Musician Spotlight

WonderMonday
Original art-rock

Venue Spotlight

The Nocturnal Cafe
139 West State Street
Formerly known as Sacred Root Kava Lounge and Tea Bar, The Nocturnal Cafe features Music, Art, Community, Rooted in Love, Sacred in Spirit. Ithaca's Nightlife Alternative. Live music, drumming, dancing, spirituality, and good vibes. Open mic on Wednesdays 7-10.

Shop/Service Spotlight

Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA)
State Street, Ithaca, NY
CSMA has a few practice / recital rooms available for rent

Education Spotlight

Marci Solomon: Vocal Coach
Offering private and group singing lessons and performance coaching, nationally and internationally, in a studio setting in Ithaca, New York, Austin, Texas, or online. Ph:

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.