OnCenter

Comedian Ansari brings energized stand-up act to OnCenter
By Chris Ballard
January 23, 2012 - 4:12pm
Aziz Ansari, comedian and actor in the television series Parks and Recreation, to perform at the OnCenter in April.

Comedian Aziz Ansari will perform his stand-up routine at the OnCenter Arena in Syracuse Friday, April 13, University Union Performing Arts announced Monday.

Ansari, also an actor on shows Parks and Recreation and Human Giant, has appeared in several movies, including Get Him to the Greek and 30 Seconds or Less.

Dane Cook makes light of the dark
By Kaitlin Santanna
October 27, 2010 - 11:03am
Review: The popular comedian performs to a sold-out Syracuse crowd Tuesday, showcasing his talent to transform dark situations into hilarious anecdotes.

The night of comedy uncommonly began with AC/DC’s “Back in Black” and ended with an audience sing-along.

Goo Goo Dolls celebrate 24 years of Syracuse memories
By Daniel Bortz
September 28, 2010 - 10:29pm
The upstate heroes played a lighthearted, often nostalgic show at the OnCenter Tuesday night.

John Rzeznik pointed to a girl in the crowd as the music died down and the lights dimmed. He waved his hand toward his chest, brushing his large golden necklace, signaling for the girl to pass up her big, blinking sign. “Let me see that,” he said. The crowd parted and formed an assembly line across the rows, sending the white sign Rzeznik’s way. It read “biggest fan” in large, blue letters with a row of blinking white swirls underneath. “This is a technological marvel,” he said, gawking at the flashing poster. “Do you want it back?”

Preview: Three boys named Goo to play the OnCenter this Tuesday
By Samantha Hayden
September 25, 2010 - 5:33pm
Upstate favorites the Goo Goo Dolls finally bring their long-anticipated ninth album to Syracuse

If everything had gone according to plan, the Goo Goo Dolls would have been showing off tracks from their latest album, Something For the Rest of Us, last September. A decision to push the release date back, however, led the group to mix, edit and re-record the songs and produce a freshly polished album. The band hits the OnCenter in Syracuse Tuesday night as part of its extensive nationwide tour to promote that release.

Phish pleases sea of phans
By Jamie De Pould
November 23, 2009 - 1:54am
The legendary jam band with Syracuse roots performed Sunday to a sold-out crowd at the War Memorial Arena.

“Are they smoking weed down there?” asked a Syracuse Police Officer on the roof of the OnCenter parking garage. It was probably a rhetorical question.

The Phish fans — or “phans” as they prefer to be called — descended upon downtown Syracuse long before the legendary jam band went on at 8 p.m. Phans sold their tye-dye shirts and homemade jewelry, enjoyed some food and simply hung out before the fourth stop on Phish’s Fall Tour 2009.

H1N1 "National Emergency" is for administrative purposes
By Ashley Wandishin
October 26, 2009 - 9:43am
Over this weekend, President Obama declared H1N1 a national emergency; however, experts are saying the move was administrative.

This past weekend President Obama announced that the H1N1 flu has become a national emergency. According to the USA Today, the intention of the declaration was not to create havoc among Americans, but to illustrate the steps that the White House Administration is taking towards treating H1N1. As a 'National Emergency', health care workers will be able to override some patient care rules for a more speedy treatment and to have the ability to control H1N1 from spreading among nearby patients...