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Tuesday Feb 09
The Original Reggae Tuesday
hosted by
Mike Judah from
JUDAHITES PRODUCTIONS
and WICB's Reggae Explosions
listen every Thursday from 10am - noon for FREE tickets, concert updates, and always the best reggae music...
this week's special guests
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Rebel Fire
Rebel Fire, out of Ithaca, NY, has struck the masses with their all enduring roots reggae sound vibrations. Using Music to change the world and promote global awareness, inner peace and higher consciousness, Rebel Fire never ceases to take each song to a higher level. The band is currently gearing up to hit the studios again this February for a “new debut” release. With local legend Kevin Kinsella in the production seat, the album, due out this spring is sure to be a success. The album will include a number of new songs as well as a few of the old favorites, including four tracks recorded at Full Grown records in Albuquerque New Mexico.
Rebel Fire is inspired and guided by the sublime and ambient voice of vocalist and keyboard player Christina Barry. To say that Christina is a phenomenal songwriter does not truly give poetic justice to the integrity of the music. Her arrangements, which are all original, feature archetypal roots rhythms, and genuinely, soulful lyrics. Sweet and often satirical, her finely crafted songs never fail to move her listeners in many positive ways. Christina has been honored and blessed to share the stage with many of her favorite musicians including, Midnite, Mystic Vision and One Foundation. Sharing the stage and energy of creating the innovative Rebel Fire sound, are longtime drummer Josh Bryant, Adam Tagliamonte on Bass, Larissa Pollica on flute and incredible guitarist Mark Brutvan. Rebel Fire was the new artist featured at the North Eastern Reggae Festival in 2009, and plans to appear there again in April, followed by a tour on the summer festival circuit to promote the album.
9pm - $7
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Wednesday Feb 10
Canibus
Long considered being one of the best lyrical freestyle rappers ever, Canibus has proven he has few equals when it comes to spitting off the dome and even more so in making solid independent albums. As a master of the indie game, Canibus prepares to release his new album "Melatonin Magik" Feb 9th on War Lab Records.
In a modern telling of the story David vs. Goliath, Canibus has once again proven that he is the modern day David by stepping to some of the greatest to have ever blessed the mic. Known best for his epic battle with LL Cool J, Bus' has moved on to bigger and better prey this time, with the calculated Eminem diss track "Air Strike (Pop Killer)" Featuring D12 and VA based rapper DZK.
Being consistent with his theme of reclaiming Hip Hop for what its true calling is, Bus' includes "Hip-Hop Black Ops" that likens the corporate evil empire forces as those that are hurting the culture the most. Considering it an act of war, Bus' considers "Melatonin Magik" as his pre-emptive strike.
After starting his career with Fugee member Wyclef Jean, Canibus engaged in a long-lived beef with LL Cool J that propelled his stature to a God of the Hardcore Underground.
From his first album "Can-I-Bus", Canibus followed up releasing "2000 B.C." and "C True Hollywood Stories", both of which landed in the Billboard Top 200. Having eventually released 8 full-length albums with aggregate sales close to 1,000,000 units, Canibus established a loyal fan base of followers who anticipate each new release as their glimpse into what is really going on in the trenches of the fight for Hip Hop Culture.
doors open at 8pm
$10 - advance
Tickets Available NOW via Paypal!
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Friday Feb 12
Free Music Fridays
Castaways is the place to be for Friday Happy Hour! Great FREE live music - a great crowd and the Ithaca's #1 Wings!
Come on down for the music or to just hang out on the deck with friends
this week's Happy Hour band:
Robin Burnett and the A Band
No cover! 5 - 8pm
followed by our evening event...
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U-Melt
A wise fan knows to expect the unexpected at a U-Melt show. From the moment the New York City based quartet hits the stage, they grab the crowd with undeniably funky and infectious grooves that hit new levels when Rob Salzer’s mind-bending guitar work and Zac Lasher’s hypnotic, entrancing keyboards are given room to roam. Their improvisational work is made possible by Adam Bendy’s innovative bass work and George Miller’s brilliant drumming, which opens doors for Lasher and Salzer to treat the audience to heavy doses of their creative, free-flowing interplay.
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Consider the Source
Self-described as “Sci-fi Middle Eastern funk that also rocks,” the New York City-based instrumental trio Consider the Source — Gabriel Marin (double-neck electric fretless guitar and chaturangui), John Ferrara (bass) and Justin Ahiyon (drums and percussion)—delivers effect-soaked riffing, spaced-out shredding and sitar-like twanging with funky bass and anchoring drums. From its beginnings as what Ahiyon calls “a totally improvising group,” the band has drawn upon influences from progressive rock and jazz fusion artists like The Mahavishnu Orchestra and The Bad Plus. Travel abroad has also impacted the group’s development as Marin explains that, “In a different culture, you can understand why music sounds a certain way or why cats play a certain way, so it gets more in your blood.” The threesome recorded its second full-length, Are You Watching Closely? earlier this year which, according to Ahiyon, moves in “a new direction incorporating a lot more rhythmic stuff, a lot more melodic stuff. It’s a little bit more extreme.” - Relix
9pm show - $8
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Saturday Feb 13
Spiritual Rez
From Boston, MA and roots in Northeast PA, The Indobox is starting dance-parties everywhere they go, bringing something they call Dance-Rock... Guitarists Mike Carter and Joe Zarick fuse psychedelic rock guitars with dirty dance beats from Steve Learson's synths and Quinn Ferree's drums, all with catchy hooks to sing along to. An having played gigs with The New Deal and at Camp Bisco Festivals, you know every Indobox show will inevitably turn into a wild dance party.
