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 »
From the Studio
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
