Above Walton and Franklin Streets
Open Air Board Room
June 24th, 2014Red is the new Orange
June 23rd, 2014
University Avenue at East Genesee Street
Pounding the Pavement
June 21st, 2014
Syracuse Jazz Masters Dave Solazzo and Bill Horrace played a few sets in the courtyard near Lemon Grass + Bistro Elefant on Friday night.
Street gaze (part 23): Put a lid on it
June 20th, 2014
Old-School Cool: Kangol Bucket Hat. This gentleman said he picked up this hat from NYC. He keeps it tidy by cleaning it with a toothbrush.
Throwback Thursday
June 19th, 2014
Juneteenth in Syracuse, early 2000s
Throwback Thursday: Funky Goodness
June 19th, 2014
Maceo Parker was a key component in James Brown’s rhythm section. He played the Westcott Theater in Syracuse in 2009.
The film ‘Get on Up, a James Brown bio pic, will hit theaters this summer. Parker is played by Craig Robinson.
Urban Lyric
June 18th, 2014
Perseverence Plaza, Downtown
Street Gaze (part 22): Moments in Love
June 17th, 2014
Dance: Sophistication’s Cafe, Downtown
Flat (out) Stanley
June 16th, 2014
Hammer on stage at the NYS Fair (Chevy Court) with his hype dancers (circa 2009)
Syracuse.com writer Chris Baker wrote a story today talking about the greatest New York State Fair concert moments of all time.
For our taste the 2009 visit by Hammer (aka MC Hammer, aka Stanley Burrell) still reverberates near Chevy Court. On a warm, muggy night in September the artist may have been past the peak of his superpowers, but he put on a show for the ages. The Hip Hop experience featured a dozen or so dancers that nearly set the stage on fire. At one point he even invited about 50 audience members on stage with him for a finale that turned the mutha out.
Hard to believe, but the show was free (with admission to the Fair) and the seating was first come-first serve.
Hammer surfs the State Fair crowd
World Cup Fever (part 2)
June 16th, 2014
A FunFlicks 40 foot high big screen was set up in Barry Park to show the Italy vs. England World Cup match on Saturday night.
Who says Syracuse doesn’t take football (that’s soccer for the rest of us) seriously. About 100 people gathered at Barry Park over the weekend to watch a recording of the England vs. Italy World Cup contest courtesy of FunFlicks.
A young fan readies for a pick up game before the viewing
World Cup Fever: Pre-game warm-up at Barry Park
World Cup under the moonlight