CNY Concert Calendar: June 18-25
Check out these shows in Ithaca, LaFayette, Auburn, Syracuse, and the rest of CNY in the coming week!
Country singer Warren Zeiders comes to Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards in Lafayette on Thursday night
Welcome to my latest Concert Calendar! This curated list will give you a heads-up on planning your concert-going in the coming week, which includes shows such as the Ithaca Reggae Fest, Warren Zeiders and Waxahatchie at Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards, and many more around Central New York, the Finger Lakes, and the Southern Tier.
As a reminder, I update the web version of this newsletter regularly throughout the week; please check jimcat.substack.com for the latest news. Given the recent inclement weather, it’s worth checking in with the outdoor venues to see if there are any postponements or cancellations before you head to a show.
I’ll be posting my Soundoff column later this week, too (sorry I missed last week!) – don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out. I recently passed the 200-subscriber mark and am well on the way to 300!
Wednesday, June 18
Jay Craven’s “Lost Nation,” with music by Jeff Claus and Judy Hyman, screens at Cinemapolis at 6 p.m. Wednesday
Justin Goodband is at Good Neighbor Grocery in Groton at 3-7 p.m. Wednesday
The Yardvarks are at the Trumansburg Farmers Market at 4-7 p.m. Wednesday
Argos Grove plays jazz at Bar Argos at 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays
Guitarists Wayne Gottlieb and Alex Specker play swing jazz to Brookton’s Market at 6-8 p.m. Wednesday
Rich Evans is at Scale House Brewing at 6-9 p.m. Wednesday
Tru Bleu is at Bright Leaf Vineyard at 6 p.m. Wednesday
Dan Segal and Friends are at Salt Point Brewing at 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday
Open Mic Comedy Night returns to Deep Dive at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
Hi Im Is Killing You is at the Downstairs at 7 p.m. Wednesday
Sleep Theory brings The Afterglow Tour with Nevertel, Oxymorons, and Strayview to the Westcott Theater at 7 p.m. Wednesday (SOLD OUT!)
Delta Mike Shaw continues the new “Fireside Sessions” series at New Park Event Venue at 7 p.m. Wednesday (advance tickets are available here)
The Nocturnal Café hosts Open Mic Night at 7 p.m. Wednesday
Moondog’s Lounge hosts Open Mic Night at 7-10 p.m. Wednesday
LongStory hosts Open Mic Night at Deep Dive at 8 p.m. Wednesday p.m.
Practice at Presents brings PONS, Dinner Cooker, and Chippy Bevy to Angry Mom Records at 8 p.m. Wednesday ($10)
Ithakaroake with Live Band returns to Deep Dive at 10 p.m. Wednesday
Porch Couch is at Al’s Wine and Whiskey Lounge at 10 p.m. Wednesday
Mathis Haug
Thursday, June 19
Note: there’s no CFCU Downtown Ithaca Summer Concert Series show this week due to the Juneteenth holiday
Rose Elliot is at Two Goats Brewing at 5-7 p.m. Thursday
The Jim E. Leggs Trio is at Grist Iron Brewing at 5-8 p.m. Thursday
Mathis Haug is at South Hill Cider at 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday
Rev Ezra plays Atwater Winery at 6-8 p.m. Thursday
Dave Richman plays solo classical and jazz guitar at the Stone Cat Café at 6-8 p.m. Thursdays
The Lori Barrett Duo is at Ithaca Beer Company at 6-8 p.m. Thursday
Elephant Back is at La Tourelle at 6 p.m. Thursday
Dane Hendrix and the Hangdog Saints are at Six Mile Creek Winery at 6-8 p.m. Thursday
AikenNadge is at the Exchange in Homer at 6-8 p.m. Thursday
