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[From the Ithaca Times; text by Luke Fenchel] Now that the venerable Ithacan institution ABC Café has shut its doors, its closing is felt not only by vegetarians, but also by the musicians it regularly welcomed through its doors.
But if the number of alcohol-serving live venues within city limits seems to be shrinking, unofficial and […]

Plenty of hump day links …..
……Happy Chinese New Year! It’s the year of the Ox. Guess who is an Ox? Our new president! Here’s what the venerable Wikipedia had to say:
“Traditionally, people born under the influence of the Ox are thought to be kind, caring souls, logical, positive, filled with common sense and with their […]

[Text by Luke Z. Fenchel] There are many ways to approach The GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance, now in its 18th year. The four-day extravaganza, which runs from Thursday, July 17 to Sunday, July 20 in Trumansburg, combines the low-key atmosphere of a family gathering with the slightly ordered chaos of any major summer […]

[Text by Luke Z. Fenchel] Ladies and Gentlemen: may I present the case for The Chapter House. In an era of balkanized musical genres and fractured cliques, the good old Chappy stands as an Ithaca institution; a pretty safe bet to go on a Saturday night even if you don’t remember who’s playing the show. […]

[Text by Luke Z. Fenchel; from this week’s Ithaca Times]
Four years ago this November, I attended one of the most exhilarating shows of my life. On tour for their breakthrough album Funeral, Arcade Fire played a sold-out show in a rec room at Cornell University; it was all thanks to the small organization, the Fanclub […]