Music in the ‘Cuse

Canadian rockers, The Tragically Hip perform tonight at the Landmark Theatre (362 S Salina St.). The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $37.50.

Also today

• Disney kid-pop quartet The Imagination Movers are also at the Landmark today for two shows - 2 and 6 p.m. Tickets are $17.25, $27.25, and $37.25.
• Cornmeal with guests, The Bridge, are at the Westcott Theater (524 Westcott St.) for a 9 p.m. show. Tickets are $10.
• The Paul Taylor Dance Company performs with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra at Mulroy Civic Center, Syracuse. Tickets range from $15 to $70.
• Rick Della Ratta is at the Auburn Public Theatre (108 Genesee St., Auburn) for a benefit for the American Red Cross of Cayuga County. The show starts at 6 p.m. Admission is $60 and includes a cocktail party.
• Mad Agnes is at the Oswego Music Hall (41 Lake St., Oswego). General admission is $14. Members pay $10.
• The Glenn Miller Orchestra is at the State Theatre (107 W. State St., Ithaca) for an 8 p.m. show. Tickets are $26.50-$32.50. Call (607) 277-8283 for more information.
• Maria Muldaur and her Garden of Joy Jug Band will be at the Castaways (413 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca). The concert starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $24.
• The New York Chamber Soloists will perform music for string and wind instruments by Mozart, Prokofiev and Brahms at Lincoln Middle School (1613 James St.). The concert starts at 8 p.m. and general admission is $20. Seniors pay $15 and student admission is $10.
  
• Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman headline at the Redhouse (201 S. West St.). The show starts at 8 p.m. General admission is $15. Students and seniors pay $12.

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The Westcott Theater’s Big Break moves into the final round tonight with the winner of the summer-long competition to be determined.

Finalists will perform in the following order: Phantom Chemistry (7 p.m.), Juice Break (8 p.m.), Augustine (9 p.m.), Gracious Sakes Alive (10 p.m.), and Sophistafunk (11 p.m.). The winner will be announced at 12:30 a.m.

Come out and support your favorite band and hear some of CNY’s best live music. Bands are judged not only on their performances, but also on fan support.

Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.  Admission is $10.

Also tonight

• Folk singer John Gorka is at May Memorial United Unitarian Universalist Society (3800 E. Genesee St.) at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12.
• The Paul Taylor Dance Company performs with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra at Mulroy Civic Center, Syracuse. Tickets range from $15 to $70.
• The Red Line Sax Quartet from the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music perform as part of the Arts Across Campus series at Storer Auditorium on the Onondaga Community College campus. The concert starts at 11:15 a.m. and admission is free. 

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Steve Kimock’s Crazy Engine is hitting the road this fall and stops tonight at the Westcott Theater (524 Westcott St.). The show, which features legendary Hammond B3 player Melvin Seals who played with the Jerry Garcia Band for 20 years, starts at 9 p.m.

Kimock has performed with such legends as Peter Frampton, Little Feat, Jerry Garcia and all members of the Grateful Dead, Bruce Hornsby, Bonnie Raitt, The Allman Brothers, Buddy Miles, Buddy Cage, Trey Anastasio and all members of Phish, Jorma Kaukonen, Vassar Clements, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Joe Satriani, Baaba Maal, Angelique Kidjo, Elvin Bishop, Steve Winwood, Derek Trucks, George Porter Jr., Ivan Neville, Grace Slick, Papa John Creach, and many more.

Along with Seals and Kimock, Crazy Engine includes Kimock’s son, John Morgan Kimock on drums and singer-songwriter and cello player, Trevor Exter.

Tickets are $20.

Also tonight

• Steve Lawrence is at the Showroom at Turning Stone Resort and Casino. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $40, $45, and $55.
• Joanne Shenandoah performs tonight at Storer Room Auditorium on the Onondaga Community College campus. The concert starts at 7 p.m. Joanne will also be available for a question and answer session at 4 p.m. Admission is free.

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It’s hump day and that means clubs in and around the ‘Cuse will be poppin! Here’s what’s going on:

• Al’s Wine and Whiskey Lounge (321 South Clinton St.) - Charley Orlando, 9 p.m.
• Dinosaur Bar-B-Que (246 W. Willow St.) - Los Blancos, 10 p.m.
• Jake’s Grub and Grog (7 E. River Rd., Brewerton) – Just Joe, 7 p.m.
• Opus (218 Walton St.) – Music Mavericks Open Mike with Lisa Gentile, 8 p.m.
• Palisades Hotel (1921 N. James St., Rome) – Jimmy Wolf, 9 p.m.
• ShamROCKS! Rock and Roll Irish Pub (109 E. Taft Rd., North Syracuse) - Dan Deming and Mike McKay, 9 p.m.
• Sheraton University Inn (801 University Ave.) – Gary Frenay and Arty Lenin, 5 p.m.
• Shifty’s (1401 Burnet Ave.) – Open Mike with Mark Gibson and Mike Ranger, 9 p.m.
• Suzy’s Tavern (346 W. Genesee St., Auburn) – Sarah Horner and Greg Carroll, 10 p.m.
• Woody’s Jerkwater Pub (2811 Brewerton Rd., Mattydale) – Dave Hawthorn, 6 p.m.

