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In the last day or so, we’ve uploaded a crazy amount of photos to our Flickr page. Some of them are pretty old — January’s Winter Ends Destruction, this spring’s Gladtree Festival and No Fun Fest — and some of them are brand spanking new (Area C + Eyes Like Saucers + Mirabile Dictu last […]

We’ll be in NYC all weekend. Tonight we’re checking out the hototogisu + prurient + sunroof + zaimph show at the new Issue Project Room. Check back here shortly when I post our interview with Marcia Bassett (of Hototogisu/Double Leopards/Zaimph et al). Saturday is Sonic Youth performing Daydream Nation, and The Slits are opening!! Sunday […]

Western Massachussetts is practically synonymous with free folk, noise, and drone, to say nothing of art collectives. Brattleboro, Vermont has MV/EE’s crew and a Wire cover story. Providence enjoys the already-mythologized days of Fort Thunder, Lightning Bolt, and Load Records. New York has, well … New York City and the Burroughs. […]

Our GrassRoots Festival ramblings are still coming on strong (stayed tuned for more photo essays and posts tomorrow), and here’s writer James Sigman’s thoughts on his two favorite performances of the weekend — Slo Mo and The Avett Brothers. Be sure to check out his blog, Tinsel and Rot, as well. He took a few […]

Here’s what Laura had to say about Grassroots’ Friday lineup:

“True to their word, Cat Empire delivered an amazing performance at Grassroots on Friday night. The band played a lot of high-energy, danceable songs that the crowd went crazy for, demanding an encore after the show had ended. Harry Angus, one of the lead singers, showed […]

As we all know, Grassroots Festival is this weekend. Expect more blog updates today and next week from our interns, staff and photographers. Here’s intern Laura’s favorite shows of Thursday night, the first rain-drenched day of the festival:
“As always, the festival-goers at Grassroots didn’t let the rain bother them and the shows continued through massive […]

Ithaca Experimental is presenting two very exciting shows on Thursday and Friday night. The first will be held at No Radio Records and will feature two Providence, Rhode Island musicians, Area C and Eyes Like Saucers. Ithaca’s own Mirabile Dictu will open the show. I recently spoke with Erik Carlson of Area C for my […]

My conversation with Ike Yard’s Stuart Argabright may have taken place several months ago (in preparation for their landmark reunion show at Ithaca’s Lost Dog Lounge) in April, but I’ve only just now had the chance to post our conversation in its entirety. I know it looks quite long, but trust me, it’s a fascinating […]

Despite creating a MySpace account almost a year ago, we never really got that into it. However, we are now re-entering MySpace-world with renewed vigor and purpose. So, please check out Popcorn Youth’s new and improved MySpace. While you’re at it, friend us at our brand-new Ithaca Times page, too. You know you want to!

Jazz trio Wingnut will play with cellist Hank Roberts at Castaways tonight. Wingnut, led by piano virtuoso Michael Stark, also features Walt Lorenzut on electric bass and drum duties alternating between Zuan Marshburn and Brian Wilson. Wingnut incorporates everything from jazz, funk, rock, dub and hip-hop, and they profess to being inspired by everyone from […]

Tonight, we’ll be celebrating Bastille Day at Pangea. Nuages will be playing French songs starting at 8pm in honor of Bastille Day, which falls on July 14th — and if you come dressed in costume, you’ll get a glass of wine a la maison. Pangea is located at 120 3rd Street in Fallcreek. Pangea is […]

For those of you that are unaware, Ithaca Experimental has been making itself known these past few weeks. The local group of musicians plan to reconvene next week, July 20th, at the Lost Dog Lounge. Entrance is free. This is from their myspace:
Ithaca Experimental is the name for a collective of local electronics, […]