Dierks Bentley – “Beers On Me” Tour – July 22, 2021 – CMAC
Dierks Bentley opened his 2021 “Beers On Me” tour on Thursday July 22 at CMAC in Canandaigua. Kicking off his first full fledged tour in nearly two years, it was clear from the first notes of “Gone ” that Bentley was excited to be back. He opened with his most current number one single and […]
Live: W A D E – King of Clubs Syracuse 7-16-21
Syracuse-based psychedelic rock band W A D E made its King of Clubs debut to a packed house Friday. While the band is new, the players are not. The foundation of the band is Mike Powell and John Hanus, formerly of The Black River. They’ve been joined by Adam Manion (Trampoline Jetstream) on drums, Jeff […]
Live: Wade Debuts at Heritage Hill
Mike Powell’s latest project, Wade, made its public debut Thursday night at a sold-out Heritage Hill Brewhouse in Pompey. The new band came together during the pandemic and features Powell’s long-time collaborator, John Hanus on lead guitar, Zak Massoud of Big Mama’s Blues Band on bass, Adam Manion of Trampoline Jetstream and Copper Vein Clones […]
Live: Sophistafunk at The Yard Amphitheater
Ray Brothers BBQ in Bouckville has long hosted a summer series of bigger acts. This summer the shows at The Yard Amphitheater at Ray Brothers are back in full swing and Syracuse funk legends Sophistafunk brought the fire to the Yard on Saturday. The funk continues this Saturday with The Comb Down. For ticket information […]
Live: Annie in the Water at Ommegang
Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown continued its Fire Pit Fridays Concert Series last week with Annie in the Water performing their first big show in the area since last year’s Hayley in the Water show at the Jewish Community Center in Utica. The brewery’s free Friday series continues this Friday with blues act Wyld Blu 315 […]
Looking Back on Leap Day 2020: Dustin Lynch at Turning Stone
Looking back on Leap Day 2020 at the Turning Stone Casino, we were lucky to have Dustin Lynch give Verona “one hell of a night” of country music. Dustin made the extra day of 2020 that much more special for all of those in attendance that night. Opening the show was county newcomer Travis Denning. […]
In Focus: Kip Moore Brings Room to Spare Tour to Kodak Center
Kip Moore’s stop at the Kodak Center in Rochester, NY on October 25 was the second of two New York shows on the third leg of his Room to Spare Acoustic Tour. Moore is known for his energetic and electric shows. On this tour, he switched gears with an intimate and stripped-down set. For a […]
Tag’s Closed Out Summer Concert Series In True Rock and Roll Style
On Saturday September 21, 2019 four veteran hard rock bands rolled into Tags Summer Stage in Big Flats, NY to close out the summer concert series with a bang. 80’s iconic rock bands RATT, Warrant, Firehouse and Kix shared the stage for a night of rock and roll, reminiscing with gritty guitars, thundering bass, pounding […]
In Focus: Breaking Benjamin Brings Mini Rock Festival to Lakeview Amphitheater
Five bands on the same bill in one night makes for one long, but rocking evening. With so many bands playing it really felt like Breaking Benjamin brought a mini rock festival to the Lakeview Amphitheater in Syracuse, NY on Saturday August 24. There was a great mixture of new and well known faces on […]
In Focus: Lindsey Stirling ‘Shatters’ Syracuse
It really takes a special talent to bring a performance to life, like the way Lindsey Stirling does. Her show at the great New York State Fair on Friday, August 23 was inspiring. Lindsey can play the violin flawlessly while dancing choreographed parts of her songs with dancers, and alone. It was a beautiful mix […]