City Limits is at Lucas Vineyards at 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday
The Cool Club and the Lipker Sisters are at the Seneca Falls Community Center at 6 p.m. Thursday
Scale House Brewing hosts Hector Open Mic Night at 6-9 p.m. Thursday
Benny and The Mex are at the Genoa Hotel at 6-9 p.m. Thursday
Yayle Hues is at Cortland Beer Company at 6-9 p.m. Thursday
Jim Scala is at Parkers 129 in Auburn at 6-9 p.m. Thursday
Porch Couch hosts Open Mic Night at Crossroads Bar and Grille at 6:30 p.m. Thursday
The Downstairs hosts Juneteenth Jubilee 2025 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday
Mira Grimm, Jessie Elizabeth, and Khalil Jade play Pink Rock Culture Co-op’s Syracuse Songwriters Round at 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday
The Louiston Band is at Bike Bar Ithaca at 7-10 p.m. Thursday
DJ ha-MEEN spins at Atlas Bowl’s Vinyl Showcase Night at 7-10 p.m. Thursday
Alexei Aceto (piano) and Harris Han (violin) play Brahms at St. Luke Lutheran Church at 7 p.m. Thursday
Warren Zeiders is at Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards in LaFayette at 7 p.m. Thursday
Delta Mike Shaw plays at Captain Bill’s Seneca Lake Cruises in Watkins Glen at 7-9 p.m. Thursday
Psychedelic Sushi is at Shepherds Brewing in Auburn at 7-10 p.m. Thursday
The Amalgamtors are at the Downstairs at 8 p.m. Thursday
Clint Bush is at the Village Tavern in Marcellus at 8-11 p.m. Thursday
Bob Higgins hosts Karaoke Night at 23 North Restaurant and Bar at 8 p.m. Thursdays
DJ DevOcean is at the Foundation of Light’s Ecstatic Dance Sanctuary at 8 p.m. Thursday
The Supervillians and JWADI are at Funk N Waffles at 9 p.m. Thursday
“Million Dollar Quartet” previews at the Hangar Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, opening at 7:30 p.m. Friday and running through June 28
Tavern on the Commons hosts Karaoke Night at 10 p.m. Thursdays
Rose and the Bros return to South Hill Cider on Friday night
Friday, June 20
Michael Wu (Gunpoets, Front and Main) drops his debut solo single “Time25” on YouTube at 10 a.m. Friday
CC-13 is at the Owego Strawberry Festival at 5 p.m. Friday
The Ithaca Reggae Festival hosts a free Welcome Block Party at Stewart Park’s Large Pavilion with DJs EvoEvolution and Carter Van Pelt, Ononkwa Medicine, and the GIAC Jumpers at 5-9 p.m. Friday
Rose and the Bros are at South Hill Cider at 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday
Jeremy James is at 29 Neat in Watkins Glen at 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday
Whiskey Business is at Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards at 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday
The Bradford Allen Trio is BRU64 at 6-8 p.m. Friday
KURO WINDS Classical Woodwind Trio – Matt White, clarinet; David Zimet, bassoon; Erica Howard, oboe – plays the Unitarian Universalist Church of Cortland at 6-8 p.m. Friday
Bad Alibi is at Hopshire Farm and Brewery at 6-8 p.m. Friday
The Cadleys are at Heuga’s Alpine at 6-9 p.m. Friday
Patrick Young is at Homer Hops at 6-9 p.m. Friday
4 Word Days are at Summerhill Brewing at 6-9 p.m. Friday
Virgil Cain is at the BoatYard Grill at 6-9 p.m. Friday
Yetsu is at Grist Iron Brewing at 6-9 p.m. Friday
The Tug Hollow Trio – Joe Lule, Rena Guinn, Doug Henrie – plays Hector Wine Company’s Summer Solstice Party at 6-9 p.m. Friday
The FAR Trio is at Two Goats Brewing at 6-9 p.m. Friday
Jim and the Kyusonics are at Prison City Brewing North at 6-9 p.m. Friday
Maddy Walsh and the Blind Spots are at Finger Lakes Cider House at 6-9 p.m. Friday ($10)
