Taylor Mcintyre
The Ithacan
Ithaca's haunted past
On a humid autumn night in Ithaca, a group of about 25 walk down a dark alleyway, lit only by the soft amber glow of a street lamp in the distance. Huddled close together, they make their way down a path and toward a cemetery.
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Cars line a gravel driveway alongside a cornfield, leading to a three-story building overflowing with vintage books and furniture. Tall glasses lay outside, filled with rainwater next to rusted pots and gardening tools. A grass lawn covered with couches, mattresses and mops extends to the open-air market known as Hub’s Place.
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The development of documentaries during the past decade has shown a steady decline in worthwhile discourse, political and otherwise. It seems the more controversial the subject matter, the shallower the presentation — even though documentaries are receiving increasing competition from reality television and Web reporting.
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The characteristically cozy Castaways venue opened its doors Saturday night to U-Melt, a progressive jam band from New York City, and local favorites The Buddhi.
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With its sophomore release, “The Glass Passenger,” piano-rock group Jack’s Mannequin shows it is firmly planted at the top of the soft-alternative genre. The band had only itself to live up to following its authentic first release, “Everything in Transit,” in 2005. The only band that comes close to sounding like Jack’s Mannequin is Something Corporate, lead singer Andrew McMahon’s previous project. From the first line of the first track, “Crashin,” the band takes listeners on an emotional roller coaster that leaves them feeling inspired and refreshed by the album’s conclusion.
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Thievery Corporation’s fifth studio album, “Radio Retaliation,” is a pleasing venture into new levels of electronica, trip hop and world music. The duo of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton collaborates for another voyage into the imaginative, original and progressive style of music they have become known for throughout the years.
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In 2003, Jimmy Wayne produced a top-10 debut album and four hit singles in a matter of months. Fast forward five years, and Wayne is at last releasing his long-awaited sophomore effort, “Do You Believe Me Now.”
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Patricia Rodriguez can’t tell her life story without sharing her hardship. As she speaks of growing up in war-torn Chile, her intriguing green eyes convey an intensity only a victim of injustice could understand.
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When a local film crew arrived early one morning in 2006, Natasha Tall was dancing around her kitchen. Shiny figurines lined her windowsill, and pictures of family and friends watched her swaying hips and gliding feet from their place on the wall. She greeted the young filmmakers — who came to her house to shoot an independent film — with a bright smile, her white teeth gleaming from behind tickle-me-pink lipstick. Singing at the top of her lungs, she had more energy than the entire crew of people less than half her age.
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The stage design for Citizen Cope’s solo acoustic show caused a heartwarming mood to fall over the State Theatre before he even took to the stage Saturday night. A living room setting complete with couches, a lone coat stand, flowers, draperies and soft lighting created a peaceful mood in anticipation of what became an intimate show. Though the majority of fans were college students, the middle-aged population was also well-represented, serving as a testament to Cope’s appeal to all generations of musical tastes.
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Multimedia
Here are some of our recent features:
- Reel Big Fish The ska band played at The Haunt on April 24.
- IC Break The breakdance contest was held April 18.
- Hard-working Slackers The Slackers played at Castaways on April 10.
- Rustic Overtones at Ithaca The band played April 4 at The Haunt.
- Campus fashion Capture the Dream, an annual student-run fashion show, was held April 4.
- The Pilfers “Climbing [Live]” was one of the songs they played March 7 at The Haunt.
- Foo Fighters at Binghamton Their sold-out show was on Feb. 22.
- Get more on our Multimedia Page »
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