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				Adios Pantalones said:
			
		
	
	
		
		
			Gamma- you should make next SOTW "local music"- I love seeing smaller bands doing original tunes.
		
		
	 
Friggin great idear AP....next week it is Flatbed's turn...I already promised him that...
then we should all take a turn and "showcase" a local band from your area performing their original chit....
That will be the bomb... ;-)
So everybody better start lookin for some good local chit to post dammit...that is your homework burnerz... :lol:
		
 
		
	 
Maybe there should be more criteria than just "local." 
A few popular Rochester artists:
    Milo Bonacci, Gym Class Heroes
    The Campbell Brothers
    Brann Dailor, Mastodon
    Steve Decker, Gym Class Heroes
    Duke Jupiter
    Joe English, drummer for Wings and Sea Level
    Renée Fleming, opera singer
    Jack Flynn, The Sunstreak
    Gary Foster, The Sunstreak
    Steve Gadd, drummer
    Teddy Geiger
    Ryan Geise, Gym Class Heroes
    Glory
    Kim Gordon, Sonic Youth
    Lou Gramm, Foreigner
    DJ Green Lantern, rap
    Davey Havok
    Will Hollis, Eagles
    Son House, bluesman
    Vijay Iyer, jazz pianist
    Daniel Katzen
    Bill Kelliher, Mastodon
    Charlene Keys ("Tweet")
    Michael Lasaponara, Cute Is What We Aim For, William Tell, Roses Are Red
    Christine Lavin
    Joe Locke
    Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo, Gym Class Heroes
    Lydia Lunch
    Kevin Mahoney, Hit the Lights, Polar Bear Club, Roses Are Red
    Chuck Mangione, smooth jazz flugelhornist
    Mitch Miller, bandleader
    John Mooney, Bluesiana
    Qwanell Mosley, Day26
    Julia Nunes
    Lauren O'Connell
    Tony Rebis, The Sunstreak
    Jason Sarkis, The Sunstreak
    David Schuler, The Sunstreak
    Zach Shields, Dead Man's Bones
    Joyce Sims
    Jeff Tyzik, conductor
    John Viavattine, Mambo Kings
    Bill Wadhams, Animotion
    Leehom Wang, C-pop
    William Warfield
    Wendy O. Williams, Plasmatics
    Tim Yeung, Divine Heresy
    Emilio Rojas, rapper
.............and there's a whole lot more.