After a life of ups and downs, a songwriter from Lima takes their act back to where it all began.
Abilene Bar and Lounge
Buffalo rock trio Organ Fairchild returns to Abilene
The trio Organ Fairchild brings its hard-groovin’ instrumental rock to Abilene Bar & Lounge on Dec. 4.
Ithaca musician Janet Batch brings small-town songs to Abilene for CD release show
Ithaca-based country-folk musician Jan Batch writes songs inspired by her small-town roots and brings them to Abilene Bar & Lounge on Nov. 4.
Accomplished Americana musician Cindy Cashdollar returns to Abilene
Cindy Cashdollar has played with everyone from Bob Dylan to Leon Redbone, but she’ll play songs from her album “Waltz for Abilene” Saturday.
Abilene owner stands by venueโs COVID vaccination policy
As live music returns, Abilene Bar and Lounge and other regional venues have implemented proof-of-vaccination policies for concertgoers.
Bars across New York reeling after state halts ticketed concerts
New State Liquor Authority guidance stipulates that live music has to be “incidental,” effectively banning ticketed concert events.
FOLK | Mike Powell
An all-around talented guy — having chosen the life of a traveling songwriter over a surefire career in professional lacrosse — Mike Powell is also the owner and operator of the art studio Rising Feather Art in Cazenovia. Powell captivates audiences with his intimate storytelling, and is best known for his song “Twenty One Rounds,” […]
The F Word: Grandpa Presley
Celebrating what would have been Elvis Presleyโs 85th birthday this past week, itโs getting harder and harder to keep up his legacy amid the fried banana and peanut butter sandwiches, and virtually everything from his square movie catalogue.
The soothsayer
Singer-songwriter Eric Andersen is a kind of folk music prophet, whose music has been performed by Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt, and Pete Seeger.
Swimming in Seth Faergolzia’s stream of consciousness
The official release date for the new, self-titled album by Seth Faergolziaโs Multibird is January 1, but you can get a few hoursโ head start at the official release show, at 8 p.m. on New Yearโs Eve, at Skylark Lounge.
The F Word: Tears in ยพ time
Got to poke my head into the studio during Scott Regan’s “Open Tunings” broadcast Friday to eyeball
French jazz guitarist Stephane Wrembel disassemble his guitar and the way I
listen to it.
Interview: Jimbo Mathus
Guitarist Jimbo Mathus became a household name as a founding member of the swing-revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers. But Mathus’s latest album, the aptly titled “Incinerator,” is a righteous romp through the swamp.






