Live: Ryan Montbleau Band Lights Up The Yard Amphitheater with Spectacular Show
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LIVE: Lainey Wilson Breaks NYS Fair Concert Attendance Record
The 2023 New York State Fair kicked off Wednesday night with an attendance record set by country music sensation Lainey Wilson. The 2023 ACM Female Vocalist of the year attracted more than 53,200 country music fans from all of the state to attend the free concert at Suburban Park in Syracuse. Wilson is known for […]
Live: Goo Goo Dolls Big Night Out at St. Joseph’s Amphitheater at Lakeview
On Wednesday August 16th, it was a perfect summer night at the St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater in Syracuse as the Goo Goo Dolls took the stage after a killer opening set by alternative rock band O.A.R. The Goo Goo Dolls hit the stage just after 9pm with their hit “Broadway” and their 25 song set included […]
LIVE: Nickelback & Brantley Gilbert At Darien Lake Amphitheater
On Wednesday night, Nickelback made their 30th stop on their Get Rollin tour at Darien Lake Amphitheater. The band was formed in the mid-1990s by Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger, and Brandon Kroeger under the name Village Idiots. The group would change the name to Nickelback after Mike Kroeger, a barista at Starbucks, would […]
Barry Manilow Names Oneida High School Music Teacher Heather O’Connell as the Manilow Music Teacher Award Winner
Music icon Barry Manilow announced today that Heather O’Connell, music teacher at Oneida High School is the winner of his Manilow Music Project Teacher Award. Turning Stone employees helped the Manilow Music Project by nominating deserving music teachers in their area for this award. The Manilow Music Project then selected 10 finalists and opened up voting online to […]
LIVE: Fall Out Boy At Darien Lake Amphitheater
On Friday night, Fall out Boy brought their “So Much For (Tour) Dust” tour to Darien Lake Amphitheater. Vocalist/guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist/lyricist Pete Wentz, drummer Andrew Hurley, and guitarist Joe Trohman formed the band in 2001 in Wilmette, Illinois. Today the group is best known for their top hits; “Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down,” “Centuries,” “Dance, […]
LIVE: Def Leppard, Motley Crue & Alice Cooper at The JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse
Photos and Review by Chris Besaw It’s August and things here in the Salt City are still heating up this summer season. Last night at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse was no exception. Motley Crue and Def Leppard’s co headlining World Tour 2023 kicked off here and what an amazing start it was with […]
LIVE: Shania Twain’s SOLD OUT show at the St. Josephs Amphitheater
Photos and Review by Chris Besaw Shania Twain performed for a sold-out crowd at the St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater on Saturday night. She brought along with her rising star BRELAND. The country pop star is currently out on the road on her “Queen of Me” tour in support of her most recent release with the […]
LIVE: Tedeschi Trucks Band Delivers Powerhouse Performance at CMAC, Ziggy Marley the Perfect Opener
At the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC) on Tuesday, July 11th, a packed house and lawn were ready for rising performances from members of musical royalty. The Tedeschi Trucks Band, and opener Ziggy Marley, showcased their talents full force and took everyone ‘higher.’ Beginning with a slow-burning version of Joe Cocker’s “Woman to […]
Live: The Doobie Brothers perform at CMAC on their 50th anniversary tour
Fifty years of making beautiful music and touring culminated on one magical night when the four-time Grammy Award winning and Hall of Fame legends, The Doobie Brothers, made a stop on the last night of the current leg of their 50th Anniversary tour on Friday July 14, 2023 at CMAC in Canandaigua, NY. On a […]