It's not hard to understand the appeal of the Florida duo Black Violin. Violist Wil Baptiste and violinist Kev Marcus have created a hip-hop, classical hybrid that you can feel immediately, with infectious hooks and indelible beats that resonate from your ear drums all the way to the bottoms of your feet.
By Daniel J. Kushner
Oct 11, 2017
Music Feature Black Violin Wil Baptiste Kev Marcus
For a group that isn't actually based in the city anymore, Auld Lang Syne simultaneously remains one of Rochester's most beloved bands — particularly among area musicians — and arguably the city's best-kept musical secret. The songwriting vehicle of married couple Kathy and Timothy Dick, who first met while studying music at Roberts Wesleyan College, Auld Lang Syne has quietly released four full-length albums plus a collection of unreleased songs over the course of a decade.
By Daniel J. Kushner
Oct 4, 2017
Music feature Auld Lang Syne Kathy Dick Timothy Dick Folk Music Positively Phototactic
There’s no other way to say it, The Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” is one of the greatest, most influential works in rock ‘n’ roll history. With its symphonic, psychedelic leanings and lush vocal orchestration, “Pet Sounds” was initially met with a lukewarm response in the US when it was released in May 1966, but its underlying beauty, musical insight, and unconventional instrumentation — barking dogs, a train, bicycle bells, and so on — was clearly ahead of its time.
By Frank De Blase
Sep 13, 2017
Music Interview Brian Wilson Pet Sounds Kodak Hall Beach Boys
Tom Hanney and his harmonica prowl the stage and the classroom with a cool nonchalance. As a member of several bands — The White Hots jazz combo, acoustic outfit The Fog, and rock 'n' rollers Open G — as well as a senior lecturer at RIT, Hanney has developed a fascination for the blues harp, the tin sandwich, the original tweet.
By Frank De Blase
Aug 30, 2017
Music Feature Rochester Music Tom Hanney RIT Music The Harmonica and the Blues College Class
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