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10+ shows to see this week: Dec. 3-5

The first big storm of winter has passed, which means it’s time to get out of the house and catch some live music – everything from old-time, Americana and jazz to soul, funk and opera is on tap this week around Ithaca.

Two of a Kind

Richie Stearns and Aaron Lipp continue their musical partnership with another show in Ithaca that will draw from their respective deep song catalogs

When: 6-9 p.m. Tuesday

Where: Maxie’s Supper Club

Cost: free, donations welcome

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Lucy Fitz Gibbon will perform in "Queen of Carthage" Tuesday night at Cornell.

Antiquity Meets Modernity

“Queen of Carthage,” an opera-oratorio by composer Ellie Cherry scored for orchestra, choir, and solo vocals, will premiere at Cornell University. A setting of the fourth book of Virgil’s “Aeneid” in the original Latin, Cherry’s composition narrates the later life and death of Queen Dido, incorporating elements of ancient Greek and Roman music in a sonic commentary that highlights, questions, and interprets events in Virgil’s text that are socially relevant today. The Cornell production features soprano Lucy Fitz Gibbon singing the lead role of Dido.

When: 8 p.m. Tuesday

Where: Sage Chapel, Cornell University

Cost: free

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Celtic Sounds

Members of Traonach host this weekly Irish jam session, which features traditional tunes and plenty of special guests.

When: 7-9 p.m. Tuesday

Where: Argos Inn

Cost: free; donations welcome

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Three of a Kind

Jazz trio Argos Grove – Ithaca College faculty members Nicholas Walker (bass), Greg Evans (drums), and Andrew Carroll (piano) – continue the celebrated Wednesday happy hour community music tradition initiated by i3° at Bar Argos. The trio’s repertoire ranges from Duke Ellington and Stevie Wonder to the Beatles, Disney, swing, funk and bossa nova.

When: 5-7 p.m. Wednesday

Where: Argos Inn

Cost: free; donations welcome

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Thru Spectrums will perform at Ithaca Beer Company's 21st anniversary party Wednesday night.

Happy Anniversary

Thru Spectrums will help Ithaca Beer Company mark its 21st anniversary with a soul-filled show featuring original songs and cool covers. Enter through the shipping-and-receiving door.

When: 5-8 p.m. Wednesday

Where: Ithaca Beer Company

Cost: $30 in advance, $40 at the door; includes food, music and one drink ticket

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Pelotones
The Pelotones return to Sacred Root Kava Lounge Wednesday night.

In the Swing

The Pelotones return to downtown Ithaca for a night of swing, blues and R&B tunes that are perfect for dancing.

When: 7-9 p.m. Wednesday

Where: Sacred Root Kava Lounge and Tea Bar

Cost: small cover charge

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Steven Stull will play The Grinch Thursday night in Cortland.

Holiday Celebration

The Arts at Grace, in collaboration with the SUNY Cortland Performing Arts Department and Triphammer Arts, will present “Celebration of the Holidays,” with the SUNY Cortland Choral Union and baritone Steven Stull performing a program ranging from holiday choral works to a medley from “The Grinch.”

When: 7 p.m. Thursday

Where: Rose Hall, 19 Church St., Cortland

Cost: free; donations welcome

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Laurie Anderson's "O Superman" will be the subject of an Ithaca Music Forum discussion at 5 p.m. Thursday at Ithaca College.

Looking at Laurie

The last Ithaca Music Forum will take a look at Laurie Anderson's 1981 breakout hit "O Superman," which remains one of the strangest and most mysteriously compelling moments in late-20th century music. In this talk, Dr. Alex Reed – author of “Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music” and co-author of a volume on the music of They Might Be Giants in the popular 33 1/3 series – displays previously unseen and unheard elements of the song's curious beginnings and details the detective work that uncovered them.  The presentation is adapted from his forthcoming book with Oxford University Press on Laurie Anderson's debut LP “Big Science.”

When: 5-6 p.m. Thursday

Where: Whalen Center for Music, Ithaca College

Cost: free

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The Suitcase Junket is one of three acts featured at this year's DSP Shows holiday party Thursday night at the Haunt.

Musical Merriment

DSP Shows will host its annual holiday party with a triple bill that includes: the Whiskey Treaty Roadshow, the Massachusetts roots-rock band that played at the 2018 Cayuga Sound festival; the Suitcase Junket, the one-man band of multi-instrumentalist Matt Lorenz; and the River Bones Band, the Philadelphia-based band fronted by Cortland native Hannah Taylor (she played a solo opening set for Low Cut Connie at the Haunt in August).

When: 7 p.m. Thursday

Where: The Haunt

Cost: free; RSVP on the Facebook event page or Eventbrite page

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Richie Stearns
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Richie Stearns returns to Bike Bar Ithaca Thursday at 7 p.m.

Tune Time

The ubiquitous Richie Stearns returns to Bike Bar Ithaca for a solo show on the window stage. He’ll be playing his unique original tunes as well as some old-time classics on banjo and tenor guitar.

When: 7-9 p.m. Thursday

Where: Bike Bar Ithaca

Cost: free; donations welcome

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Funk Night
Jim Catalano
Funk Night returns to the Range Thursday night.

Feelin’ Funky

Funk Night returns to downtown Ithaca, with Dean’s Kids – Dan Keller, Max Shuhan, Owen Erickson, Archer Cowen and Hayden Frank – putting their spin on funk, soul, and pop favorites from the past few decades.

When: 9:30 p.m. Thursday

Where: The Range

Cost: $5

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