by Steven Knapp | Feb 16, 2016 | Buffalo
Buffalo producer/songwriter Charles Bordeaux, formerly known as REverb Rock, recently released a soulful four track EP titled Free Of.., which includes instrumental melodic synth jams as well as downtempo experimental pop with frenetic percussion and emotive vocals....
by Steven Knapp | Dec 15, 2015 | Buffalo
Buffalo electronic R&B producer YLXR balances maximalist synth and drum sequences with saccharine swells and exuberant vocal sample on his latest remix of the 2009 RuPaul track “Covergirl.” Keeping the bass and drum sounds rooted in the club, the...
by Steven Knapp | Dec 3, 2015 | Buffalo
Buffalo production duo 桃 [peach] with only a pair of bandcamp releases to their name are responsible for one of the more unique sounds to come out of the local electronic scene. With their latest album The Fall of Rome, the artists explore sounds rooted in vaporwave,...
by Steven Knapp | Nov 20, 2015 | Preview
Headlining their first show in Buffalo, local shoegaze/dream-pop band The Leones are a newly formed duo comprised of singer/songwriter Justin Bachulak and guitarist Dustin Lau, who met at show at Babeville’s 9th Ward while Bachulak was playing with Americana act...
by Steven Knapp | Nov 10, 2015 | Rochester
The wistful melodies pervading the music of Rochester Lo-fi/indie pop artist common rituals offer a warm, understated pop sound with alluring instrumentation. form, the musician’s debut EP, includes hazy synth work on tracks like “Spring Break” and...
by Steven Knapp | Nov 3, 2015 | Buffalo
From the cosmic harp motif that sets off his latest track, “Newspaper Cape,” Buffalo producer Fourem makes his inclinations toward a deeper, pensive sound apparent. Bringing to mind artists like Flying Lotus and Bonobo, the musician born Chris Groves...
by Steven Knapp | Oct 27, 2015 | Buffalo
Buffalo rapper and Loot Boys member King Midas brings vibrant charisma to his latest track “Go Get It,” featuring Mo Lotto and White Boy. The trio of MCs unleash fiery verses over a sinister instrumental from producer TWOCOLD that combined with an...
by Steven Knapp | Oct 20, 2015 | Rochester
Rochester trio Damp Child create lush, contemplative tracks with a stream-of consciousness-style that places emphasis on texture and atmosphere above conventional structure. Their debut release, Artism, features reverb-laden vocals, abstract guitar tones, and a...
by Steven Knapp | Oct 19, 2015 | Preview
Buffalo performance and visual artist Jeremy Jermaine Jerome has been consistently pushing genre boundaries throughout his creative career, blending abstract hip hop with electronica and gritty, industrial beats. The eccentric performer has previously brought his...
by Steven Knapp | Oct 17, 2015 | Preview
Known for his confessional, wordy lyrics, rapper and spoken word poet Sage Francis has nearly twenty releases to his name since dropping his 2002 debut Personal Journals. As president and founder of Strange Famous Records, he’s put out a series of his own...
by Steven Knapp | Oct 7, 2015 | Preview
Coming off of last month’s release of his third studio album, GO:OD AM, Pittsburgh-born rapper Mac Miller has emerged as one of the leading figures in hip hop in recent years, collaborating with artists like Lil B, Ab-Soul, Chief Keef, Schoolboy Q, and Earl...
by Steven Knapp | Oct 1, 2015 | Interview
Baltimore’s Lower Dens have carefully balanced experimental, cerebral inclinations with a strong melodic sensibility throughout their career. Their third LP, Escape From Evil, released earlier this year on Ribbon Music, finds the band in full-fledged pop...
by Steven Knapp | Sep 25, 2015 | Preview
Buffalo psych rock band Sleepy Hahas has continued to expand on its fuzzy brand of indie rock since releasing the album of the week-earning 2014 LP Dull Days. Back in June, the band put out a single “Deep River,” showing off a slightly more noisy,...
by Steven Knapp | Sep 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Music To Die Alone In Space To, the newest project from Buffalo DJ/electronic producer Spruke, is a wildly imaginative concept album that places its’ listeners at the forefront of a celestial narrative. Narrated by an astronaut who has been untethered from their...
by Steven Knapp | Sep 5, 2015 | Preview
Artist Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe has a body of work that ranges from acting, film composition, playing in experimental psychedelic rock band Om, as well as a solo modular synth project under the name Lichens. These vocal/electronic explorations bring to mind musicians...
