Music in the ‘Cuse

Three Doors Down (right) will headline this summer’s K-Rockathon at the New York State Fairgrounds infield. The event is scheduled for August 8. Time TBA.

Other headliners include Papa Roach, Chevelle, and Street Sweeper Social Club with Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine.

Other acts scheduled for the all-day event include Atreyu, 10 Years, Sick Puppies, Framing Hanley and Since October.

Early-bird tickets go on sale Saturday at NAPA stores in and around Syracuse. These $25 are also available at Big Apple Music in New Harford and Herkimer, and Wholesale Music in Herkimer. Once the advance-sale tickets are sold-out, tickets will be $37.

It’s the first of June, and this week is a hot one for music in and around Syracuse.

The week kicks off with the first of this summer’s Liverpool is the Place concert series at Johnson Park(Route 57 and Vine St.) in the village. The concert series is produced by the Liverpool is the Place committee and sponsored by various Liverpool-area businesses.

Tonight’s show features the Liverpool Schools Jazz Fest and starts at 7 p.m.  Admission is free. Bring a chair and enjoy!

Later this week we have the Market Block Party, Taste of Syracuse in Clinton Square (featuring Kevin Costner’s band and much more), 93Q’s Summer Jam on the Island at Papermill Island in Baldwinsville, and a big show Saturday at the Westcott Theater. It’s all good!

Looking to plan ahead for the rest of the week. Here’s this week’s concert calendar:

• 6/1: Coldplay, Pete Yorn, and Howling Bells (Darien Lake Performing Arts Center)
• 6/1: Liverpool Schools Jazz Fest (Liverpool is the Place Concert Series)
• 6/2: David Byrne, Ani DiFranco (Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Art Center, Canandaigua)
• 6/3: Southern Comfort (Liverpool is the Place Concert Series)
• 6/4: 50/50, Kane, Just Joe (Market Block Party, Syracuse)
• 6/4: Phil Petroff and Natural Fact (Performance Harley Davidson Bike Night)
• 6/4: Kenny Chesney (Darien Lake Performing Arts Center)
• 6/5 - 6/6: Taste of Syracuse (Clinton Square, Syracuse)
• 6/5: Summer Jam on the Island (Papermill Island, Baldwinsville)
• 6/6: Engelbert Humperdinck (Turning Stone Resort and Casino)
• 6/7: Feed Your Soul Food and Music Celebration (Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica)
• 6/7: Rosetta, The Handshake Murders, Torchbearer and more (Westcott Community Center)

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