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THE SYRACUSE SEEN


03.04.2026: Foxy Shazam @ The Song & Dance w/s/g Descartes A Kant and Moondough
Foxy Shazam melting faces. The night Foxy Shazam came to town it was a wall to wall rock spectacle. It may have been a Wednesday, and the doors to The Song and Dance opened at 6:30, just as people would be heading home from work, but nevertheless there was already a line of fans waiting to get in. The house was full by showtime. Moondough Moondough was first to take the stage and proved to be the perfect kindling to the bonfire of energy to come. Boasting a laidback funk in
Paul Branson
Mar 73 min read


02.27.2026- Rockin' the Redhouse @ Redhouse Arts Center
Jamison Coon of Defense Mechanism brought down the house with his version of The Killers' "All These Things That I've Done" It was standing room only at this years edition of the Rockin' the Redhouse fundraiser which helps the Redhouse Arts Center make ends meet and continue in its mission of bringing theater and educational programs to the community. Five corporate bands were on tap to play their hearts out and hopefully woo the favor of the judges; lawyers, and engineers, a
Paul Branson
Mar 22 min read


07.27.2025: Rainbow Kitten Surprise @ Beak & Skiff w/s/g Petey USA
While rainbows would have been on the nose for a band calling itself Rainbow Kitten Surprise (aka RKS), thankfully the rain that drenched the first half of the day was long gone by the time the crowds arrived at Beak & Skiff . Thank god it had, because had it not, the sellout crowd would have churned that place into a mud pit to rival Woodstock. Sadly, the early rains seemingly also did nothing to temper the heat. It was hot, and the sun was still very much up when Petey US
Paul Branson
Jul 31, 20253 min read


03.28.2025: New Translations w/s/g Youth Medium, Clamsterdam, and Ada Setlik @ The Song and Dance
Friday was an electric ecclectic night at The Song and Dance. The show was 4 acts for less than 30 bucks and covered a spectrum from a...
Paul Branson
Mar 30, 20252 min read


01.23.2025: Judah and The Lion @ Middle Ages Brewing w/s/g Jonah Kagen
The eponymous Judah, of Judah & The Lion 2025 continues to be off to a strong start for Syracuse’s concert scene. It may have been brisk...
Paul Branson
Jan 24, 20253 min read


01.10.2025: Paper Rabbit @ Funk 'n Waffles w/s/g Shy Tooth, Reality Television
Paper Rabbit ...aaaand we are BACK! Welcome to 2025! It's a new year so time for new music and new bands! Last night's show at Funk 'n...
Paul Branson
Jan 12, 20252 min read


09.14.2024: The Front Bottoms at The Landmark Theater w/s/g Alex Lahey
The fun began in the week preceding the show. The Landmark theater is historic and ornate, that just telling people about the show...
Paul Branson
Sep 17, 20243 min read


08.17.2024: Violent Femmes @ Beak & Skiff
The Violent Femmes, backed by their Horns of Dilemma Although it wasn't the final show of Beak & Skiff's summer concert series, it...
Paul Branson
Aug 18, 20243 min read


08.13.2024: Vision Video @ the Song & Dance w/s/g Forrest Isn't Dead, Ronnie Stone, and Architrave
This was an fun but unpredictable night which defied expectation. Like it was opposite day, nearly every expectation I had going into...
Paul Branson
Aug 15, 20245 min read


08.10.2024: Everclear @ Sharkey's w/s/gs Dracula Jones, Talking Points
The show last night mirrored the changing seasons we're starting to feel in the world at large, with shimmering summery rock from Talking...
Paul Branson
Aug 11, 20243 min read


07.30.2024: MC Chris @ Funk 'n Waffles w/s/g Crunk Witch & Zak G
Are you a Millennial? Are the cartoons of Adult Swim a cultural touchstone for you? Did you spend an inordinate amount of time in...
Paul Branson
Aug 1, 20243 min read


07.23.2024: The Flaming Lips @ Beak & Skiff
Wow! It killed me that I had to go to my day job before having a chance to sit and write this, so I'm going just jump right in, hang on...
Paul Branson
Jul 24, 20242 min read


07.13.2024: Korine @ The Song & Dance
w/s/g Pleasure Dome, Viva Whatever, and DJ set by Thao Crash Korine! Last night Philadelphia based duo Korine brought their flavor of...
Paul Branson
Jul 14, 20244 min read


07.07.2024: Lake Street Drive w/s/g Alisa Amador @ Beak & Skiff
Rachael Price of Lake Street Dive It was an evening to close a July 4th weekend ripped from the overwrought prose of a fanfic, and as...
Paul Branson
Jul 8, 20243 min read


06.29.2024: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit @Beak and Skiff
It was an inauspicious start: 1) over an inch of rain was in the forecast for the day and meteorologists were predicting scattered severe...
Paul Branson
Jul 2, 20243 min read


03.23.2024: Spring Into Punk @ Stout Beard Brewing Company
feat: AMOK, Botulism Warning, Attamizk, No Complyance and Goon Squad. The day started with a foot of fresh, heavy, wet snow. By lunch...
Paul Branson
Mar 25, 20242 min read


1.26.2024: The Cold Stares @ 443 Social Club & Lounge
Some nights are just special. On a whim I decided to cover this show and boy am I glad I did! Before this, I'd not heard of The Cold...
Paul Branson
Jan 27, 20243 min read


12.14.23: Spark Benefit @ Funk 'n' Waffles
feat: Boxie Rob, Undergang, Flashing Astonishers, and Dracula Jones Did you know Syracuse has a music radio station that is truly...
Paul Branson
Dec 16, 20233 min read


10.06.2023: Hilltop @ Funk'n'Waffles w/s/g/ Underground Springhouse
There's a first time for everything, and for The Syracuse Seen, this is the first time seeing an act for a second time. Last time we...
Paul Branson
Oct 10, 20231 min read


05.27.2023: The Gaslight Anthem @ Beak and Skiff
W/S/G Oso Oso and Emily Wolfe Last night celebrated the unofficial start of summer with my first show of the season at Beak and Skiff . ...
Paul Branson
May 28, 20234 min read
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