Roscoe's Basement
@roscoesbasement.bsky.social
A rock 'n' roll band that practices underneath a dog. Tweets by @jackfeerick.bsky.social. More at https://godocent.com/pin/roscoesbasement
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#ROC peeps: Our heaviest gig season has wound down, but we are open for business and booking shows on a limited basis for the fall and winter! If you run a venue or have an event coming up, scan the QR code to learn more or email [email protected]
#RochesterNY #LiveMusic #RochesterMusic
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What if, in the spirit of accountability, I took a bunch of abandoned and half-completed songs and stuck 'em up on SoundCloud for you to see how I spent my 2025 in music?
January 8, 2026 at 2:56 PM
What if, in the spirit of accountability, I took a bunch of abandoned and half-completed songs and stuck 'em up on SoundCloud for you to see how I spent my 2025 in music?
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Please spare what you can to help Fayez and his son Mohammed. chuffed.org/project/1643...
January 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Please spare what you can to help Fayez and his son Mohammed. chuffed.org/project/1643...
Some family news: RB founding guitarist and friend-of-the-band Michael Mann is facing pancreatic cancer.
Mike was hugely important to us when we were first building our repertoire, writing originals, and recording demos. We owe him a lot, and now we have a chance to help him out in turn.
Mike was hugely important to us when we were first building our repertoire, writing originals, and recording demos. We owe him a lot, and now we have a chance to help him out in turn.
Donate to Support Michael & Deb Through Cancer Treatment, organized by Belinda Bryce
I'm raising money to help cover medical expenses for my dear friends Mich… Belinda Bryce needs your support for Support Michael & Deb Through Cancer Treatment
gofund.me
December 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Some family news: RB founding guitarist and friend-of-the-band Michael Mann is facing pancreatic cancer.
Mike was hugely important to us when we were first building our repertoire, writing originals, and recording demos. We owe him a lot, and now we have a chance to help him out in turn.
Mike was hugely important to us when we were first building our repertoire, writing originals, and recording demos. We owe him a lot, and now we have a chance to help him out in turn.
Donate to Support Michael & Deb Through Cancer Treatment, organized by Belinda Bryce
I'm raising money to help cover medical expenses for my dear friends Mich… Belinda Bryce needs your support for Support Michael & Deb Through Cancer Treatment
gofund.me
December 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Some family news: RB founding guitarist and friend-of-the-band Michael Mann is facing pancreatic cancer.
Mike was hugely important to us when we were first building our repertoire, writing originals, and recording demos. We owe him a lot, and now we have a chance to help him out in turn.
Mike was hugely important to us when we were first building our repertoire, writing originals, and recording demos. We owe him a lot, and now we have a chance to help him out in turn.
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Season's greetings, ya filthy animals
There's No Lights on the Christmas Tree, Mother
Written by Alex Harvey and originally performed by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band.
The mob's in town
And the guns are out
And Louie knows what it's all about
He's gunning down the cops with machine
soundcloud.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Season's greetings, ya filthy animals
This U2 cover I made during lockdown has been getting a bunch of plays and likes over the last month or so. Maybe an algorithmic push of some kind. If you want to hear for yourself what the fuss is all about, give a listen. And if you're inclined, the IRC could still use your help.
The Refugee (U2 cover) (rough mix v. 1.2)
If you dig this song, please support the work of the International Rescue Committee.
https://help.rescue.org/donate
(Semi) Instant Request Challenge #6
Requested by Deanna Finn.
Learned, arranged, r
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December 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This U2 cover I made during lockdown has been getting a bunch of plays and likes over the last month or so. Maybe an algorithmic push of some kind. If you want to hear for yourself what the fuss is all about, give a listen. And if you're inclined, the IRC could still use your help.
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Check out the bios and read brief interviews with many contributors (including Yours Truly)
December 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Check out the bios and read brief interviews with many contributors (including Yours Truly)
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NOW IT CAN BE TOLD: I have a piece in the new issue of NonBinary Review from @zoeticpress.bsky.social, part of a line-up of thirty creators from all over the world, on the theme "Erased from History." Buy it here for just five beans!
NonBinary Review Issue #42: Erased From History — Zoetic Press
What we know of history is likely a very small, highly curated set of stories, many of which are only extrapolations from archeological information. It’s the visible tip of the historical iceberg. Joi...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
NOW IT CAN BE TOLD: I have a piece in the new issue of NonBinary Review from @zoeticpress.bsky.social, part of a line-up of thirty creators from all over the world, on the theme "Erased from History." Buy it here for just five beans!
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I named my fists Harold and Maude because they don’t care whether society approves of what they do together
I named my fists Common and Sense because I'm about to bring the Paine
I named my fists Blood and Meridian because I’m fixing to Judge your ass.
