Photos and Review by Chris Besaw A Dark and Electrifying Night in Downtown Buffalo There’s something special about live music in Buffalo — the energy, the grit, the people. The city always seems to come alive when the lights dim and the amps hum. On this brisk post–Halloween weekend, the Buffalo Electric Factory hosted a... Continue Reading →
Coheed & Cambria’s The Infinite Arc Tour With Mastodon and Periphery
Coheed & Cambria Mastodon Periphery Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview Syracuse, NY 5/30/25 Check out photo highlights from Infinite Arc Tour featuring Coheed and Cambria, Mastondon and Periphery at the Lakeview Amphitheater in Syracuse, NY on 5/30/25. Photos by by Chris Besaw, house photographer for St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse Music... Continue Reading →
IDKHOW Plays for a SOLD OUT Crowd at Syracuse’s Song and Dance 5/23/25
Photos and Review by Dot Peck Last night, I finally crossed a massive item off my bucket list: photographing I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME live. And let me tell you—they did not disappoint. IDKHOW lit up the Song & Dance with one of the most electric, stylish, and immersive sets I’ve ever... Continue Reading →
Alice Cooper and Company Gets a Little Too Close for Comfort at the Stanley Theater in Utica
Review by Kelly Besaw Photos by Chris Besaw The legendary “Godfather” of shock rock, Alice Cooper, made a stop on his Too Close for Comfort 2025 tour at the Stanley Theater in Utica, NY Thursday evening. I am going to be honest; I am likely biased as I love seeing Alice Cooper and his incredible... Continue Reading →
Salt City Death Fest Featuring Ringworm, Slumlord, Sully and Vomit Forth
Photos and Review: Dot Peck The walls of The Lost Horizon pulsed with unrelenting energy last night as four heavyweights of the underground scene—Slumlord, Sully, Vomit Forth, and Ringworm—delivered a night of pure sonic punishment, each act carving their own brutal niche into the chaos. From gritty breakdowns to blast-beat blitzes, the evening was a... Continue Reading →
Steel Panther and Buckcherry Bare it All at del Lago on the Northern Exposure Tour 2025
Photos and Review by Chris Besaw The Summer Season is just around the corner in Upstate NY. Warmer weather goes hand in hand with ice cold beers, BBQ, and concerts. What a fun way to kick off the season with Steel Panther at the del Lago Casino and Resort. Fans broke out their leather jackets,... Continue Reading →