House of Hamill bring its “upcycled Celtic folk” to Ithaca, Grateful Dub comes to Deep Dive, Silver Rein hosts an album release party at Sacred Root, The Klezmatics play the Cornell Concert Series, and much more!
Note: This week’s shows are listed in chronological order in two sections below.
Trio Grande
As a solo performer, Louiston—the moniker of Trumansburg-based Lou DiPietro— shows out with slick, seasoned guitar work, an authentic voice of precision and tenderness, and an undeniable and deep catalog of original songs you need to hear. Joined by Joey Arcuri on double bass and Colleen Countryman on keys, Louiston’s up-tempo Americana blossoms further, crisscrossing genres from ragtime and classic country to folk and rock n’ roll.” His latest album is “Civilian.”
When: 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Where: Bike Bar Ithaca
Cost: free; donations welcome
Read a 2022 interview with Louiston here!
A Juicy Blend
Juice returns to Deep Dive, joining forces with local favorites Lost Mary’s Band.
“Blending rock, pop, R&B, and hip-hop, Juice embraced the diversity of their signature sound early on. The Brooklyn-based band – Ben Stevens, Christian Rose, Kamau Burton, Daniel Moss, Rami El-Abidin, and Miles Clyatt – formed in Boston while attending college. Now based in New York City, the band’s latest release is the EP “Nothing Like a Dream.”
When: 8:30 p.m. Thursday
Where: Deep Dive
Cost: $25
Read a 2022 interview with Juice here!
Ready for Release
Silver Rein will mark the release of its debut album with a show at Sacred Root.
“Silver Rein is an Ithaca NY-based performing artist, whose self-titled debut album explores feelings of isolation and belonging, life and death against the landscape of an old yet familiar world.
“Silver Rein performs and loops in real-time with an NS Design NXTa5 electric cello and Boss RC-600 loop station. Percussion arrangements are created with various found objects; with added effects, the beats are stored in the loop station to accompany live performance. Other song elements include original curated backing tracks, interspersed throughout.”
Rounding out the night are Avoidance, La Llorona, and Victoria Anine.
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Where: Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar
Cost: $10 or pay what you can
Joining Forces
Fusebox – a recently formed trio comprising Julia Felice (The Whiskey Crisis), Josh Ross (Kitestring), and Harry Nichols (Noon Fifteen) – returns to the Downstairs, where they’ll be joined by local singer-songwriter Angie Beeler.
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Where: The Downstairs
Cost: $7 or pay what you can
Four on the Floor
Practice at Presents returns to Forest City Lodge with a show that features the return of Wisconsin’s Tail Light Rebellion along with local favorites Secret Service Men, Drew Kiddoo and The Blackouts, and Motherwort. Open to ages 21 and up.
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Where: Forest City Lodge 180
Cost: $10
Dead Dub
“RoC (Roots of Creation) has taken on a unique new project: Grateful Dub: a Reggae-infused tribute to the Jerry Garcia & The Grateful Dead. Combining their longtime love for Reggae-Dub style music and the Grateful Dead, RoC reworked some of the world’s favorite Dead tunes into a new studio album. RoC had the pleasure of working in the studio with the legendary 5-time Grammy winner Errol Brown who was Bob Marley’s sound engineer for this project. Grateful Dub is also being performed live in its entirety at festivals, theatres, and clubs around the country, and features rotating live special guests that has included Melvin Seals (Jerry Garcia Band), Scott Guberman (Phil Lesh), Zach Nugent, RyMo, AG, & Paul W. (Slightly Stoopid), G. Love (G. Love & Special Sauce), Mihali (Twiddle), Dan Kelly (Fortunate Youth) and others. Grateful Dub captures the spirit and magic of the Grateful Dead, while laying it down Reggae-Dub style.”
When: 8:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Deep Dive
Cost: $30, available online here
Welcome Return
Annie in the Water returns to the Range from their base in Saratoga Springs.
“Annie in the Water’s Americana Indie Rock found its roots in acoustic guitars without limits. Over time, their songwriting and ability to traverse across multiple genres offers the listener experiences in rock, funk, reggae, hip hop, soul, dancebeat and jam with pleasurable melodies led by guitars and synthesizers overtop a ground-shaking rhythm section.
