Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 05/10/2026First person to identify the song whence I pinched the riff gets a shiny nickel 000
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A reminder for the Monday crowd: There's a NEW SONG! up at the ol' Cloud o' Sound. It's called "Foxes," and it's spoken word and guitars with an acoustic sparkle and an experimental pop spirit. RIYL Bruce Cockburn, haiku, and '90s grunge riffs mutated until unrecognizable.soundcloud.comFoxes (rough mix v.1.2)If you dig this song, buy me a coffee! ko-fi.com/jackfeerick Fog along the ground And still the sound of crickets Look from my window Rabbit in the grass Over by the apple tree At the property line 100
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Cheesy MIDI with sample as proof of concept 201
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Our version of "Sweet Jane" needs an intro, and while kicking ideas around I just slapped the chords from "Moonlight Sonata" over the drums from "Easy Lover," and it... kind of works? 100
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 18/09/2026And so we've been operating in alternating cycles -- a spring/summer gig season where we get some shows but play the same 40 songs at all of them, and a fall/winter down season where we woodshed new material but don't play out. But I'm greedy. I want it all. 000
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I can, at any given time, either act as musical director for the band OR be hustling for gigs, but I can't do both. 100
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Great rehearsal last night. A bunch of new stuff is starting to jell, and it's going to explode some heads when we take it to a stage. The frustration comes in only because we have no shows lined up at the moment, and nobody's stepping up to score us any. 100
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It's me, America's best-loved writer of songs about alcoholic fun 000
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Lyrically, this one is a sequel to an older song from a few years ago. SPOILERS: The narrator's fortunes have not much improved.soundcloud.comSweat Me Sober (rough mix v. 1.0)If you dig this song, buy me a coffee! ko-fi.com/jackfeerick Show me the bright lights Rack up the shots Amber in thimbles Going down hot Feel the bass in the walls Take a boot to the balls And swal 100
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 11/09/2026NEW SONG! "We Who Love the Sun," a jaunty acoustic-ish number about a fatal drunken car crash. RIYL fingerpicked guitars, weird modal interchange, spacey echo, and running from the cops.soundcloud.comWe Who Love the Sun (rough vocal mix v. 1.0)If you dig this song, buy me a coffee! ko-fi.com/jackfeerick Come to on the shoulder still regrettably alive In a dim and early countryside or maybe it’s my eyes The crows are making music I am other 100
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I'll have to work it out on piano, at least at first, because it's in a tricky scale. Process thread on my personal account, if you're interested 000
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The lowest-hanging fruit will be this one, which is lacking only a vocal melodysoundcloud.comWe Who Love the Sun (preliminary instrumental mix v. 0.0)Snapshot of a work in progress: instrumental bed for a new song. Drum loops, synth, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitars. Vocal tracks TK. All music written and instruments played or programmed 100
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 29/08/2026This song's been consuming me for weeks -- months, if I'm honest -- and now that it's a thing that's out in the world I need to find another half-thought notion and bring it into existence. I've got an endless supply of half-thought notions, mind you; it's settling on one that's the issue. 100
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 28/08/2026As always, "radio edit" just means there's a fade on it 010
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 28/08/2026NEW SONG! "Sackful of Secrets," a ballad about the way no one ever teaches you how to mourn the great losses in your life, and everybody has to figure it out for themselves. RIYL Dire Straits, big guitar solos, thinking about death and feeling sad and stuffsoundcloud.comSackful of Secrets (rough mix v 1.3) RADIO EDITIf you dig this song, buy me a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/jackfeerick I’ve got no words I’ve got nothing I can tell you To help you make sense of this Hole in your heart I’ve got no pearls Just a sack 110
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Presumably a cheeky li'l nod to the balalaika, the traditional lute or mandolin of Russia. It comes in a lot of sizes, and the bass model (which usually only shows up in all-balalaika orchestras) gets pretty ridiculous 240
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 03/08/2026In action at the House of Guitars!youtu.beSqueeze BoxYouTube video by Roscoe's Basement 020
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 31/07/2026TOMORROW! With special guests NPV, the Donut Boys, Psionic Sentiment, The Urknatrocities, and Findle. There's !something for everyone 000
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 25/07/2026NEXT WEEK! Enjoy an afternoon out enjoying the greatest rock 'n' roll ever made from the #HouseOfGuitars outdoor stage. It's FREE and family-friendly, and there's food and drink available nearby at I-Square. C'mon down! #ROC #Rochester #FlowerCity #FlourCity #RochesterNY #livemusic #freemusicfacebook.com 020
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 23/07/2026This is the first song I ever brought to the band; I'd been playing it in solo shows for years. A turning point. Probably the first good-ish thing I ever wrote, after a dozen years and hundreds of shitty songs and poems. 000
