The upstate heroes played a lighthearted, often nostalgic show at the OnCenter Tuesday night.
John Rzeznik pointed to a girl in the crowd as the music died down and the lights dimmed. He waved his hand toward his chest, brushing his large golden necklace, signaling for the girl to pass up her big, blinking sign. “Let me see that,” he said. The crowd parted and formed an assembly line across the rows, sending the white sign Rzeznik’s way. It read “biggest fan” in large, blue letters with a row of blinking white swirls underneath. “This is a technological marvel,” he said, gawking at the flashing poster. “Do you want it back?”
Upstate favorites the Goo Goo Dolls finally bring their long-anticipated ninth album to Syracuse
If everything had gone according to plan, the Goo Goo Dolls would have been showing off tracks from their latest album, Something For the Rest of Us, last September. A decision to push the release date back, however, led the group to mix, edit and re-record the songs and produce a freshly polished album. The band hits the OnCenter in Syracuse Tuesday night as part of its extensive nationwide tour to promote that release.
Canadian indie rock collective put on a singularly emotional, two-hour show.
Kevin Drew started the night off by letting the audience know the exact atmosphere he wanted to create.
“It’s a Friday night, let’s pretend we’re all at a basement party somewhere in Ohio.” He paused and took in the scene at the Ithaca State Theater, “At least it is a Friday night.”
The Canadian indie rock giants kicked off their fall tour with a powerful live show.
Stars frontman Torquil Campbell raised his plastic cup to the crowd with a smirk as he sauntered onto the stage at Rochester’s Water Street Music Hall Wednesday night. Someone needs to find out what was in that cup.
Midlake and Peter Wolf Crier are well worth a listen, even if Rogue Wave have passed their peak.
There’s a reason Rogue Wave is playing the Westcott this Saturday, and it has nothing to do with Syracuse’s love of mid-tempo indie rock or the proximity of Alto Cinco.
Review: One-time stars rocked an uncomfortably screamo sound at their Lost Horizon show.
Ronnie Winter has the voice, lyrics and hair of a radio rock god. However, his band’s screamo-filled performance at The Lost Horizon Sunday night proved that The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus won’t make it back on the airwaves anytime soon.
Review: The iconic indie pop duo inspired singing, dancing and crowd adoration at their second Syracuse show.
Brooklyn-based dance punks Matt & Kim know how to draw a crowd — and make them happy. Before the doors opened at the Westcott Theater on Wednesday night, youngsters sat along the sidewalk waiting to get in.
Otto-Tune previews the annual back-to-school concert and names 10 tracks you must hear before you go.
Juice Jam 2010 sold out four full days before the annual back-to-campus show -- indisputable evidence, we think, that this year's line-up skews well above past offerings. Between the witty, genre-melding rap of bespectacled legend Lupe Fiasco and the dance-inducing synthpop of blogosphere faves Passion Pit, there's something at Juice Jam for everyone to love.
Before you react to the announcement, put Drake's SU date in perspective.
There are two days to annually mark in your calendar as a Syracuse University student who cares about music - the second Sunday in September (Juice Jam) and the last weekend in April (Block Party).