“Because every show is different, experiencing the music of Annie in the Water live can be compared to paddling with a river. At times you may find yourself in the calm of the flow while at other times you may be deep in the rapids while the music churns and grows in energy. With the ebbs and flows you’re reminded of the constant that you are a part of something greater than yourself, working together with the forces around you and caught in the midst of a beautiful moment in time.”
When: 10 p.m. Friday
Where: The Range
Cost: $10; $5 with student ID
Swing into Spring
The Ithaca Swing Dance Network presents its 2024 Spring Swing with the Dave Davies Band! “Join us and let happiness bloom!!”
SCHEDULE: 6 - 6:30 p.m. - Doors Open; 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. - East Coast Swing Dance Lesson with Kendall McAdams; 7:30 - 10 p.m. - Dance the night away with the Dave Davies Band!
When: 6:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 402 N Aurora St.
Cost: $15 cash or Venmo
Keeping it Klezmer
The Cornell Concert Series closes out its 2023-2024 season with the Klezmatics.
“The Klezmatics became world-renowned superstars when they erupted out of New York City’s East Village in 1986 to revitalize klezmer for new generations. Their music is steeped in Eastern European Jewish tradition and spirituality, while also incorporating contemporary themes such as human rights, antifundamentalism, and eclectic musical influences—from jazz and punk to Arab, African, Latin, and Balkan rhythms. Over the course of thirty years, they have released nine albums of wild, spiritual, and ecstatically danceable music, forever redefining and transcending traditional labels. In the process, they have garnered numerous accolades, including a GRAMMY Award, a New York Jewish Music Award, a Gay and Lesbian American Music Award, and the German Critics Award (twice), in addition to being featured in theater, film, and television projects.”
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Bailey Hall, Cornell
Cost: $29-$39, Student $19, Free with Student Membership, available online here
Detroit DJ
Microtones returns to Forest City Lodge 180, bringing DJ Etta from Detroit to Ithaca, along with local support from aparece.
“A DJ, writer, and avid record collector, DJ Etta (@cmioner) sets take a free-form approach, ranging from naughty boogie disco to enveloping house to classic, golden era hip-hop, mixed with a cohesive grace and effortless musicality. She occupies most of her time scheming with her crew Blueprint, curating for Moods, or working as a staff member at Submerge Records. Over the past 7 years, under the tutelage of musickers such as the legendary John Collins and Rick Wilhite, she's played at festivals such as Dweller, parties such as Interdimensional Transmissions and has put out mixes through Honcho and The Lot Radio. It’s her mission to serve as a dancefloor historian, honoring the threads between all music.”
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Where: Forest City Lodge 180
Cost: cover charge
Ready to Rock
Stranded with a Kiss (aka SWAK) returns to the Range, joined by locals Shrouded Prey. SWAK has been working on its second album, so expect to hear some newer songs. And Shrouded Prey has been making a name for itself since debuting in Sept. 2023.
When: 10 p.m. Saturday
Where: The Range
Cost: $10; $5 with student ID
Get Down and Boogie
“The DJ DBL TGR residency get-down will be exploring Nu Disco, Boogie Funk, Afrobeats, Reggae, Dancehall, New Jack, HipHop & Global bass. Bring a towel!”
When: 10 p.m. Saturday
Where: The Upstairs’ downstairs (Lot 10)
Zing into Spring
“Zingology returns to Brooktondale for a dance gig at the Brooktondale Community center. Wayne Gottlieb will also be there (not shown here.) Join us for great dancable gypsy swing. The combo also includes Greg Ezra on drums, Ted Caldwell on bass, Joanna Green on violin and vocals and Brian Keeler on guitar. Brian will teach a class in Balboa (a type of swing dance) before the gig .”
When: 2-5 p.m. Sunday
Where: Brooktondale Community Center
With a Bang
New music ensemble loadbang returns to campus for their final visit as the Stucky Residency for New Music guest ensemble. On Sunday afternoon, the ensemble performs world premieres by Cornell composers María Bulla, James Parker, and Michael Li, along with Oscar Bettison’s I Am A Garden Adorned.
