Musician Spotlight

Paul Kempkes - Dr. K
Solo guitar and vocals, featuring songs by Steely Dan, Bruce Springsteen, to The Ramones and Joni Mitchell. Small footprint, lower decibel level especially tailored to dinner/happy hour and winery events.

Venue Spotlight

Hopshire Farm and Brewery
1771 Dryden Road, Freeville, NY
Live music on Friday evenings and at special events. Singer-songwriter nights every first Thursday of the month, and starting June 9th, blues jams on alternate Thursdays!

Shop/Service Spotlight

Ithaca Guitar Works
215 North Cayuga Street, Ithaca, NY
A guitar, amplifier, ukulele, bass, banjo and musical accessories dealer and repair shop.

Education Spotlight

Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA)
330 E MLK Jr / State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
For over 50 years, CSMA has provided instruction in the arts for students of all ages.

Events: Who's playing? Where? and When?

There isn't any comprehensive list of upcoming music events. Here are some tips to find out the "where and when":

  • If you have a specific musician or venue in mind, find their page on this site, and then go to their respective Facebook pages for primary source info. Be sure to "Like" their pages.
  • FLX Music 24/7 "is your ONE SOURCE for LIVE MUSIC in the Finger Lakes region."
  • Events.com seems to be an aggregator of localized Facebook event data that you may find useful.
  • For punk, metal, hip-hop, hardcore music, check out Ithaca Underground.
  • For folk/acoustic music, The Canaan Institute is the best resource I've found. They have a comprehensive calendar, e-mail newsletter, discussion forums, and tons of other useful content.
  • IthacaEvents.com has some live music event listings as well.
  • Ithaca Times Events Calendar

I'll post more links to calendars as I discover them.