Pet Fox, Maneka, Bad Bloom, pluck
Thu
July 28, 2022
9:00 pm
EDT
(Doors: 8:00 pm )
The Bug Jar
,
219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY
Ages 18 and Up
$10.00 - $12.00
The members of Pet Fox are driven as much by restless creativity and mutual admiration as they are the pursuit to write a perfect pop song. The Boston based trio comprised of Theo Hartlett (vocals, guitar), Morgan Luzzi (bass), and Jesse Weiss (drums) have all spent years playing in bands that include Ovlov, Palehound, and Grass Is Green among others, but Pet Fox is an outlet all their own. The band write songs together, drawing upon influences that range from The Beatles to Pinback, but their sound is still rooted in scrappy hooks and a DIY mentality that saw the band self-release two full length records in the span of a year, amid a busy schedule of shows (both as Pet Fox and with their other respective projects).
The band’s latest release, More Than Anything, is a three song EP and the band’s first for Exploding In Sound Records (Sour Widows, Floatie, Pile), a label they’ve all called home since its earliest days. Due out May 7th, the record is undeniably smooth, impeccably tight, and built on unique structures. Through an easy going energy, the band mix tangled rhythms, bursts of fuzz, and soaring distortion together while retaining a pop sensibility.
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Devin McKnight makes music to be understood. With Maneka, his wildly adventurous songwriting project, the Brooklyn-based indie rock artist has consistently and thoughtfully explored the fringes of identity. As a Black man, he writes songs that resiliently navigate the anxiety of being a minority in largely white spaces, offering solidarity to outsiders everywhere and firm defiance against a regressive status quo. On Dark Matters, the masterful second Maneka album out now via Skeletal Lightning, McKnight is at his most clear-eyed and searching. Across 10 tracks, McKnight asks uncomfortable questions about himself and America’s dark past all while scraping the edges of what guitar music can be. Kinetic, unpredictable, and totally resonant, this LP is a triumphant window into McKnight’s vision.
Maneka started as an outlet for McKnight to immerse himself in producing his own music after several stints as a sideman touring with other bands. “I had this big idea to be forging ahead with creating a space for black people in rock music,” says McKnight. His first effort 2017’s Is You Is EP was abrasive, scrappy, and endlessly listenable complete with songs about The O.C. and an outro featuring his parents talking about their childhood growing up in segregated America. This juxtaposition of McKnight’s own personality and upbringing against years of generational trauma, gentrification, and injustice served as the backdrop for his explosive 2019 debut LP Devin.
Local Acts: Bad Bloom & Pluck
$10 cover, 21+ at door
**18-20yr tickets available at bugjar.com until NOON day of show**
The band’s latest release, More Than Anything, is a three song EP and the band’s first for Exploding In Sound Records (Sour Widows, Floatie, Pile), a label they’ve all called home since its earliest days. Due out May 7th, the record is undeniably smooth, impeccably tight, and built on unique structures. Through an easy going energy, the band mix tangled rhythms, bursts of fuzz, and soaring distortion together while retaining a pop sensibility.
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Devin McKnight makes music to be understood. With Maneka, his wildly adventurous songwriting project, the Brooklyn-based indie rock artist has consistently and thoughtfully explored the fringes of identity. As a Black man, he writes songs that resiliently navigate the anxiety of being a minority in largely white spaces, offering solidarity to outsiders everywhere and firm defiance against a regressive status quo. On Dark Matters, the masterful second Maneka album out now via Skeletal Lightning, McKnight is at his most clear-eyed and searching. Across 10 tracks, McKnight asks uncomfortable questions about himself and America’s dark past all while scraping the edges of what guitar music can be. Kinetic, unpredictable, and totally resonant, this LP is a triumphant window into McKnight’s vision.
Maneka started as an outlet for McKnight to immerse himself in producing his own music after several stints as a sideman touring with other bands. “I had this big idea to be forging ahead with creating a space for black people in rock music,” says McKnight. His first effort 2017’s Is You Is EP was abrasive, scrappy, and endlessly listenable complete with songs about The O.C. and an outro featuring his parents talking about their childhood growing up in segregated America. This juxtaposition of McKnight’s own personality and upbringing against years of generational trauma, gentrification, and injustice served as the backdrop for his explosive 2019 debut LP Devin.
Local Acts: Bad Bloom & Pluck
$10 cover, 21+ at door
**18-20yr tickets available at bugjar.com until NOON day of show**