LIVE: Jeremy Romance and Special Guests at Black Mamba Skate Park, Syracuse
Alt-rock/rap singer Jeremy Romance returned to Syracuse for an underground concert at the Black Mamba Skate Park on Sept. 12. Proceeds from the event were donated to the skate park. Special guests at the show included Bxtchwrxsts, 4ttics, $pookyBøi, and J-dolla$. Photos by Chris Besaw of Syracuse Music Collective and 315 Music.
Flogging Molly with special guests Violent Femmes, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and Thick bring punk rock at its finest to Rochester’s Main Street Armory
Show Review by Kelly Besaw The all-female punk band, Thick, kicked off the evening right at 7 o’clock. The band had a ’90s 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 release 5 Years Behind. The album confronts […]
The Stanley Welcomes Back the Rock with Alice Cooper and Ace Frehley
Utica’s Stanley Theatre hadn’t hosted a live music event since February 2020. On Wednesday night, the newly renovated marquee lit up Genesee Street to welcome two legends of hard rock, Alice Cooper and Ace Frehley. Frehley, one of the founding members of KISS, opened the show with a set heavy on KISS’s greatest hits, treating […]
LIVE: Cheap Trick Rocks the NY State Fair
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Cheap Trick rocked the NY State Fair on Labor Day at Chevy Park. Fans of all ages were in the crowd and taking in every minute of Cheap Trick’s set. Cheap Trick is out on tour with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts this fall. If you missed seeing them […]
LIVE: The Dead Daisies at the Showplace Theater in Buffalo, 9/17/21
The powerhouse supergroup, The Dead Daisies led by legendary frontman Glenn Hughes, made a stop at the historic Showplace Theater on a hot sweaty night in Buffalo, as part of their rescheduled Like No Other tour that was put on hold in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. The Dead Daisies definitely brought the burn […]
LIVE: Jesse McCartney brings his ‘Beautiful Soul’ to the NY State Fair
Jesse McCartney formerly known as the Turtle on The Masked Singer, performed at the NY State Fair at Chevy Park on Sept. 5. Thousands of fans screamed when McCartney and his band came on stage. Starting with their funky intro Jesse dropped beats to get his fans grooving. The NY State Fair was a tease […]
LIVE: Enter the Haggis Rocks Syracuse Irish Fest
Central New York’s favorite Celtic rock band, Enter the Haggis headlined this year’s Syracuse Irish Fest and did not disappoint the huge crowd in Clinton Square Saturday night. The Moxie Strings brought their own brand of rock and roll fiddle music to the fest, leaving gaping jaws in their wake. View the 315 Music gallery […]
LIVE: Halestorm Rocks NYS Fair’s Chevy Park
Halestorm returned to Syracuse for their debut performance at the NYS Fair on August 31. The band is on a headlining tour now through the end of the week then will be back out on the road with Evanescence this November. They recently released its new single “Back From The Dead” with a cinematic video […]
LIVE: Harmonic Dirt at the NYS Fair’s Chevy Court
Syracuse’s own Harmonic Dirt brought their Americana flavor to the New York State Fair’s Chevy Court stage last Sunday as the “opener” for Dropkick Murphys. The SAMMY Award-winning band, fronted by husband and wife duo Mike Gridley (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica) and Susan Coleman (bass, vocals) was making its Chevy Court debut. Taylor Bucci (banjo, […]
LIVE: Zac Brown Band at Darien lake
Zac Brown Band brought their “Comeback Tour” to Darien Lake Amphitheater on Saturday night. In 2008, the band released its debut single “Chicken Fried” which reached number one on the country singles chart, peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Top 100, and reached 6x Platinum status. Zac Brown Band was accompanied by both Adam […]