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 →
Photo Gallery: Bret Michael’s Parti-Gras at the NYS Fair Chevy Court 8/29/23
Parti- Gras Tour 2023 Bret Michaels Chevy Court NYS Fair Syracuse, NY 8/29/23 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.
Ghost Gives Syracuse’s St. Josephs Amphitheater a Killer Show Despite Gloomy Weather
Review by Kelly Besaw Photos by Chris Besaw The Ghost Re-Imperatour Tour brought a night of Swedish heavy metal to the St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater is Syracuse on Friday August 18. Rain and heavy winds did not stop the die-hard metal fans from filling the amp to enjoy opener Amon Amarth and the lawn remained... Continue Reading →
LIVE: Pantera, Lamb of God and Child Bite Lakeview Amphitheater
Photos by Chris Besaw Review by Kelly Besaw Veteran metal legends, Pantera, made a stop at the St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview in Syracuse, NY Tuesday August 8. Child Bite and Lamb of God were the supports for the show. Detroit based metal band, Child Bite, started off the evening of metal as fans... Continue Reading →
LIVE: Pantera Legacy Tour at Star Lake Amphitheater 7-28-23
Pantera's Legacy Tour 2023 with SNAFU and Lamb of God from their performance at Star Lake Amphitheater in Burgettstown, PA on 7/28/23. Here are some photo highlights from the show taken by staff photographer Jeff Lasich of Start Today Fanzine. Please keep checking back to see more of Jeff’s incredible photo work and please head... Continue Reading →
Mudvayne Brings their Psychotherapy Sessions Tour 2023 to Syracuse 8/1/23
Photos by Chris Besaw Review by Kelly Besaw Mudvayne brings their “Psychotherapy Sessions” tour to the St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater in Syracuse on Tuesday August 1. The metal fest included openers Coal Chamber, Gwar, Nonpoint and the Butcher Babies. A highlight of the show was local Central Square High School alum Marcu Rafferty is playing... Continue Reading →
LIVE: The Klash of the Titans Tour with Kreator, Sepultura & Death Angel at the Roxian Theater
Photos and Review by Jeff Lasich The “in” thing this concert season is package tours with several big-name bands where each band on the lineup can be a headliner. The Klash of the Titans tour is one of those packages. The lineup includes, Death Angel, Sepultura and Kreator and the tour made a stop at... Continue Reading →
LIVE: Above Snakes at The Lost Horizon Syracuse, NY 5/9/23
Photos and Review by Chris Besaw It is finally warming up here in Central New York which means there are more things to do and concert season is kicking off. The past Tuesday, the famed Lost Horizon in Syracuse hosted Boston based metal band, Above Snakes. To be honest, I was not familiar with Above... Continue Reading →
Vended Concludes Tour at Buffalo’s Rec Room 11/23/21
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 →
Butcher Babies Bring Their Goliath Rage to Buffalo NY!
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 →