The Pebble Issue 1

culture
Summer Movies and Concerts
By Dan Albanese & Seamus Mulhern
Summer is the biggest time of the year for blockbuster movies and great concerts and this
summer is no exception. Movies like “Suicide Squad” and a remake of the classic “Ghostbusters”
are scheduled for release. In music, the famous Vans Warped Tour, consisting of
dozens of performers, comes to the Lakeview Amphitheater in July. But most notably, there’s
“Finding Dory” and a performance by Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa in Syracuse.
“Finding Dory?” More like “Finding Ellen
DeGeneres’s Credibility.” (When did she lose
it? At the point where her biggest claim to
fame was taking a selfie at the Oscars.) In
all seriousness, “Finding Dory” should be decent.
The art direction looks vibrant, DeGeneres
seems just as funny as Dory as she was
13 years ago, and returning director Andrew
Stanton seems to be looking for a sure hit
after making one of the biggest flops of alltime.
(Anybody remember “John Carter?”
Exactly.) Worst-case scenario, this movie
should make Ellen’s wife financially secure
enough to make “Arrested Development”
season five. Get on it, Portia!
Syracuse doesn’t usually get a lot of interesting
concerts. This summer is highlighted
by the Dave Matthews Band, the Zac Brown
Band, 5 Seconds of Summer and Keith
Urban. And on Aug. 13, Snoop Dogg, Wiz
Khalifa, Kevin Gates, and Jhené Aiko will
perform at the Lakeview Amphitheater. Like,
dude. That’s pretty cool. We have no idea
who those other guys are, but everyone loves
Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa. This comes
after Snoop’s initial plans for a free concert at
Chevy Court last September were canceled
and he was replaced by Nas. So not only will
Snoop Dogg really perfom in Syracuse, but
it will be even bigger than initially planned
thanks to the addition of Wiz Khalifa.
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