December 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I named my fists Harold and Maude because they don’t care whether society approves of what they do together
QRP with your art with fire 🔥🔥
November 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
QRP with your art with fire 🔥🔥
Thinking of incorporating an onstage bit where I attempt to hypnotize the audience
November 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Thinking of incorporating an onstage bit where I attempt to hypnotize the audience
Maybe I've been listening to music *as a musician* for too long, but man, I CANNOT understand the psychology of people who make requests at bar gigs. You can plainly see that we do not have a horn section; so why in God's name would you request "Uptown Funk"?
November 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Maybe I've been listening to music *as a musician* for too long, but man, I CANNOT understand the psychology of people who make requests at bar gigs. You can plainly see that we do not have a horn section; so why in God's name would you request "Uptown Funk"?
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Could the next bob dylan movie please be about a different guy
April 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Could the next bob dylan movie please be about a different guy
🧵about the goals we set ourselves, and about how we fail to recognize -- or worse, dismiss -- our own accomplishments
Something else contributing to my restlessness (he said, waiting for the butter to met) is that I set myself an annual goal of writing and recording ten new songs and here it is nearly November and I haven't recorded a single one -- except I wrote an entire film score, twelve cues!
October 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
🧵about the goals we set ourselves, and about how we fail to recognize -- or worse, dismiss -- our own accomplishments
Many happy returns to my left-hand man, utility infielder Jeff Haynes, bringing texture to the band with harmony vocals, third guitar, and miscellaneous percussion. The straw that stirs the drink.
October 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Many happy returns to my left-hand man, utility infielder Jeff Haynes, bringing texture to the band with harmony vocals, third guitar, and miscellaneous percussion. The straw that stirs the drink.
Wishing you the spookiest of spooky seasons
October 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Wishing you the spookiest of spooky seasons
Said it before, I'll say it again: The worst part about making music is dealing with musicians.
I've been very lucky in my choice of bandmates this time around, but it seems like every time I reach out of my immediate circle, it's flakes, tryhards, and creeps all the way down.
I've been very lucky in my choice of bandmates this time around, but it seems like every time I reach out of my immediate circle, it's flakes, tryhards, and creeps all the way down.
October 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Said it before, I'll say it again: The worst part about making music is dealing with musicians.
I've been very lucky in my choice of bandmates this time around, but it seems like every time I reach out of my immediate circle, it's flakes, tryhards, and creeps all the way down.
I've been very lucky in my choice of bandmates this time around, but it seems like every time I reach out of my immediate circle, it's flakes, tryhards, and creeps all the way down.
You've got to pick up every stitch...
Season of the Witch
YouTube video by Roscoe's Basement
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October 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
You've got to pick up every stitch...
#ROC peeps: Our heaviest gig season has wound down, but we are open for business and booking shows on a limited basis for the fall and winter! If you run a venue or have an event coming up, scan the QR code to learn more or email [email protected]
#RochesterNY #LiveMusic #RochesterMusic
#RochesterNY #LiveMusic #RochesterMusic
October 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
#ROC peeps: Our heaviest gig season has wound down, but we are open for business and booking shows on a limited basis for the fall and winter! If you run a venue or have an event coming up, scan the QR code to learn more or email [email protected]
#RochesterNY #LiveMusic #RochesterMusic
#RochesterNY #LiveMusic #RochesterMusic
Still thinking about this, and about the alleged "stories behind" great songs, and I've got to say: The idea that, say, Jimi Hendrix wrote "The Wind Cries Mary" after a fight with a girlfriend named Mary that ended with him sweeping up broken crockery -- it sounds like horseshit on its face.
Seems like a good idea to establish clear lines of division between who you are in public and who you are when no one else is looking, to me
October 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Still thinking about this, and about the alleged "stories behind" great songs, and I've got to say: The idea that, say, Jimi Hendrix wrote "The Wind Cries Mary" after a fight with a girlfriend named Mary that ended with him sweeping up broken crockery -- it sounds like horseshit on its face.
Hot night in spookytown
October 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hot night in spookytown
Stage lights are a great invention because they let me play an entire three-set show with sunglasses on, which I do mostly so that the audience won't notice that my eyes are closed most of the time
October 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Stage lights are a great invention because they let me play an entire three-set show with sunglasses on, which I do mostly so that the audience won't notice that my eyes are closed most of the time
Accidentally called our two lead guitarists "The Swagger Twins" out loud onstage again
October 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Accidentally called our two lead guitarists "The Swagger Twins" out loud onstage again
Conditioning audiences to assume that songwriting is a diary exercise is also a net negative because listeners start to lose their ability to discern when the narrator is a character
Man, I just don't know. Relentlessly mining your personal life for material may be good for your art, but it's going to play hell with your personal life. And when you can't look your spouse in the eye at breakfast, it brings home that nobody is an artist 24x7.
October 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Conditioning audiences to assume that songwriting is a diary exercise is also a net negative because listeners start to lose their ability to discern when the narrator is a character