Igorrr’s Toronto stop on their North American Tour delivered a quite high-octane spectacle of avant-garde noise, operatic grandiosity, and a range of genres, including black metal, baroque music, breakcore, and trip hop, into a singular sound. The Anarchy sounds of Gautier Serre: When Gautier Serre, better known by his stage name Igorrr,... Continue Reading →
Castle Rat Storms The Opera House with a Sold Out show in Toronto, Canada. 10/17/26
The Opera House located at Queen Street East in Toronto, is a 110-year-old historic theatre with it's plaster arches, and Victorian looking balconies. Hosted Brooklyn’s favourite fantasy Doom Metalers, Castle Rat, bringing their "Summon the Beasts North American Tour". The Opening acts: Many of us gathered early to enjoy an evening of... Continue Reading →
Iron Maiden & Megadeth Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026 at Scotia Bank Arena. Toronto, On, Canada.
Downtown Toronto was already buzzing over the weekend with Fan Expo crowds spilling into Front Street, but inside Scotiabank Arena, a very different kind of devotion took over. Iron Maiden brought the kick-off of the North American leg of their Run For Your Lives 50th Anniversary Tour to Toronto for two sold-out nights, delivering an... Continue Reading →
A Festival That Fed Both Body and Cause: Farm Aid 2026 in Virginia Beach
Photos by Kelly and Chris Besaw Review by Kelly Besaw Farm Aid 2026 at the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, VA, was an extraordinary celebration of music, community, and agricultural activism. While legendary performances by Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp kept the crowd roaring, the true heart of the... Continue Reading →
Public Image Ltd (PiL) play a SOLD OUT at Danforth Music Hall, Toronto. Special guest Plague Vendor.
On a crisp evening in Toronto, the crowd gathering outside The Danforth Music Hall presented a of fascinating cross-section of subcultural history. The vast majority of the crowd were wearing weathered plaid pants, black tall boots, spiked hair up and a ton of Sex Pistols and Descendents t-shirts stood alongside younger and old art-rock enthusiasts... Continue Reading →
Anarchy on Queen Street! The Sex Pistols and Panic Shack SELL Out History
Sex Pistols Panic Shack History Toronto, ON 9/21/26 Check out photo highlights from Sex Pistols's show at History in Toronto , ON on 9/21/26. Photos by by Chris Besaw, house photographer for St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview and Syracuse Music Collective.
ZZ Top: Sharp Dressed & Rockin’ the Fair 2026
ZZ Top NYS Fair Grounds Suburban Park Syracuse, NY 9/3/26 Check out photo highlights from ZZ Top's show at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, NY on 9/3/26. Photos by by Chris Besaw, house photographer for St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview and Syracuse Music Collective.
Backroads & Bright Lights: Priscilla Block at the NYS Fair 2026
Priscilla Block NYS Fair Grounds Chevy Court Syracuse, NY 9/2/26 Check out photo highlights from Priscilla Block's show at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, NY on 9/2/26. Photos by by Chris Besaw, house photographer for St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview and Syracuse Music Collective. Click Here For Full Gallery https://www.flickr.com/photos/201772639@N08/albums/72177720335433797
Spotlight & Soul: Tori Kelly at the NYS Fair 2026
Tori Kelly NYS Fair Grounds Suburban Park Syracuse, NY 9/2/26 Check out photo highlights from Tori Kelly's show at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, NY on 9/2/26. Photos by by Chris Besaw, house photographer for St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview and Syracuse Music Collective. Click here for full gallery https://www.flickr.com/photos/201772639@N08/albums/72177720335433842
Wilson Phillips at the NYS Fair: A Show That Wouldn’t Let the Weather Win
Photos and Review by Natasha Lewandowski The weather had other plans for Wilson Phillips. As dark clouds gathered over the New York State Fair and rain threatened to disrupt the evening, there was understandable uncertainty among concertgoers. Outdoor performances are always a gamble, and on this particular night, Mother Nature appeared ready to call the... Continue Reading →