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The Indobox
Boston Music Award winning Powerhouse SPIRITUAL REZ brings the ferocious live energy and bombast of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and PFunk to their own unique blend of Reggae, Funk and Rock, blending chill island grooves with raucous urban tribal vibes.
9pm - $8
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Sunday Feb 14
Dan Deacon
Absurdist composer and electronic musician, Dan Deacon, is based in Baltimore, Maryland. Musically influenced by Devo, Talking Heads, Scratch Orchestra, People Like Us, Raymond Scott and Conlon Nancarrow, Dan’s music strives to take contemporary experimental composition and electronic music out of the circle of the esoteric intellectual gangs and hipster communities, placing it into the more informal “fun time.” His high-energy performances consist of song-structured material performed with Casio keyboard, computer, vocoder and many whosits and whatsits to process his voice and signal generator.
Musically influenced by Devo, Talking Heads, Scratch Orchestra, People Like Us, Raymond Scott and Conlon Nancarrow, Dan’s music strives to take contemporary experimental composition and electronic music out of the circle of the esoteric intellectual gangs and hipster communities and place it into the more informal “fun time”.
His performance and compositional techniques shows strong influences from the Fluxus Movement, Italian Futurism, Performance Art, Spiderman, Absurdism, and the current movement in underground rock. While maintaining a constant performance and tour schedule Dan has spent most of his time working on pieces for brass ensemble, string quartet, solo cello, solo study and his study in mid and high frequency sine waves.
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Tuesday Feb 16
The Original Reggae Tuesday
with special guests this week
El Ka Bong
hosted by
Mike Judah from
JUDAHITES PRODUCTIONS
and WICB's Reggae Explosions
listen every Thursday from 10am - noon for FREE tickets, concert updates, and always the best reggae music...
9pm - $7
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Wednesday Feb 17
no event planned
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Thursday Feb 18
Ari Hest
Many singer-songwriters toil for months on their Macs, trying to make a demo that sounds polished enough to score them a record deal with a major label. But Ari Hest has done the exact opposite, as he continues to defy the conventional route of a musician.
Already signed to a major, he opted out of his label deal so that he could have more control over his art. He then embarked on his ambitious ‘52’ project, during which he spent all of last year immersed in an unprecedented effort – to write, record, produce and release one new song per week, for 52 weeks in a row. Now, he will self-release his new studio CD, ‘Twelve Mondays,’ on March 10th. The album features reworked versions of 12 fan-selected songs, culled from the past year’s extraordinary output.
It’s a renegade path that reveals the ‘New Music Industry’ at its best, and allows Hest’s impressive work to find the audience he wants it to find. ‘Twelve Mondays’ showcases the diversity of Hest’s songwriting – from the haunting, minimasterpiece “Broken Voices” to the USA TODAY ‘Listen Up Music Pick’ “The Weight,” which was praised as a “poignant, acoustic reverie…” — From the wistful travelogue “Ride The Brake” to the radio-friendly “Dead End Driving,” it’s a remarkable mix that’s distinguished by the intelligence, nuance and range of Hest’s material. Add to that the fact that these songs were written amid the week-to-week gauntlet of ‘52’, and it’s all the more impressive.
another great show at Castaways
courtesy of
Dan Smalls Presents
advance tickets -$12.00
Get Tickets Here
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Friday Feb 19
Free Music Fridays
Castaways is the place to be for Friday Happy Hour! Great FREE live music - a great crowd and the Ithaca's #1 Wings!
Come on down for the music or to just hang out on the deck with friends
this week's Happy Hour band:
Above Ground
No cover! 5 - 8pm
followed by our evening event:
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Joe Driscoll
Creating waves on both sides of the Atlantic are the transcendental sounds of modern day one man band, Joe Driscoll. His revolutionary take on music is without boundaries. Effortlessly fusing hip-hop, reggae, soul, folk and rock to create a completely original and unique sound; an innovator not only for the genre defying music he creates, but for the groundbreaking way in which he performs it. A true renaissance man, Driscoll is a lone figure on stage and in the studio, yet is able to create the complete soundscape of a full band utilizing heavy vocal percussion, an array of instruments, a loop pedal, and a lot of imagination.
Hailing from upstate New York, Driscoll was spotted and signed by London based label Buttercuts Records while touring the U.K. The resulting album ‘Origin Myths’ is the perfect synthesis, combining the raw live magic that has made him an international underground legend, with a more polished presentation created with thoughtful craftsmanship in the studio. Though the album is a more sculpted sound, thanks to producer Pierre Duplan, every audible creation is all Joe. The drums are beat box (oral percussion) with layers of guitar, bass, verse, and rhyme created by the man himself.
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sophistaFUNK
Fans across America are talking about SOPHISTAFUNK,
a modern fusion band from Syracuse, NY
that blends powerful lyrics & thick grooves
to create a unique musical experience.
WINNERS OF THE 2009 SYRACUSE BIG BREAK CONTEST
FEATURED IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE OF 'RELIX MAGAZINE.'
www.relix.com - BANDS-ON-THE-RISE
9pm - $8
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Saturday Feb 20
Solstice
Elisa Sciscioli – soul singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, formed SOLSTICE, in the Fall of 2008. Sciscioli united with several of the area’s finest R&B, funk & reggae players to create a musical scene that’s blowing up fast. The music’s hip, danceable, consciousness enhancing vibe “makes you got to move” as stated in Sciscioli’s hit song Change.
A graduate of the Ithaca College School of Music and singer of several styles, Sciscioli made an appearance with Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings at their State Theater show in Ithaca NY, November 1st, 2008.
Elisa currently sings lead vocals for The Mutron Warriors in addition to SOLSTICE. Her initiation to the band scene began with The Destination, The Millionaires of Love, and Kevin Kinsella’s band Food, Clothes and Shelter.
