Concerts This Weekend: April 25-27

Below are concerts happening across Central New York this weekend. The list is broken up by day, with each day showing events in Ithaca, followed by ones in other parts of CNY. Enjoy!


FRIDAY, APRIL 25

Ithaca Area

Mike Hansen (traditional Appalachian) -- ABC Café, Ithaca
Go Gone (happy hour show) -- Castaways, Ithaca
Revision with members of Thousands of One, The Rozatones, Jsan & the Analogue Sons -- Castaways, Ithaca
"College Night Dance Party" feat. DJ Joey B -- Common Ground, Ithaca
"17th Annual Jazzfest": CU Jazz Ensemble II, CNY Jazz Orchestra, Wallace Roney (trumpet) perform selections from "Birth of the Cool" -- Cornell University - Bailey Hall, Ithaca
Long John & the Tights (Celtic/bluegrass/square dance) -- Felicia's Atomic Lounge, Ithaca
Jimkata, Pasadena -- The Haunt, Ithaca
Pumphouse (happy hour show) -- The Haunt, Ithaca
Maurice, Stephanie, and Isabelle; Down the Line -- Nines, Ithaca
Jerard Burke (Delta blues) -- Little Venice, Trumansburg
Maplewoods (jazz) -- Pourhouse, Trumansburg
The Talktomes, Sim Redmond, Trevor MacDonald, and Friends (35th anniversary weekend spectacular) -- Rongovian Embassy, Trumansburg

Elsewhere in CNY

Philadanco -- Empire Center @ The Egg, Albany
Moon Boot Lover -- Jack Rabbit Slim's, Albany
"An Evening with a Poet" feat. Karla Linn Merrifield -- Auburn Public Theatre, Auburn
Mimi McHale, Second Wind -- Big Kahuna's, Auburn
Prison City Party Rockers -- Ukrainian National Club, Auburn
Cheryl Wheeler, Kenny White -- Night Eagle Café, Binghamton
TECHNOIR: Goth dance night feat. DJ Arcatek -- Mohawk Place, Buffalo
Jeff Dunham (comedy) -- Shea's Performing Arts Center, Buffalo
Hate Eternal -- Showplace Theatre, Buffalo
The Audition, Hit the Lights, Every Avenue, The Morning Light, Kiros -- TBA, Buffalo
Taylor Made Jazz: "21st Anniversary Party" -- Tralf Music Hall, Buffalo
Keith Knight (12- and 6-string guitar) -- Clemens Center, Elmira
John Brown's Body, Spiritual Rez, Second Class Citizens Magic City Music Hall -- Johnson City (near Binghamton)
Jon Reep -- Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel - Bear's Den Showroom, Niagara Falls (N.Y.)
Vicki Lawrence & Mama: "A Two-Woman Show" -- Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls (Ontario)
Catskill Choral Society: "Light in the Hills" feat. Works by Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, Tchaikovsky, and others -- First United Methodist Church, Oneonta
Teenager, The Wills Wilde -- Bug Jar, Rochester
Jimmy Eat World, Paramore RIT -- Gordon Field House, Rochester
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad -- Water Street Music Hall, Rochester
Dave Hawthorn -- Coleman's Irish Pub, Syracuse
Dove Tail Joint -- Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Syracuse
Akuma Roots -- Funk 'N Waffles, Syracuse
"The Greatest Love Story Ever Told" -- Landmark Theatre, Syracuse
Wolfy -- Mezzanotte Lounge, Syracuse
Syracuse Opera: Menotti's "The Medium"; Leoncayallo's "Pagliacci" -- Mulroy Civic Center - Crouse-Hinds Theater, Syracuse
Tittsworth, Back from Japan, Jenkins, TheJesseStiles3000+, Brad Lee -- Revolution Hall, Troy
Terry Lee Goffee (Johnny Cash tribute) -- Turning Stone Showroom, Verona

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

Ithaca Area

Gadje (gypsy dance) -- ABC Café, Ithaca
Sim Redmond Band, Hank Roberts, Juge Greenspun Band -- Castaways, Ithaca
Evil City String Band (punk 'n' times blues) -- Chapter House Brew Pub, Ithaca
"Ithaca Leather Levi Bear Night" feat. DJ SuperCub (from Utica) -- Common Ground, Ithaca
SATURDAY HOUSE PARTY feat. DJ Rocko Dorsey -- The Haunt, Ithaca
Wolfy, Upstate Escape, Colors in the Air -- The Haunt, Ithaca
Colleen Kattau Band (presented by WVBR's "Crossing Borders") -- Lost Dog Café, Ithaca
Paul Canetti, Ben Willmott, Samson & the Folkadelics, Benjamin Costello, Lena Gabrielle Weinstein, Stephanie Leal -- The Nines, Ithaca
Ithaca Ballet: "Swan Lake" -- State Theatre, Ithaca
Iron Horse -- Little Venice, Trumansburg
Dan Forsyth & Joe Kollar -- Pourhouse, Trumansburg
United Booty Foundation -- Rongovian Embassy, Trumansburg

