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Just a friendly reminder that I will be out of Ithaca from Oct. 29 - Nov. 17. Here’s a quick look at shows in Ithaca that are coming up. So bummed I’m missing HEALTH, Real Estate and Sunny Day in Glasgow! Be sure to keep checking the Ithaca Times for articles on many of these […]

[Photo by Nate Dorr] It’s here: SOUND&SEASON: HALLOWEEN EDITION 2009.
The next edition of Sound & Season will be held at the Pantonal Cave — home of the Orbiting Art Ensemble and venue for previous PY shows like Sick Llama and Cotton Museum — this TUESDAY OCTOBER 27. The evening will featuring live music from Heavy […]

[Photo by elchicodelaleche] Popcorn Youth and Skipster are proud to present Diane Cluck, Ben Miller, Ken’s Last Ever Radio Extravaganza, and Autumn in Halifax live at WildFire Bistro. This is our first concert at the new WildFire space (formerly Lost Dog Lounge) and we are incredibly excited to bring these talented and diverse artists!
Friday, October […]

American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter Annie Clark makes art look effortless. After stints performing as a band member of The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens, Clark released her first solo record under her moniker St. Vincent. Marry Me (2007, Beggars Banquet) was a lush, precocious record that earned her comparisons to her more established peers […]

Ithaca Underground and Deep BeatZ are presenting a killer show tonight with Moldover (pictured here), Robot Detective, David Ezra Brown and Luddite Machine. It starts at 8pm, with doors at 7:30pm, and will be held at The Shop. I highly recommend you check it out.. read on for more info.
Moldover >> Known in the electronic […]

National Book Award Finalist, Cornell poet, acclaimed author and all-around wonderful lady Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon will be reading a selection of her works with live accompaniment from two of my favorite Ithaca musicians: Johnny Dowd and Richie Stearns! J. Robert Lennon and H.G. Carillo will also be reading from their works. The reading begins at […]

Chicago quartet Califone plays tonight at Cornell Cinema, alongside a screening of Tim Rutili’s feature film debut, ‘All My Friends Are Funeral Singers.’ Earlier this month, they released an album of the same name, and it is excellent. What would Wilco have sounded like without Nels Cline’s wanky guitar solos? What kind of magic would […]

A mighty congratulations are in order for Ithaca’s beloved poet, Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, who was announced as a National Book Award finalist for poetry, for her work ‘Open Interval.’ A work that is, by the way, tremendous. [NYTimes]
Annie Clark likes ‘Please Kill Me’ — and Arrested Development! (As she should.)
She also performed at Rachel Comey’s […]

Today kicks off the annual Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale, which runs from Oct. 10-27, open every Saturday and Sunday, most Mondays, and some Tuesdays and Wednesdays as well. The schedule — and hours — change every week so visit their website for the full scoop. Those who have been can attest that […]

If you haven’t done yourself the favor of buying the new Built to Spill album, ‘There is No Enemy,’ then buy it right now because that shit is GOOD! I’ll post my interview with Doug Martsch shortly; he was as nice as I had hoped he would be, super gracious and seriously modest. It’s definitely […]

[Photo of Blues Control from their No Radio performance last year] Now that it’s October (wow!), I thought I would take this opportunity to briefly let you know about Popcorn Youth programming for the month.
I’m super excited about every single show, including the return of Blues Control, on the heels of their latest amazing LP […]

[Photo of the Flies from this year’s GrassRoots Festival] The Horse Flies and the Rongovian Embassy — two Ithaca institutions familiar to anyone who has spent more than two seconds here in town — are mixing it up this week. Mike Stark will be sitting in for keyboardist Rick Hansen at the Rongo tonight, which […]

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 […]

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 […]