Jon Petronzio, singer/songwriter for the funk/rock band Revision, is the co-writer, keyboardist and backing vocalist for SOLSTICE.
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The Buddhahood
FUN! Dance-inducing, World-ternative music coiled up in a Jam/Rock/R&B tootsieroll of love. Steel drum, horns, percussion, harmonic vocals, & smokin' guitar, all served up with Samba, Reggae, W.African, Middle Eastern, and Americana influences. Appealing by all ages and backgrounds. INFECTIOUS!
9pm - $8
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Sunday Feb 21
no event planned
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Tuesday Feb 23
BennyBwoy & Lynx from the First Chapter Family
Reggae Recording Artist Behn "Benny Bwoy" Goldis also popularly known as - "The Original JEWmaican" has evolved into a musical phenomenon. He is well known in today's international reggae circuit; however this Jewmaican has garnered hits on the Billboard charts from very early in his career. BennyBwoy has been instrumental in taking Reggae to a higher altitude and he has broken all chains of racism, by spreading the word of equality throughout his music. Not only is his music influential, but it is also a major success through his outstanding vocals, unique singing style, powerful lyrics, and brilliant compositions.
BennyBwoy is a founding member of the First Chapter Family together with his brother from another mother Lynx, a.k.a. Mr. Unruly. Together, they use their diverse backgrounds to bring about changes to various cultures and communities by tearing down the walls of intolerance and hatred and building bridges between societies.
BennyBwoy has a passion that is so strong that he has been embraced by a culture and heritage that he was not even born into. It is exactly that passion and love that allows BennyBwoy to "Rise Up" and make a difference in our society and the world at large. Diverse, Influential, Unique and Upbeat are the attributes that define and make up who BennyBwoy really is.
hosted and presented by
Mike Judah from
JUDAHITES PRODUCTIONS
and WICB's Reggae Explosions
listen every Thursday from 10am - noon for FREE tickets, concert updates, and always the best reggae music...
9pm show - $7
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Wednesday Feb 24
Barefoot Truth
Barefoot Truth consists of a five-piece roots-rock band from
Mystic, CT. Their upbeat live show features didgeridoo, weissenborn
lap guitar, upright-bass, lead harmonica, piano, and a drummer on lead
locals. Their songs are hook-heavy, and their youthful energy makes
listeners believe that, yes, maybe each of us can indeed make a
positive impact on one another and on our planet… In fact, the band
says the concept behind their new album ‘Threads’ is nothing less than
“universal consciousness” – they add: “As we emerge from the wreckage
of unbridled greed in America, this album aims to inspire us to re-set
our value meters, and to celebrate life!”
This pure, honest spirit is reflected in BFT's growing fan
base. Fan’s from all over the world are gravitating towards the band's
unbridled optimism. With over 4.5 million spins on Pandora Radio,
listeners of Barefoot Truth are building the kind of 'new media'
support that can spark mainstream success
check em out here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-GluZQe-Ek
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Thursday Feb 25
Bearquarium
as we enter a new decade, it is no wonder bearquarium's progressive sound is considered a "scene cornerstone for years to come" (seven days vt). with their unique blend of afro-percussive rhythms, fiery horn lines, funky dance grooves and soulful vocals, this eight-piece ensemble puts on a live performance unlike any other. nominated as a top finalist for magic hat’s sponsor your tour contest (2009) and recognized as releasing a most notable album of 2009 (burlington free press), bearquarium stands out as a breath of fresh air amongst your run-of-the-mill funk bands. the group released their debut self-titled album in july 2009, and is currently touring the northeast banging on drums in a town near you.
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Mu-Tron Warriors
will be closing out the night, bringing their deep funk and afrobeat for dat a..
9pm - $7
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Friday Feb 26
J-san & the Analogue Sons
JATAS are dub-soul-sounds.
International touring(Europe/Japan/US/Caribean) has given JATAS the honor of sharing the stage with many greats inlcuding BURNING SPEAR/CITIZEN COPE/EASY STAR ALLSTARS/SPEARHEAD/TOOTS & MAYTALS/ISRAEL VIBRATIONS/JBB/10" GANJA PLANT/BAD BRAINS/MEDITATIONS/LUCKY DUBE/DUB IS A WEAPON/ROOTS RADICS/WAILERS/MIDNITE and many more.
JATAS live show consists of full band version and soundsystem(live dub) version.
J-san's musical journey has been a shapeshifting experience..spanning 17years of soul,rock,electro,roots music.
featuring original member of EasyStar records JOHN BROWNS BODY and guest vocalist on 10FT GANJA PLANT...
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The Big Mean Sound Machine
Live Experimental & Electronic Afro-Beat, Funk, and Dub. The Sound Machine is constant groove. A 10 piece Afro-Dub Explosion that creates excitement, depth and a pulse. A mix of original tunes and classics with a new perspective, this group is sure to catch your attention!
This group is inspired by the music of yesterday, today and tomorrow, looking for ideas from the past, the present and into the future to help shape the Sound Machine. The original tunes created by the group are very much a testament to the evolution of music, throw back appeal and an original style spanning multiple genres. The covers played are carefully chosen and often different than the originals, influenced heavily by the band’s need to reinterpret the music we love and create a pulsating rhythm throughout an entire show. Expect to dance those pants!
9pm - $8
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Saturday Feb 27
Sondre Lerche
The incredible Norwegian songwriter, cred-kid extraordinaire, and the voice you know from Dan in Real Life comes to Castaways in Ithaca on Saturday, February 27th. We are extremely excited for this show as this astounding talent and incredible vocalist and tunesmith graces our fair city for his first time. This show will feature Sondre solo in the intimate Castaways setting.
