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Roscoe's Basement

@roscoesbasement.bsky.social
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A rock 'n' roll band that practices underneath a dog. Tweets by @jackfeerick.bsky.social. More at godocent.com/pin/roscoesbasement

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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
First person to identify the song whence I pinched the riff gets a shiny nickel
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A 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.
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Foxes (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
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
a little classical music there, kids
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I am CACKLING over here
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Cheesy MIDI with sample as proof of concept
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Our 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?
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ugh
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
And 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.
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I can, at any given time, either act as musical director for the band OR be hustling for gigs, but I can't do both.
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Great 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.
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's me, America's best-loved writer of songs about alcoholic fun
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Lyrically, this one is a sequel to an older song from a few years ago. SPOILERS: The narrator's fortunes have not much improved.
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Sweat 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
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NEW 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.
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We 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
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I'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
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The lowest-hanging fruit will be this one, which is lacking only a vocal melody
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We 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
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This 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.
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
ICYMI
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
As always, "radio edit" just means there's a fade on it
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
NEW 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 stuff
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Sackful of Secrets (rough mix v 1.3) RADIO EDIT
If 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
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Presumably 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
Russian dude strumming an alto or soprano balalaika -- bigger tha a mandolin, smaller than an acoustic guitar, with a long neck, three strings, and a triangular soundbox. Dude playing a bass balalaika, with three strings, a neck about as long as a P-Bass's, and a triangular soundbox that's probably four feet wide at the bass, three-and-a-half feet from the tailpiece to the neck heel. It's supported by an endpin resting on the ground, like you'd see on a cello.
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
In action at the House of Guitars!
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Squeeze Box
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
TOMORROW! With special guests NPV, the Donut Boys, Psionic Sentiment, The Urknatrocities, and Findle. There's !something for everyone
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
NEXT 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 #freemusic
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This 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.
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Quote with your purple art 💜
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Purple Jesus
Recorded 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
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 22/08/2024
Tattoo it on your picking hand: Craft prevails where inspiration fails
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
How 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?
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
RESULT: 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.
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frankenstonk's monster @stonkers.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
[duran duran voice]
image: two hand carved folk art clowns with very very long legs. there’s a little black and white dog barking at them and there’s a label on the shelf in front of them that reads “clowns on stilts"
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Oh, THIS ought to be good
SoundCloud direct message from user "Rose Jaeger"



hello Really nice work on this track. A few ideas came to mind while I was listening, mind if I pass them along?

My nonchalant response: 
Let's hear 'em!
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Back in the news
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rael gost pictuers @jackfeerick.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Heard you kids are all crazy about that ODYSSEY content
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Mrs. 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
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"Wild World" but it's "Helter Skelter." You can hear it, can't you?
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rael gost pictuers @jackfeerick.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
ICYMI: I wrote a song about America and my complicated feelings thereon; Lee Greenwood wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole
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Colossus (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
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rael gost pictuers @jackfeerick.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
NEW 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 immigrants
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COLOSSUS_ROUGH_v0102
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
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
OH SWEET JESUS GOD WHYYYYYYYY
Event ad for a concert by Pink Talking Fish, "a fusion of Pink Floyd. Talking Heads, & Phish"
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
SAVE 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!
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
SMOKIN' 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!
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
It'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...
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K. A. “Kîck Åß” Pillë @keithpille.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
but i manage, and i find you all lacking
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
TOMORROW, babies. #ROC locals, come on down and say hello. #Rochester #FlowerCity #FlourCity #RochesterNY #HouseOfGuitars #livemusic #freemusic #hashtag #ThisIsExhausting #HowDoPeopleDoThisAllDay
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
lol this is literally today's Strands puzzle in the NYT
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
One week!
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
This 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.
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Just 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!
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Facebook 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
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
If anything makes me suspect he really is dying, it’s these kinds of Make-A-Wish fulfillment activities.
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Reconnect Rochester Cycling @roccycling.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Legislators 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...
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Why New York’s push to regulate e-bikes just slammed on the brakes
New York lawmakers had been pushing for increased e-bike regulations this year, including potential registration and even licensing for e-bikes....
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Roscoe's Basement @roscoesbasement.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Here's the FB link, if you want to check in:
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