The much needed rain showers finally stopped, and the night session of the NYS Blues Festival heated up Clinton Square last night.
Archive for July, 2016
NYS Bluesfest, Day 1: Blame it on the Rain
Saturday, July 9th, 2016NYS Bluesfest, Day 1: The Great Santini
Friday, July 8th, 2016
Brandon Santini, vocalist and harmonica player in appeared at NYS Bluesfest on Friday. He will play the Windsor Blues fest in Canada on July 16.
Memphis Rub
Friday, July 8th, 2016
John Németh kicked-off the NYS Blues Fest at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que last night. The Boise-born, Mempis-based vocalist started off with a gospel inflection, and slowly simmered toward some red-hot blues (using nearly a dozen different harmonicas during the set).
Comic Interplay
Thursday, July 7th, 2016
Emerging comic J. Tree was one of our favorites to participate for the recent amateur night at the Syracuse Funny Bone.
Throwback Thursday: The Poet
Thursday, July 7th, 2016
Haki Madhubuti, the poet-turned publisher, visited Syracuse for a writer’s conference about a decade ago.
Summer Kicks
Wednesday, July 6th, 2016
Not all fashion starts with a capital F
Between Gold and Silver
Tuesday, July 5th, 2016
Raul Malo (right) and Eddie Perez from The Mavericks performed at last weekend’s 34th Annual Syracuse Jazz Festival.
When it comes to the summer outdoor concert season, The Syracuse Jazz Fest is an event nonpareil. This year’s 34th show was a blast and we eagerly anticipate next year’s version. Here are a some of the artists we’d love to see for the 35th Annual Syracuse Jazz Fest next year:
- Stevie Wonder
- The Internet
- Anita Baker
- Brian Culbertson
- Lalah Hathaway
- Wyclef Jean
- Antoinette Henry
- Kamasi Washington
- Roy Ayers
- And any of the following via hologram or on the jumbotron: Grover, Ray Charles, Miles, Dizzy, or Phyllis Hyman
Indie Day
Monday, July 4th, 2016
Flip flop Fourth
Week in Review
Sunday, July 3rd, 2016
Metro Fitness instructor Kathleen Frizzi (SUNY Brockport grad) is a certified Yoga teacher and Pilates instructor. She conducted a sunrise Yoga class in Clinton Square on Wednesday.
Jazz Is…Freedom of Expression
Sunday, July 3rd, 2016
Stars and Stripes