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George Winston to visit Ithaca at the Hangar Theatre on October 28th…

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Dan Smalls Presents, Inc. is proud to welcome George Winston to Ithaca on Thursday, October 28th at the newly renovated Hangar Theatre. Tickets for the show will go on sale Monday, September 13 at 9am via the link below.  These will be will call only tickets (no paper tickets will be available) and seated [...]




BEN KWELLER at The Haunt on 11/21

DSP is excited to announce that BEN KWELLER will arrive in Ithaca for one night only at The Haunt on Sunday, November 21st.  The support act will be the amazing Julia Nunes… Tickets will cost $15- in advance for this 16+ show and will go on sale this Friday at 9AM via the link below. [...]




BOWERBIRDS will be joined by SHARON VAN ETTEN at Castaways Oct. 13

What’s better than 2 great shows? 1 AWESOME show. So we’ve combined these two beautiful artists into one night. All tickets previously purchased for Sharon Van Etten will be automatically transferred to the Bowerbirds list. Tickets will still cost $12 adv and more at the door. Click the link below for tickets…

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BOWERBIRDS:
Bowerbirds’ debut album, [...]




OK GO returns on Oct. 26 at The Westcott in Syracuse

Band on Treadmills?
Now band in field with a marching band?
And finally the RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE… SICK videos…
Their videos are legendary and now DSP is proud to welcome OK GO back to central NY at the Westcott Theater in Syracuse after a SOLD OUT performance in April at the Haunt in Ithaca. Tickets will go [...]




THE FELICE BROTHERS are back for the annual jam on Nov. 20th at Castaways

We couldn’t resist bringing back the dudes for another down and dirrrrty Saturday night party. The Felice Brothers will be back in town November 20th at Castaways. They’re starting to remind us of a certain pair of brothers named Avett who can’t stay away from this town…
Tickets will go on sale this Friday, Aug 13th [...]




THE BESNARD LAKES and WINTERSLEEP at Castaways Oct. 26th

DSP is happy to announce the stellar indie rock double bill of The Besnard Lakes and Wintersleep on October 26th at Castaways. These two Canadian rock bands have different styles but the same intensity. Both have released albums this year, Are The Roaring Night from The Besnard Lakes has been shortlisted for the coveted Polaris [...]




JOSH RITTER returns to The Haunt Oct. 24th

DSP is excited to announce the return of Josh Ritter to the Haunt on October 24th. Ritter was one of the highlights of ‘09 when he earned an encore from a screaming crowd after an opening set! He’ll return this fall supporting his 7th studio album, So Runs the World Away, with the full Royal [...]




The THERMALS w/ CYMBALS EAT GUITARS Oct. 10th at Castaways

DSP is excited to present pop rockers The Thermals with guests Cymbals Eat Guitars at Castaways on Oct. 10th. The Thermals will be out supporting their newest LP out this fall on Kill Rock Stars under the name Personal Life. Tickets will go on sale Friday, July 31st for $12 adv, click the link below [...]




Sarah Harmer in Ithaca on November 12!

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DSP is excited to welcome SARAH HARMER to Ithaca on November 12th at Castaways.  Tickets will go on sale this Friday at 10AM via the link below and cost $15 in advance.  Support acts will be announced shortly.  We’ve long been fans and it was great to have Sarah open for Neko in Rochester last [...]




Michael Franti and Spearhead bring the good vibes back to town on November 3rd…

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DSP is proud to present the long-awaited return of MICHAEL FRANTI and SPEARHEAD to Ithaca on November 3rd at the State Theatre.  You’ve asked for him since his 2006 appearance, and you’ve got it!  General Admission Tickets will go on sale July 2nd with State Theatre Subscriptions and to the general public on July 30. [...]




