Concert Review: Modest Mouse at Brewery Ommegang
On Saturday, August 5, Modest Mouse made their long-awaited return to the concert grounds at Brewery Ommegang. The show was fully sold out with over 5000 spectators in attendance. Isaac Brock and company took the stage shortly after 8 p.m. to a rousing ovation from the crowd. Opening with “3rd Planet” from 2000’s The Moon […]
Blackberry Smoke Brings Rock & Roll Back to CMAC
Blackberry Smoke made CMAC in Canandaigua, NY “Rock and Roll Again” when their Spirit of the South Tour rolled through last Saturday. This tour supports their latest album You Hear Georgia and marks the milestone of their 20th year as a band. Fans were eager to gather and enjoy music in a live setting once […]
Concert Review: Luke Combs at CMAC – August 5th & 6th
Luke Combs made a triumphant return to CMAC on Thursday and Friday night. The concerts, originally scheduled for June 2020 were 100% sold out. The mood in the amphitheater was celebratory. Fans flooded into the general admission pit area, jockeying for the best spot. Combs was recently named one of the top earning country artists […]
New York Welcomes Back Enter the Haggis
Celtic favorites, Enter the Haggis returned “home” to Central New York this past Saturday to an appreciative and excited crowd. The show at Lincoln Hill Farms, which is located right outside of Canandaigua off of Routes 5 and 20, is not your typical music venue. A working farm, this beautiful setting also hosts weddings, events, […]
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 […]
Review: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong at Beak and Skiff – Night Two
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong closed out their two-night run on Saturday night, June 19 at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards in wet and wild style. From atop of the hill that overlooks the valley, the skies gave off a beautiful orange, pink, and purple sunset in the distant horizon, as the storm clouds came in […]
Blaine Holcomb Shows Maturity on Fun New EP
One thing about the pause that this global pandemic has brought is amazing new music and surprise albums. We are in luck as Hamilton-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Blaine Holcomb is set to drop his first single from his new EP on Friday in a series of several releases to come over the summer. His new self-titled EP, […]
Ray of Hope at Ray Brothers BBQ
Family Band Plays Benefit For Local Family and Concert Announcements Begin For The Yard Amphitheater Sunday evening Ray Brother’s BBQ hosted its first live music in their brand new, beautiful bar room. Though the audience was limited to the staff, the first-ever performance of the sibling band Wilt’d was streamed live as a fundraiser for […]
315 Reviews: Atkins Riot’s ‘Couch Potato’
Syracuse’s Atkins Riot has put an awful lot of rock into a short EP. The record is very well produced and each song flows seamlessly into the next, while the band experiments with different sounds. This tight band consists of Anthony Saturno, Rob Zaccaria, Sam Roux, and Byron Cage. The title track “Couch Potato” kicks […]
315 Flashback: ‘The Last Waltz’ Looks Great at 40
Photos by Jim Gilbert from Nippertown/JTG Photo The impetus was a one-off tribute to The Last Waltz during last spring’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Warren Haynes and Don Was put together an all-star cast of musicians to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Band’s all-star farewell concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving Night, […]