Written by Kelly Besaw Photos: Chris Besaw Thursday morning just hours before her show at the New York State Fair Grace Potter announced the release of her first new single in four years, the soul wrenching “Love is Love.” Fans in attendance at Chevy Court were the first to hear the song performed live... Continue Reading →
Show Review: Beck and Cage The Elephant at Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Beck along with Cage The Elephant made a stop at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) in Saratoga Springs, NY last Monday. They rounded out their Night Running tour with special guests Spoon and Sunflower Bean. From the moment Spoon took center stage, the band, consisting of Britt Daniel (lead vocals, guitar), Jim Eno (drums),... Continue Reading →
Smashing Pumpkins With Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and AFI Darien Lake NY
The Smashing Pumpkins made a stop in western NY on Saturday August 10 at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center on their current North American summer tour bringing with them Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and AFI! Billy Corgan along with band mates James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlain, and Jeff Schroeder did not waste any time... Continue Reading →
Five Finger Death Punch and In This Moment at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena
Photos and Review: Chris Besaw Heavy metal giants, Five Finger Death Punch, made a stop on their current headlining tour in Binghamton, NY on Wednesday July 24 at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena, bringing with them In This Moment and Fire From The Gods. Opening the evening were the Austin, Texas natives,... Continue Reading →
Inkcarceration Festival 2019 Ohio State Reformatory Mansfield
What do you get when you combine tattoos, hard rock & metal and a prison where a very well known movie (along with numerous music videos) were filmed? You get Inkcarceration festival. Formerly known as Ink In The Clink, people from near and far make the annual pilgrimage to the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield,... Continue Reading →
Killswitch Engage Kicks Off Their 20th Anniversary Tour at Syracuse’s S.I. Hall
Summer has officially started, and people are enjoying the outdoors, beaches, BBQ’s and of course concert season. On July 12, Killswitch Engage kicked off their 20th Anniversary tour at the S.I. Hall right here in Syracuse, NY. They brought along a heavy support lineup for this tour: the mighty Clutch and NYC Hardcore legends Cro-Mags... Continue Reading →
Knotfest Roadshow Kicks Off In Under 2 Weeks Details of Slipknot Museum Announced!
UNDER TWO WEEKS UNTIL KNOTFEST ROADSHOW KICKS OFF IN MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA Tickets available from http://www.knotfestroadshow.com/ TOURING SLIPKNOT MUSEUM AND VIP PACKAGES ANNOUNCED Tuesday July 16th 2019 - With ten days to go until Slipknot’s momentous Knotfest Roadshow Tour begins, details of the Slipknot Museum have been released. In addition to the strongest heavy rock... Continue Reading →
Disrupt Fest 2019 Brings a Great Day of Music To St. Joseph’s Amphitheater At Lakeview
On July 2nd Rockstar Energy’s Disrupt festival overtook Syracuse’s St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview in Syracuse, NY The tour included bands from the early 2000s wave of alt-rock /post-hardcore such as, The Used, Thrice, Atreyu, Four Years Strong, and many more. Hyro the Hero kicked off the festival bringing his non-stop, high energy set... Continue Reading →
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds Return to CMAC For Another Night of Great Music
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds made a stop on their 2019 summer tour to play a show at the Constellation Performing Arts Center in Canandaigua, NY on June 18. Dave and Tim took the stage at 7:30pm sharp and wasted no time diving into “Save Me” to kick off a nearly three-hour, 26 song set.... Continue Reading →
Rockstar Energy Drink Disrupt Festival To Play St Josephs Amphitheater July 2
Live Nation and SGE Present Rockstar Energy Drink DISRUPT FESTIVAL Featuring some of the biggest bands in rock as well as the genre's rising stars, The Rockstar Energy Drink DISRUPT Festival is a brand-new music experience making its debut across North America this summer with the tour stopping at the St. Josephs Amphitheater in Syracuse... Continue Reading →