Elsewhere in CNY

Eve 6 -- College of Saint Rose, Albany
Brothers of the Road Band (Allman Brothers tribute) -- Jack Rabbit Slim's, Albany
Dolly Parton -- Broome County Arena, Binghamton
Maura O'Connell -- Night Eagle Café, Binghamton
Lifehouse -- SUNY Binghamton
"Eclectic Boogaloo!" feat. Eclectic Improv Company -- Shea's Performing Arts Center, Buffalo
"ACC Superjam 2008" feat. Skinless, Dead-Lift, Reinfecta, Tryanize, Curse the Mariner -- Northern Lights, Clifton Park (near Albany)
Radoslav Lorkovic (piano) -- Earlville Opera House, Earlville
The Great Kaplan (juggling/illusion/magic) -- Clemens Center, Elmira
The McDades -- Smith Opera House, Geneva
"Spring Party Weekend" feat. OK Go, Bloocat Love -- Colgate University - Whitnall Field, Hamilton
John Gorka -- Center for the Arts, Homer
Dropclutch, Caustic, Shadows in the Sun, Mobday, Try.Fail.Repeat -- Magic City Music Hall, Johnson City (near Binghamton)
Eve 6 -- Siena College, Loudonville
Vicki Lawrence & Mama: "A Two-Woman Show" -- Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls (Ontario)
Catskill Choral Society: "Light in the Hills" feat. works by Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, Tchaikovsky, and others -- First United Methodist Church, Oneonta
Dead Meadow, Crush the Junta, Orodruin -- Bug Jar, Rochester
RPO feat. Alexander Mickelthwate (conductor) and Jennifer Koh (violin): Mozart's Symphony No. 25, "Little G Minor"; Stravinsky's Violin Concerto; Sibelius' Symphony No. 5 -- Eastman Theatre, Rochester
Rochester City Ballet: "Cinderella" -- Rochester Auditorium Theatre, Rochester
Chiodos, From First to Last, Drop Dead Gorgeous, The Color Fred -- Water Street Music Hall, Rochester
Barrage -- Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady
Soundrabbit -- Bull 'n Bear Pub, Syracuse
John Puma & Booty Inc. -- Coleman's Irish Pub, Syracuse
Grupo Pagan -- Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Syracuse
The Element -- Funk 'N Waffles, Syracuse
The Audition, Hit the Lights, Every Avenue, The Morning Light, Kiros -- Revolution Hall, Troy
Audra McDonald (soprano) -- Munson-Williams-Procter Art Institute, Utica
"Utica's Riggiefest IV" (benefit for YWCA) -- Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica
We the Kings, Valencia, Charlotte Sometimes, The Cab, Sing it Loud -- Infinity, Williamsville (near Buffalo)

SUNDAY, APRIL 27

Ithaca Area

Alize (brunchtime show) -- ABC Café, Ithaca
Radio London ('60s rock) -- Common Ground, Ithaca
"Bound for Glory" feat. Adam Miller -- Cornell University - Anabel Taylor Hall, Ithaca
17th Annual Jazzfest: CU Jazz Ensemble I, Wallace Roney (trumpet), performing Gil Evans' "Sketches of Spain" -- Cornell University - Bailey Hall, Ithaca
Rachael Sage (folk/rock/pop) -- Felicia's Atomic Lounge, Ithaca
Say Anything (benefit for CSMA) -- Ithaca College - Ben Light Gym, Ithaca
The Small Kings -- Maxie's Supper Club, Ithaca
"Blue Monday Open Mic Jam" feat. Pete Panet & the Blue Cats -- The Nines, Ithaca
Ithaca Ballet: "Swan Lake" -- State Theatre, Ithaca
"All-Star 35th Anniversary Party" feat. Larry Hoppen, Joe Bouchard, and others -- Rongovian Embassy, Trumansburg

Elsewhere in CNY

The Blakes, Severe Severe, Halliday -- Jack Rabbit Slim's, Albany
Still Remains, Catherine, Emarosa, Secret and Whisper, Amongst the Ruin -- Xtreme Wheelz, Buffalo
Third Eye Blind -- SUNY Oswego
Rochester City Ballet: "Cinderella" -- Rochester Auditorium Theatre, Rochester
Boogiemen -- Morris's World Famous Grill, Skaneateles
Bishop Ludden Jazz Band -- Coleman's Irish Pub, Syracuse
Jeff Dunham (comedy) -- Landmark Theatre, Syracuse
Syracuse Opera: Menotti's "The Medium"; Leoncayallo's "Pagliacci" -- Mulroy Civic Center - Crouse-Hinds Theater, Syracuse
"AP Tour" feat. All Time Low, The Rocket Summer, Forever the Sickest Kids, The Matches, Sonny -- Infinity, Williamsville (near Buffalo)