On their latest album, Phantom Punch, Sondre Lerche & The Faces Down deliver music brimming over with unrestrained youthful energy. 11 powerful tracks, several recorded live in only one take, don’t forsake Lerche’s well renowned melodic gifts, but its concise solos and vigorous ensemble playing show us a band at the top of their game. “These songs are cut to the bone, not a second longer than they have to be,” Lerche explains. “And I didn’t want to be subtle this time around, I wanted every song to jump out of the speakers – punchy, concise pop songs, played with restless spirit.”
more about Sondre Lerche
another great show at Castaways
courtesy of
Dan Smalls Presents
advance tickets -$15.00
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Sunday Feb 28
PO' GIRL
The interplay between Allison Russell, Awna Teixeira, Benny
Sidelinger, and Mikey "Lightning" August is truly something to behold.
They are distinct voices with incredible harmonies; multiple
instrumentalists who bring the perfect sound to each song and
songwriters who pen poetic tunes you’ll find yourself humming. Po’Girl
showcases a wide array of instruments-from gutbucket bass, accordion,
clarinet, banjo, dobro, guitar, to electric bass, glockenspiel, piano,
harmonica, bicycle bells, drums-- and they all frequently trade off
instruments with each song. Their fluid and joyous musicality is one
of the group's most endearing and irresistible features.
Impossible to put this band in a tidy little box—they’re equally at
home in Douala, Cameroon playing the Massao World Music Festival, as
they are at the International Jazz Festival in Montreal, the Winnipeg
Folk Festival, the Woodford Music Festival in Australia or just
playing for fun for the people in Vondel Park, Amsterdam.
Suffice to say Po'Girl makes 21st Century roots music, urban roots –
never derivative, not faithfully aping a beloved tradition. Russell,
Teixeira, Sidelinger, and August don't re-hash the old forms, they
reshape and reinvigorate them for new ears. Like genuine gypsies, they
wander and play - out on the international road bringing their unique
brand of pan North Americana to a widespread audience 250 to 300 days
of the year… Always restless, more often than not bone-tired, they
write their flashes of sadness, their loss, their good love, their
faint dreams of home into songs that matter deeply to them. Like any
good art, they are little acts of self-rescue. So you should listen.
You aren't much different from them, and who couldn't use a little
rescuing these days?
with opening act
JT Nero
doors open at 8pm
$10 in advance and at the door
Tickets Available NOW via Paypal!
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Tuesday Mar 02
The Original Reggae Tuesday
hosted by
Mike Judah from
JUDAHITES PRODUCTIONS
and WICB's Reggae Explosions
listen every Thursday from 10am - noon for FREE tickets, concert updates, and always the best reggae music...
this week's special guests
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The Pulse Prophets
With a powerful groove and conscious lyrics, the Pulse Prophets energize the dancefloor with Positive Vibes.
Love the Reggae and Funk and Latin and RnB and Everything With a Soulful Groove to Move the Body and Soul.
Through music we can increase the positive energy in our friends, in our communities, and in the world. It's fun, too.
Dancing is good for you.
9pm - $7
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Friday Mar 05
Free Music Fridays
Castaways is the place to be for Friday Happy Hour! Great FREE live music - a great crowd and the Ithaca's #1 Wings!
Come on down for the music or to just hang out on the deck with friends
this week's Happy Hour band:
5 Mile Drive
No cover! 5 - 8pm
followed by our evening event TBA:
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Jimkata
Just when you think you've heard it all, Jimkata has emerged from the depths of the modern collective conscience to convince you otherwise. Members Evan Friedell (lead vocals/guitar), Aaron Gorsch (guitar/keys/vocals), Dave Rossi (bass/vocals) and Packy Lunn (drum kit/vocals) have set out to create a sound that is both new and timeless.
Described as "one of the best up-and-coming bands" by jambase.com, Jimkata can best be described as electro-rock. Combining hair-raising rock and roll with an industrial touch of synthesizers, the sound has powerful momentum and their songs leave permanent impressions. While this four piece is inspired by the world of improvisational and progressive music, Jimkata focuses on song structure, textures, layers and vibrant lyrics.
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Saturday Mar 06
Lost Sailors
Lost Sailors have been playing for over 12 years, has performed over 400 shows, and is widely considered to be the premier interpretive Grateful Dead tribute band in Upstate N.Y. We've built a solid reputation for high-energy, carefully-crafted, and unpredictable performances, as well as the most consistently enjoyable club sound production around.
Their shows follow the Grateful Dead's traditional two-long-sets format, with a wide-ranging mix of rock, folk, blues, and country-pickin', mainly electric with some acoustic treatments. Improvisational jams are punctuated by sweet ballads and classic show stoppers. Music people of all ages and tastes love to listen and dance to.
9pm - $7
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Sunday Mar 07
That 1 Guy
That 1 Guy one-man band and master of a spectacular musical instrument: The Magic Pipe
“That 1 Guy’s tunes are ‘eargasms’ lingering sublimely in your subconscious long after the show ends. All we as an audience could do was sit rapt, mouths gaping, and witness this amazing spectacle.”
— Sylvia W. Chan, SF Bay Guardian
“Necessity is the mother of invention. But in the case of Mike Silverman’s slamming, futuristic funk act, That 1 Guy, the normalrules of biology just don’t apply.”
— Andrew Gilbert, Billboard/Express
“Silverman’s layering is unbelievably sophisticated, his groovesimmensely phat, and his instrument astoundingly original.”
— Jude Gold, Guitar Player/Online Edition
That 1 Guy —real name Mike Silverman— amazes audiences with performances that are equal parts innovative sonic spectacle and entertaining visual showcase.The classically-trained-jazz-bassist-turned-musical-mad-scientist treks across the country with his Magic Pipe, a homemade instrument concocted out of steel plumbing tube that allows Silverman to deliver a mind-bending amalgamation of percussive rhythm and sound. The “Mustaches & Laser Beams Tour” promises to be That 1 Guy’s most inventive. “I’m upping the ante with the stage show,”says Silverman. “There are going to be new visual tricks. I want them to be surprises, and I can’t wait to spring them on people.
