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32+ shows to see this week: Oct. 12-19

Assemble, from Philadelphia, play the Upstairs Thursday night
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Assemble, from Philadelphia, play the Upstairs Thursday night

It’s another busy week on the local music scene as Regina Spektor returns to Ithaca for a sold-out show at the State Theatre (postponed due to illness; make-up date TBA), the Electrozone hosts a two-day “Dungeon Knights” extravaganza at the Downstairs, and Upstate gets back to its Finger Lakes roots at the Smith Opera House. Plus, Galactic Mondays welcomes the Hank Roberts Trio and Soul Session Tuesdays debuts, both at the Argos Warehouse. And metal favorites Warrant, Great White, and Slaughter come to CNY this weekend!

For a more extensive roundup of upcoming shows around the Finger Lakes and beyond, check out this extensive, curated list right here!

(Note: the events are listed below in chronological order, in two separate sections)

Cha Wa
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NOLA Grooves

New Orleans-based band Cha Wa returns to central New York to promote its new album, “My People,” which draws inspiration from “the sounds of the city's Sunday brass band parades and centuries-old masking culture; particularly the Mardi Gras Indian community of which the band's vocalist Joseph Boudreaux Jr. is a fourth- generation member.” The Times-Picayune praised them for building on "old-school New Orleans funk in the vein of the Meters" while "finding their own identity," and the local alt-weekly Gambit lauded them for "showing the world what they can really do" with a dynamic fusion of New Orleans sounds.

When: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11

Where: Center for the Arts, Homer

Cost: $20, available online here

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Bowie on Screen

Cinemapolis is screening “Moonage Daydream,” a “cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie’s creative and musical journey.” Directed by Brett Morgen, the film features never-before-seen footage and performances. Find out more here, and see the trailer here:

When: screening through Oct. 27

Where: Cinemapolis Cost: $7-$11

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Anna Steppler
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London Calling

Cornell’s Midday Music for Organ series continues with Anna Steppler’s “London: a musical portrait,” an “ode to the organist's home city, with music on the delicate Italian Organ by some of London's earlier denizens, and romantic evocations of the cityscape on the Aeolian Skinner.”

When: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12

Where: Sage Chapel, Cornell University

Cost: free and open to all

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Crucial Vibes

Reggae Night concludes its long-awaited return at the new Ithaca club Deep Dive, which is on the site that formerly housed The Dock, Castaways, and Key West. The night features the longtime host band The Crucials, which includes members of area groups such as Jimkata, Mosaic Foundation, New Planets, and other bands paying “homage to the classics and new frontiers of reggae music.” This will be the third of three scheduled Reggae Night shows.

When: 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12

Where: Deep Dive, 415 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca

Cost: $5

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Drank the Gold
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Craic agus ceol!

Celtic band Drank The Gold returns to Ithaca, with fiddler Oona Grady (fiddle, viola) and James Gascoyne (guitar, banjo) ready to play tunes from their recent album “Sipped the Silver,” which puts a fresh original spin on traditional Irish music. Find out more here!

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When: 5-8 p.m. Thursday

Where: South Hill Cider

Cost: free; donations welcome

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It’s a Celebration

The Downtown Ithaca Alliance will host its 25th Anniversary Celebration at the State Theatre of Ithaca. “There will be various food stations set up with delicious treats and sweets from a variety of local eateries, and the State Theatre bar will be open, serving beer, wine and cider (cash bar). Plus, a special performance by popular local hip hop group Gunpoets! You won't want to miss this!”

When: 6-9 p.m. Thursday POSTPONED; new date is Dec. 2!

Where: State Theatre

Cost: $35 + fee, available online here

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Warrant
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Where The Down Boys Go

Los Angeles-based metal favorites Warrant return to Central New York to play hits such as “Cherry Pie,” “Heaven,” “I Saw Red,” and many more while honoring the legacy of their late frontman Jani Lane. The band’s current lineup includes longtime members Jerry Dixon, Erik Turner, Joey Allen and Steven Sweet along with singer Robert Mason. Find out more here. Major Bigtime and the Destony Band will open the show

When: 6 p.m. Thursday

Where: The L, 116 Breesport Road, Horseheads

Cost: $30 and up, available online here

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Philly Punk

Practice Upstairs returns to downtown Ithaca, with Philadelphia’s Assemble coming up to showcase their catchy punk songs, which incorporate pop, metal, and thrash influences. Check out their latest album “Play for Keeps” here! Local rockers Stranded with a Kiss, who have been working on their second album, and New Motor Club, who released the EP “Fun Facts” last year – round up the lineup.

