From hip-hop to post-punk, Rochester's music scene is thriving
Musicians in Rochester are releasing everything from country to classical and hip-hop to post-punk.
John Sievers follows the Rochester music scene as a musician himself — he plays trombone with Loud Mouth Brass — and as a freelance writer for both the Rochester Post-Bulletin and Rochester Magazine. He also teaches English at Rochester Community and Technical College.
He joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about what’s driving the music boom in Rochester.
Here are a few Rochester artists Sievers says to watch:
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Winterstate
“On Top of the World,” the band’s second full-length, came out Jan. 14.
Broth
The band released “Leftovers” last weekend. Here’s “Something I Said”:
Luke Hendrickson
Hendrickson is currently on tour. Here’s “Mourning Dove”:
Annie Mack
The blues/roots musician has two shows coming up: Jan. 28 at Forager Brewing in Rochester and Jan. 31 at the 331 Club in Minneapolis. The video below is of her performance at The Current in 2018:
Correction (Jan. 25, 2022): An earlier version misidentified the band John Sievers plays in. The post has been updated.