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This evening at 5:15pm, Cornell’s Johnson Museum will present a gallery talk with the artist Jane Hammond, held in conjunction with her exhibit, “Jane Hammond: Paper Work.” The talk is free and open to the public. We’re really looking forward to meeting her and hearing her speak. In the past, she’s collaborated with the Surrealist […]

For this month’s Live Wire column, Luke tackles the question of local bands that haven’t quite broken through to the Ithaca public. For January, Luke has interviewed and profiled metal/rock band Chapel Perilous, who will perform at the Haunt on Feb. 9. You can read the entire thing in our interviews section. At the end […]

Ithaca-born fantasy jam band (description courtesy of intern Chris, and it’s so perfect it hurts) Igor’s Egg will play a pair of shows in the Upstate area this weekend. Saturday they’ll host a CD release party at Castaways; the night before they’ll play Binghamton. Our intern Olivia recently interviewed members Adam Nash and Dave Rosen […]

Yep, we’ve all knows for a couple months now, but the info is now open to the public: Toronto pop supergroup The New Pornographers and Austin folk-indie rockers Okkervil River will play the State Theatre on Sunday, April 13. The show is also partly sponsored by the Cornell Concert Commission (the same folks who brought […]

Yes, you heard right: 1,000 years of popular music in one night. Gimmick or intrigue? You’ll have to go tonight to see for yourself! Especially since the idea of “popular music” didn’t really enter our lexicon until the 20th century, I’m skeptical to see what Richard Thompson will include in his program that will truly […]

We were lucky enough to catch the amazing Eric Bachmann/Neko Case concert at the State Theatre last night. What a show! Her voice sounded so incredible and powerful in the acoustics of the old theater, and we were in awe.
Anyway, I also wanted to post my interview with the former Archers of Loaf frontman, Eric […]

Just a friendly reminder that Chinese New Year falls upon Feb. 7 this year, so it’s coming right up! Even better, 2008 is MY year — year of the rat. I am already anticipating great things, I can feel it. This article I found in the AP completely appealed to both the little kid and […]

This could be your big chance! We’re hosting a happy hour at Pixel this evening at 5pm (that’s in about 20 minutes). If you want to learn more about freelancing, interning, or any other job opportunities at the Ithaca Times, please come out and introduce yourself. We won’t bite. Shown below is the lovely flier […]

South African male choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo will perform tonight at the State Theatre after selling out the same venue only 4 years before. Our writer Pamela Goddard recently interviewed Joseph Shabalala, lead singer and founder of Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
You can read her full story in this week’s Ithaca Times, or you can head […]

We recently spoke with local pianist Michael Stark for a cover story in this week’s Ithaca Times. You can read the full thing in the online paper, or, better yet, head over to our interview section for the article, accompanied by our photographer Rachel Philipson’s lovely shots. We’ll post the full galleries over at our […]

It is no secret that I adore Neko Case. And in the Ticket today, Jim has a short piece about alt-country chanteuse, who will be performing at the State Theatre this Saturday. In it, she makes several really nice comments about two of my favorite Ithaca musicians, Johnny Dowd (with whom she has toured) and […]

Looks like Chicago art punks Mahjonng will be performing at No Radio Records tonight. We JUST found out last night, so it seems all pretty haphazard. Get over your Hump Day Blues and head over to No Radio for some live music, and send the group home with a little gas money. No Radioan Bob […]

Sorry Cyro and Light in Winter peeps, but No Radio is where I’m gonna be tonight. Early show at 6pm, so if you’re still itching to see Cyro, you can walk over to the State Theatre at 7:30pm and catch him. But we recommend you avoid the over-hyped, over-priced Light in Winter fest for some […]

As promised, my interview with Brazilian-turned-New Yorker Cyro Baptista. Earlier this week, I spoke with the master percussionist from his apartment in downtown NYC. You can read a truncated version of our conversation in our interviews section or in this week’s Ithaca Times.
Cyro Baptista will perform with his band Beat the Donkey at the State […]

For those of you unaware, I feel obliged to remind you that this weekend marks the 4th annual Light in Winter Festival. I’m somewhat ambivalent about the entire affair (dubbed “the festival of science and the arts”), as most of the events on the schedule (lectures, workshops, film screenings, concerts and the like) cost a […]