Great Music, Great Photography
Photo and Review by Chris Besaw Saturday night in the eclectic little city of Rochester NY, while most were getting ready for the big football game on Sunday and for Valentine’s Day the following day. The Photo City Music Hall was host to the second installment of Rotting IN Rot-Chester 2022! Photo City Music... Continue Reading →
Mourning Noise Mourning Noise played their first show after 24 years at Steve Zing's Black Friday charity bash. Pictured here is Mourning Noise and Marra's Drug Please enjoy a selection of photos from this show shot by Tanner Rawleigh
2021 Fall Tour Off With Their Heads THICK Lost Horizon Syracuse, NY 11/13/21 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 by Chris Besaw Review by Kelly Besaw Punk rock legends, Bad Religion, made a stop at Riverworks in Buffalo, New York on Friday November 5. The band is currently on tour to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Joining them were co-headliners Alkaline Trio and opening act War on Women. Kicking off the evening was War... Continue Reading →
Photos by Chris Besaw Show Review by Kelly Besaw The all-female punk band, Thick, kicked off the evening right at 7 o’clock on the dot. The band had a 90’s punk feel to it and fit right in with the rest of the night’s lineup. Thick is on tour in support of their current EP... Continue Reading →
On September 18, punk legends, Flogging Molly and the Violent Femmes along with friends Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and Thick will play the Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York. Flogging Molly and the Violent Femmes will co-headline making this one incredible lineup. The tour will celebrate the recent announcement of Flogging Molly’s... Continue Reading →
This May, Dropkick Murphys and Rancid will hit the road together for the first time since 2017, for the co-headlining Boston To Berkeley II Tour with special guests Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Cinnamon (on select dates) and Jesse Ahern supporting. Each night will culminate with Dropkick Murphys and Rancid on stage together for a joint encore.... Continue Reading →
Blondie New York State Fair Syracuse, NY 8/22/18 Check out photo highlights from the show taken by Chris Besaw photographer for Syracuse Music Collective.
Never - Ending Summer Tour 2018 311 The Offspring Gym Class Heroes Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview Syracuse, NY 8/12/18 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: Chris Besaw Review: Kelly Besaw Punk rock legends the Descendents with special guests A Wilhelm Scream and The Pavers played for a jam-packed crowd at Buffalo RiverWorks in Buffalo, NY on Friday August 3. Buffalo natives and long-time friends of the Descendents, The Pavers, kicked off the evening. They played close to a forty-minute high energy set. The local crowd loved... Continue Reading →