Caviar & Grits are at Lucky Hare Brewing in Watkins Glen at 6-9 p.m. Friday
Crystal Vision is at Treleaven Winery at 6-9 p.m. Friday
Rachel Beverly is at Wells College Golf Course at 6 p.m. Friday
Clint Bush is at Wagner Vineyards at 6:30 p.m. Friday
The Letter 5 is at ONCO Fermentations at 7-9 p.m. Friday
Kitestring is at 23 North Restaurant and Bar at 7-9 p.m. Friday
Prison City Rockers are at Tinkers Guild in Auburn at 7 -10 p.m Friday
Two Horse Johnson is at the Solera Tap House at 7-10 p.m. Friday
Tim Herron is at the Glen Haven at 7-10 p.m. Friday
Cielle on Solid Ground is at Stone Bend Farm at 7 p.m. Friday
Proper Punktuation, Keith Ian Neal, and Home Visitor are at Cortland Corset Building at 7 p.m. Friday
Greg McQuade is at Cortland Beer Company at 8 p.m. Friday
The Gaslight Anthem is at del Lago Resort and Casino at 8 p.m. Friday
One Time Weekend is at the Westcott Theatre at 8 p.m. Friday
Practice at Presents brings Motherwort, the Runge, Plastermen, and Night of the Iguana to the Nocturnal Café at 8 p.m. Friday
Eddie Balduzzi & The Bon Vivants are at the Village Tavern in Marcellus at 8-11 p.m. Friday
Moe Bauso and Terry Quill are at Moondog’s Lounge at 8-11 p.m. Friday
The Silvertones play Owego Original’s Bar and Lounge at 8 p.m. Friday
The Date Night Duo (Marc Ryan and Monica) are at Hairy Tony’s at 8 p.m. Friday
DJ aparece is at the Downstairs at 8 p.m. Friday
Heavy Delish plays the Owego Strawberry Festival at 8:30-9:30 p.m. Friday
Kabaka Pyramid returns to Ithaca Reggae Fest on Saturday night
Saturday, June 21
Ithaca Reggae Fest will feature DJ Mike Judah (1:15 p.m.), Cha Cha with the Analogue Sons (2:15 p.m.), Personal Blend (3:15 p.m.), Gunpoets (4:15 p.m.), SingTrece (5:15 p.m.), Mihali (6:15 p.m.), Black Lion & Heat Wav (7:15 p.m.), and Kabaka Pyramid (8:30-10 p.m.) at Stewart Park on Saturday
Ghost Train is at Hosmer Winery at 1-4 p.m. Saturday
Jay French is at Knapp Winery at 2-5 p.m. Saturday
The Ripcords, Tom Townsley Blues Project, Nate Gross Band, Chris Eves Blues Trio, and Master Thieves are at The Ridge in Chittenango for the 11th annual Bacon & Bourbon Festival at 2-10 p.m. Saturday
Jefferson Starship is at Point of the Bluff Vineyards in Hammondsport at 3:30 p.m. Sunday
Tim Herron and the Great Blue play Middle Ages Brewing Company’s free Loading Dock series at 4 p.m. Saturday
Steve Romer and Bradford Allen are at Treleaven Winery at 4-7 p.m. Saturday
The David Greybeard Band is at Scale House Brewing at 5-8 p.m. Saturday
The Pin Drops are at Aurora Brewing at 5-9 p.m. Saturday
CC-13 is at Eldridge Park in Elmira at 5 p.m. Saturday
Levi Dusseau is at Owasco Lake Brewing in Moravia at 5-7 p.m. Saturday
Delicate Steve is at Stone Bend Farm at 6 p.m. Saturday
The Dart Brothers are at Boundary Breaks Vineyards at 6 p.m. Saturday
Date Night is at Danby Food and Drink at 6-8 p.m. Saturday
Unreal City is at ONCO Fermentations at 6-8 p.m. Saturday
Interchangeable Parts is at Homer Hops at 6-8 p.m. Saturday
Marc Ryan is at Summerhill Brewing at 6-8 p.m. Saturday
Claire Davis is at Brewer’s Kitchen and Taproom at 6-8 p.m. Saturday
Stereopticon is at Two Goats Brewing at 6-9 p.m. Saturday
Hot Dogs & Gin is at Grist Iron Brewing at 6-9 p.m. Saturday
Sam and Taylor are at McGraw Box Brewing North in Syracuse at 7-9 p.m. Saturday
Waxahatchee, MJ Lenderman & the Wind, and Hurray for the Riff Raff are at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards at 7 p.m. Saturday (SOLD OUT! But there’s a waiting list here!)
