You can hear D.R.A.M. talk about his journey on the Rap Radar Podcast. He appeared in Syracuse last week.
Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
Smile, Especially When Your Star Is Rising
Friday, September 30th, 2016Throwback Thursday
Thursday, September 29th, 2016
Dr. Joan Hillsman played Jazz in the City (Southside) with the Syracuse section of the Gospel Music Workshop of America. She is author of the text Gospel Music: An African-American Art Form.
September is Gospel Music Heritage Month.
Stockholm’s Cool Girl
Monday, September 26th, 2016
Tove Lo brought her brand of techno/pop-nouveau to Syracuse University’s Juice Jam on Sunday. Week three of her US tour next stops in in St. Louis (with Maroon 5).
Don’t Tell Me That
Sunday, September 25th, 2016
The look that comes across your face when you’ve waited hours to see a band, and someone gets on stage and says they’re a no-show.
Fetty Wap Sighting @ SU
Sunday, September 25th, 2016
This was as good as it got because the performer cancelled at the last moment for today’s show.
Great Performances (SIF Archive)
Sunday, September 25th, 2016
Unapologetically Cajun: RIP Stanley Dural, Jr., aka Buckwheat Zydeco (pictured here at Syracuse Jazz Fest)
No Setlist
Saturday, September 24th, 2016
Dennis: Live at Onondaga Creekwalk
Jazz Is…Negotiation
Wednesday, September 21st, 2016
Frank Malfitano and Joanie Mahoney: Building Consensus
This week we heard rumors that The Syracuse Jazz Fest may have to move to the Lakeview Amphitheater; we also heard if it did not move, funding may be withheld. Well, Jazz Fest Producer Frank Malfitano and Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney appeared at a press conference this afternoon to set the record straight. Their mutual admiration was evident from the start, and if this kind of cooperation is wrong, none of us should wanna be right.
To hear a clip of the press conference, including Malfitano’s comments on why he chooses to keep Jazz Fest on Onondaga Hill (for now), and what the college means to him, click the sound file.
The event, which was held at the historic Second Olivet Missionary Baptist Church, was attended by politicians, local musicians, concerned concert goers, and members of the media.
Mr. Bean at the Plaza (in Syracuse)
Wednesday, September 21st, 2016
Singer/songwriter Jason Bean played the Party in the Plaza series at Le Moyne Plaza last week. But don’t allow the secluded setting and small stage fool you, at one point Bean plucked his guitar so fervently that he broke a string.
Stroke of Genius
Monday, September 19th, 2016
Israel Hagan (right) and John Kelsey pulled some serious strings at the the Festa Italiana on Saturday night.