rainline is a heavy modern-rock band rooted in big guitars and soaring vocal lines. The music thunders along powerfully with catchy, clever hooks and boundless energy. Rainline isn't necessarily breaking new ground - modern rock as...
MUSIC PROFILE: Mosaic Foundation
People, get ready: Mosaic Foundation will push you, pull you, and rock you steady. The band is a righteous nine-piece, rock-reggae blast with twists of jazz and plenty of coloring outside the lines. It's a mesmerizing mosaic of hooks and...
It's not that Wilkes-Barre dark heavies Breaking Benjamin are letting up on the gas with the...
St. Patrick's Day is filled with corned beef and cabbage, shamrocks, tacky bright green...
"You're in my spotlight," Pandora Boxx says with a coo as she playfully shoos a particularly...
Step right up to the greatest show in town: City Newspaper's Best of Rochester 2009! Every...
This past weekend I took my nieces and nephew sledding at Harris Whalen Park in Penfield....
Recent Comments
Huge SLT fan said:
Chuck Irving is the single best musician in Rochester today-bar none.
in MUSIC PROFILE: SLT
germ said:
Looks like there is a renaissance amongst the local bands in 2010 .... RIGHT ON!
in MUSIC PROFILE: SLT
Edward Kaczmark said:
This band has worked their asses off since the beginning. Every show, you'll find them giving 110% for their fans. These songs they write, get...
in MUSIC INTERVIEW: Nevergreen
Rie said:
Nate is a wonderful musician and very patient teacher! Would love to get back in touch with him-
in MUSIC PROFILE: Nate Coffey
Nancy K said:
As an older fan of Nevergreen, I feel their music finds fans of all ages enjoying it. The sound is real and they have talent.
in MUSIC INTERVIEW: Nevergreen