ROGUE WAVE with MIDLAKE at The Westcott on Sept. 25th

DSP is happy to present the return of ROGUE WAVE to upstate NY at the Westcott Theater on Saturday, Sept. 25th. The band released their fourth LP, Permalight this spring on Jack Johnson’s Brushfire Records. Joining them will be Midlake, returning to the area after a beautiful set in May at Castaways, and Peter Wolf [...]




The indie show of the year: VAMPIRE WEEKEND, BEACH HOUSE, and DUM DUM GIRLS at the Main Street Armory in Rochester on 9/10…

As Pitchfork said:  Indie rock tours in 2010 don’t come much bigger than this: “Vampire Weekend’s super-popular cosmopolitan herky-jerk, Beach House’s hazy bliss-pop, and Dum Dum Girls‘ forthrightly retro girl-group garage rock. Together, those three bands will travel across the northern parts of North America, starting late August in Vancouver. The tour will hit some impressively huge [...]




GUSTER returns to Ithaca 10/25 at the State!

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DSP in partnership with Massconcerts and Fun Time Presents is proud to welcome GUSTER back to the State Theatre in Ithaca on October 25th.  General Admission tickets will cost $27.50 (inclusive of theater restoration fees) go on sale July 2nd with State Theatre Subscriptions and to the general public on July 30.  They will be [...]




Halloween with DONNA THE BUFFALO, RAILROAD EARTH and SRB!

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Be afraid. Be very afraid… of missing this great triple bill on Halloween night at the State Theatre in Ithaca. Local heroes DONNA THE BUFFALO return to the State with jam-grass upstarts RAILROAD EARTH in tow. The Sim Redmond Band will kick off the show at 8pm… Tickets for this bonanza [...]




DAVID BROMBERG returns to Ithaca on December 3rd…

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He can awe an audience into pindrop silence with a solo acoustic blues or goose his fans to their feet with a bluegrass reel by his Quartet or an R&B romp by his Big Band. David Bromberg has spent his life absorbing traditional music from its surviving creators and their recordings so convincingly – while [...]




THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND w/ Tailor Made at the State Theatre RESCHEDULED Dec. 2nd

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DUE TO UNFORESEEABLE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND CONCERT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO DECEMBER 2ND. ALL TICKETS WILL BE HONORED
DSP is proud to welcome the Marshall Tucker Band with special guests and local favorites, Tailor Made, to the State Theatre in Ithaca on Friday, September 10th.  Tickets will go on sale with State Theatre subscriptions [...]




Titus Andronicus (and the return of Free Energy) kicks off our back to school series August 25th!

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DSP is stoked to present the return of TITUS ANDRONICUS with special guests FREE ENERGY on AUGUST 25th as our welcome back party at Castaways.  The show will start at 9pm.  Tickets are on sale now via the link below.  They will cost $15 in advance.  Fans of Deer Tick and the Felice Brothers will [...]




Joan Baez returns for 2 big shows -10/21 @ the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA and 10/23 @ the Auditorium Theatre in Rochester

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Joan Baez will return to perform at the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA on Thursday, October 21st and the Auditorium Theatre in Rochester, NY on Saturday October 23rd. Reserved seats are $49.50 and $42.50 (inclusive of facilites’ restoration fees), and are on sale this Friday, 6/18 at 10AM. A limited number of gold circle tickets [...]




BEAR IN HEAVEN and TWIN SISTER at Castaways Sept. 29th

How’s that for a pair? DSP is excited to present two of the best up and coming acts on the same night Sept. 29th at Castaways. Tickets are just $8 adv. and will go on sale Friday, June 18th. Get familiar below.

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BEAR IN HEAVEN:
Bear in Heaven started out as Jon Philpot, alone, in a [...]




The RYAN MONTBLEAU BAND at Castaways on Sept. 26th

You saw them opening for Railroad Earth last year at the State, now catch a full headlining set when the RYAN MONTBLEAU BAND returns to Castaways on Sept. 26th at 8:00PM. Tickets are on sale Friday for $10 adv. The band is currently opening for Martin Sexton and serving as his back-up band! They’ll play [...]