more by Christopher John Treacy
[ROCK] Not yet even 30 and Daniel Bachman is often compared to guitar visionaries like Jack Rose and John Fahey for his dexterous finger-picking. But a closer listen reveals that the Virginia-raised musician is very much up to his own tricks.
[JAZZ] It helps to understand the rules in order to make the most of breaking them, and percussionist John Bacon has spent a chunk of his career passing down his knowledge to music students at SUNY Fredonia and UB.
[INDIE] Canadian indie-pop quintet Kasador are making the leap over the border to try and catch some Stateside love, headlining at the Tralf Music Hall on Thursday, January 19.
[ELECTRONIC/DANCE] Things get going at 10pm for this Hematone Productions shindig at The Waiting Room this Saturday, January 14, which invites you to coax your inner animal out to play for a mere $15.
[TRIBUTE] Given Earth Wind and Fire’s epic sound—the expanded rhythm section, the brass, the high-harmony falsetto singing—paying tribute to the legendary R&B outift seems like a task that might be better left alone.
[ROCK] On Saturday, January 14, the Tralf Music Hall opens its doors for a lineup of metal-tinged local indie goodness, featuring the Sabbath-influenced sounds of Malarchuk alongside considerably heavier sludge from Dirt War.