REVIEW: Tori Amos with Special Guests Gracie and Rachel Plays to a Sold Out Crowd at Kodak Center

Photos by Chris Besaw Review by Camille Tisdell Piano goddess, Tori Amos, gifted us with her presence and energy that made for a lively, nostalgic, and moving night of music. Stopping in at The Kodak Center in Rochester on May 18, stop twenty-one of her forty show Ocean to Ocean Tour. She also brought along […]
LIVE: LeAnn Rimes at Del Lago Casino

Grammy award-winning LeAnn Rimes made an unforgettable return to the del Lago Casino in Waterloo on Saturday. This was the second stop on her the story…so far tour in support of her upcoming album god’s work, which has a release date of September 16. Rimes had a calm, cozy setting filled with candles and a […]
LIVE: Tyler Rich at Kegs Canal Side

Tyler Rich made Kegs Canal Side feel like home when he brought his Two Thousand Miles (More) tour to Jordan, NY on April 22. This was Rich’s first headline show in Upstate NY, making it even more memorable. Rich performed a healthy mix of songs from his Two Thousand Miles album, singles, and upcoming songs […]
INTERVIEW: Phantom Airwave’s Funky New Album

Phantom Airwave birthed their new record Interstellar Transmissions last weekend with a live performance in Burlington. We caught up with Erik Lattrell to discuss this fun and funky new addition to the band’s seven-year-long journey. SN: What is your songwriting process for this labor of love? It’s very soulful and funky, can you speak to […]
LIVE: Brett Young at Turning Stone

Turning Stone Resort Casino welcomed Brett Young to the Event Center on Saturday night. Young is currently touring in support of his most recent release Weekends Look A Little Different These Days. The eight-song collection was released in June of 2021 and includes the number one single “Lady” which was written for Young’s daughter and […]
LIVE: Integrity, Vomit Forth, Soma Slumber and Deal With God at Photo City Music Hall

It was a dreary and dismal evening in the city of Rochester, the perfect setting for the return of one of the most incendiary and apocalyptic hardcore bands out there, Integrity. Integrity is currently on tour with special guests Vomit Forth, Soma Slumber, and Deal With God. Integrity was making its first stop in Upstate […]
LIVE: Ministry’s Industrial Strength 2022 Takes Over Buffalo’s Riverworks

Industrial metal titan, Al Jourgensen of Ministry brought the Industrial Strength Tour 2022 to downtown Buffalo’s River Works. Ministry, is on tour for their brand-new album, Moral Hygiene and is also celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their album, The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste, which had such hit singles as “Breathe” and “Thieves.” […]
LIVE: Enter the Haggis Returns to The Wescott

It was two years ago, March 2020, I would see my last show at The Wescott Theater in Syracuse, Enter the Haggis. Little did we all know at the time that the world would shut down and life would be different for the next two years. Fast forward to March of 2022, and I once […]
LIVE: Midnight Headlines Rotting in Rot-Chester 2022!

Saturday night in the eclectic little city of Rochester NY, while most were getting ready for the big football game on Sunday and for Valentine’s Day the following day. The Photo City Music Hall was host to the second installment of Rotting IN Rot-Chester 2022! Photo City Music Hall which opened in 2016 and is […]
LIVE: Jocelyn & Chris Sell Out The 443

Editor’s Note: This article was revised to correct some inaccuracies. Volume… Loud. Hair… Long. Apologies… None. The above is from sister-brother blues-rock duo Jocelyn and Chris’s bio. That short and sweet description is perfectly befitting of this outfit. Though on Friday night at the sold-out 443 Social Club and Lounge in Syracuse, they toned it […]