The Palace Theatre reminds me why I like it in Syracuse
Sometimes when the thermometer is struggling to reach 0, the wind won’t stay below 20 and the ice seems to make every path in front of you glisten with menace, you wonder. Why, exactly, do I live here?...
View ArticleIt’s time for the nominees to start hoping for a Sammy
All it took was the voice and keyboard work of Ronnie Leigh to get me excited about the Syracuse Area Music Awards all over again. In Syracuse, jazz singer Leigh has been The Voice for many decades...
View ArticleIn Syracuse, it’s the Orange that brings folks together in winter
Isn’t it quite a good thing when a community comes together in spirit? The Syracuse men’s basketball team is 22-0, and the unanimous Associated Press poll choice as the No. 1 college team in the...
View ArticleA concert for learning from Grupo Pagan
Over 20 years, I’ve admired Edgar Pagan the man and Edgar Pagan the music maker. The Syracuse band leader of Grupo Pagan is once again bringing both sides of his generous personality together to...
View ArticleStarring in ‘Adult World,’ Emma Roberts, John Cusack, the city of Syracuse …
Of course I walked into the Palace Theatre last night wanting to like the movie ‘Adult World.’ Director Scott Coffey took writer Andy Cochran’s poet-graduates-college-and-then-gets-an-education story...
View ArticleSyracuse’s best will be honored on March 5, 6
The Syracuse Area Music Awards will present its Hall of Fame inductions on March 5 at Upstairs at the Dinosaur and annual awards ceremony March 6 at the Palace Theatre on James Street. Performers for...
View ArticleA mix of big time, little city at Syracuse Area Music Awards get-together
Joe Whiting stood at the podium in front of the asssembled and interested folk in the Palace Theatre on Syracuse’s James Street this morning, a quite capable and appropriate choice to fill them in on...
View ArticleEli Cook will drive from Virginia to spread his vision of the modern blues
Eli Cook will point his vehicle north come two weekends from now and be excited about meeting new people. The solo trip from Virginia to Syracuse won’t be so bad when there’s a guitar in the back,...
View ArticleSitting in at the first Snow Plow Blues Festival heats things up
The wind chill was way into double-digit-negatives and the murky white banks flanking Syracuse’s James Street were way over your waist as the music fans some 150 strong braved their way into the Palace...
View ArticleYes, the music scene in Syracuse is lovely
Joe Driscoll smiled widely from the podium on the stage of The Palace Theatre on James Street during Friday night’s Syracuse Area Music Awards show. He gripped his shiny black Sammys trophy for best...
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