Down By The Riverside is an unprecedented collaboration featuring vocal legends The Blind Boys of Alabama and the ageless music of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. THE don’t miss show of the season!
Sharing the stage for the first time ever as they carry their proud musical traditions on into the future, two of America’s great [...]

Dan Smalls Presents and Ithaca as a whole can’t thank Delta Spirit enough for their amazing visit to Ithaca. It began with an in-studio appearance last Thursday, wherein singer Matt Vasquez and multi-instrumentalist Kelly Winrich spiced up the weekday afternoon at WICB with a little bit more flannel and a whole lot more soul than [...]

1. Joan Baez Tickets are almost gone – approximately 100 left and selling 25 a day – Get them now so you do not miss out!  JOAN SHORTENED HER GUEST LIST SO WE RELEASED SOME SEATS YESTERDAY SO GO GET EM WHILE THEY LAST.
 
2. George Thorogood is fast approaching – Get your tickets now.  SO [...]

Just announced, John Brown’s Body will be hitting the road again in support of their new 6-song Remix EP titled ‘Re-Amplify’. Some crazy cool remixes are expected by Disashi of Gym Class Heroes as well as Australian phenoms, Blue King Brown. Here’s all the juicy details, don’t miss JBB’s homecoming show at Castaways [...]

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Wait no longer! The Felice Brothers make their much anticipated return to Ithaca and Castaways on April 21st! Hot off a packed house of over 300 in September, The Felice Brothers will be back packing new songs and just as much awesome. Purchase Tickets RIGHT HERE for $12 a piece, show starts at 9.
Hailing from [...]

Delta Spirit released one of my favorite albums of last year. They fit into that amorphous rock, folk, Americana milieu. That isn’t to say they’re derivative, because they aren’t. From the first notes of “Ode To Sunshine,” the band’s debut on Rounder Records, it shows us its—well—spirit of music. Recorded live in a cabin, the [...]

I don’t gush much about events.  I’ve seen a lot of shows over the years.  This one, however, is worth all the accolades I can muster.  Something special happened in the State Theatre this past Monday night when Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin and Buddy Miller all graced our stage.  The magic was palpable [...]

Still Seeing Stars (and Flowers)
 
It was a fantastical Friday night with new school Canadian rockers Stars at the State Theater. They bedecked the stage with a gigantic box of flowers and tossed out over 6 dozen roses to the clamoring crowd creating some sort of twisted, darkly beautiful garden.  Kicking off their set with “The [...]

A beautiful, quiet night with the Cowboy Junkies.
 
The seminal Canadian alt country band, The Cowboy Junkies, kicked off the first leg of their spring east coast tour with an exquisite performance at the State Theater this past Thursday. The crowd was treated to two wonderful sets spanning the huge catalog of music that the Junkies [...]

Gene Ween, the singing half of the genre-hopping psychedelic freakout known as Ween, will bring his band to Castaways on Thursday, April 9th. Show starts at 9, tickets will be $15. Purchase tickets here.  Look for “Gener” and band to play some stripped down versions of classic Ween favorites as well as original material. The [...]

 
First show of the semester!
 
BIRD NAMES
 
(w/TBA)
 
SATURDAY 2/7
 
9PM
 
NO RADIO RECORDS
312 e. seneca
 
5$
 
Bird Names hacks and distends simple pop tunes, reimagining them into lo-fi sing-alongs bloated, bettered, by steely guitars, telephonic vox, bells, flutes, and chimes. And out burps pop gems. You can’t buy that shit! But don’t go dropping spoons expecting some nasty rhythms. You have [...]

We knew already that The Hold Steady had fine taste in rock and roll and facial hair (see Franz Nicolay’s moustache) but as it turns out, they appreciate fine cuisine as well.
Rachel Ray, cooking guru, talk show host, etc., is continuing her bid at indie fame with another SXSW showcase this year. Following up last [...]