- Thursday, February 9, 2012
- Today's weather: clear with a high of 43° and a low of 23°.
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Band rides eclectic performance
Blind Pilot began as a five person folk-rock outfit in Oregon, but since starting their career, their critically acclaimed folk sound has led them on tours throughout the Northwest on bicycles and to the top of iTunes charts. The band has performed on CBS’ “The…
Jan 30 2012 / Read More »Lead vocalist finds inspiration
In an age where many concert tours are cancelled due to poor ticket sales, indie-dance band Rubblebucket has used the live performance setting to its advantage. Since the release of its debut album in 2008, the band has been touring frequently and earned the Boston…
Jan 26 2012 / Read More »Great sexpectations
Rebecca stood outside her downtown Ithaca apartment in a bathrobe. She kissed the boy she had just had sex with goodnight and put him in a cab to take him home. From that same cab emerged the next boy she’d have sex with that night. …
Feb 8 2012 / Read More »Spring theater preview
Quivering under the lights of the Hoerner Theatre, a nun will beg for her brother’s life in front of a corrupt politician. Later, a housewife, a prostitute and a steelworker will share the parallels of their lives through introspective song in the Clark Theatre. The…
Feb 8 2012 / Read More »Chamber music takes stage in book
Call him the Justin Timberlake of chamber music — professor Mark Radice is bringing it back. Radice, professor of music theory, history and composition, recently became the author of “Chamber Music: An Essential History,” a modern analysis of chamber music that includes work from after…
Feb 8 2012 / Read More »Theater reads into art with remake of “Art”
“Art,” a Tony Award-winning play written by Yasmina Reza that originally opened in London’s West End in 1966, is finding a new home in Ithaca. The Readers’ Theater will mount a production of the play Feb. 18. “Art” features three old friends — Serge, Marc…
Feb 8 2012 / Read More »L’Arrivée de Lumière
As a child growing up in Italy, Catherine Galasso spent hours at live rehearsals listening to her father’s music and taking in the aesthetics of European theater. This February, she will put on her own live performance, inspired by and showcasing her father’s music and…
Feb 1 2012 / Read More »Reviews
» ‘Lines of Control’: Exhibit explores artistic lines of origin
» ‘The Grey’: Survival spectacular seizes intrinsic spirit
» ‘Chronicle’: Telekinetic tale stands too still
» ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’: Adventure film unlocks tragedy
» ’100 Proof’: American Idol sweetheart calls on country diva roots
» ‘Born To Die’: Del Rey lacks lyrical creativity
» Exhibition pinpoints talented faculty
