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Cambridge-based musical ensemble the Alloy Orchestra will perform at Cornell Cinema both tonight, tomorrow afternoon, and tomorrow night. For those of you that did not see them the last time they were in Ithaca — when they played Cornell Cinema almost exactly two years ago — do not miss out on them this time around. […]

American Weekends tonight, free, 10pm at the Chantiloft on 101 W. State St. You know the deal. Their description: “American Weekends is about combining the essence of a Detroit roller rink in the 70’s, a Minneapolis discotheque in the 80’s, Atalanta club hopping in the 90’s, and the Seattle house party scene in the 00’s.” […]

As you can see, there are plenty of shows to check out in the following week. My picks? Any and all Alloy Orchestra performances; Swiss bass player Christian Weber; Edie Sedgwick Dischord goodness — but these all look great! Happy hump day!
nov. 5 - luminescent orchestra [castaways]
nov. 6 - american weekends [chantiloft]

Formerly Ithaca-based weirdo folk collective Dufus will return to the ABC Cafe spotlight tonight for a show with Brooklyn trio Ching Chong Song, a group that has played the Nines a few times but never ABC. As you know, ABC is closed on Mondays so this is a unique opportunity to check out some free […]

There is no doubt that this Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 will go down as one of the most important moments in American history. In celebration of this momentous day, Michigan-based acts SLITHER (pictured above) and EVENINGS as well as local bands NPV and AMERICAN SPHINX will play a special Election Day concert.
SLITHER is Chris Pottinger […]

I recently found this new Ithaca-based arts blog titled The Switchboard. There’s not much content yet, but it shows tons of promise! Coupled with the re-emergence of Arthur’s Thinking Eye blog (yay!) — where I recently learned that the Ink Shop is staying at their present CSMA 330 E. State St. location — there’s hope […]