LIVE: Dierks Bentley/Jordan Davis/Travis Denning at Darien Lake Amphiteater

Country music fans showed up at the Darien Lake Amphitheater with their boots on and beverages in their hands.  Dierks Bentley’s Beers On Me tour stopped at the Darien Lake Amphitheater to play a lot of award-winning music for country fans. Travis Denning, an up-and-coming star, opened the set with a few of his singles […]

LIVE: Keith Urban at CMAC

Country music icon Keith Urban stopped at the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC on Sunday night, continuing his 2022 world tour The Speed of Now. Urban is a four-time Grammy Award winner, with 20 number-one singles and two consecutive number-one albums. Ingrid Andress opened the night, taking the stage for nearly 45 minutes. […]

LIVE: Umphrey’s McGee Kicks Off Summer Tour at Papermill Island

Photos by: Jim Houle/Jim Houle Photography for 315 Music Umphrey’s McGee returned to the Syracuse area Friday night to kick off a run of summer shows. The intimate outdoor venue Papermill Island in Baldwinsville played host to UM and the Umph faithful on a beautiful summer night. Jim Houle was there to capture the moments […]

LIVE: Machine Gun Kelly’s Mainstream Sellout at The Amp

Musical superstar Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) brought his wildly popular Mainstream Sellout Tour to St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheatre at Lakeview on Tuesday night. Over fifteen thousand fans made their way to The Amp despite the dreary weather conditions of the day. MGK has been riding high lately with his second straight number one album and […]

LIVE: Maren Morris Brings Humble Quest Tour to CMAC

Maren Morris CMAC

Maren Morris returned to CMAC as a headlining act with her Humble Quest tour on Thursday, June 23. Her last visit was in the first opening slot with headliner Keith Urban back in 2016. It was exciting to see how much she’s grown as an artist. Morris performed for nearly two hours and had a […]

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: Ruthie Collins at Funk ‘n Waffles

Country music consistently finds its way to bar venues across the US; especially in Upstate NY. American singer/songwriter Ruthie Collins continued her Wish You Were Here tour at Funk ‘N Waffles in Syracuse Thursday night. Based out of Nashville, Collins pursued a solo career with Curb Records back in 2011, resulting in her first self-titled […]

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: 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, […]