Syracuse with a Chicago Accent
We have never seen the United Booty Foundation band, but one thing is for sure, their fans came prepared for the Disco revival at the Landmark Theater tonight. The band will play in Watertown tomorrow.
Tonight’s event kicked off with Syra-Snarl, a costume-themed fashion show coordinated by Lisa Marie Butler.
Modern Disco Divas
The Pursuit of Happiness
Donna Alford and Reggie Seigler led the Donna Alford JaSS band brought some brand new funk to the Sitrus Lounge on Friday night.
Fresh off their headline gig at Jazz in the City, The Donna Alford JaSSBand (featuring the husband/wife team of Reggie Siegler and Donna Alford) came to The Sitrus Lounge Friday and unleashed a brand new funk. One of the highlights of their set was a Michael Jackson medley, which carefully blended “Rock with You” and “Love Never Felt So Good.” The MJ set was so smooth we expected to see a hologram appear on stage.
Unfortunately, this was their only appearance at the Sitrus showcase this season.
SU Alum (Newhouse) and music exec, turned entrepreneur and author visited campus to speak to students on Thursday.
Das set up what she calls the “College Chat Room” during her visit. The College Chat is an Oprah/Charlie Rose table-type conversation for students. She encouraged students to get and stay out of their comfort zones. She also talked about her “Strait A’s” for college success. To learn more about her program, click here.
Syracuse-native Jimmy Cavallo returned to town to play a two-day set at the Italian Festival.
We got to meet Jimmy Cavallo over the weekend. On stage he plays a mean sax, and has an energetic show with great jokes for someone almost 90. During his Saturday set he talked about appearing in the film Rock, Rock!”
He later told us he was the first white rock musician (with an all white band) to play Harlem’s Apollo Theater in 1956.
N. Kelly at Sitrus Lounge
Jazz at Sitrus kicked off the 2014-15 season by hosting the first lady of CNY Jazz, Nancy Kelly. She was joined last night by retired Ithaca College educator Steve Brown on guitar, Dino Losito on keys and Rochester’s Mike Melito on drums.
This is the fourth season for the series.
Steve Brown laying down jazz licks at the Sitrus Lounge
Tinashe
For the first part of today’s Juice Jam 2014 the ladies took center stage. The show was opened by Misterwives on the indie stage, followed by Broods, featuring Georgia Nott. Tinashe, who ignited things on the main stage, has an album coming out October 7.
Broods also has an album due out in October.
Mandy Lee of Misterwives
Ladies catch a groove near the indie stage
Georgia Nott, lead singer for Broods
Mandy Lee and Misterwives revved up the crowd at Juice Jam 2014
Misterwives,featuring lead singer Mandy Lee, got a great send off today from the students during Juice Jam 2014. The band was the opening act for the music festival (which celebrated it’s 10th year). Tomorrow Misterwives will make their national television debut on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in L.A.
Crowd Reflection
DJ Shakim, healing for sale the kinetic DJ, kicked off the show for BBD last night with a medley of tunes that spanned nearly 40 years of Hip-Hop and R&B. Many in the crowd wished he would have came on much earlier.