When: 9:30 p.m. Thursday

Where: The Upstairs

Cost: $10

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The Rongo Band
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Rongo Revival

Richie Stearns and Friends will reconstitute The Rongo Band that played old-time tunes and fiddle music at the now-defunct Rongovian Embassy in Trumansburg. Richie will be joined by longtime compatriots Rosie Newton, Steve Selin, and Ben Gould for a mix of old-time tunes, country classics, and original songs.

When: 6-9 p.m. Friday

Where: South Hill Cider

Cost: $10 cover

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Wade Preston
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The Piano Man’s Piano Man

Wade Preston, “The Piano Man” from Billy Joel’s hit Broadway musical “Movin’ Out,” returns to downtown Cortland for the sixth time. “It's not often a man can stand in front of a piano and command an audience’s full attention. Combining his versatile vocal talent, child-like stage charm, charming storytelling and sense of humor, Preston delivers an undeniably unique and exciting solo show… For this concert, Preston will accompany himself on piano, singing some of Joel’s greatest hits, a few deep cuts and also music from other similar artists. A songwriter himself, he will perform a few original pieces as well.” Find out more here

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday

Where: Cortland Repertory Theatre Downtown, 24 Port Watson St., Cortland

Cost: $25-$30, available online here

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Trio Grande

On The Spot Trio makes its Ithaca debut, with guitarist Danny Mayer (AE3, Star Kitchen) and bassist-keyboardist Kris Yunker (AE3, Goose) joined by former Ithacan Andrew Klein (Big Mean Sound Machine, Cha Cha and the Ndor Band) on drums to create their “versatile sound of psychedelic afrobeat influenced soul-jazz with just a bit of the improvisational jam and boogaloo feels.” Find out more about them here!

Read a Q&A with Andrew Klein here!

Lucas Ashby's Brain Trust, led by the former Big Mean percussionist, will open the show!

When: 9 p.m. Friday

Where: The Range

Cost: $10 cover charge

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Guillaume Pirard
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Orchestra Epics

The Cornell Department of Music presents the Cornell Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Guillaume Pirard, as it performs a pair of works featuring women from epic tales: Stacy Garrop’s “Penelope Waits” and Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade.”

“Since making his debut with the Orlando Philharmonic in 2016, Pirard has conducted the Lviv Philharmonic, the New York University (NYU) Philharmonia, the NYU Symphony, the Philharmonic of Moravia, the Metamorphosis Chamber Orchestra, the Mannes School of Music Opera, and the Mannes Orchestra. He served as Assistant Conductor for the Buffalo Philharmonic during the 2019-20 season. As co-concertmaster and founding member of The Knights, Mr. Pirard toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe with major festival appearances at Tanglewood, Ravinia, Caramoor, the Festival-de-Paques in Aix-en-Provence, and the Salzburg Festpiele.”

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday

Where: Bailey Hall, Cornell University

Cost: free and open to all

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Regina Spektor
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‘Home’ on the Road

Regina Spektor returns to Ithaca for a sold-out show, touring to promote her latest album, “Home, before and after.” Spektor has performed on Broadway, Saturday Night Live and contributed to many projects spanning film, television, and music including The Hamilton Mixtape. Her 2006 “Begin to Hope” includes singles “On the Radio,” “Better,” “Samson,” as well as “Fidelity” which climbed the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Her new LP follows 2016's “Remember Us To Life,” which earned widespread acclaim. Find out more about her here!

See her recent Tiny Desk concert here!

When: 8 p.m. Friday (postponed due to illness; make-up date TBA

Where: State Theater

Cost: SOLD OUT!

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Great White and Slaughter
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Great White and Slaughter

Metal Flashback

Two of the most popular hard rock bands will join forces this weekend, as Great White and Slaughter come to del Lago’s Vine Showroom. Best known for its hit “Once Bitten, Twice Shy,” Great White has sold over 10 million albums worldwide, has six Top 100 Billboard hits, nine Top 200 Billboard albums, and two platinum albums; the band recruited Andrew Freeman (Lynch Mob, Last in Line) as its new lead singer earlier this year. Known for its first single “Up All Night,” Slaughter followed up with “Fly To The Angels,” which “was more representative of the spirituality and awareness that goes into most of the band’s music and lyrics.”

