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Ebru Yildiz/ProvidedAcclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarist Margaret Glaspy will play a solo acoustic show at the Center for the Arts of Homer on Sunday, May 5, and at the Little Theatre in Rochester on Friday, May 31. -
Buffalo’s Strange Standard comes to Deep Dive, Rochester’s Bad Bloom returns to Sacred Root Kava Bar, and Margaret Glaspy and Rickie Lee Jones come to the Center for the Arts of Homer. Plus, the Spring Writes Literary Fest returns with a couple of music-related events and Hair•Color•Art celebrates its new location with a big bash featuring the 86ers, Teencat, and more!
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Alejandro Escovedo and James Mastro come to the Center for the Arts of Homer, Suzanne Vega returns to Ithaca for a sold-out at the Hangar Theatre, loadbang is back at Cornell, and the Faux Paws play the Downstairs – all tonight! -
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega will return to the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca on Wednesday night. -
Brown Eyed Women – an all-female Grateful Dead tribute band – comes to Deep Dive and Jair-Rohm Parker Wells returns to the Downstairs, both on Thursday night. Also, Pocket Bandits release their debut single, Maddy Walsh and the Blind Spots play a pop-up homecoming show, and the Newman Brothers make their long-awaited return! Plus, celebrate the solar eclipse at various venues on Monday afternoon! -
St. Louis-based singer-songwriter Jackson Stokes brings his band to Cortland’s Rose Hall, Winter Squabee returns to the Stonecat Café, Deep Dive hosts a big disco party, and Max Childs releases his latest single! Plus, Ithaca Underground hosts three prog instrumental bands on Saturday night.Looking ahead to next week, local composer Josh Oxford presents a concert at Ithaca College on Monday night. And on Thursday, April 4, Brown Eyed Women – an all-female Grateful Dead tribute band – comes to Deep Dive and Jair-Rohm Parker Wells returns to the Downstairs! -
J.Wail comes to Deep Dive, TISRA plays at Cornell, Andy Shauf visits the Center for the Arts of Homer, Rachael Kilgour plays the Beacon on Aurora Concert Series. Plus, catch dozens of local bands on stage throughout the region in the coming week! -
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a lot of local, regional, and national Celtic bands playing around Central New York this weekend! Also, Chimes of Bayonets celebrates the vinyl release of their latest album, two bands play tribute to the music of Jerry Garcia, and Cornell Cinema presents “32 Sounds.” -
The third annual F.I.R.E. Festival will take place Sunday afternoon at the Center for the Arts of Homer. Organized by Syracuse singer-songwriter Jess Novak, the festival takes its name from an acronym, standing for “Females. Inspire. Rock. Empower.” And it’s taking place in March as part of an ongoing celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. -
There are a bunch of cool shows happening this weekend, including Winter Roots at the Trumansburg Conservatory of the Arts, Tafelmusik at Cornell, and the F.I.R.E Festival at the Center for the Arts of Homer. And dozens of other local and regional bands will be onstage throughout the area in the coming week! -
Circles Around The Sun and Mikaela Davis return to Deep Dive – this time together! – while +LIVE+ comes to the State Theatre for an acoustic show that was postponed from November. Also, the Center for the Arts of Homer hosts Jim Messina and Red Baraat, and Come Back to Earth pays tribute to the late Mac Miller at Deep Dive. -
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue bring their “Shorty Gras” tour to the State Theatre, blues guitar blaster Eric Gales returns to the Center for the Arts of Homer, and legendary Irish singer Karan Casey is back for a benefit at the First Unitarian Society of Ithaca. Plus, Hank Roberts joins the Galactic Escort Service at Deep Dive, and Jonathan Richman returns to Central New York!
