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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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On Friday night, Jakobs Castle makes its Ithaca debut at Deep Dive. The musical project of Jakob Nowell (son of late Sublime vocalist Bradley Nowell) recently signed to Epitaph Records, and has released several singles in anticipation of a full album release in early 2024. -
Hip hop/R&B artist and Cornell alumnus LGN returns to Ithaca, Jakobs Castle sets up at Deep Dive, the 41st Apple Harvest Festival returns to downtown Ithaca, the ElectroZone hosts a fundraiser at Forest Lodge 180, and bluesman Larry McCray comes to the Center for the Arts of Homer. Plus, the 40th anniversary restored edition of Talking Heads' "Stop Making Sense" opens at Cinemapolis! -
African guitar master Bombino comes to the Center for the Arts of Homer, which also will host sold-out shows by Texas guitar slinger Eric Johnson and Irish legends Clannad. Plus, Laurie Anderson returns to Cornell, and Richie and Rosie return to South Hill Cider. -
Acclaimed singer Joan Osborne makes a return to Central New York to promote her new album, “Nobody Owns You.” Since she broke through in 1995 with the multi-platinum “Relish” and its mega-smash “One of Us,” the seven-time Grammy nominee has had a varied career that includes performing with the Funk Brothers in the “Standing in the Shadows of Motown” documentary, fronting the band Trigger Hippy, touring with Mavis Staples, and releasing a Bob Dylan tribute album – all while continuing to write, record, and produce her own music. -
Three years after performing at Ithaca College, Sammy Rae & The Friends return to Ithaca to play at the State Theatre on Sunday night. -
Two months after performing at Darien Lake as part of Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival Tour, Gov’t Mule returns to Western New York to promote its latest album, “Peace…Like a River.” -
It’s another busy weekend of music in Central New York, as Old Crow Medicine Show and Sammy Rae & The Friends come to the State Theatre, Joan Osborne and Bombino play the Center for the Arts in Homer, and Twiddle hosts its Tumble Down festival in the hills of LaFayette. Plus, the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra kicks off its season-long search for its next music director, and the original Porchfest returns to the Fall Creek and Northside neighborhoods of Ithaca on Sunday afternoon! -
Hot Tuna returns to Ithaca as part of its “Final Electric Run,” as founding members Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady will soon be laying to rest their long-running plugged-in project. -
Hot Tuna, Bruce Hornsby, and Kurt Vile return to Ithaca, Geoff Tate brings his big rock show to Homer, and Lita Ford returns to Horseheads. Plus, Trevor Exter kicks off his weekly residency at the Downstairs and Hank Roberts brings his Sextet to Cornell! -
Mike + Ruthy close out the Big Sky Studio summer season, The Machine returns to the State Theatre of Ithaca, Blues on the Bridge gets back to downtown Binghamton, Australian guitar master Daniel Champagne plays Trumansburg, and Summerhill Brewing in Locke marks its 7th anniversary!