When: 8 p.m. Friday

Where: del Lago Resort & Casino, Waterloo

Cost: $20-$45, available online here

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Nicola Benedetti
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International Ambassadors

The Cornell Concert Series presents the Scottish Chamber Orchestra with Nicola Benedetti, violin. “From re-imagining the classical masters and romantic greats, to sharing contemporary commissions, the musicians of the SCO travel around the world as proud ambassadors for Scottish cultural excellence.” This concert will feature Anna Clyne’s “Sound and Fury,” Bruch’s “Violin Concerto,” and Mendelssohn’s “Symphony No. 3, ‘Scottish.’”

When: 3 p.m. Saturday

Where: Bailey Hall, Cornell University

Cost: $19-$39, available online here

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YYNOT
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Rush Hour

YYNOT, a classic Rush tribute band that also plays progressive originals, comes to the Southern Tier. After becoming an internet sensation by creating collaborative videos, the members have now developed their live show into a full concert experience. The group features guitarist Billy Alexander (John Waite, FEEL, Ron Blair-Tom Petty) and bassist Tim Starace, along with drummer Mike Hetzel and vocalist Patty Pershayla. “YYNOT delivers a well-deserved ‘throat punch’ in both their live shows and recorded material with their original progressive rock and ‘note for note’ vintage RUSH covers while adding their own swagger to the mix.

Their debut album and latest release 'Resonance' have garnered praise from the rock world including Prog Magazine and Classic Rock Magazine. The records have continued to sell in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Brazil and more. YYNOT has accumulated devoted fans all over the U.S. and abroad.” Find out more here. An Artist's Depiction will open the show.

When: 6 p.m. Saturday

Where: The L, Horseheads

Cost: $25 and up, available online here

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Alyssa Rodriguez
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Nordic Songs

The Canaan Institute hosts a house concert with Alyssa Rodriguez, the Fulbright Nordic Music Scholar who will play Nordic tunes from Finland and Sweden mostly on the nyckelharpa, kantele, and other traditional instruments. Raised in Connecticut, she earned her bachelor’s degree of music in music composition from Ithaca College, where she began immersing herself in fiddle music and playing for dances. Find out more about her here!

When: 7 p.m. Saturday

Where: Canaan Institute; RSVP for details and covid protocols at this private venue

Cost: $20 at the door; RSVP to reserve a spot

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Goth Goth
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On The Edge

Ithaca Underground returns with another cool show, this one featuring “sad post punk you can dance to!” That will be supplied by Philadephia’s Goth Goth, who are making their Ithaca debut. Check them out here. They’ll be joined by Moxie Grim x Tungsten Lungs (“dancy gothy queer electronic pop and a dark trippy DJ set”) and Skip Tracer (“Your favorite local avante mathy post punk rockers”)

When: 7 p.m. Saturday

Where: Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar

Cost: $8-$10, available here

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Down in the Dungeon

The Electrozone presents the fourth installment of “Dungeon Knights,” Ithaca, New York's monthly live dungeon synth event, this time as a two-part extravaganza: “Crossed Swords: Two Knights of Dungeon Synth”! Part 1 will feature:

SCYTHE (NYC) - Raw, glittering, emotional New York City dungeon synth from artist, fashion designer and legendary founder of witch house, Travis Egedy (PICTUREPLANE, ALIEN BODY), making his live debut as Scythe. Blending reverb-laden melancholy with almost rave-like euphoric swells, Scythe is a sublime mixture of the classical and contemporary dark ambience

HERMIT KNIGHT (Rochester) - The epic fantasy ambient / comfy synth virtuoso and co-founder of WEREGNOME RECORDS returns, following his incendiary August show at the Argos Warehouse, with another round of mournful and ecstatic solitary nature worship

AVOIDANCE (Ithaca) - Ithaca's own haunted dungeon drone / black ambient duo is back, with another swirling soundscape of brooding textures and fey refrains

When: 7 p.m. Saturday

Where: The Downstairs

Cost: $10-$15 sliding scale

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Upstate
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In Harmony

Upstate returns to Central New York, bringing its ambitious vocal harmonies and complex arrangements together with Americana, jazz, R&B, and gospel influences to create its unique sound. Featuring founding members Mary Webster (a native of Lansing), Melanie Glenn (from Fairport), Harry D’Agostino, and Dean Mahoney, the band released its second album, “Healing,” in 2019 and has since been working on its follow-up. Find out more here.