Yayle Hues is at the Watering Hole at 7-10 p.m. Saturday
Rachel Beverly is at Pine Creek Campground at 7 p.m. Saturday
Toni Romiti is at the Westcott Theater at 7 p.m. Saturday
Goose is at CMAC in Canandaigua at 7:30 p.m. Saturday
St. Luke Lutheran Church hosts a Show Tunes Singalong at 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Goth Night returns to the Nocturnal Café at 8 p.m. Saturday
Ivy’s Home and Clove are at Funk N Waffles at 8 p.m. Saturday
Mike & Ted are at Cortland Beer Company at 8 p.m. Saturday
Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Pure Prairie League are at the Anderson Center for the Performing Arts in Vestal at 8 p.m. Saturday
Drew Kiddoo & The Blackouts are at Jake’s Saloon in Horseheads at 8 p.m. Saturday
Mark Doyle & The Maniacs are at Moondog’s Lounge at 8-11 p.m. Saturday
The Arcade is at Britches Dance Bar in Auburn at 8 p.m. Saturday
The Hank Roberts Trio is at the Downstairs at 8 p.m. Saturday
Virgil Cain is at Nickel’s BBQ Pit in Watkins Glen at 8-11 p.m. Saturday
Sawa Sawa Band plays a free show at Deep Dive at 9 p.m. Saturday
The StiffTones
Sunday, June 22
Ithaca Reggae Fest will feature DJ Art-V (1 p.m.), Notorious Stringbusters (1:45 p.m), Metasequoia (2:45 p.m.), Double Tiger (3:45 p.m.), New Planets (4:45 p.m.), Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad (5:45 p.m.), Thousands of One (7 p.m.), and Steel Pulse (8-9:30 p.m. at Stewart Park on Sunday
Hollings will perform at South Hill Cider’s second annual Fermentation Festival & Market at 12-4 p.m. Sunday
The StiffTones are at Summerhill Brewing at 1-4 p.m. Sunday
Top Shelf is at Grist Iron Brewing at 1-4 p.m. Sunday
Syracuse’s Lost Horizon hosts the “Dan-O-Palooza” benefit featuring Amerikan Primitive, Dangerous Type, the Barn Dogs, Rydher, Jam Theory, the Hard Promises duo, Scars & Stripes, and Just Joe at 1-11 p.m. Sunday
Honey for the Bees plays at Finger Lakes Cider House’s “Farm Fest 2025” at 2 p.m. Sunday
Hammer & Shackle are at Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards at 2-5 p.m. Sunday
Jess Novak is at ONCO Fermentations at 3-5 p.m. Sunday
No Filter is at Auburn’s Highland Park at 3-6 p.m. Sunday
Half Past Dead is at the Nest Tavern at 4-7 p.m. Sunday
Joe Uticone is at Wolffy’s Marina at 4-7 p.m. Sunday
Cisco and The Soul Benders are at Two Goats Brewing at 4-7 p.m. Sunday
Calya Lea and Nate Richardson are at the Downstairs at 7 p.m. Sunday
Club Cayuga’s “Sundays at Sunset” cruise will feature Salsa DJ Michael Luis at 7:30 p.m. Sunday
Counting Crows are at Turning Stone Casino at 8 p.m. Sunday
Deep Dive hosts a free Ithaca Reggae Fest after-party with Matt O’Brian’s Ascending Age Soiree at 10 p.m. Sunday
Monday, June 23
Brett Beardslee brings the blues to Rasta Ranch Vineyards at 5-8 p.m. Monday
Dave Davies RhythmMakers are at South Hill Cider at 5:30-8:30 p.m. Monday
Mark Maynard hosts Open Mic Night at Lucky Hare Brewing in Hector at 6-8 p.m. Monday
