Archive | October 2012

Interview with Syracuse’s Own Elijah “Eli” Harris; Performing on a street corner near you! (@homeboyeli)

Elijah “Eli” Harris has been busking in Syracuse, NY for as long as I can remember. Busking, for those unfamiliar with the term, is the definition of anyone who performs on the street for money. Every once in a while, you’ll meet a person who inspires you; Not because of the money they make or the people they know, but because of their non-stop hard work and dedication to their craft.

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Show Review for THE ANTLERS – Water Street Music Hall 9/26/12 (@theantlers)

Review and Live Photo by Sara Joy Tiberio, because she rules!

The Antlers, decked out in skinny jeans and a few quirky tattoos, walked onto the more intimate club side stage at Water Street Music Hall. The crowd erupted, but then quickly quieted so they would get right to the music. The Antlers are a band that tells a story with often melancholy, dark lyrics and radiating sounds that blend the songs together. One fan, David Abbott, described the band as, “ambient, but not the kind where you can just listen to it in the background.”

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Interview with WARBEAST; On tour with haarp and DOWN

Texan thrash metal monsters WARBEAST almost killed me once. Seriously. The volume and bass projected from a stage can stop a person’s heart in a split second. It isn’t necessarily how I planned to leave this world, but it has to be better than falling down a cliff sneaking into a Nickelback show. WARBEAST were, hands down, the loudest band I saw during my time at SXSW 2012. If I weren’t wearing earplugs that day, I’d probably have permanent brain damage. More so, anyway.

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