When: 8 p.m. Saturday

Where: Smith Opera House, Geneva

Cost: $32.50, available online here

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Three Dog Night
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Three Dog Night

On the Road to Shangri-La

Three Dog Night are still going strong, more than 50 years after their inception. Known for hits such as “Mama Told Me (Not To Come),” “Joy to the World,” “Black and White,” “Shambala,” and “One,” the band’s current lineup includes Danny Hutton (founder/lead vocalist) and Michael Allsup (guitar), Paul Kingery (bass/vocals), Pat Bautz (drums), Howard Laravea (keyboards) and David Morgan (vocals). Learn more here.

When: 8 p.m. Saturday

Where: del Lago Resort & Casino, Waterloo

Cost: $39-$95, available online here

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Funny Gal

Acclaimed comedian Paula Poundstone returns to Ithaca to showcase her spontaneous wit and unique observational humor. “Appearing on stage with a stool, a microphone and a can of Diet Pepsi, she has one of comedy’s most nimble and disarming comic imaginations.” She currently hosts the podcast “Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone.” Find out more here.

When: 8 p.m. Saturday

Where: State Theatre of Ithaca

Cost: $25-$45, available online here

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Armchair Boogie
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Armchair Boogie

Kindred Spirits

Annie in the Water returns to Ithaca, coming down from Albany with its high-energy blend of rock, reggae, funk, and blues. Wisconsin-based jamgrass quartet Armchair Boogie rounds out the bill.

When: 9 p.m. Saturday

Where: Deep Dive

Cost: $15 in advance, available online here; $20 at the door

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A Good Cause

South Hill Cider will host an event to benefit Open Doors English's English as a Second Language program, “particularly to serve low-income students including new refugees from Afghanistan and Ukraine.” Local favorites Travis Knapp and Six Mile Craic will provide live music during the event, which also will feature Open Doors English’s "Taste the World" international bake sale. Find out more about the organization here!

When: 2-5 p.m. Sunday

Where: South Hill Cider

Cost: $20 suggested donation

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Plan Z
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Plan Z

Z Marks the Spot

Local drumming stalwart Zaun Marshburn will celebrate his birthday by gigging with his band Plan Z, which plays original jazz and soulful grooves. He’ll be joined by Paul Merrill on trumpets, Marc Devokaitus on reeds and flutes, Ryan Zawel on trombone and Sousaphone, Mike Stark on keys, and Andrew Battles on bass.

When: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday

Where: Maxie’s Supper Club

Cost: free; donations welcome

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Down in the Dungeon Pt. II

The ElectroZone presents the fourth installment of “Dungeon Knights,” Ithaca, New York's monthly live dungeon synth event, this time as a two-part extravaganza: “Crossed Swords: Two Knights of Dungeon Synth”! Part 2 will feature:

SOMBRE ARCANE (Worcester, MA) - blending the epic and the gloomy, the organic and electronic, it is no accident that the fantasy ambient duo are considered one of the definitive projects of dungeon synth today

WRAITH KNIGHT (Camas, WA) - bold and transportive, Wraith Knight is the virtuosic soundtrack to our inner adventurer's quest, courtesy of symphonic black metal maestro OldNick (Ceremonial Castings)

COLD SANCTUM (Portland, OR) performing NOSFERATU: A SYMPHONY OF HORROR - A wildly exciting treat, right in time for Halloween, Cold Sanctum will perform his darkly rhapsodic soundtrack to F.W. Murnau's silent masterpiece

AVOIDANCE (Ithaca, NY) - Ithaca's own dungeon drone duo, with influences from Poe to 70s folk horror, combining eerie refrains with textures of cosmic dread

When: 7 p.m. Sunday

Where: The Downstairs

Cost: $10-$15 sliding scale

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MAQ
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MAQ Attack

South Hill Cider’s Monday Night Jazz series continues this week with MAQ, a quartet that performs everything from classic and modern jazz to Brazilian bossa and folk music. The lineup includes Eric Aceto (violin), Harry Aceto (bass), Doug Robinson (guitar, vocals), Chad Lieberman (accordion), and Steve Pond (percussion). Learn more here.

When: 5-8 p.m. Monday

Where: South Hill Cider

Cost: free

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Hank Roberts
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Going Galactic

Galactic Monday returns to the Argos Warehouse, with the Galactic Escort Service – Tenzin Chopak, vocal effects; Emmett Scott, keyboards; Bryan Davis, percussion; Ashley Ickes, drums – set for a night of cosmic improvisations. They’ll be joined by cello master Hank Roberts, who’ll be playing with his recently formed trio, which includes Ickes and keyboardist Chad Lieberman.