New York City-based new music chamber group loadbang is building a new kind of music for mixed ensemble of trumpet, trombone, bass clarinet, and baritone voice. Since their founding in 2008, they have been praised as ‘cultivated’ by the New Yorker, ‘an extra-cool new music group’ and ‘exhilarating’ by the Baltimore Sun, ‘inventive’ by the New York Times and called a 'formidable new-music force' by TimeOutNY. Creating 'a sonic world unlike any other' (The Boston Musical Intelligencer), their unique lung-powered instrumentation has provoked diverse responses from composers, resulting in a repertoire comprising an inclusive picture of composition today.
The Residency for New Music at Cornell was created to honor the memory of beloved colleague, educator, and composer Steven Stucky and was funded through the generosity of more than 50 donors.
When: 3 p.m. Sunday
Where: Barnes Hall, Cornell
Cost: free
Let’s Dance!
“Hello friends of Klezmer music! You are invited to a Spring Klezmer Dance Party at Cornell! World-renowned Jewish Dance Instructor Steve Weintraum will lead the movements, while CUKE (Cornell University Klezmer Ensemble) serves the old-world Jewish Eastern European musical styles.
When: Sunday: 6 p.m. dance instruction; 7 p.m. dance party
Where: One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall, Cornell campus
Cost: free
Folk Heroes
The Beacon on Aurora Concert Series continues with House of Hamill.
“Pennsylvania-based House of Hamill is a fixture on festival stages across the US, and have shared their music and stories on the country’s premier folk stages. Their version of “Pound a Week Rise” rose to #1 on the US Folk DJ charts, and the video for their all-violin cover of “Sweet Child O’ Mine” amassed over 16 million views on Facebook, where it was shared over 400,000 times. Their latest release, “Folk Hero,” captures perfectly the frenetic energy and eclecticism of their always engaging live show. A lively collection of original instrumentals, reimagined folk ballads, and new songs that showcase the trio’s versatility, “Folk Hero” is the third House of Hamill album to be funded entirely by their fans.
“Whether they’re ripping through a set of original jigs and reels, adding lush three-part harmonies into traditional folk ballads, or cracking up an audience with stories from the road, House of Hamill puts on a show that captivates audiences from the very first note.”
When: 7 p.m. Sunday
Where: First Unitarian Society of Ithaca (FUSIT)
Cost: $20, reserve tickets online here
Dynamic Duo
Locals Willie B (drums) and Keir Neuringer (saxophone) join forces for a show at the Downstairs.
“Some people search for the perfect arrangement of the old patterns and that is progress for them. Other people want to beat down the walls and find some new territory ... And you have to keep it going otherwise you lose that freedom. And then the music is finished. It’s a matter of life and death. The only criterion is:—‘Is this stuff alive or is it dead?” —Steve Lacy
When: 7 p.m. Sunday
Where: The Downstairs
Cost: $10 or pay what you can; no one turned away
Piano Power
The Cornell jazz program welcomes six-time GRAMMY-nominated pianist, composer, and band leader Gerald Clayton to campus. Clayton joins the Cornell University Jazz Ensemble (Paul Merrill, director) and the Helen and Bob Appel Quintet (Peter Chwazik, coach) in a special concert of small group and large ensemble pieces with Clayton as pianist, composer, conductor, and/or arranger. Works include “Tschpiso” by Roy Hargrove; “Thelonious Thelonius” by Thelonious Monk, Common, J Dilla, and Igmar Thomas; “In Her Family” by Pat Metheny; and “That Roy”, “Just a Dream”, and “Patience Patience” by Gerald Clayton.
Clayton earned recent Recording Academy recognition for Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard, his debut release on Blue Note Records. Collaborating over the years with such distinctive artists as Diana Krall, Roy Hargrove, Dianne Reeves, Terence Blanchard, John Scofield, Terri Lyne Carrington, Peter Bernstein, Ambrose Akinmusire, Gretchen Parlato, Ben Wendel, the Clayton Brothers Quintet, and legendary band leader Charles Lloyd, Clayton currently serves as Director of Next Generation Jazz Orchestra following service as Musical Director for Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour. Under the instruction of Billy Childs, Clayton earned a Bachelor of Arts in Piano Performance at USC’s Thornton School of Music following a year of intensive study with Kenny Barron at The Manhattan School of Music. Clayton’s creative spirit honors the legacy of his father, bassist-composer John Clayton.