With an audience that ranges from psychedelic warriors to families and folks of all ages, he has played the Magic Pipe in locales as exotic as Noumea, Istanbul, Scotland and Australia, where That 1 Guy is celebrated as a modern folk hero. At the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival, he was presented with the Tapwater Award for Best Musical Act. While That 1 Guy’s fan base continues to grow, he has also been embraced by his musical peers and predecessors. In 2008 Silverman spent time on the road with guitarist Buckethead, with whom he collaborated to form Frankenstein Brothers and release the album Bolt on Neck. Additionally he performed on Tom Waits’ 2006 album Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards, and his music has been featured on the Showtime hit “Weeds.”
That 1 Guy’s most recent studio release, The Moon is Disgusting, is a work of evolution, from the primitiveness of the Mississippi Delta in the title track to the farthest reaches of outer space in the closing aural soundscape, “Rainbow.” “The album was originally conceived as the soundtrack to an animated film I wanted to make,” he explains. “I love music that takes you on a trip, a journey. A lot of these songs and ideas have been bottled up inside me for years, and came pouring out. We kept the live feel in the studio, and nothing was labored. [Engineer Karl Derfler] captured the magic.” Silverman continues to consistently deliver the unexpected with the most unique live show on the touring circuit today. That 1 Guy’s show must be seen to be believed.
doors open at 8pm
$10 advance
$12 at the door
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Tuesday Mar 09
Enter the Haggis
There aren't many groups in North America who are literally impossible to pigeonhole or classify, but Toronto's Enter The Haggis is one of them. To engage this quintet is to indulge rock, fusion, bluegrass, traditional Celtic fare, folk, even Latin flavors. Sounds awfully confused, right? Wrong. ETH is one of those rare jewels that actually pulls it all off as if to own everything. read more here
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Hoots and Hellmouth
Blending the twisted roots of American music in a fierce and fiery alchemy, this ragtag bunch seeks a revival of spirit. Soulful three-part harmonies comingle with acoustic guitars, a mandolin, an upright bass and foot stomps building a synergy that bursts from both stage and speaker with aural aplomb. “It's about bleeding, sweating, crying, rejoicing," the band’s Sean Hoots says of their work. “It’s alive!”
doors open at 8pm
$10 advance
$12 day of show
Tickets Available NOW via Paypal!!
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Wednesday Mar 10
event TBA
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Thursday Mar 11
The Blasters
The Blasters exemplify the best traditions of American Music, performing with passion and honesty that for over three decades has won the hearts and souls of fans worldwide. Composed of founding members vocalist-guitarist Phil Alvin, drummer Bill Bateman and bassist John Bazz with Keith Wyatt on guitar, they carry on a hard-won legacy as one of the most recognizable and credible bands in American Music. Their influences range from the likes of George Jones and Carl Perkins to Ike Turner, Howlin’ Wolf, James Brown and Big Joe Turner, all blending into a sound that ignores the lines between Rock & Roll, Country, Blues and Rockabilly. “4-11-44″ (Rainman Records) is the Blasters’ fifth and latest studio album, featuring fourteen tracks that extend the band’s legacy of classic recordings. Fronted by Phil Alvin’s powerful vocals, the band follows through with spontaneity, power and grit that make their live performances into experiences not to be missed.
another great show at Castaways
courtesy of
Dan Smalls Presents
advance tickets -$15.00
Get Tickets Here
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Friday Mar 12
John Brown's Body
TWO NIGHTS of JBB
this first night features very special guests TOUBAB KREWE
John Brown’s Body’s “Future Roots” uses reggae as a foundation, but incorporates dub, drum and bass, dancehall, hip hop and other musical experiments and exploration to create a sound both timeless and forward. However it’s defined, it’s got people buzzing about this progressive band from Boston and Ithaca, NY. The New York Daily News called them “reverent and revolutionary.” Their latest album, Amplify, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Reggae Chart. The 8-piece band’s killer live show has super heavy rhythms, a three piece horn section, air tight drum and bass and “the most gorgeous melodies in all of modern reggae music” [All Music Guide].
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Toubab Krewe
"...a new standard for fusions of rock 'n' roll and West African music"
(Afropop Worlwide).
The members of Toubab Krewe developed their unique sound over the course of numerous extended trips to Mali, Guinea, and Ivory Coast, where they immersed themselves in the local culture and studied and performed with luminaries such as Lamine Soumano, Vieux Kante, Madou Dembele and Koungbanan Conde. In 2007 the band played at the the legendary Festival of the Desert in Essakane, Mali, known as the most remote festival in the world.
doors open at 8pm
$12 advance (online only)
$15 at the door
REGGAE LOVER'S DISCOUNT
Buy Advance Tickets for BOTH shows for only $20
offer good only in advance (online only)
all advance tickets are non-transferable, ticket purchasers must be at the event with a valid ID.
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Friday, March 12th ONLY
BOTH NIGHTS
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Saturday Mar 13
John Brown's Body
TWO NIGHTS of JBB
the second night features Ithaca's Hottest new act The Gunpoets
John Brown’s Body’s “Future Roots” uses reggae as a foundation, but incorporates dub, drum and bass, dancehall, hip hop and other musical experiments and exploration to create a sound both timeless and forward. However it’s defined, it’s got people buzzing about this progressive band from Boston and Ithaca, NY. The New York Daily News called them “reverent and revolutionary.” Their latest album, Amplify, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Reggae Chart. The 8-piece band’s killer live show has super heavy rhythms, a three piece horn section, air tight drum and bass and “the most gorgeous melodies in all of modern reggae music” [All Music Guide].
