Archive for June, 2015

Music Player

Tuesday, June 30th, 2015
“Music is an excellent way to understand the world around you.” Dr. Guthrie Ramsey, author, scholar, MusiQology blogger, and musician

Better late than never, we celebrate Black Music Month with some photos from performances in and around Syracuse over the past decade.

Capture the Cuse (XXX)

Monday, June 29th, 2015
What's Next?

What’s Next?

Week in Review

Sunday, June 28th, 2015
DJ Bella on the wheels at Nikao.

DJ Bella on the wheels at Nikao.

Capture the Cuse (XXIX)

Saturday, June 27th, 2015
Walton Street Alley

Walton Street Alley is the location for the Downtown Get Down this summer.

VC Firm

Friday, June 26th, 2015
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Cuse Culture Magazine co-founders Victoria Coit and Vanessa Campbell (right) made a presentation during their kick-off event last night.

Here are some of the photographs from the Cuse Culture Magazine launch party,which was held at the Nikao Events Company.

Coit and Campbell with Nikao's Tina and Ken Hills.

Nikao Proprietors Tina and Ken Hills with Coit and Campbell posed in the courtyard of their urbane establishment.

Fashion execs La Shaun Jones and Lakisa Renee (LSK Modeling and Events) take a selfie with local basketball star Mika Adams-Woods.

Fashion execs Lakisa Renee & La Shaun Jones (LSK Modeling and Events) take a selfie with local basketball star Mika Adams-Woods.

Cuse Culture at its best.

Sophisticated ladies at Nikao

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Cuse Culture Photographer Vanessa Campbell with E. Smith (aka Smitty).

Throwback Thursday

Thursday, June 25th, 2015
Ricky Encarnacion played with Heaven Report at the 2011 Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival (Clinton Square).

Ricky Encarnacion played with Heaven Report at the 2011 Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival (Clinton Square).

We heard this week that the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival, which is schedule for late July, will once again expand to Sunday afternoon. We saw Ricky Encarnacion the last time the festival extended to three days. What a treat.

Then & Now (Means of Production)

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015
Means of Production: Change is inevitable. What was once a work field has become a mixed-use business, arts and residential district. We wonder if they sang work songs back when they took salt production literally on the Near West Side.

Means of Production: Change is inevitable. What was once a work field has become a mixed-use business, arts and residential district. We wonder if they sang work songs back when they took salt production literally on the Near West Side.