When: 7 p.m. Sunday
Where: Bailey Hall, Cornell
Cost: free and open to all
Philly Phriends
Practice at Presents joins forces with WICB for a show at Deep Dive
“Our first (of hopefully many) collaborations with WICB Homebrew! They're bringing Valendina and Phineas Wrath up from Philly with IC favorites Paintblank and June Felman!”
When: 8 p.m. Sunday
Where: Deep Dive
Cost: $10; $5 with student ID
Going Solo
Local drummer Zaun Marshburn (Wingnut, Stone Cold Miracle, MSZM, Plan Z) kicks off his residency at the Downstairs with a solo drum concert. “Me, mostly just me on the traps, a bit of me w/guests. Come thru,” he says.
When: 7 p.m. Monday
Where: The Downstairs
Cost: $10 or pay what you can
Blues Blaster
Joanne Shaw Taylor returns to Central New York to perform in Homer.
“Joanne Shaw Taylor was discovered by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics at the age of 16 who, having watched her play, immediately invited her on the road with his supergroup D.U.P. – a career in music was born and in the preceding years, her incredible guitar playing saw her build an army of plaudits including Jimmy Cliff, Joe Bonamassa, Stevie Wonder and Annie Lennox.”
When: 8 p.m. Monday
Where: Center for the Arts of Homer
Cost: $35-$50, available online here (low ticket alert!)
Read a 2023 Q&A with Joanne Shaw Taylor here!
More Shows
Richie Stearns and Friends are at South Hill Cider at 5-8 p.m. Thursday
Yayle Hues is at Cortland Beer Company at 6-9 p.m. Thursday
Erich with an H is at Atwater Winery at 6-9 p.m. Thursday
Scale House Brewery hosts Open Mic Night at 6-9 p.m. Thursdays
The Brewhouse Blues Jam returns to Hopshire Farms and Brewery at 6-8 p.m. Thursday
Benny T brings his Open Mic Posse to CrossRoads in Lansing at 6:30 p.m. Thursday
Atlas Bowl in Trumansburg hosts Vinyl Night at 7-10 p.m. Thursday
Clint Bush is at the Village Tavern in Marcellus at 7-10 p.m. Thursday
Curtis Waterman and Brian Francis are at Summerhill Brewing at 5-8 p.m. Friday
Scott Tremolo is at Barnstormer Winery at 5-8 p.m. Friday
Charlie Coughlin is at Aurora Brewing Company at 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday
The Smokin' Loons are at Hopshire Farms and Brewery at 6-8 p.m. Friday
Mark Nanni is at Homer Hops at 6-8 p.m. Friday
Aiken and Nadge are at BRU64 at 6-8 p.m. Friday
Loren and LJ Barrigar are at ONCO Fermentations at 6-8 p.m. Friday
The Louiston Duo is at Two Goats Brewing at 6-9 p.m. Friday
David Michael Anthony is at Grist Iron Brewing at 6-9 p.m. Friday
Fresh Vintage is at Scale House Brewery at 6-9 p.m. Friday
Steve Romer and Bradford Allen are at McGraw Box Brewing at 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday
Feed the Fire kicks off its album release tour at Cedarwood Venue at 7-10 p.m. Friday
Iron Horse is at Garrett's Brewing at 7-10 p.m. Friday
Lenny and the Rattlesnakes are at Cortland Beer Company at 8 p.m. Saturday
Ben Wayne is at Treleaven Winery at 1-4 p.m. Saturday
Mojo Henry plays a Louisiana Crawfish Boil at Seneca Lake Brewing Company in Rock Stream at 2 p.m. Saturday; tickets are required and available online here
Levi Dusseau is at Aurora Brewing Company at 5-8 p.m. Saturday
Los Blancos are at ONCO Fermentations at 6-8 p.m. Saturday
Crystal Vision are at Summerhill Brewing at 6-8 p.m. Saturday
Rocco Rich and Aaron Craig are at Brewer’s Café and Taproom at 6-8 p.m. Saturday
Sarah Noell and Friends are at South Hill Cider at 6-8 p.m. Saturday
Cielle on Solid Ground is at Two Goats Brewing at 6-9 p.m. Saturday
The Hot Dogs & Gin Duo is at Grist Iron Brewing at 6-9 p.m. Saturday
The Letter 5 is at Homer Hops at 6-9 p.m. Saturday
All Strung Out are at McGraw Box Brewing at 6:30-8 p.m. Saturday
