Written by: Roman Jones Photo: Chris Besaw Between the shower, the kitchen and the car I somehow mixed up daylight savings time arriving at the venue one hour earlier than I was supposed to. That mental hiccup was damn confusing but it paled in comparison to the awesome mind screw of Tool’s performance in... Continue Reading →
Cat Clyde Kicks Off US Tour at Skylark Lounge in Rochester NY 10/21/23
Canadian indie-folk artist Cat Clyde will kicking off her headlining US tour this weekend at the Skylark Lounge in Rochester, NY this Saturday evening. The tour is in support of her new album Down Rounder which has been gaining a lot of recognition and widespread critical acclaim. She approaches the topics of self exploration and... Continue Reading →
Napoleon Dynamite Live! 20th Anniversary Celebration at the State Theater Ithaca, NY 10/8/23
Photos and Review by: Mark McGauley It's been almost 20 years since the film Napoleon Dynamite was released. The film directed by Jared Hess starring Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez and Jon Gries has essentially become a cult classic. For the last several years, the cast has been bringing the film on the road and giving... Continue Reading →
LIVE: Stevie Nicks Shares an Evening Filled with Nostalgia with Captivated Buffalo Audience.
Review by Kelly Besaw Stevie Nicks regaled stories of her friendship with Tom Petty, cleaning houses to make ends meet, how she became a member of Fleetwood Mac, her instant connection with Christine McVie and the ways she kept money and fame from going to her head between performing a seventeen song setlist to an... Continue Reading →
LIVE: Dropkick Murphys Bring Their Fall Tour To Syracuse 9/30/23
Photos by Chris Besaw Review by Kelly Besaw Boston based punk rockers, the Dropkick Murphys, returned to Syracuse this past Saturday. This time they made a stop at the Upstate Medical Arena at the Oncenter War Memorial bringing along with them The Interrupters and Jesse Ahern. Kicking things off was American folk rock artist Jesse... Continue Reading →
Peter Gabriel Brings his Thought Provoking i/o Tour to Key Bank Center, Buffalo
Photos by Chris Besaw Review by Kelly Besaw The legendary Peter Gabriel brought his i/o The Tour to the Keybank Center in Buffalo, NY on Friday September 22. The nearly three-hour set included a mix of storytelling, stunning visuals, artsy multimedia and stellar performances from Gabriel and his incredible band. It has been a... Continue Reading →
LIVE: Shinedown, Papa Roach and Spiritbox Close the Syracuse’s Amphitheater Concert Season With a Packed Show!
Photos by Chris Besaw Review by Kelly Besaw Shinedown closed out the 2023 concert season at the St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater on September 13. Shinedown brought their Revolutions Live tour with special guests Papa Roach and Spiritbox. Shinedown has historically shown a lot of love to the Syracuse area fans and played at the amphitheater... Continue Reading →
Photo Gallery: Ludacris at Suburban Park Stage NYS Fair 2023
Ludacris Suburban Park Stage NYS Fair Syracuse, NY 8/31/23 Check out photo highlights from the show taken by Chris Besaw, house photographer for St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview and Syracuse Music Collective
Photo Gallery: Anne Wilson at NYS Fair’s Suburban Park 8/30/23
Anne Wilson & Tripsitter Suburban Park Stage NYS Fair Syracuse, NY 8/30/23 Check out photo highlights from the show taken by Chris Besaw, house photographer for St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview and Syracuse Music Collective.
Photo Gallery: Bret Michael’s Parti-Gras at the NYS Fair Chevy Court 8/29/23
Parti- Gras Tour 2023 Bret Michaels Chevy Court NYS Fair Syracuse, NY 8/29/23 Check out photo highlights from the show taken by Chris Besaw, house photographer for St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview and Syracuse Music Collective.