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I know it’s not exactly an Ithaca show, but it’s certainly noteworthy — German krautrock legends Faust are playing tonight with our Albany friends Century Plants! If it weren’t for the three hour drive, we would be there in a hot minute! Some information about the show:
The Albany Sonic Arts Collective, in partnership with PROCTOR’s […]

Earlier this summer, I interviewed George Johann and Stephen Burke in anticipation of their joint opening of Angry Mom Records / Small World Music. I believe that I forgot to post to the article, as well as show Rachel’s killer photographs of the new space. Since I last spoke with Johann and Burke, the pair […]

WildFire Bistro — the new Italian restaurant occupying the former Lost Dog Lounge spot — will begin hosting live music starting in October. That was fast! Here’s what they have so far:
Saturday Oct. 3rd- The Silent League with Weggalo Star, 9pm
Wednesday Oct 7th- Djug Django, 6pm (and every Wednesday after that)
Thursday Oct 8th- Built to […]

Brooklyn group Loop 2.4.3 returns to Ithaca this Friday, Sept. 25, showcasing new music from their record Zodiac Dust at Ithaca College. Unfortunately, this show was only just confirmed on Sunday, so I had no idea the show was happening until it was too late. I would have loved to cover this performance for the […]

Most ‘band blogs’ are not so good but I really like the City Center site. Read it here. The same goes with fashion designer blogs, but the Vena Cava blog is one of my favorite websites in general. Also, I’m really enjoying the fact that Marc Masters “A Decade in Noise” piece on Pitchfork is […]

Is it just me, or does there feel like there is a lot of weird hysteria happening with tonight’s Sufjan Stevens (admittedly sold out) concert? I think the last time I listened to one of his records was in 2003, and I have no idea what he’s been doing in the last few years. I’m […]

This past Wednesday, Sept. 16, American folk / psych rock trio Akron/Family played at Castaways. Slaraffenland and Jeffrey Lewis opened. I’ve caught them twice before, once in 2006, in San Diego, and later in spring of 2007 at Cornell University. I missed the show this time around — their first tour as a trio (Ryan […]

[Image of Ithaca Andrew’s painting] Sometime earlier this year, Ithaca artist and musician Andrew Paine realized that he shared the same name as Scottish avant/noise musician, Andrew Paine, a frequent collaborator of Alistair Crosbie, Richard Youngs and the progressive rock project, Ilk. After communicating across the pond via email, the two made a record together. […]

Tonight at Castaways local rock quintet Veda — nee Ayurveda — will perform in celebration of the release of their second full length album, Down the Staircase. I recently spoke with all five band members (they’re quite the raucous, hilarious bunch) for an article that appears in this week’s Ithaca Times. From the article:
“I almost […]

For you Syracuse folks this looks like a lovely night indeed — for those who have not yet been to the Red House Arts Center, it is a wonderfully intimate venue with a gallery, bar and small theatre. And those of you who caught MV Carbon play in Ithaca earlier this year know that she […]

…. Or will you be buying it at 1,000% increase here or here? No judging, I couldn’t go, so I missed out on all the crate digging fun. But I’d be curious to know: did you score any gems? Let me know in the comments! For those who haven’t heard, this is what I’m talking […]

If you don’t listen, you should. If you missed it, here are my picks for what we like to refer to in the office as REGGAE THURRRRRSDAY!

COTTON MUSEUM

Unfortunately my camera died before I could get pics of Heath’s (amazing) Sick Llama set.

Preparing the Pantonal Cave dinner for Heath, Chris, et all. We don’t mess around.

Absolutely everything was consumed. Clockwise from top left: Arugula, raddichio, kidney bean salad with lemon vinaigrette + parmesan. Whole wheat penne with Jason’s homemade pesto, basil and […]

First stop: Farmer’s Market for Gimme! Coffee, flatbread pizza with feta and swiss chard (!), and vegan cold noodle salads.

The Small Kings, plus Gary Graeff on mando.

Why the Wires have a CD release party on Sept 23, btw. With Daniel Francis Doyle at The Shop, sponsored by Ithaca Underground.

Bikes parked (mine is the one in […]

[Photo by Meredith Towsand] Hopefully you made it out this weekend to the annual Porchfest, an outdoor music festival held in the downtown Fallcreek neighborhood. I went for the first time this year and was totally blown away by the energy in the air, fleets of cyclists, and mostly good, local acoustic music. Highly recommended! […]