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Paige Sara/ProvidedSt. Paul and the Broken Bones return to the State Theatre, Ladysmith Black Mambazo visits the Hangar Theatre, Aimee Mann and Godspeed You! Black Emperor play sold-out shows at the Center for the Arts of Homer, a bunch of local Americana bands team up at the Argos Warehouse and indie-rockers and DJs will converse on the Community School of Music and Arts for Ithaca Underground’s annual fundraiser! -
DoosTrio plays Cornell’s Bailey Hall, Hanhzi Wang comes to Ithaca College and jazz saxophonist Joel Frahm plays Deep Dive. Plus, several of Ithaca’s top singer-songwriters join forces on Sunday afternoon for a benefit show in Perry City!
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Rubblebucket makes its State Theatre debut, guitar legend Adrian Legg comes to Trumansburg, Erica Dawn Lyle plays Sacred Root Kava Bar, and KISS founding member Ace Frehley visits The L in Horseheads. Also, Bruce Cockburn and Blackmore’s Knight play sold-out shows in Ithaca and Homer, respectively, on Saturday night, and there are a bunch of Halloween-themed shows in the coming days! -
On Saturday night, Rubblebucket will make its long-overdue return to Ithaca to perform at the State Theatre. It’s the synth-pop band’s first show at the venerable venue after years of appearances at area festivals such as GrassRoots and the Big Mean BBQ and clubs such as The Haunt and Castaways. -
Marking 50 years of honing their pioneering fusion of jazz, funk, and rock, the Headhunters will bring their anniversary tour to Deep Dive on Thursday night. The band’s last visit to Ithaca was in 2010 when it performed at Castaways – the same venue space that Deep Dive currently occupies. -
Acoustic supergroup Hawktail + Väsen come to the Center for the Arts of Homer, Practice at Presents hosts a cool four-band show at Deep Dive, the Headhunters bring their 50th-anniversary tour to Deep Dive, and the Indigo Girls return to the State Theatre for a sold-out show. Plus, “Start Making Sense” and “Joan Baez: I Am a Noise” continue their runs at Cinemapolis! -
Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin return to the State Theatre – this time together! Driftwood visits South Hill Cider, Grateful Dub comes to Deep Dive, Sun Parade plays the Upstairs, Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas return to the Morgan Opera House, and Cornell hosts a pair of concerts highlighting the music of Mongolia. Plus, lots of local favorites are in action around the region in the coming days! -
Practice at Presents brings Toronto’s ON and Arizona’s Snailmate to Deep Dive, Richie Stearns and Aaron Lipp reunite at South Hill Cider, and Rose & the Bros play a barn dance in Freeville. Plus, “Start Making Sense” and “Joan Baez: I Am a Noise” continue their runs at Cinemapolis! -
Robert Cray returns to the State Theatre, the Cornell Concert Series and NYS Baroque kick off their seasons, and The Kennedys make their long-awaited return to Ithaca! Plus, lots of local favorites are in action this weekend around the region! -
MSSV – the “post-genre power trio” of Mike Watt, Mike Baggetta, and Stephen Hodges – makes its Ithaca debut at Angry Mom Records, Edwin McCain visits the Center for the Arts in Homer, and SunDub returns to Deep Dive. Plus, The Invincible Czars return from Texas for a silent-movie event at Cornell’s Sage Chapel, and “Stop Making Sense” continues its run at Cinemapolis. -
Steve Hackett returns to the State Theatre to celebrate the 50th anniversary of “Foxtrot,” the iconic Genesis album, the New York Harvest Festival sets up shop in Trumansburg, the Silent City Film Festival continues at Deep Dive, and three cast members of “Napoleon Dynamite” come to the State Theatre on Sunday night to discuss that much-loved 2004 film. Plus, several fall festivals are set for this weekend, including the 26th annual Great Cortland Pumpkinfest! -
Lyle Lovett and Chris Isaak team up for a night of conversation and music at the State Theatre, of Ithaca banjo master Alison Brown comes to the Center for the Arts of Homer, Crunk Witch returns to Press Bay Court, and Pocket Bandits make their debut at the Downstairs. Plus, “Stop Making Sense” continues its run at Cinemapolis, and the Silent City Film Festival debuts at Deep Dive!
