Great Music, Great Photography
Photos by Chris Besaw Review by Kelly Besaw It is a Monday evening in Homer, New York. You are probably wondering what was going on that is notable to write about. One of folk-rock’s finest, The Wallflowers, were playing the second of a two-night sold out run at the Homer Center for the Arts. Opening... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review by Chris Besaw and Camille Tisdel Piano goddess, Tori Amos, gifted us with her presence and energy that made for a lively, nostalgic, and moving night of music. Stopping in at The Kodak Center in Rochester, NY on May 18, stop twenty-one of her forty show Ocean to Ocean Tour. She also... Continue Reading →
The Return of the California Takeover Tour 2022 Earth Crisis Snapcase Strife The Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY 5/13/22 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.
Photos and Review by Chris Besaw It’s a warm evening in the picturesque city of Rochester NY, but the weather outside doesn’t even compare to the heat that one of the biggest metal shows currently on tour is giving off inside of the Blue Cross Arena. The Metal Tour of the Year 2022 featuring some... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review by Jeff Lasich The end of April is halfway to Halloween. It was only fitting that a few days later John 5 and The Hexane brought their spooky asses to Pittsburgh to play a near sold out show at Jergel’s. The Haxans started the night off. The band consists of Ash Costello... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review by Chris Besaw Well finally after two years of not COVID related delays, tour rescheduling and everything in between, the highly anticipated New York United 2022 Tour featuring Agnostic Front, Sick of It all and Crown of Thornz finally made its way back to Syracuse’s iconic Lost Horizon. Starting off the evening... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review by David De LaHuerta The German thrash legends Destruction made a stop at Lee's Palace in Toronto with Nervosa and special guests in support of their Diabolical North American Tour. One of the opening bands VX36 from Northern California with Gage Higgins (Lead Guitar/Vocals) Nate Klug (Vocals/Guitar) John Lorence (Drums) and Nick... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review by Jeff Lasich Godspeed little doodle. On Sunday April 24, Phoenix, Arizona's premier Nedal band, Okilly Dokilly made a stop at The Crafthouse just outside Pittsburgh during their farewell tour, appropriately titled Tourdilly Do. They were joined on this tour by Oregon party band, Steaksauce Mustache. Kinda punk, kinda chaotic and 100%... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review by Natasha Lewandowski Rock giant Dorothy made a stop on her Gifts From the Holy Ghost tour to the Lost Horizon in Syracuse, NY on April 16. She brought along with her supporting acts Classless Act and Joyous Wolf. With the venue almost filled to capacity, Classless Act from Los Angeles, California... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review by Jeff Lasich Another tour from 2020 that got delayed several years finally hit the road. When I heard The Darkness was touring the US this spring, with a stop near Pittsburgh I thought maybe I'd go check them out since I have a soft spot for the first record, Permission to... Continue Reading →