Live: Thomas Rhett, Conner Smith, and Parker McCollum at Darien Lake Amphitheater
On Friday night, Thomas Rhett continued his Bring The Bar To You tour at Darien Lake Amphitheater. Rhett has a multitude of accolades in his music career, including 2017 male vocalist of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards and Male Artist of the Year in 2021 at the ACMs. Conner Smith opened […]
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 […]
GALLERY: The Return of the California Takeover w/ Earth Crisis, Strife and Snapcase
The Return of the California Takeover Tour 2022 Earth Crisis, Snapcase, Strife The Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY 5/13/22 Highlights from the show taken by Chris Besaw, house photographer for St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, 315 Music, and Syracuse Music Collective.
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.” […]
The Town Pants Announce St. Patrick’s Week Show in Geneva
Acclaimed Celtic rock band The Town Pants have announced a St. Patrick’s week show Saturday, March 12 at Geneva’s 128-year-old Smith Opera House. Syracuse’s Jeff Tripoli is the drummer for the Vancouver-based band. The Town Pants started 20 years ago playing in small pubs which led to performing at music venues in over 500 cities […]
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 […]
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 […]
Concert Review: Billy Joel at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park
Buffalo came out in droves to welcome the Piano Man himself, Billy Joel, this past Saturday at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY. Previously rescheduled from his 2020 Stadium Tours, this will be one of four stadium shows this year that Billy Joel will perform before returning to Madison Square Garden for his residency shows […]
Concert Review: Luke Bryan at Darien Lake Amphitheater
The last time this reviewer saw Luke Bryan, he started his set atop a platform attached to a Tracker four-wheeler. It was summer 2019 and his “What Makes You Country” tour was winding its way through outdoor amphitheaters, playing to sold-out crowds. The man just knows how to entertain and give his fans a memorable […]
Ani DiFranco Drops Timely New Single
It’s almost as if she planned it this way. The day after the most bizarre presidential debate in memory, Buffalo-born Ani DiFranco dropped her first new music since 2017’s Binary, the single “Do or Die.” The song is a rallying cry with a message many will carry through the election and beyond. Many DiFranco fans […]