When: 9 p.m. Monday

Where: Argos Warehouse Lounge & Event Space

Cost: $10 at the door (cash or Venmo)

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The Session Must Commence

Debuting this week, and harkening back to the late 1990s, Soul Session Tuesdays will reunite members of Sugarmoan, one of the best Ithaca bands of its era, as the Real Live Sextet. Jay Spaker (Double Tiger, JBB) will be joined by Mike Stark, Lee Hamilton, Thom Sayers, Zaun Marshburn, and Brian “Willie B” Wilson for a “weekly get down featuring classic soul, funk & boom bap” with “deejays & live players cookin’ up the abstract.”

When: 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18

Where: Argos Warehouse Lounge & Event Space

Cost: $10 at the door (cash or Venmo)

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Fall Fun

The Ithaca Concert Band (ICB) will present its fall concert, “When Autumn Leaves Start to Fall,” at Ithaca High School's Kulp Auditorium. “This will be a joyous repeat of our Oct. 16 performance at The Historic Park Church in Elmira, NY.”

When: 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18

Where: Kulp Auditorium, Ithaca High School

Cost: free and open to all; donations welcome

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This week's episode of <em>The Thistle & Shamrock</em> features music by Pierre Bensusan.
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Flyin’ Fingers

Pierre Bensusan returns to Trumansburg to showcase his dazzling guitar style. Described by the L.A. Times as "one of the most unique and brilliant acoustic guitar veterans in the world music scene today," Bensusan’s name “became synonymous with contemporary acoustic guitar genius, long before the terms New Age, New Acoustic Music or World Music were invented. He has the ability to make a single guitar sound like an entire band as he brings the audience on a mesmerizing musical journey. And yet, Bensusan is more than what any musician or music lover expects from a guitarist. He is a composer as well as a bilingual and a brave improvisational vocalist, melding whistles and resonant low notes with something like his own scat technique.” Find out more here.

When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday

Where: Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts

Cost: $20, available online here

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Going Big

The Deep Dive Big Band makes its debut under the direction of local jazz professor Greg Evans, who teaches at Ithaca College and Cornell University and plays drums with Rose and the Bros and other area bands. The DDBB will feature players from Cornell University, Ithaca College, and the greater Ithaca Community every other Wednesday for the coming month.

When: 8-10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, Oct. 19 and Nov. 2

Where: Deep Dive

Cost: free; ages 18 and up

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Sweats
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More Shows

The Better Weather String Band plays the Trumansburg Farmers Market at 4-7 p.m. Wednesday

Joey Arcuri and Friends play jazz at the Argos Inn at 5-7 p.m. Wednesday

The Stonecat Café hosts its final Pub Night DJ Dance Party with Obvious Objects at 5-9 p.m. Wednesday

Kip Opperman is at Salt Point Brewing at 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday

Sacred Root Kava Bar and Tea Lounge hosts its weekly Open Mic Night at 7 p.m. Wednesday

The Range hosts its weekly Salsa Night Latin Dance Party, featuring DJs and dance lessons, from 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesday

Jeremy Bussman hosts the weekly Open Mic Night at the Upstairs at 8-11 p.m. Wednesday

Theo Curtin plays solo jazz guitar at Bike Bar Ithaca at 6-8 p.m. Thursday

Good Dog is at Atwater Winery at 6-8 p.m. Thursday

Aiken is at Cortland Beer Company at 6 p.m. Thursday

The Brewhouse Blues Jam returns Hopshire Brewery at 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday

Benny T brings his Open Mic Posse to The Ridge in Lansing at 6:30 p.m. Thursday

Dubber Rucky
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Dubber Rucky

Dubber Rucky – the experimental dance project of DJ ha-MEEN and JBB sound maestro Kenny Christianson – makes its debut at Deep Dive at 9 p.m. Thursday

The Dutchess of Spirit Posse returns to Thursgay at the Range for Rihanna House at 9-10 p.m. Thursday

Nate Marshall plays Deep Dive at 5-7 p.m. Friday

Sweats are at Two Goats Brewing at 5 p.m. Friday

Backtalk featuring Hannah Martin plays the Oasis at Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards at 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday

The Tink Bennett Duo plays McGraw Box Brewing at 5-8 p.m Friday

Just Joe plays at ONCO Fermentatinos in Tully at 6-8 p.m. Friday

Citi Cat and Dave Richman are at the Dryden Hotel at 6-8 p.m. Friday

The Notorious Stringbusters are at Hopshire Brewery at 6-8 p.m. Friday

The Lucky Losers
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The Lucky Losers are at Grist Iron Brewing at 6-9 p.m. Friday

Erin and the Backwoods Blues Project is at Seneca Lake Brewing at 6-9 p.m. Friday

The Dirty Doves are at Revelry Yards at 6-9 p.m. Friday

Ben and Sarah are at Heuga’s Alpine in Tully at 7-10 p.m. Friday

Triple 5 Spout continues its October residency at the Downstairs at 8 p.m. Friday; they’re joined by special guests every week.