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The Gunpoets
Powerful, political, peaceful, poetic. Frontman Rising Sun shines light where there is darkness as The Gunpoets bring their revolutionary new school rap sound to the world. Explosive yet calm, cool and soothing, their vibe is one of rebellion and love
doors open at 8pm
$12 advance (online only)
$15 at the door
REGGAE LOVER'S DISCOUNT
Buy Advance Tickets for BOTH shows for only $20
offer good only in advance (online only)
all advance tickets are non-transferable, ticket purchasers must be at the event with a valid ID.
Tickets On Sale NOW via Paypal!!!
Saturday, March 13th ONLY
BOTH NIGHTS
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Wednesday Mar 17
The Town Pants
St. Patrick's Day!!!
Pacific Northwest may not be the first place you would expect to hear rollicking Celtic, Folk or World music, but The Town Pants are determined to change that. The Vancouver, Canada– based band combines aspects of Irish traditional, acoustic pop, roots Americana, even Australian and Mexican influences, to create their own unique brand of “West Coast Celtic.” Armed with a pawnshop’s worth of musical instruments, The Town Pants play songs that appeal to young and old alike. The music of The Town Pants remains in the heart and head long after the music stops. The Keogh brothers, Dave and Duane, lead the band in vocals and instrumentation with banjo and acoustic guitar, teamed with Aaron Chapman on tin whistle, harmonica and vocals. Together with some fiery fiddle and an outstanding rhythm section they generate a rare blend of passion, energy, animation and spirit. The Town Pants are unsurpassed with their fast-paced West Coast Celtic style.
Feverish and stampeding, The Town Pants’ lively renditions of traditional and contemporary Celtic-influenced tunes, combined with the group’s original compositions, create a distinctive sound that has attracted fans from around the world. At home, Vancouver fans selected The Town Pants as one of their favourite National Celtic/Traditional Acts in Vancouver’s Georgia Straight entertainment weekly annual “Best of Vancouver” readers’ poll, where they were shortlisted with such groups as Great Big Sea and Natalie MacMaster.
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The Causeway Giants
The Causeway Giants are a seven piece Celtic rock band from Syracuse, NY playing a mix of rock-influenced celtic music and celtic-influenced rock music. From traditional folk tunes played with an up-tempo twist, to punk and rock tunes using the sounds and instruments of celtic music, The Causeway Giants take good-time-havin pub-crawlin foot-stompin music very seriously.
price and times TBA
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Saturday Mar 20
The Buddhi
The Buddhi is a collection of travelers, musicians, poets, artists, and above all, friends, who have come together with a sole purpose to create. Come Listen.
The Buddhi is constantly evolving. Changing their repertoire, gear and ideas constantly, this gang of six has been troublesome to those who dare to confine them to a specific genre or predict there next move. Dancing around the boundaries of funk and reggae, The Buddhi has been known to keep audiences alive by conjuring an appetite for groove and tone, attacking the senses with a wall of sound. At the groups core we find a rhythm section just as dirty and raw as it is tight and sweet, leaving you always wanting more. Horns, ranging from 2-4 pieces, always seem to be leaving people with a melody unforgettable. The tunes orbit around discourses of humanity, stories and messages that blur the lines of reality and the surreal, leaving it up to you to find your own meanings in the Buddhi's songs. The Buddhi dares to different, looking steadfast into the future, yet at the same time respecting the sounds and messages of many that have come before. The Buddhi has been know to tear paint off walls, ripping up the funk to pulsating reggae influenced groove, leaving no danceable beats behind. The Buddhi is sure to make any show a special occasion, bringing a wall of sound with them everywhere they play.
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Sunday Mar 21
Red Stick Ramblers
"We live pretty fast and hard," confesses Red Stick Ramblers fiddler and vocalist Linzay Young. "We live life to its fullest. Then we pour that into our songwriting and our music, and take it with us wherever we go."
Hard driving, witty, eclectic, and honest, the music of the Red Stick Ramblers is inseparable from their way of life and the rich Louisiana culture that first inspired them.
Fresh on the heels of the release of their latest album, My Suitcase is Always Packed, Louisiana's pride The RED STICK RAMBLERS return to Castaways. It's been over three years since they've graced our Ithaca club circuit but they've toured relentlessly since, most recently in Australia. The band's dual fiddle stomp and swingin' melodies are sure to get you moving through the hot August night.
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Wednesday Mar 24
Hollywood Lies
In just one year’s time, Boston, MA based band Hollywood Lies has played multiple dates on the Vans Warped Tour, played alongside acts such as There For Tomorrow (Hopeless) and The Cab (Decaydance), and has performed hometown shows to crowds of 1,000+. With the release of their new record, This Is A Murder Scene, the boys from Boston are doing what any sensible band would do - tour, and tour hard. The group, comprised of Marc Verity (Vocals), Johnny Barbas (Drums), Mathew David (Guitar/Vocals), and Zach Bond (Bass) will see the remainder of ’09 through their newly outfitted van, courtesy of VegWare, so make sure to check them out when they roll through your town.
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Saturday Mar 27
Revision
Revision is a funk/rock band made up of three Ithaca College music grads. Having the instrumentation of Soulive coupled with the songwriting savvy of Wilco, their music grooves, rocks, and has a sincere live energy.
Fueled by their Vegetable Oil van, Revision has averaged over 100 shows a year touring with acts such as Derek Trucks, Soulive, Michael Franti and Spearhead, and The Cat Empire.