The Parghs are at the Downstairs at 7 p.m. Monday
Busted on Bourbon Street plays Funk N Waffles’ Dead Night at 7:30 p.m. Monday
Galactic Monday returns to Deep Dive at 9 p.m. Monday
Tuesday, June 24
The Chris Taylor Trio plays Super Cream Dairy Bar’s Cruise-In Night at 4:30-7 p.m. Tuesday
Dennis Winge plays the Inn at Taughannock Falls at 5-8 p.m. Tuesday
Cooper Scotti is at Barnstormer Winery at 5-8 p.m. Tuesday
Terrapin Station plays Deep Dive’s Dead Dive Happy Hour at 5-8 p.m. Tuesday
Madelyn Rose plays Country Music Tuesday at Grist Iron Brewing at 5-8 p.m. Tuesday
Steve Romer is at the Lookout at Hope Lake in Virgil at 5-9 p.m. Tuesday
Sarah Noell plays Firelight Camps at 6-8 p.m. Tuesday
Sydney Irving plays the “Broome Bands Together” Summer Concert Series at Otsiningo Park at 6-8 p.m. Tuesday
Sons of Grunge play Auburn’s Hoopes Park at 6-9 p.m. Tuesday
Swagger is at the Clam Man’s Party House in Seneca Falls at 6-9 p.m. Tursday
Jes Sheldon and the Stewards of Sol are at the Nest Tavern at 6-9 p.m. Tuesday
Restrictor Plate, Cycle Of Abuse, Blind Tyrant, and Drawn By Blood are at The Song & Dance in Syracuse at 7 p.m. Tuesday
The Ridge in Chittenango continues its Tribute Tuesdays series with “The Best of Yacht Rock” at 6-10 p.m. Tuesday
Wicked Children – Judy Hyman, fiddle; Jeff Claus, banjo uke; Gus Tritsch, guitar and fiddle; Huck Tritsch, fiddle and bongos; Sally Freund, bass – is at Bike Bar Ithaca at 7 p.m. Tuesday
SingTrece presents “Ithaca's Best Open Mic for Singers, Rappers, Songwriters, Poets and Spoken Word” at the Downstairs at 7 p.m. Tuesday
Deep Dive debuts “The Vinyl Lounge” with DJ Hot Cole at 9 p.m. Tuesday
Rosie Newton and Lydia Garrison are Home Remedy
Wednesday, June 25
Home Remedy is at the Trumansburg Farmers Market at 4-7 p.m. Wednesday
Levi Gangi is at Bright Leaf Vineyard at 6 p.m. Wednesday
Jazz Night returns to Deep Dive from 6 p.m. to close on Wednesday night
Stone Cold Sober is at Candor’s Shoe Inn at 6 p.m. Wednesday
Rob Ervin plays Heid’s of Liverpool at 6-8 p.m. Wednesday
Syracuse Jazz Fest kicks off with free shows at 12 downtown venues at 6-11 p.m. Wednesday
The Diana Jacobs Band is at Prison City Brewing North at 6-9 p.m. Wednesday
Benny and The Mex are at Salt Point Brewing at 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday
Biba (Jessica Custer and Lynn Wiles) continues the new “Fireside Sessions” series at New Park Event Venue at 7 p.m. Wednesday (advance tickets are available here)
The Cortland Old-Timers Band plays on the Homer Village Green at 7-8 p.m. Wednesday
The Nocturnal Café hosts Open Mic Night at 7 p.m. Wednesday
Curtis Salgado is at the 443 Social Club and Lounge at 7 p.m. Wednesday
Faster Pussycat, SuperSuckers and The Rumours are at the Lost Horizon at 7 p.m. Wednesday
Reverend Horton Heat and Nathan & The Zydeco Cha-Chas are at Middle Ages Brewing at 8 p.m. Wednesday
Jim Catalano has covered the Ithaca and Central New York music scene since 1992