popcorn youth

Readers of this blog probably don’t need me to tell the about Glitch-Art. However, we haven’t sunk so deep into post-modernism that we don’t feel the need to describe, understand, and assign narratives to stuff that probably would resist the idea. So in that spirit, here are some thoughts I’ve been thinking about the subconscious […]

And now, a message from dear friend Bob Proehl (and what a bargain this night will be, if you don’t already own his book!):
Hello Ithacats and Ithakittens!  All week have I been meaning to speak to you on the subject of very serious matters, but it turns out I need at least twenty minutes to […]

Hello everyone! I am thrilled to announce that the first Popcorn Youth show of 2009 is right around the corner!
This Tuesday, March 3, Manchester, UK-based psychedelic rock band BEACH FUZZ will play for the first time in Ithaca at the LOST DOG LOUNGE. Syracuse/Ithaca duo AMERICAN SPHINX and Hudson-based musician CYRUS GENGRAS will open. […]

[Photo of Jimkata] Here’s this week’s show calendar, nice and late! It appears to be a big weekend at Castaways, what with Jimkata (tonight), Jsan & the Analogue Sons (Friday), Bob Proehl’s book release party (Saturday) with Mary Lorson, Steve Gollnick, Johnny Dowd and many others, and Fred Eaglesmith and The TalkToMes (Sunday). Then there’s […]

Maybe you’ve noticed that former intern Corey Millard has been writing quite a bit for the Ithaca Times. We’ve finally gotten around to posting the great stories he’s written about the following people. Read the full story in our interviews section here!

He spoke with NYT film critic A.O. Scott.

Then he spoke with local man-about-town Bob […]

This has been a crazy past few days, so sincere apologies for not letting you know about a number of excellent events around town, including:

The Zs at ABC Cafe. Thanks Bubba, for putting on a show that I would’ve loved to do myself! They played 20 nonstop minutes of some of the tightest, fastest most […]

Hi, my name is Nick, and I will be writing on this blog! Also, i sometimes write stories for the Ithaca Times! I just started a couple weeks ago, so I’ve only covered Sim Redmond’s Valentines day show and the Castaways Delta Spirit show (which was awesome. It’s always great when the […]

Tonight the Fanclub Collective presents its second show of the semester: Sasa, half of In Flagranti (pictured below), with SimStim. Italo disco and electro via Brooklyn at Castaways tonight at 9pm! Fanclub shows held at Castaways can be hit or miss (Miss: Excepter. Hit: Girl Talk), so it should be interesting to see how the […]

Tonight, local musician Mike Hansen (who is best known as the guitarist in Hee Haw Nightmare but can be caught playing solo banjo-oriented gigs around town) will celebrate his birthday tonight at the Pourhouse. Expect a number of guest musicians to sit in with Mike, who will start playing around 7pm. The show is free!

Later […]

Looking for something to do this weekend, if you’re either looking to celebrate or ignore Valentine’s Day? (Incidentally, Feb 13th falls on Friday, the day before Valentine’s Day.. go figure.) Here’s what we’ve compiled for events to check out this V-Day weekend (there’s quite a bit to choose from!):
Hank Roberts with Wingnut, soulful avant-jazz, 9:30pm. […]

I finally got around to posting my story on Chris Seeds — aka Mossy Pine — in our interviews section. He recently played at Felicias with Jennie Lowe and Emily Arin in a songwriters-in-the-round, and we also have photos up at our flickr from one of their rehearsals. Read the story here — see some […]

Maybe it’s the grey and rainy weather, but two weeks after John Martyn’s passing, we still feel affected by his death. This video — in which Martyn plays a stunning cover of the old traditional “Spencer the Rover” — dates from 1977, well before heavy drinking and hard living took a drastic toll on his […]

Recently, our staff photographer Rachel Philipson took some photos for a piece I did on Chris Seeds, aka Mossy Pine. (I’ll post that article soon, I promise.) She did such a lovely job that I felt compelled to post a full gallery over at our flickr. The shots are of Chris, Jennie Lowe, and Emily […]

Asheville-based folk musician Woody Pines will play tonight at No Radio Records, with local band Hee Haw Nightmare opening. The show will start at 8pm and by over promptly by 10:30pm, so be sure to get there on time. More information:
“Woody Pines has been playing and singing since he can remember. He left home with […]

Tonight the Chicken Fried String Band (i.e., Evil City String Band when performing at Maxie’s) will play tonight at Maxies from 6-10pm. OR, you could head over to the Tburg Pourhouse to see Woody Pines with Michael Hansen, at 7pm. Both shows are free! If you prefer to stick in Ithaca, Woody Pines will be […]