Finger Lakes Arts News

Hannah Maier Interviews Ryan Miller from Guster

Route host Hannah Maier sits down with Jon Dretto at the WXXI studio to talk about what he's been up to, including his current tour with Chaka Khan!

The Route afternoon host, Hannah Maier, interviews Mike Calabrese from band Lake Street Dive ahead of their Rochester show at Kodak Center.Tune in Mon-Fri 2-6pm to hear more interviews and great music from Hannah.

The performer and composer’s musical career spanned six decades, more than 30 albums, two Grammy Awards and garnered him international acclaim.

Barbara Hannigan will perform a vocal recital at Eastman School of Music's Kilbourn Hall at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Join The Route on Tuesday, October 29 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Rohrbach's Railroad Street Beer Hall to celebrate 20 years of Open Tunings with Scott Regan. This event is now sold out!

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.

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.

Drive-By Truckers bring their "Welcome 2 Club XIII Tour" to Rochester Tuesday night, playing an 8 p.m. gig at the Water Street Music Hall.

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.