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Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty bring students together for sold-out concert

The 10th annual Hope Benefit Concert excited students, fans of headliner Lil Uzi Vert and supporting acts Lil Yachty and Dave East. Read More »

December 10, 2016 at 1:48 am

Syracuse University trio gets over 7000 hits on SoundCloud with just one song

Junior friends and musical group members use their different tastes in music to create genre-busting songs, exemplified in their first single, “Cannibal.” Read More »

December 6, 2016 at 8:33 pm

Junior creates personal musical brand, gears up for performance at CUSEapalooza

Influenced by early rap music, his African roots and even alternative rock, junior Ose creates a personal brand of rap music that he hopes makes people feel good. Read More »

November 29, 2016 at 9:38 pm

Local band gets start performing on Marshall Street, combines jazz with rap

The Easy, founded by Syracuse natives and lifelong friends, are best known for their Thursday night performances outside popular student bars on Marshall Street. Read More »

November 15, 2016 at 8:11 pm

Sophomores combine unique talents, start music group

Sophomores Maggie Dooner, Austin Cieszko and RJ Levychin have completely unique music styles, but mesh together perfectly in their musical group, Sky Club. Read More »

November 8, 2016 at 8:41 pm

Senior creates genre-busting music with little prior experience

Senior Joey Weinberg taught himself how to create music, and hopes to create a dreamwave EP sometime next year. Read More »

November 1, 2016 at 8:24 pm

Sophomore uses 2000s hip-hop as inspiration for new project

Sophomore Eric LiBassi is influenced by last decade’s rap music like J. Cole and Lupe Fiasco, artists whose style has influenced his latest 12-song project. Read More »

October 25, 2016 at 7:42 pm

Jazz musicians improvise at downtown open-mic night

Jazz musicians from all around Syracuse gather every Sunday from 3-5 p.m. for the Jazz Jam at Funk 'n' Waffles downtown. Read More »

October 18, 2016 at 9:06 pm

Graduate student combines love of learning with opera singing

Syracuse alum and graduate student Maria Whitcomb combines her education in business, communication, and music to help her growth as an opera singer. Read More »

October 11, 2016 at 8:34 pm

Junior sings, plays instruments to get unique sound

Junior, Iain Standing sings and plays guitar, bass, drums and theremin to create one-of-a-kind, avant-garde music Read More »

October 4, 2016 at 9:04 pm

Just Joe performs with multiple metal bands, plays solo piano rock covers

Local solo artist, Joe Altier, performs keyboard as “Just Joe” throughout the Syracuse area, after spending years performing in a heavy metal band. Read More »

September 28, 2016 at 7:27 am

Singer-songwriter Olivia Klayman hopes to expand repertoire before graduating

Olivia Klayman, a senior singer-songwriter at SU, hopes to collaborate with other musically inclined students whose strengths will make her music better. Read More »

September 20, 2016 at 9:35 pm

Secondhand Juice Jam ticket sales send prices skyrocketing

Juice Jam is sold out—and this means students are frantically taking to Facebook looking for tickets. As the demand goes up, the prices are appearing to skyrocket, but at what cost? Read More »

September 20, 2016 at 7:48 pm

Junior transforms closet into recording studio, creates mixes for SoundCloud and Spotify

Junior Andy Polk and his friends create electronic and hip-hop music in their house, and are widely popular on SoundCloud and at SU. Read More »

September 13, 2016 at 8:33 pm

Senior transforms bedroom into studio, produces music

An avid fan of rapper Kanye West and various classic rock artists, senior psychology major Alex Maiman pays tribute to both genres by fusing them into his own style. Read More »

September 6, 2016 at 9:11 pm

Otro Cinco chef creates vintage-inspired music with band Methodist Bells

Syracuse based chef and musician Clem Coleman is anticipating a fall album release for his vintage-inspired band, Methodist Bells. Read More »

August 30, 2016 at 11:25 pm

SU-based EDM group Not Sober aims to become apparel business

Syracuse University-based EDM group Not Sober is planning on doing more than just produce music. The group hopes to copyright their name and begin selling apparel. Read More »

April 19, 2016 at 8:46 pm

Freshman performs under Wisconsin-themed stage name

Andrew Idarraga is a freshman Bandier student who released his first track, under the stage name The Wisconaut, a few months ago on Soundcloud. The song is now approaching nearly 4,000 plays. Read More »

April 12, 2016 at 8:44 pm

SU community members form jazz funk band Casaroja

Casaroja is a Syracuse-based jazz funk collective composed of members Matt Berger, Matt Kingsley, Sam Roux, Jon Kane, Nick DiNardo, Shaun Kinney and Ludo Coudert. Read More »

April 5, 2016 at 8:35 pm

Syracuse freshmen will open for EDM rising star TroyBoi

Classically trained musicians and Bandier students Memphis White and Benji Scheinman have been making EDM music since their high school years. They have worked their way up to opening for a large EDM star on Thursday at Westcott Theatre. Read More »

March 29, 2016 at 8:03 pm

Sophomore starts music career out of dorm room recording studio

Andrew Mendosa is an SU sophomore who, after being inspired by musicians like Mac DeMarco and Bob Dylan, decided to self-start his career by creating his debut album himself. Read More »

March 22, 2016 at 9:54 pm

Freshman uses relationship heartbreak to create music

Bridget Toll, aka Bri Tolani, released her five-song EP "Reflections" in January. The songs are based off of one her past relationships, which she said broke her heart when it ended. Read More »

March 8, 2016 at 8:24 pm

Local punk band Popular Music draws inspiration from psychedelic music and Kendrick Lamar

Lead singer Tom Ranger pulled together local artists to revamp his band Popular Music. They draw inspiration from numerous artists and hope the band will be able to bring a positive name to punk music. Read More »

March 1, 2016 at 10:50 pm

SU senior performs covers, original songs at local concerts

SU senior Morgan Cavalcanto, who goes by her stage name Morgan Canto, has found success uploading cover songs to SoundCloud and performing at local venues. Read More »

February 23, 2016 at 10:31 pm