Baroness landed in Toronto with two outstanding performances during their North American Tour Sweet Oblivion, in support of their new album Stone, released last September. Early Sunday afternoon, Baroness made a stop at the iconic Sonic Boom Records in downtown Toronto for a special acoustic performance that only happened in a few select cities on... Continue Reading →
Bush’s Nowhere To Go But Everywhere Tour at the Landmark Theater Syracuse, NY
Review by : Kelly Besaw Photos by : Chris Besaw Bush, the multi-platinum, English rock band treated fans to a near sold out show at the beautiful historic Landmark Theater in Syracuse, NY Sunday evening. They brought along with them Eva Under Fire and Bad Wolves. American rock band Eva Under Fire, hailing from Detroit,... Continue Reading →
LIVE: Tool and Steel Beans at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York
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 →
Gaerea supporting The Lawless Martyrs Tour at The Lee’s Palace. Toronto, On Canada 10/04/23. Exclusive Concert Review
Photos and Review by David Del La Huerta Gaerea delivered a night to remember to their hardcore at The Lee’s Place in Toronto during their visit to Canada on their North American Tour “The Lawless Martyrs 2023.” What an amazing performance by the Black Metal quintet from Portugal. They delivered a performance full of theatrics... 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 →
Cannibal Corpse, and Mayhem with Special Guests at The Rebel. Toronto, On. Canada. 09/27/23
Cannibal Corpse and Mayhem made a stop in Toronto with special guests, Blood Incantation and Gorguts. Upon arriving at the Rebel in Toronto, you could see that the stage was set up for some death metal. Blood Incantation from Denver Colorado was all set to kick things off. They took the stage with such force... 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 →
Jinjer with Special Guest Monuments at The Phoenix Concert Theatre. Toronto, Canada 9/15/23
What a way to start the weekend… with a Friday night Metal concert! Jinger with special guest Monuments rocked the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto! It was a night of firsts for me, my first-time seeing Monuments and Jinjer perform live. Starting off the night was UK band Monuments. It is not an easy task... 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 →