Looking for some music to brighten your Tuesday night? Here’s a listing of what’s going on at area clubs tonight:

• Applebee’s (3189 Erie Blvd E., DeWitt) - Gary Frenay and Arty Lenin
• Bull and Bear Pub (125 E. Water St.) - Singer/Songwriter Open Mic Tuesdays with Tommy Connors, 8 p.m.
• Dinosaur Bar-B-Que (246 W. Willow St.) - Open Jam with Big D
• Dolce Vita World Bistro (907 East Genesee St.) - The Brethren
• Limerick Pub (134 Walton St.) - Colin Aberdeen
• Lock 24 (33 Water St., Baldwinsville) - Karaoke with Sweetlou, 8:30 p.m.
• Mac’s Bad Art Bar (1799 Brewerton Rd., Mattydale) - Karaoke with Ormond Entertainment, 9:30 p.m.
• ShamROCKS! Rock and Roll Irish Pub (109 E. Taft Rd., North Syracuse) - Karaoke with Token Tom
• Singer’s Karaoke (1345 Milton Ave.) - Karaoke with DJ Streets
• Tavern on the Lock (24 S. First St., Fulton) - Paul Taylor,  6 p.m.
• Village Tavern (6 E. Main St., Marcellus) - Open Mike with Joe Henson, 7:30 p.m.

The Famous Artists’ Series’ presentation of The Rat Pack is Back opens tonight at the Crouse Hinds Theater (411 Montgomery St.). The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $50, $40, and $30.

The show recreates performances by Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin and Joey Bishop at the famous Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, and features all their signature songs, along with the back and forth humor that fans came to expect from these four legendary performers.

The show continues through Wednesday.

Blues guitarist Derek Trucks performs at the War Memorial at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $29.50, $39.50, and $49.50.

Trucks began playing guitar at nine and by the time he was 12, he had already played with such legends as Buddy Guy. He was also sitting in with the Allman Brothers Band. In 1999, he became an official member of the band and continues to tour with them.

Trucks is a master slide guitarist, whose blues and rock roots go deep. He has recorded with the Allman Brothers, his own band, and has also collaborated with Gregg Allman, Widespread Panic, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Gov’t Mule, Elvin Bishop, and many others.

His most recent album, Already Free (January 2009), debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, and #1 on the Internet chart, No. 4 on the Rock chart and No. 1 on the Blues chart, marking the band’s highest debut on the Billboard Top 200 chart to date.

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Miniature Tigers headline tonight’s rock extravaganza at the Westcott Theater (524 Westcott St.). The concert also features Mandate of Heaven, Animal Pants , Gracious? Sakes Alive!, and Hey Madeline. The show starts at 7 p.m. and tickets are $8.

Folksinger Arlo Guthrie is at the Center for the Arts (72 S. Main St., Homer) for a 7 p.m. show. General admission is $75 and $65 for seniors. Call 877-749-1091 for more information.
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It’s Halloween, and that means celebrating at KRock’s Halloween Havoc at the Horticulture building on the grounds of the New York State Fair. It’s spooky and it’s kooky, and will include performances by Trapt, Papercut Massacre, Cry for the Blind, and After Midnight Project.

The event also features a “fully, terrifying, no joke, borderline psychotic haunted house” and a costume contest with over $2,000 in prizes!

Tickets are $21 at the door.

Note: Cry for the Blind is replacing Sugar Red Drive who were forced to cancel after members of the band were injured in an accident .

Also tonight

• Check out the Real Deal Halloween Freak Out with Kill the King (the music of the Masters of Reality) at the Landmark Theatre (362 S. Salina St.). The show features Dead Rose, Dracula Jones, and Professional Victims. It all starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $15.
• October Nites, Eyan Cooughlin, Road To Recovery, Through These City Streets and T Six Bawn perform at Auburn Public Theatre (108 Oswego St., Auburn). The show starts at 5 p.m. and admission is $8.
• The Fabcats are on the SU Quad for a tailgate party prior to the Syracuse-Cincinnati game.  Music starts at 9:30 a.m., the game is set for noon.
• Descending Angel, Ledyard, Elevator Death Squad, Cursed From Birth, and Our 11th Hour are at the Lost Horizon (5863 Thompson Road) starting at 9 p.m.

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UMelt with Jeff Bujak headlines tonight at the Westcott Theater (524 Westcott St.). The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $12.

Also tonight

• Check 95X Halloween Massacre III with Under the Gun at the Landmark Theatre (362 S. Salina St.). The show also features The Reissues, 3 Inch Fury, and One Hard Crank. It all starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $15.
• The Central New York Jazz Orchestra with featured guests Steve Brown and Joe Riposo perform at the Carrier Theater (Mulroy Civic Center) at 8 p.m.  Tickets are $19.50, $24.50,and $27.50.
• Gary Frenay and Arty Lenin perform as part of the Hospice of the Finger Lakes Fundraiser at Auburn Public Theater (108 Genesee St., Auburn). The family-friendly event starts at 7 p.m. with children’s activities. Music starts at 9 p.m. There is a $15 admission charge ($5 for students with ID).
• Sophistications Jazz Cafe (441 S Salina St.) presents Halloween Jazz Party featuring E.S.P. and Magician Dan Uzunoff. The party starts at 7 p.m. Admission is $10.
• Check out Y94FM’s Halloween Bash at the Hotel Syracuse (500 S. Warren St.) with Brass Inc., 8:30 p.m.

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Silverstein headlines tonight at the Lost Horizon (5863 Thompson Rd.). I See Stars, Madina Lake, The Word Alive, and I Am Committing a Sin are also set to perform.

Silverstein got its start in 2000 in Burlington, Ontario. The band’s name is a reference to children’s author Shel Silverstein.

The band is currently promoting their most recent CD, A Shipwreck in the Sand, which was released in January 2009.

Most recently, Silverstein toured with Norma Jean, Before Their Eyes, and blessthefall. They have also completed a UK tour opening for The Blackout. This summer, they played a couple of dates on the Warped Tour. They are also preparing to perform in Europe, opening for Billy Talent.

The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $15 at the door.
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