NYS Music 2023

Author: joe booth

  • Lakeview Welcomes Psychotherapy Sessions Tour

    With the summer full of concerts across the state, there are plenty to attend but one in particular was the Psychotherapy Sessions Tour at St. Joseph’s Amphitheatre in Syracuse with Mudvayne, Coal Chamber, GWAR, Nonpoint, and Butcher Babies. 

    The aftermath of GWAR set.

    It was a beautiful night for a show with just a cloud or two here and there and to start off this evening was Butcher Babies, hailing from Los Angeles. If you’ve never seen them live, they bring lots of energy to the stage with their two frontwomen, Heidi Shepherd and Carla Harvey, who are very well known for swinging their hair around as they headbang, as they did during their set. Next up was Nonpoint, an American rock band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, who had no trouble keeping the crowd going after Butcher Babies, with their high-energy set.

    Chad from Mudvayne gives the crowd an up-close experience.

    Following them was GWAR and if you have never seen them live, if you plan on staying dry, it’s suggested to not be towards the front. Their set started with a character talking to the crowd and suddenly the band came on with another character with a saw, who began to use it on the first character and the fake blood began to spew out to the pit covering everyone. 

    To take the stage next was Coal Chamber who came back after their hiatus and reunited back in 2022. They had a colorful display on stage, with faces on the amps and lights. To end the night was Mudvayne, also back from a hiatus that started in 2010 but that didn’t stop them from putting on one hell of a performance. To kick off the set, the singer Chad Grey made his way to the barricade separating the pit from the stage and practically leaned on the ones who were lucky enough to be at the front and came back multiple times to interact with the crowd. All the members were dressed for the occlusion, all with makeup and headpiece. 

    To end the night as folks left, they also had one last treat with it being a beautiful evening for a concert, a full moon was out lighting up the surrounding area as the concert goers made their back to the parking lot.    

    Butcher Babies

    Nonpoint

    GWAR

    Coal Chamber

    Mudvayne

  • In Focus: Beartooth Co-headline with Trivium at Buffalo Riverworks

    On Tuesday, May 9th, Beartooth and Trivium brought their co-headlining tour Buffalo Riverworks, with support from Malevolence and Archetypes Collide.

    Malevolence

    If you’ve never been to Riverworks, its located right on the edge of the Buffalo River and its host to more than just shows but also provides entertainment and fun for the younger crowd, with rides like the Kids Train, Fun Slide, Happy Viking, Jumping Jack and we even have a kids ropes course, with mini a zip-line. Inside, you’ll find the stage but also, arcade games and a skating rink off to the side. 

    Trivium

    First to kick off the night was Archetypes Collide, who had a lot of energy to share throughout their set. Followed by them was Malevolence, a english heavy metal band from South Yorkshire and formed in 2010. Up after them, was the infamous Trivium, who’s been around since the 90’s and have 10 full length albums, not to mention the many awards they’ve received from, Grammys, Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, and more.

    Trivium is known for having some interesting sets for their shows and time was no exception, as two dragon statues were revealed as the stage was getting ready, also guitar cabs were decorated to fit the theme. Once they began their set, it was all high energy from there, with Matt Heafy leaving his microphone to get closer to the crowd while shredding his guitar. 

    To follow up their great performance, is Beartooth, who not too long ago, brought another to The Main Street Armory. As to be expected, they put on a killer show, opening up with Devastation from their latest album Below, also playing their newest single Sunshine!. The tour still has many dates left, so don’t miss out!

    Architecture

    Malevolence

    Trivium

    Beartooth

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