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You’ve reached the official webpage for Andy Smash and the Rust Belt Hotrods! This is our webpage, and welcome to it.  As you may know, we try to keep things as DIY as is reasonably possible. That can make us … Continue reading →

OK, so it’s been a while since our last update. Sorry. Andy here, and I’d like to take responsibility for the small lapse in coverage of the exciting events here at Hotrods Central. It’s not that there’s been nothing going … Continue reading →

I should have known something was wrong by the way I wasn’t totally freaking out before the show.  Pre-gig jitters routinely reach epic proportions ’round here.  But this time I felt oddly relaxed–almost as though I were going to go … Continue reading →

Hey, all! We’re playing the Firehouse Saloon on Saturday August 4th. Showtime’s 10:00. We’ll have various CDs, EPs and other goodies at special, this-gig-only pricing. The Firehouse Saloon 814 S. Clinton Avenue Rochester, NY 14620 Call 585-319-3832 for details. 21+, … Continue reading →

The not-so-long-awaited release of the debut EP from Judas Jetski is now available! (Whattaya want?  It can’t be long-awaited when it didn’t even exist 3 weeks ago.)  It’s about 15 minutes long, 8 songs total, and is entitled “I Don’t … Continue reading →

The long-awaited Andy Smash AllOne EP has finally dropped!  Described as a love letter to both Rochester, NY and Portland, Oregon, the EP features photographs I took in Rochester’s abandoned subway.  This EP is being released in download-only form, and can … Continue reading →

We got press! Gary Schwind reviewed our CD North Country Punk in the LA Examiner. Check it out here at Schwindy’s Indie Music Spotlight.