The Ithacan

Review: Hozier maintains momentum on ‘Nina Cried Power’

By Hannah Fitzpatrick, Staff Writer • September 18, 2018

Hozier dives deeper into his soulful, blues-rock roots and delivers a powerful performance with his strong vocals and guitar riffs.

WATCH: Students mold new music company for local artists

By Kara Bowen, Assistant Life and Culture Editor • February 7, 2018

CollegeTown Records, a new student-run media production company, has recorded five songs with five artists, all students at the college.

Musician connects with roots

By Jillian Kaplan, Staff Writer • March 27, 2012

Vibrating with the hums of mandolin, fiddle and guitar, blues artist Andy Cohen awakens a nostalgic longing as he plays. Cohen invokes the spirit of folk and Dixieland jazz by appropriating melodies of artists like Muddy Waters, Etta Baker and Reverend Gary Davis. Fascinated by older instruments, he sees a sensibility in this genre that…

Soulful indie songwriter switches sound

By Kelsey Fowler, Accent Editor • October 26, 2011

Ditching heartbreak for hope, songwriter Rachael Yamagata, whose indie blues-rock music has been featured on TV shows such as “Grey’s Anatomy,” finds a new voice on her newest album while keeping her soul.