Bob Holz and A Vision Forward are at Cortland Beer Company at 8 p.m. Friday

Delaques is at Sacred Root Kava Bar and Tea Lounge at 9 p.m. Friday

Anderson’s Farm Market in Homer hosts “Pun'Kin Palloossa” with the Hallows & Haunts Festival, featuring live music by Roger Decker (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and How’s the Soup (2-4 p.m.) on Saturday

The Major Keys play Treleaven Winery at 1-4 p.m. Saturday

The 86ers have a Saturday doubleheader in Hammondsport: they're at Steuben Brewing Company at 4 p.m. Saturday, and at Maloney's Pub at 8:30 p.m.

The Soul Benders are at Two Goats Brewing at 5 p.m. Saturday

Bob Roberts Calamity is at Liquid State North Shore at 5-8 p.m. Saturday

The Vectors play McGraw Box Brewing at 5-8 p.m Saturday

Joel Kane and Josh Dwyer are at Summerhill Brewing at 5-8 p.m. Saturday

The Greg McQuade Trio is at Homer Hops at 6-9 p.m. Friday

J9 and J0e are at Chateau Dusseau at 3-6 p.m. Saturday

Dana Twigg plays Brewer’s Kitchen and Taproom’s Oktoberfest at 6-8 p.m. Saturday

Strange Heavy is at Stone Bend Farm at 6-8 p.m. Saturday

Cast Iron Cowboys are at Atwater Winery’s After Hours SunSET series at 6-8 p.m. Saturday

The Sweats are at Grist Iron Brewing at 6-9 p.m. Saturday

The Midnight Mike Petroff Blues Harp is at ONCO Fermentations at 6-9 p.m. Saturday

Pat Young is at Homer Hops at 6-9 p.m. Saturday

Diana Leigh, Hugh Douglass, Harry Aceto and Joel Carberry are at the new WMC North Jazz Club in Elmira at 7-10 p.m. Saturday

Crystal Vision
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Crystal Vision plays Cortland Beer Company at 8 p.m. Saturday

Whistlin' Dyl & Spice Rack and Sean Hayes play the Argos Warehouse at 8 p.m. Saturday

Kitestring and Chickenwire Parachute team up for a show at the Range at 9:30 p.m. Saturday

The Mary Ott Band plays the Sunday Jazz Brunch at the Stonecat Café from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday

The Kosmic Trio plays Brookton's Market at 1-4 p.m. Sunday

Rob Ervin plays Treleaven Winery at 1-4 p.m. Sunday

Benny T brings his Open Mic Posse to Homer Hops at 1 p.m. Sunday

Raedwald Howland-Bolton is at Two Goats Brewing at 4 p.m. Sunday

The new weekly series Beer Wax Sundays returns to Liquid State at 4-7 p.m. Sunday

ONCO Fermentations hosts "Comedy Night Out" at 6-9 p.m. Sunday ($6)

djGOURD hosts “Bring Your Own Vinyl Night” at Deep Dive at 8 p.m. Sunday

Brett Beardslee brings his weekly Monday Night Blues back to Rasta Ranch Vineyards at 5-8 p.m. Monday

The Center for the Arts in Homer hosts its weekly Open Mic Night at 7-9 p.m. Tuesday

Lloyd Graves, Harry Aceto, and Friends play the Trumansburg Farmers Market at 4-7 p.m. Wednesday

Joey Arcuri and Friends play jazz at the Argos Inn at 5-7 p.m. Wednesday

Sacred Root Kava Bar and Tea Lounge hosts its weekly Open Mic Night at 7 p.m. Wednesday

The Range hosts its weekly Salsa Night Latin Dance Party, featuring DJs and dance lessons, from 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesday

Jeremy Bussman hosts the weekly Open Mic Night at the Upstairs at 8-11 p.m. Wednesday

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Jim Catalano covers the Finger Lakes music scene for WITH (90.1 FM in Ithaca, WITHradio.org) and its affiliates.