Several Western New York musical groups performed on the main stage at Barker Commons park in Fredonia on Saturday, September 24 for a yearly event hosted by Fredonia Radio Systems, Rockin’ the Commons. A line-up of local bands including BP & the Oil Spills, Capo II, as well as SUNY Fredonia-based musical groups, such as the all-female acapella group, Some Like It Hot, participated in the day of music.
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Some Like It Hot, also dubbed “the Hotties”, feature rock, pop, and hip hop songs, coordinated by either a former or current group member, sung in their performances. The acapella perform at many schools across New York during the academic semester.
Another group who took the stage at Rockin’ the Commons was duo, Capo II. Hailing from Buffalo, Augie Bates and Andrew Anable deliver a spectrum of prototypical pieces, consisting of vocalized harmonies, a broad range of instrumentals, tap dance percussion and pedals (sustained notes played and typically held in bass, which serve as a dissonance from the other notes).
Started up in Kaisertown, other Buffalo-based band, BP and the Oil Spills, is comprised of members, song-writer Nathan Kohler, drummer Alex Gennaro, bass Charlie DeRose, and founder Blaise Przybyla.
The group commonly performs at various venues in Buffalo, and has performed at Fredonia for several shows, throughout the past few years. Their most recent singles, “Carpe Diem” and “Unrequited” hold thoughtful lyrics and contain elements of a multitude of genres, spanning from pop, prog, and blues to punk, grunge, and funk, and more.
The line-up at Rockin’ the Commons also included a few more Buffalo-based bands, Johnny and the Man Kids, Marquee Grand, as well as musicians based in Fredonia, Hals and Pals and all-male acapella group, Much More Chill.
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