Hearing Aide: Jocelyn & Chris Arndt ‘The Fun in the Fight’
Jocelyn and Chris broke into Billboard’s Top 40 in the Adult Album Alternative chart with “Red Stops Traffic,” the third single off their 2017 release, “Go.” The album as a whole was Jocelyn and Chris’ most successful release. It peaked at No. 2 on Relix’s Jamband Top 30, and stayed there for three straight months. […]
Blackberry Smoke Bring Their “Break It Down” Acoustic Show To Ithaca, NY
On Thursday April 4, 2019, the Atlanta, Georgia southern rock band Blackberry Smoke pulled into the historic State Theatre in the beautiful downtown Ithaca Commons area as a stop on their 2019 “Break It Down” spring acoustic tour. Blackberry Smoke is currently on tour promoting their newly released EP, The Southern Ground Sessions, during this […]
Allman Betts at the Strand
The Allman Betts Band took to the Strand Center, for their fourth ever show, in Plattsburgh last Saturday. The newly grouped is fronted by Devon Allman and Duane Betts, the sons of Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band. The night was kicked off by Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root who showed […]
Los Lobos Rock Out At Center For The Arts Of Homer
A beautiful thin layer of fresh snow covered the quaint and “Rockwellian” village of Homer, NY on an early Spring evening. That did not keep anyone away from the sold out Los Lobos show at the Center for The Arts of Homer on Sunday. Many traveled from Syracuse, Ithaca, Cortland and many other villages and […]
Weezer a Crowd Pleaser at Syracuse Show
Weezer and Pixies’ co-headlining tour brought a seamless blend of 90s rock nostalgia to the St. Joseph’s Amphitheater in Syracuse, NY on July 15. Pixies ripped right into their set with their raw punk rock hits. Their set was much more rigid and simplified in comparison to Weezer’s. It was also so jam-packed that they […]
Jeremy Wallace Trio Debuts New Songs at Intimate Kirkland Art Center
An unassuming man sporting a fedora and a National Resonator guitar took to the Kirkland Art Center stage sipping on a local brew, armed with self-deprecating humor and a notebook full of stories to tell an intimate crowd on Saturday, October 28. The Jeremy Wallace Trio (Wallace – guitar and vocals, Matt Gruenberg – bass […]
Celtic Woman Voices of Angels Tour Lifts Central New York To a New High
Voices of Angels was a fitting title for the Celtic Woman tour that recently stopped in Syracuse at the Oncenter on June 21. The three angelic vocalists on the tour were Susan McFadden, Mairéad Carlin, and Eabha McMahon, and together with the multi talented newcomer Tara McNeill on violin and harp, they melodically painted […]
Legendary Country Icon Kenny Rogers Brings Holiday Spirit to Central New York
It was bittersweet to say the least as Kenny Rogers took to the stage at The Turning Stone Casino December 20, 2016 for his final show here in Central New York. Welcomed by a sold out crowd, Kenny Rogers made his entrance to his tried and true hit “Ruby” where he encourages the audience to […]
The SAMMY’S 2016 Induction Ceremony and Awards Event
The music world is a family, and no where more so than in Syracuse, New York. Each year Syracuse area musicians and music lovers come together to celebrate their own. Submissions of new music for consideration inundate the committee each year, and through a painful process of choosing just four nominees, awards in all musical […]
Time To Reflect Back On The 2015 Great NY State Fair
As the dust settles and we begin to experience a last surge of heat for the season during this balmy November, it seems like the perfect time to reflect back and savor the amazing week of events, shows, and spectacular activities and eats offered this year at the 2015 Great New York State Fair. After all, […]