An eclectic array of bands is visiting Ithaca this weekend, including a few from neighboring Pennsylvania. Plus, Gucci Mane plays a big show at Cornell’s newly renovated Barton Hall.
Warm Welcome
Two of Ithaca’s most popular music acts, Joe Crookston and Answer the Muse, will perform a benefit concert for Ithaca Welcomes Refugees (IWR). The show will support Ithaca's efforts to welcome refugees into the community, and into our country.
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Where: First Unitarian Society
Cost: donation
Info: www.ithacawelcomesrefugees.org
Heavy Rock
Ithaca’s own Ire Clad (www.ireclad.com) will host “March Metal Madness,” which also includes Syracuse’s Fall of Humanity, Seneca Falls’ Many Will Fall and Auburn’s Murder in Rue Morgue, a melodic metal band.
When: 9 p.m. Friday
Where: The Haunt
Cost: $9
Info: www.thehaunt.com
Duo Grande
Jennie Lowe and Michael Stark will showcase their new duo format. They’ll be playing “new songs with some new sounds,” according to Lowe. Justin Roeland will sit in for a few tunes as well.
When: 9 p.m. Friday
Where: Casita del Polaris
Cost: $7
Outer Space
“Sci-Fi Middle Eastern Fusion" trio Consider the Source features some of the most impressive musicianship you’ll ever see, especially Gabriel Marin on fretless double-neck guitar, but bassist John Ferrara and drummer Jeff Mann are equally talented.
When: 9 p.m. Friday
Where: The Dock
Cost: $15
Info: www.facebook.com/CTSmusic
Marching On
The Cosmic Joke Collective returns with the theme of “Forward March!” with Acrolette, Pierce Walsh, Estelle Waterman, Vee Da Bee and Brian Sincerbeaux showcasing new work “as part of the resistance to dark political climate,” said host Mickie Quinn.
When: 7 p.m. Saturday
Where: Lot 10 Lounge
Cost: $5
Info: www.facebook.com/cosmicjokecollective/
Pennsylvania Pop
Ithaca Underground will present a show at the Chantiloft, with local favorites Teencat, Spazzare and The Eternal Savages joined by headliner Slingshot Dakota, a synth-pop duo hailing from Bethlehem, Pa.
When: 7 p.m. Saturday
Where: Chantiloft
Cost: $7
Info: www.ithacaunderground.org
School of Rock
The New Roots Rock Band, Steel Band, Vocal Ensemble and Spoken Word Club will perform a benefit as part of the GrassRoots Festival’s youth program, "Roots in the Schools.”
When: 6-9 p.m. Saturday
Where: The Dock
Cost: $5; proceeds benefit the performing arts programs at the New Roots School.
Info: www.thedockithaca.com
On The Rise
The Districts are a Pennsylvania band signed to the cool Fat Possum Records label, which has released their past two albums, including 2015’s “A Flourish and a Spoil.” Opening the show is Erick Slick of Dr. Dog, and Rosu Lup, the duo of Jonathan Stewart and Josh Marsh.
When: 9 p.m. Saturday
Where: The Haunt
Cost: $15
Info: www.thehaunt.com
Let’s Dance
The Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts will host a spring dance-party fundraiser featuring Toivo, know for its mix of Scandinavian, Tex-Mex, Cajun, honky-tonk, European, South American and original dance tunesWhen: 4 p.m. Sunday
Where: Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts
Cost: $5
Info: www.tburgconservatory.org
Ready to Rap
Widely ranked among the most gifted rappers of his generation, Gucci Mane has been incredibly productive since his long incarceration and subsequent early release last May of “Everybody’s Looking,” his first album in more than a decade.
When: 7 p.m. Sunday
Where: Barton Hall, Cornell University
Cost: $30-$35 at the door
Info: www.cornellconcerts.com
Duo Delight
The Cadleys will return to Bound for Glory. Based in Fayetteville, just outside of Syracuse, John and Cathy Cadley recall classic male-female duo such as Ian and Sylvia and Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons as they blend country, pop, folk and mountain influences.
When: 8 p.m. Sunday
Where: Anabel Taylor Hall, Cornell University
Cost: free
Info: www.boundforglory.org