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Tonight is Halloween, and the streets of downtown 
Rochester will be teeming with people to see and things to do. Many bars are hosting bands of all genres, but our recommendation for a punky good time is Halloween Havoc at Montage:
Bands include:
Badass show coming to the Penny Arcade this Saturday. Pull on your tightest black jeans, comb your emo-mullet and rock out to:
Youngbloods (headlining)
T13CA love like PiA scene unseenAvenue You
Storm the Bay
This fall has welcomed a wave of new albums to the Rochester punk scene that spans a few flavors of rock and totally different sounds across the board. CD release shows have played, albums dropped both locally and nationally, and in the end, here is the good, bad and ugly:Polar Bear Club- Chasing Hamburg. Genre- hardcoreWhat teases PBC must have working behind the scenes. Prior to Chasing Hamburg's official release, a few tracks were leaked via their awesomely titled 7 inch The Summer of George. After waiting patiently for the rest of the album, we welcomed it at Dubland Underground for their release. Verdict: The rest was totally worth waiting for. Every little rough-vocaled number is tasty. Living Saints is getting the most buzz, but we were drawn to the softer side of Take Me and catchy opening track, See the Wind. Avenue You- Where to Start. Genre- Pop punk/rockTrue story- we first laid eyes on lead singer Kevin O'Brien years ago when he was fronting a lovely little Webster outfit named Marius. Years pass, his vocal range matures, and Avenue You takes Rochester by storm. A former Metromix Battle of the Bands winner, AY dropped their album this past weekend at Rock for Food, and we were immediately struck by the variety from track to track. Some pull in bits of synth, others more pop-punk beats. Our fave is the collaboration Here with Lauren of LOA- the lyric I'm not the girl you knew at sixteen pulled approximately 1,593 of our heartstrings at first listen. The Sunstreak- Once Upon a Lie. Genre- Pop punk/rockReleased nationally this past Tuesday, hardcore Sunstreak fans, or Streakers as they are monikered, around the nation snapped up this Roc native band's new album. After being inundated with their single Until I Met You's sickly sweet lyrics for the past month or so, we're totally skipping that track on the album. But, title track Once Upon a Lie makes us want to cringe a little less. Overall, the tonality and sound of the album is a little flat and over-produced. Check them out November 14th at Waterstreet for a real taste of The Sunstreak's live sound.Sakes Alive!!- Act II. Genre- hardcore/screamerWhen I get down on the Rochester music scene for being full of emo haircuts and neon tee shirts, I turn on a little Sakes Alive!! and all that is wrong with the world melts away in a fit of screaming punk. Their album Act I garnered quite a bit of notice, and fans were dying for Act II. Last Sunday they released the follow up to a raging crowd at Dubland Underground. The tunes are raw, gritty, emotional. The Open Maw is our favorite, partly because of the rocking beat under the razor-sharp vocals that is absolutley perfect to pump your fist to. But, three songs, seriously? We vote that this release should have gone back in the oven until a few more songs could have been cooked up.
Said goodbye to our favorite local band on Sunday at Waterstreet's Rock for Food concert. Vice Grip, with your absurd sets, smoke machine, monopoly on day-glo skinny jeans and sing-along anthems of ridiculousness, you will be sorely missed. To remember how you singled out the one non-singing audience member and made him feel like a loser, please enjoy Mr. Robot, below.
It is October 1, time to kick the Halloween costume plans into high gear. Currently searching for a Sid for my Nancy.
contest starts at 9pm. Happy Halloween!