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Sunday Mar 28
Henry Rollins
The Frequent Flier Tour
More than 25 years ago, Henry Rollins made a name for himself as the frenzied, tattooed front man for the hardcore punk band Black Flag. While many of his contemporaries have long since disappeared from the stage, Rollins is still performing. The free-associating wordsmith still dabbles in music but also gives spoken-word performances and has toured with the United Service Organizations (USO), providing comic relief to U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
During his career, Rollins has averaged more than 100 performances a year and shows no signs of slowing down. He has tackled Lollapalooza and Woodstock, appeared on late night television with Conan O’Brien and Jay Leno, and snagged the occasional acting gig alongside such A-list celebrities as Will Smith and Al Pacino. Rollins even won a Grammy, for the audio book Get in the Van , an account of his road-tripping band days. In 2004, Rollins moved from performing onstage to behind the camera as host of his own television show on the Independent Film Channel. At first, the show focused on movies, but by 2006, he had extended the format to also include critiques of music, politics, and pop culture amidst a steady stream of celebrity guests and musicians. more about the amazing career of Henry Rollins
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Friday Apr 02
Shearwater
Shearwater continue to explore the beauty, menace, and fragility of the natural world – and that increasingly rare species, the indivisible album – on The Golden Archipelago, the band’s most absorbing and accomplished work to date. The new record is the third panel of a triptych that includes 2006’s enigmatic Palo Santo and 2008’s acclaimed Rook, albums linked by themes of environmental and personal decay and humans’ impact on nature. In The Golden Archipelago, Shearwater turn to a portrait of life on islands – a world of alternating lushness and austerity, numinous silences and sudden cataclysms, and the strange flowerings of plant, animal, and human life that only arise in isolation. These are intimate subjects for songwriter Jonathan Meiburg. As a researcher, he’s camped on islands at the edges of the world, including the Falklands, Tierra del Fuego, the Galapagos, Madagascar, Nunavut, and New Zealand’s Chatham Islands, and once spent a few surreal months in a remote Aboriginal settlement in northern Australia. Adding his grandfather’s WWII experiences as a radio operator in the South Pacific to these travels gave Meiburg plenty of fodder for the songs of The Golden Archipelago, in which he weaves these times and places together with common feelings of wonder, grief, and defiance.
with guests Wye Oak and The Hospital Ships
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Saturday Apr 03
David Solid Gould and the Temple Rockers
formerly Adonai and I
Ten-piece roots reggae band playing original songs inspired by traditional Hebrew music.
...an all-star cast of some of the best reggae and dub players in the Northeastern United States, including Mike Keenan and Tommy Benedetti from John Brown’s Body, as well as Craig Akira Fujita from Boston’s Pressure Cooker and Joint Chiefs. The album also features critically-acclaimed Romanian saxophone player Yuri Yunakov. Last February, David traveled to Jamaica to record with the legendary Leonard “Sparrow” Dillon (of the Ethiopians) and the Silvertones. Their harmony vocals appear on three songs.
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Friday Apr 09
Thousands of One
Thousands of One moves bodies, minds and souls.
A band born to change society through music, Thousands of One core members' first gig was in a maximum security youth prison. At one point Jhakeem gave the mic to one of the inmates who let his voice be heard. It was a defining moment for the band.
Conscious music, revolution sounds, liberation time!
Something deep happens when dedication to social change meets the burning desire to make amazing music. We give thanks for being alive! We give thanks that we can travel this beautiful road! We give thanks for a million things, and do our human best to put it into music.
This is the essence of Thousands of One - to build connections between people and live inspired lives, striving to bring that inspiration into the world around us.
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Saturday Apr 17
The Big Mean Sound Machine
Live Experimental & Electronic Afro-Beat, Funk, and Dub.
The Big Mean Sound Machine is a musical collective that dares to be different,
infecting your body with afrobeat, dubstep, and funk rhythms. The Sound Machine will close the
show on Saturday so be prepared for 45 minutes of non-stop movement. This Ithaca all star band
will feature many players from the area and be well over ten members deep. The group’s
improvisational nature allows for many new faces and instruments to become a part of this ever-
evolving wall of sound. Ranging from 6 to 16 pieces, The Big Mean Sound Machine is determined to
bring the heat with however many members are engaged.
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Saturday Apr 24
The Apples in stereo
The shiny pop centerpiece of the famed Elephant 6 collective, The Apples in stereo was born of Robert Schneider’s infatuation with recording and his near-pathological compulsion to write the perfect pop song. Citing Pet Sounds-era Beach Boys as their root text a decade before it was en vogue, Schneider and former and future band members Hilarie Sidney, Jim McIntyre, Chris Parfitt, John Hill, Eric Allen, Chris McDuffie, Bill Doss, John Ferguson, John Dufilho, and others used their basement-D.I.Y. beginnings as a launching pad into a kaleidoscopic galaxy of sound. Constantly mutating from debut album Fun Trick Noisemaker through recent opus New Magnetic Wonder, that galaxy has expanded from 4-track recordings made in Schneider’s bedroom to 100-track sonic experiments complete with new musical scales.
with guests Generationals and Laminated Cat
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Sunday May 09
Deer Tick
DSP is proud to welcome back Deer Tick to Ithaca on May 9 at Castaways. After a stunning performance at The Positive Jam, Deer Tick will return continuing support for their second full-length Born on Flag Day. Gathering critical acclaim for their round-robin style of performance featuring spur of the moment covers, Deer Tick have lived on the road from the beginning. Working inexhaustibly for eleven months of 2009, they aren’t stopping for the new decade. Tickets will go on sale on Feb 12th for $12adv.
