Honor, power, love, laughter, weddings, daggers and death will fill the dramatic 2012-2013 season of Syracuse Opera. Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca, Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro comprises a season that is perfect for opera newbies or longtime lovers of the art, with classic, well-known music that helps tell these unforgettable stories. Performances will take place at two of the theaters within the Mulroy Civic Center, 411 Montgomery St.

Lukas Nelson is an old soul. He prefers that people buy physical albums because he believes in the record as a whole piece of art. He writes songs with lyrics like “It all comes clear when you lose the years/ Don’t make the same mistake I made when I was your age.” He takes tips from guys like Neil Young. And he’s already had a near-death experience after a long night of partying that has him “cutting back” at the ripe old age of 23.

Carl Anderson is Southern born and bred, but he’s got Central New York roots that make his Friday, Aug. 31, opening for Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real at the Auburn Public Theater all the sweeter.

Jermaine Paul was doing well as a professional musician. He started his career at age 15 with the quartet 1Accord, then got discovered by Alicia Keys, who invited him to come on board as a backup singer. Gradually, he made his way into the spotlight by singing duets with Keys; his work with the singer, songwriter and pianist netted him a Grammy Award nomination, and he began opening Keys’ shows as a solo act.

Acclaimed jazz guitarist Pat Metheny will kick off the third season of Onondaga Community College’s Legends of Jazz Series on Wednesday, Oct. 10. The program has previously hosted greats incl

Amy Heidemann of Karmin has got a primped and perfect pin-up look with bright red lips and a neatly kept suicide roll atop her brunette head at nearly all times. She says Nick Noonan, her duo partner on stage and in life (the two are engaged), has got a “dapper” look to match. The two met while attending Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music where Heidemann was studying a mixture of vocal performance and music business and Noonan was paving the way to become a jazz trombonist.

He’s got a natural knack for words that’s hard to come by. Beyond that, he’s got a brutally convincing voice and guitar that matches his lyrics in just the way a singer-songwriter can make it. Every inch of every song is crafted to Adem’s specifications and it works out beautifully.

The British-born Joanne Shaw Taylor has the rasp of Dusty Springfield and nails the dirty blues guitar licks of her mostly-male blues predecessors—and does it all with some blonde hair and bl

Friday, July 27, unfolded as an ideal summer night in Syracuse. Music of many types—jazz, rhythm and blues, swing, roots rock, salsa and blues—filled the air of and between Clinton and Hanover squares as the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival and Stage of Nations Blue Rain Ecofest celebrated their opening nights. 

Expect zaniness when the spawn of Frank Zappa’s iconic band invade the Westcott on Tuesday.