Great Music, Great Photography
Review by Kelly Besaw Photos by Chris Besaw Halestorm with Lindsey Stirling made a stop at the Upstate Medical University Arena in Syracuse, New York Tuesday evening. They are out on the road for the 2025 nEVEREST North American tour and they brought along with them Finnish symphonic metal band, Apocalyptica. I have seen Lindsey... Continue Reading →
Photo and Review by Chris Besaw Occasionally, a tour makes a stop in the Syracuse area that brings me back to my more youthful concert going days. This past Saturday evening at Sharkey’s Bar N Grill, the iconic sludge metal band, Acid Bath, played their first show in Upstate New York in nearly 29 years.... Continue Reading →
Photos by Chris Besaw Review by Kelly Besaw It was a windy night as fans lined up to enter the second of two sold out shows at Rogers Stadium in Toronto. I was excited to see System of a Down, a band I had not seen since they played Ozzfest way back in the... Continue Reading →
ICONIC SLUDGE METAL BAND ACID BATH MAKES THEIR LONG-AWAITED RETURN PERFORMING AT SHARKEY’S PAVILION IN SYRACUSE ON SEPTEMBER 13TH Support comes from High On Fire and Windhand. Performing live for the first time in 28 years, Louisiana’s cult metal / grunge icons ACID BATH return to the stage in 2025 for select shows across North America. The band’s legendary status was... Continue Reading →
+Live+ NYS Fair 2025 Syracuse, NY 9/1/25 Check out photo highlights from +Live's+ show at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, NY on 9/1/25. Photos by by Chris Besaw, house photographer for St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse Music Collective and The Jugg on Teall. Click Photo Below for Full Gallery https://www.flickr.com/photos/201772639@N08/albums/72177720328824726
Photo and review by Chris Besaw The newly opened Archer Music Hall had fans lined up around the block Tuesday evening as the venue played host to guitar legend and Alice In Chain’s member, Jerry Cantrell. I was thrilled to have another opportunity to see Cantrell on his solo tour, especially at such an intimate... Continue Reading →
Lil Jon NYS Fair 2025 Syracuse, NY 8/26/25 Check out photo highlights from Lil Jon's show at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, NY on 8/26/25. Photos by by Chris Besaw, house photographer for St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse Music Collective and The Jugg on Teall. Click Photo Below for Full Gallery... Continue Reading →
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic Nate Smith NYS Fair 2025 Syracuse, NY 8/21/25 Check out photo highlights from George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic and Nate Smith show at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, NY on 8/21/25. Photos by by Chris Besaw, house photographer for St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse Music Collective... Continue Reading →
