LIVE: Historic Earlville Opera House Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Music Festival
The Earlville Opera House hosted an epic lineup to celebrate 50 years of bringing incredible programing to Central New York. The Old Main, Lipstick & Whiskey with special guests The Laughing Buddha Episodes, Nate Gross Band, Colin Aberdeen Duo and Eddy Vollmer rounded out the lineup. Guests were also treated to the incredible Hub Cap […]
LIVE: Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats with Antibalas at Beak & Skiff
Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards music series was in full swing as the skies cleared into a majestic summer evening with sunbeams lighting Anitbalas and sundown shimmering behind a wonderful set from Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats. The evening kicked off with Antibalas setting the sweet vibe for a sold-out audience in the rolling […]
LIVE: Morgan Wallen at Darien Lake Amphitheater
On Saturday night, country music star Morgan Wallen continued his The Dangerous Tour at Darien Lake Amphitheater. The Knoxville native first received national attention in 2014 when he became a competitor on the televised singing show The Voice. Wallen joined team Usher after performing the song “Collide” by Howie Day. Following his elimination from The […]
LIVE: Pure Filth Fest Invades Liverpool
Metal fans aren’t often treated to a lineup like this in Central New York. The Pure Filth Fest made it happen at Sharkey’s in Liverpool Saturday night. Headlined by the band many see as the progenitors of thrash metal, Exodus, the rest of the lineup contained a whos-who of thrash legends and a surprise Metal […]
LIVE: Modest Mouse and The Cribs at Beak and Skiff
Review by Kelly Besaw Modest Mouse made a stop at Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards in Lafayette, NY on June 9. Modest Mouse is currently on tour in support of their 2021 release, The Golden Casket and brought along with them the Cribs who are originally all from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. I must start by […]
LIVE: First Annual Finger Lakes Country Music Festival
The Wayne County Fairgrounds in Palmyra hosted the inaugural Finger Lakes Country Music Festival on Saturday. The weather was perfect and the lineup stellar. Five thousand plus fans made their way to the concert and were treated to sets by four incredible Country artists. Buffalo-born singer-songwriter Eric Van Houten opened the festivities with a spirited […]
LIVE: Primus Pays Tribute to Rush at Beak & Skiff
Primus should never be as big as they are. How did this happen? In the era of anything-goes radio back in the early ’90s, Primus was just weird enough to fit in amongst the grunge, ska, nu-metal, and swing revival music being played on alternative radio. They were elevated from fringe weirdos to cult icons […]
LIVE: Lee Brice at Turning Stone
Turning Stone Resort Casino welcomed Lee Brice’s Label Me Proud tour to the event center on Friday night. Brice is the proud owner of eight number-one singles on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. He is not just a performer. Brice writes most of his songs, a rarity in country music. Brice leaned heavily on his hits, […]
REVIEW: Tim McGraw opens the season at The Amp
Country music superstar Tim McGraw brought his 2022 tour to St. Joseph’s Amphiteater at Lakeview on Thursday night. This was the first concert of a very busy concert season for the venue. To call McGraw a legend would be understating things. In the nearly thirty years since his debut record, McGraw has released a whopping […]
The Wallflowers Sell Out Night 2 at Center For The Arts in Homer
Photos by Chris Besaw Review by Kelly Besaw Editor’s note: This article was edited to change the names of the touring musicians. It is a Monday evening in Homer, New York. You are probably wondering what was going on that is notable to write about. One of folk-rock’s finest, The Wallflowers, were playing the second […]