Not going to the GrassRoots Festival? Don’t worry – there are plenty of other musical options in and around Ithaca in the coming days!
Feelin’ the Funk
The Range’s biweekly Funk Night continues with a special guest, as The Phryg brings its high-energy prog-funk sound to downtown Ithaca. The band has toured around the northeast and has shared the stage with Bob Lanzetti of Snarky Puppy, The Fritz, Electric Love Machine, Tweed and many more.
When: 9:30 p.m.
Where: The Range
Cost: $5
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/469037520574594/
Folk Family
Ithaca singer-songwriter Austin MacRae will be joined by family members, including Devon MacRae and Sophie MacRae, for a night of original folk music in downtown Cortland. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy!
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
Where: Courthouse Park, Cortland
Cost: free
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/337254523863384/
Celtic Canadians
The Cortland Main Street Music Series continues its 2019 season in downtown Cortland. This week’s edition will feature Enter the Haggis, the Toronto-based Celtic band that combines fiddles and bagpipes with a rock rhythm section. Kicking off the show are local favorites The Starmer Brothers and Adirondack alt-folk band The Old Main.
When: 5:30-9 p.m. Friday
Where: The parking lot next to 64 Main St.
Cost: free; donations welcome
Info: MainStreetMusicSeries.com; https://www.facebook.com/events/586261361901353/
R&B and Beyond
Arthur B and The Planetary Mix will continue the Cornell Summer Session Concert Series. The Ithaca band’s classic R&B influenced sound features silky rhythms supplied by vocalist and guitarist Arthur B and soulful harmonies from Jessie Baldassari, Angie Beeler and Karen Wyatte.
When: 7-9 p.m. Friday
Where: Cornell Arts Quad (rain location is nearby Klarman Hall)
Cost: free
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/514912385916895/;
https://www.facebook.com/CornellSCE/
Trio Grande
Local electronic wizard Tender Cruncher returns to downtown Ithaca to perform with Philadelphia’s Friendship and NYC’s Lina Tullgren
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Where: Sacred Root Kava Bar & Tea Lounge
Cost: small cover
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/465029924044594/
Vintage Vibes
The East Hill Classic Jazz Band will return to Taughannock Falls State Park for the 16th time in the past 40 yearrs. Led by Johnny Russo, the band also includes Steve Brown, Doug Robinson, Brian Earle, Woody Peters, Aloja and Drew Frech; they play American pop and jazz standards from the first half of the 20th century. Last year, Russo’s career was chronicled in the book/CD set, “Ithaca Our Home,” published by the History Center in Tompkins County
When: 7 p.m. Saturday
Where: Taughannock Falls State Spark
Cost: free to attend, but there is a parking fee of $5 per vehicle.
Info: https://parks.ny.gov/parks/62
Sunday Jazz
Peter Mack and the Macktet will perform an afternoon show, with bassist Mack joined by saxophonist Joe Carello, guitarist Steve Brown, pianist Dino Losito, drummer Mike Melito, trumpeter Paul Merrill and trombonist Marc Anderson.
When: 3-5 p.m. Sunday
Where: Carriage House Café’s Hayloft
Cost: free
Info: pm75@cornell.edu
Welcome Return
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Kora Feder returns to Bound for Glory – years after first performing on the show with her mother, Rita Hosking. Feder’s first full-length album, “In Sevens,” came out earlier this year and has already drawn comparison to Pete Seeger (Roots Music Report) and been called "stunningly good" (Ear to the Ground).
When: 8-11 p.m. Sunday
Where: Anabel Taylor Hall, Cornell University
Cost: free