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Quote with your purple art 💜soundcloud.comPurple JesusRecorded and produced by Joe Nauert at Finger Lakes Community College Studio 1, November 2016. Mastered by Chuck Romano. Words and music: Jack Feerick Jack Feerick: Vocals, percussion, acoustic guita 110
Reposted by Roscoe's BasementRoscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 22/08/2024Tattoo it on your picking hand: Craft prevails where inspiration fails 002
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 19/07/2026How obvious is it that this is a bot? For one thing, it ignores gentle conversational cues like "Thank you for your interest, but I am not currently seeking representation or sync licensing, and am not interested in engaging your promotional or consulting services." Too subtle, you think? 000
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 19/07/2026RESULT: Six DM's worth of obvious LLM-generated garbage with the endgame of getting my contact info so someone can try to sell me on a consulting service that will supposedly tell me how to sell my stuff for sync licensing. 101
Reposted by Roscoe's Basementfrankenstonk's monster @stonkers.bsky.social · 18/07/2026[duran duran voice] 513820
Reposted by Roscoe's Basementrael gost pictuers @jackfeerick.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Heard you kids are all crazy about that ODYSSEY contentsoundcloud.comMrs. Ulysses (rough vocal mix v.1.1)If you dig this tune, buy me a coffee! ko-fi.com/jackfeerick She sits in her rocker, she’s knitting a sweater She’s out on her screen porch in all kinds of weather She’s telling herself he would neve 002
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 10/07/2026"Wild World" but it's "Helter Skelter." You can hear it, can't you? 000
Reposted by Roscoe's Basementrael gost pictuers @jackfeerick.bsky.social · 29/06/2026ICYMI: I wrote a song about America and my complicated feelings thereon; Lee Greenwood wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot polesoundcloud.comColossus (rough mix v 1.2)If you dig this tune, buy me a coffee! ko-fi.com/jackfeerick Bestride the world with your light, colossus We are broken, we are golden Bestride the world with your light, colossus We are hoping, we a 101
Reposted by Roscoe's Basementrael gost pictuers @jackfeerick.bsky.social · 27/06/2026NEW SONG, now live in time for the USA's 250th birthday celebration. It's "Colossus," a socialist's consideration of the country I still love for her promise despite her myriad sins. RIYL Led Zeppelin, poetry readings, and a nation of immigrantssoundcloud.comCOLOSSUS_ROUGH_v0102If you dig this tune, buy me a coffee! ko-fi.com/jackfeerick Bestride the world with your light, colossus We are broken, we are golden Bestride the world with your light, colossus We are hoping, we a 111
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 24/06/2026SAVE THE DATE! Roscoe's Basement RETURNS to the House of Guitars stage, kicking off an afternoon of live music, Saturday, August 1, at 12:30 pm. Watch this space for more details!facebook.com 020
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 18/06/2026SMOKIN' show at the #HouseOfGuitars today -- and nearly a full RB reunion in the crowd, as past members stopped in to say hello. Video and pics soon! 010
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 17/06/2026It's gonna be a beautiful day to sneak out of work early and catch a rock show (BOSSES, DON'T READ THIS) www.facebook.com/events/19953... 001
Reposted by Roscoe's BasementK. A. “Kîck Åß” Pillë @keithpille.bsky.social · 17/06/2026but i manage, and i find you all lacking 1111
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 16/06/2026TOMORROW, babies. #ROC locals, come on down and say hello. #Rochester #FlowerCity #FlourCity #RochesterNY #HouseOfGuitars #livemusic #freemusic #hashtag #ThisIsExhausting #HowDoPeopleDoThisAllDay 011
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 11/06/2026lol this is literally today's Strands puzzle in the NYT 001
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 29/05/2026This week the band celebrates two birthdays! First, the power behind the throne, drummer Tom Finn, on May 27; and today, with the hottest licks and the best hair, guitarist Kevin Klapka! Many happy returns, gents. 000
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Just got word that we're splitting the bill with local teen sensations Strike The Match, who'll be playing from 6:30 - 7:30. Celebrate the classics; embrace the future. It's gonna be a hot night! 000
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Facebook keeps serving me reels of alleged "bass player" Charles Berthoud doing his two-handed tapping thing and Jesus Christ, dude, just take your fucking YouTube revenue and buy yourself a Chapman Stick already, stop pretending 021
Reposted by Roscoe's BasementLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 26/05/2026If anything makes me suspect he really is dying, it’s these kinds of Make-A-Wish fulfillment activities. 1736470
Reposted by Roscoe's BasementReconnect Rochester Cycling @roccycling.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Legislators have effectively run out of time to move forward on proposed e-bike registration rules this year. The state’s late budget process pushed transportation legislation to the sidelines, meaning major e-bike registration proposals are unlikely to return until 2027. electrek.co/2026/05/25/w...electrek.coWhy New York’s push to regulate e-bikes just slammed on the brakesNew York lawmakers had been pushing for increased e-bike regulations this year, including potential registration and even licensing for e-bikes.... 023
Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Here's the FB link, if you want to check in:facebook.com 000