Deer Tick began in December 2004 as a two-man drum and guitar band as a new vehicle for songwriter, and Providence, Rhode Island native, John Joseph McCauley III. After hearing a Hank Williams song on the radio, McCauley purchased as much Hank Sr. as he could at a record store, got his underage hands on a big bottle of brandy, and locked himself up in his cold and drafty bedroom listening to ol’ Hank until the bottle was dry. It was a departure from the dissonant rock n roll scene that McCauley had been familiar with growing up in Providence. Alongside him was his best friend, Paul Thomas Marandola, on the drums. The two made some tapes, played a couple small shows, and tried to find a bass player.
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Sunday May 16
Southern Culture on the Skids
"Countrypolitan transcends music. It's a lifestyle, not a category of music," says Southern Culture on the Skids front man, Rick Miller. "It's where rural and urban sensibilities meet. I mean, it's when you see trucker hats being sold in Beverly Hills boutiques or notice folks eating pork in Mebane, where I live, drinking a glass of merlot. Or best yet, when you see a motor sport invented by backwoods moonshine runners and bootleggers broadcast on Sunday afternoon into potentially every living room in America, there ain't no doubt it's a countrypolitan world and SCOTS' new album, Countrypolitan Favorites, is the soundtrack for it."
Long the bards of downward mobility, Southern Culture on the Skids have always embodied countrypolitan. Recently described by Dwight Yoakam (in Filter) as "really on the outside, like Dick Dale meets Hank Thompson," SCOTS have mixed high and low culture for decades, endlessly touring, serving up moonshine martinis and poultry picking for fans everywhere. Now, with their new fifteen song covers collection, Countrypolitan Favorites, they've given the Go-Go country treatment to some of their favorite songs, creating a tasty buffet of tunes from Don Gibson to T-Rex.
"It's a party record," Miller says. As if anything Southern Culture on the Skids might put on tape wouldn't be a party record.
Since 1983, when they formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, SCOTS have played their unique hybrid of Americana, surf, R&B, rockabilly, and swamp pop (the band describes their sound as "toe sucking geek rock - kinda weird, but it feels good when you're doing it"), all the while driving fans into ecstatic, sweat drenched paroxysms of joy. Assisted by his cohorts in white trash renaissance - drummer Dave Hartman and bassist/singer/heartbreaker Mary Huff - Miller and crew have been prolific and ubiquitous for over twenty years. From their 1985 debut Voodoo Beach Party, to the international smash, 1998's Dirt Track Date (featuring the hit single "Camel Walk"), and up to their last studio album, 2004's barnstormer Mojo Box, Southern Culture on the Skids have continued to throw what Rolling Stone dubbed "a hell raising rock and roll party." Their 2005 live outing, Doublewide and Live!, captured all of this on tape, dirty and rough and wild.
"The live album was so raunchy," Miller said, "the production on this one we wanted to be slick."
Recorded at Miller's own studio (The Kudzu Ranch), Countrypolitan Favorites might be slick in spots, but there's no mistaking that this is the same Southern Culture on the Skids who wrote "Eight Piece Box."
"Countrypolitan was an outgrowth of the Nashville sound of the 60's. It was an attempt to go more mainstream and put dents in the pop charts and create more sophisticated tunes - for country jetsetters," Miller says. "It was a deliberate blend of country and pop. I always think it's cool to blur the lines between genres," Miller adds, "But we took the countrypolitan concept a bit further [on Countrypolitan Favorites], adding and subtracting, updating - getting respectfully irreverent, you know, close to the cuff but all mixed up."
And mix it up they did, giving traditional country songs the rock treatment, and vice versa. T-Rex's "Life's a Gas" appears here with country harmonies atop heavy synthesizer; "O Lonesome Me" has an upbeat twist, again with the harmony vocals; "Tobacco Road" sounds like CCR, while CCR's "Tombstone Shadow" gets stacked with three part bluegrass harmonies, and "No Longer a Sweetheart of Mine," originally a bluegrass tune by Reno and Smiley, gets rocked up with surf guitar and honky tonk piano and more harmony vocals. "Funnel of Love" (made famous by Wanda Jackson) is a standout track, featuring Mary Huff's sultry lead vocal, and her duet with Rick on the swingers-on-the-rocks classic, "Let's Invite Them Over" (an Onie Wheeler original), explores the relationship of a couple who don't love each other, but do love their best friends.
"Let's Invite Them Over" is the most thematically correct song on the album, as far as countrypolitan goes," Dr. Miller says. "It's suburban roulette!"
When asked why the "countrypolitan" social phenomenon works so well when put into a musical context, Miller expounded, "It's an overlap of high and low culture. Homogenization, though probably not a good thing, makes for some interesting observations." Sounds like a true academic. But then Dr. Miller added, "But we're not sociologists or anything. I mean, we just want to party."
And so, let us party, with Southern Culture on the Skids' Countrypolitan Favorites.
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Friday Jun 18
The Bottle Rockets
In a country where interstates don’t take you to new places, but to the same places, where everywhere you go you’ve already been or you’ve just left, The Bottle Rockets’ new album absolutely nails a sound and a vibe with a palpable sense of place. Lean Forward is suffused with the determination and resilience of their distinctly midwestern roots; theirs is a celebration of pragmatism and tempered optimism, not the delusions and exhortations of glassy eyed zealots—they aren’t going to fall for that. Oh, it’s a flat out, smoking rock record, too.
Lean Forward continues the Rockets’ creative resurgence ignited by 2006’s Zoysia. Reunited with producer Eric “Roscoe” Ambel (who ran the knobs on the Bottle Rockets’ seminal albums The Brooklyn Side and 24 Hours A Day), the Bottle Rockets do what no other band does better — look into the hearts and minds and faces of the dying small towns in America and crafts populist anthems with the sympathetic eye of Woody Guthrie and sonic stomp of Crazy Horse. They are songs that demand the windows be rolled down and the volume turned up. And with the hooks, you’ll wonder how they make such problems sound so good …
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