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: Death Kings debut Tour Visits Syracuse’s Westcott
With a name like Death Kings, you’d better bring the heat. This new band surely did just that Friday night at Syracuse’s Westcott Theater as the official Umphrey’s McGee post-show. What’s the connection to UM? Ryan Stasik is the missing link. He is both the bassist in Umphrey’s McGee and Death Kings. This new band […]
LIVE: Sideline at the Camillus Town Shop 1/15/22
Up and coming Syracuse punk trio Sideline returned to Camillus’s Town Shop on January 15th. Other guests on the bill were Flicker, Sike and The Shuvitz. Photos by Chris Besaw of Syracuse Music Collective and 315 Music.
Spend an Evening with Umphrey’s McGee this Friday in Syracuse
Creative Concerts is hosting an evening with Umphrey’s McGee this Friday, January 21 at the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse. As one of the scene’s touring forces, the Indiana-based jam band will be playing in support of their latest studio album, You Walked Up Shaking In Your Boots But You Stood Tall And Left A Raging […]
LIVE: The War Lovers, Sideline, The Kicks and Chops At the Town Shop 12/17/21
Friday night the quiet little town of Camillus was anything but that when the Town Shop @ 67 Main Street hosted A Festivus For The Rest of Us featuring some of the Syracuse area’s veteran and upcoming punk bands. Located in the heart of Camillus, The Town Shop is a small but really unique venue […]
UPCOMING: A Festivus For The Rest Of US in Camillus Friday, Dec. 17
“Welcome, newcomers. The tradition of Festivus begins with the airing of grievances. I got a lot of problems with you people! And now you’re gonna hear about it!” – Frank Costanza No truer words have been spoken. Usually, the holidays are supposed to bring out the best in us but if you are a curmudgeon […]
LIVE: Side|kicks and Underwater Bosses at the Mouse Trap 12/3/21
Syracuse’s Mouse Trap hosted its final show on Friday, Dec. 3. The venue was shut down mid-show during a set from Syracuse surf punk vets Underwater Bosses. Lucky33 had been scheduled to perform after the Underwater Bosses but were not allowed due to the shutdown. Check out photo highlights from the final show at the […]
LIVE: Vended Concludes Tour at Buffalo’s Rec Room 11/23/21
Photos and Review: Chris Besaw This past Tuesday, November 23, with seasonally cold temperatures in full effect, the Rec Room in downtown Buffalo was a hot spot to check out some up-and-coming metal and hardcore bands. The bill featured the Iowa-based metal band, Vended, with support from Omerta, Hazing Over, and Pale Hell. The first […]
The Stanley Welcomes Back the Rock with Alice Cooper and Ace Frehley
Utica’s Stanley Theatre hadn’t hosted a live music event since February 2020. On Wednesday night, the newly renovated marquee lit up Genesee Street to welcome two legends of hard rock, Alice Cooper and Ace Frehley. Frehley, one of the founding members of KISS, opened the show with a set heavy on KISS’s greatest hits, treating […]
LIVE: The Dead Daisies at the Showplace Theater in Buffalo, 9/17/21
The powerhouse supergroup, The Dead Daisies led by legendary frontman Glenn Hughes, made a stop at the historic Showplace Theater on a hot sweaty night in Buffalo, as part of their rescheduled Like No Other tour that was put on hold in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. The Dead Daisies definitely brought the burn […]