Libby and the Thickness bring the blues to Cedarwood Venue at 7 p.m. Saturday
Busy is at Cortland Beer Company at 8 p.m. Saturday
The Dave Richman Trio (Richman, Caroline Taylor, August Bish) is at the Stonecat Café for Jazz Brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday
Simmerin' Stew is at Homer Hops at 12-4 p.m. Sunday
Benny T brings his Open Mic Posse to Summerhill Brewing at 1 p.m. Sunday
Tom Chamberlain is at Two Goats Brewing at 4-7 p.m. Sunday
The Jesse Collins Trio is at Al’s Wine & Whiskey Lounge in Syracuse at 10 p.m. Sunday
The Center for the Arts of Homer hosts Open Mic Night at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays
Open Mic Standup Comedy Night returns to the Downstairs at 7-9 p.m. Tuesday
The Argos Grove Trio plays jazz at the Argos Inn at 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays
Green Street Jazz plays at Brookton’s Market at 6-8 p.m. Wednesday
River Lynch is at Scale House Brewery at 6-9 p.m. Wednesday
Benny and The Mex is at Salt Point Brewing at 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday
DJ Dale hosts Trivia Night at Revelry Yards at 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays
Sacred Root Kava Bar and Tea Lounge hosts its weekly Open Mic Night at 7 p.m. Wednesday
The Upstairs hosts its weekly Open Mic Night at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday
The Motet and Consider the Source are at Middle Ages Brewing in Syracuse at 8 p.m. Wednesday
New Muses Project comes to Cornell
The New Muses Project visits Cornell April 11-14 for a series of concerts and talks, furthering the organization’s mission of promoting justice and curiosity through performance, education, and scholarship and creating a vibrant future for classical music that truly celebrates all composers. On Thursday, April 11 at 7:30 pm in Sage Chapel mezzo-soprano Rhianna Cockrell and pianist Gloria Yin give an art song recital “All the Flowers Were Mine.” Celebrating trailblazing femme creatives, the concert features the music of Cecile Chaminade, Nadia Boulanger, and the world premiere of Amelia Brey’s All the Flowers Were Mine, as well as H. Leslie Adams’s settings of renowned poet and playwright Edna St. Vincent Millay. This project features lush, evocative harmonies and elegant text-painting of beautiful poetry, offering a sound world that is expressive, warm, and inviting.
The second concert, “Threads of Light,” takes place Friday, April 12 at 7:30 pm in Sage Chapel. “Threads of Light” is an immersive auditory and visual experience, a collaborative effort of the Cornell Chorus, New Muses Project, Cornell composer María Bulla, and projection designer Camilla Tassi. The concert showcases choral music by Melissa Dunphy, Ernani Aguiar, Julio Morales, Joan Szymko, and Dale Trumbore. The project will also include electroacoustic meditations in the form of works by Beatriz Ferreyra and Laurie Spiegel, and the world premiere of Bulla's mixed media composition las nubes donde crecen los jardines, featuring mezzo-soprano Rhianna Cockrell. The concert is designed as a seamlessly knit tapestry of peace, light, and growth.
Saturday, April 13 features a talkback with Carter Miller (lead musicologist, New Muses Project) and Gloria Yin (co-founder, New Muses Project) at 1:00 pm in Lincoln B20. This discussion will position New Muses Project’s residency at Cornell within a larger historiographical movement of diversity, equity, and inclusion work. After briefly historicizing DEI initiatives in classical music, this presentation will contextualize the numerous composers featured during the week within a larger discussion of how New Muses has strategically planned its residency.
