Great Music, Great Photography
Photos and Review: Chris Besaw This past Tuesday November 23, with seasonally cold temperatures in full effect, the Rec Room in downtown Buffalo was a hot spot to check out some up and coming metal and hardcore bands. The bill featured the Iowa based metal band, Vended, with support from Omerta, Hazing Over and... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review by Natasha Lewandowski The Butcher Babies made a stop at Iron Works in Buffalo, NY on September 17 as part of their “Butcher Babies Vs. Goliath” tour. Accompanying them were Stitched Up Heart, and Infected Rain. Stitched Up Heart was up first. Showing off her incredible vocal range, lead singer Alecia... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review: Natasha Lewandowski Eager fans lined up outside the Lost Horizon in Syracuse, NY, despite the bitter November cold, to see Diamante with special guests Desorder and DramaScream. Diamante is on her first-ever headline tour, the Blue Balls Holiday Tour. Desorder, the hard rock band from Upstate New York, kicked off the evening.... Continue Reading →
Review: Kelly Besaw Photos: Chris Besaw Relic Photos: Jacob Besaw Ghost made a triumphant return to Syracuse on October 22 as part of their “The Ultimate Tour Named Death” circuit. Alternative rock band Nothing More opened the show. Ghost, with Cardinal Copia at the helm, treated a packed crowd at the Oncenter War Memorial... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review: Jeff Lasich On Thursday night, October 10, around 7000 people filled the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, OH to witness Grammy award winners, Ghost, on their US run of The Ultimate Tour Named Death. Starting the show was San Antonio, Texas' Nothing More. I hadn't heard of them prior to the show, but... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
SYSTEM OF A DOWN GUITARIST/VOCALIST DARON MALAKIAN RELEASES “DICTATOR”MUCH-ANTICIPATED ALBUM FROM DARON MALAKIAN AND SCARS ON BROADWAY SET FOR JULY 20 RELEASE Los Angeles, CA (June 1, 2018) – SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist/vocalist DARON MALAKIAN has released “Dictator” - click HERE to listen. “Dictator” is the title track of the much anticipated new album from Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway. It follows the... Continue Reading →
Ghost Crouse Hinds Theater Theater Syracuse, NY 5/16/18 Check out photo highlights from the show taken by Chris Besaw, photographer, Syracuse Music Collective for the Crouse Hinds Theater.
On Friday, March 23rd, The Priest was back in Worcester, Massachusetts. The heavy-metal gods, Judas Priest, brought their Firepower Tour to the sold-out Palladium with special guests Saxon and Black Star Riders. Probably one of the smaller and more intimate venues on the tour, the Palladium was jam packed minutes within doors opening. Not only... Continue Reading →