Music in the ‘Cuse

Country singer Kenny Rogers is at the Showroom at Turning Stone Resort and Casino for an 8 p.m. show.  Tickets are $80, $85, and $95.

Also tonight

• Good Old War and Cast Spells perform at the Westcott Theater (524 Westcott St.). The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $10.
• Miss E is at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que (246 W. Water St.).
• The Bonecasters host an open blues jam at Rooter’s Tavern (4141 S. Salina St.) starting at 9 p.m
• DJ Smegie hosts karaoke at Singer’s Karaoke Club (1345 Milton Ave. ) at 9 p.m.
• The weekly country music showcase starts at 6 p.m. at the Phoenix American Legion Country Music Showcase (Route 57, Phoenix)

Fritz’s Polka Band will be at the New London Fire Hall in Rome this afternoon to perform at a benefit for the Larsen family of New London. The Larsens lost their home in a fire in October.

FPB takes the stage at 1 p.m. and will be followed by Wanted. Along with live music, there will be food, drinks, raffles and door prizes.

For ticket information, call Marv Hartzog at 315-334-4302.

Also today

The Barrigar Brothers provide musical entertainment at the Cayuga Community College 35th Annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Festival. The event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, features over 200 crafters and vendors.

The festival takes place in the college gym (197 Franklin St., Auburn).

At the clubs

• Burritt’s Café (8914 N. Seneca St., Weedsport) - Ken Burke, 1 p.m.
• Castaways (916 Route 37, Brewerton) - The Country Castaways featuring George Leija, 2 p.m.
• Empire Brewing Company (120 Walton St.) - Los Blancos, 12:30 p.m.
• Mac’s Bad Art Bar (1799 Brewerton Road, Mattydale) – Shovelhead, 9 p.m.
• The Mill (1417 W. Genesee St.) – Open Mike with Johnny Rage, 7 p.m.
• Moondance Tavern (2512 Route 20, Marcellus) – 4 on The Floor with Scotty Trudell, 5 p.m.
• Pastabilities (311 Franklin St.) – Kanjira, 6 p.m.
• Red Rooster Pub (4618 Jordan Rd., Skaneateles Falls) – Donna Colton, 4 p.m.
• Rooter’s Tavern (4141 S. Salina Street) – Open Mike Night with Down ‘n Dirty, 9 p.m.
• ShamROCKS! Rock and Roll Irish Pub (109 E. Taft Rd., North Syracuse) – SIM with Sara, 9 p.m.
• Sherwood Inn (26 W. Genesee St., Skaneateles) – Jerry Cali, 4 p.m.
• Shifty’s (1401 Burnet Ave.) - Country Kitchen, 7 p.m.

R&B and pop singer/songwriter Tynisha Keli makes a stop in Syracuse tonight, performing at the Westcott Theater (524 Westcott St.). The show, which is 18+, starts at 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 before midnight and $30 after midnight.

Tynisha has an international following. Her debut CD, The Chronicles of TK, reached No. 15 on the Japanese album chart, and her current single “Shatter’d” peacked at No. 6 on Billboard’s Japan Hot 100 Charts. She appeared in the 2009 remake of Fame, singing “This is My Life.”

Also today

• Thursday, Fake Problems, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and Endless Hallway will be rocking Lost Horizon (5863 Thompson Rd.) starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 at the door.
• Creaking Tree String Quartet performs at the Oswego Music Hall (41 Lake St., Oswego).  The show starts at 8 p.m.  General admission is $14, members pay $10.
• Irish rockers Teada are at the Center for the Arts (72 S Main St., Homer) for an 8 p.m. show. Tickets are $30, members pay $25.
• The Barrigar Brothers provides musical entertainment at the Cayuga Community College 35th Annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Festival. The event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, features over 200 crafters and vendors. The festival takes place in the college gym (197 Franklin St., Auburn).
• Loren Barrigar will be at the Elbridge Community Church (109 E Main St., Elbridge) for a party celebrating his new CD, Chillaxe. Loren will sing songs from the CD and copies will be available for sale. The event starts at 7 p.m. Admission is free although a donation to the church would be appreciated.

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Folk/blues singer Chris Smither performs at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society as part of the Folkus Project. The concert starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $15.

Smither has recorded 13 albums since 1970, his most recent being 2009’s Time Stands Still. He has performed all over the world at clubs, concert halls, and festivals in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Europe, and Australia.

Also tonight

It’s’ the last week for the Top Talent USA Variety Show at the Showroom at Turning Stone Resort and Casino. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $20, $25, and $30. (more…)

Rockers Throwdown celebrate the release of their CD, Deathless, tonight at Lost Horizon (5863 Thompson Rd.). Bury Your Dead and The World We Knew open the show, which starts at 8 p.m. and admission is $15.

Also tonight

Country singer Craig Morgan is at the Showroom at Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $40, 445, and $55.

At the clubs

• Bridge Street Tavern (109 Bridge St., Solvay) – Open Mike with Johnny Rage, 8 p.m.
• Caddyshack Tavern (402 Old Liverpool Rd., Liverpool) - DJ Skeet, 10 p.m.
• Coleman’s Authentic Irish Pub (100 S Lowell Ave.) – Tiger, 10 p.m.
• Empire Brewing Company ( 120 Walton St.) – Just Joe, 10:30 p.m.
• Lakeview Lanes (723 Route 3, Fulton) - Dave Wolever, 9 p.m.
• Mac’s Bad Art Bar (1799 Brewerton Rd., Mattydale) - Open Mike with Air Traffic, 9:30 p.m.
• The Mill (1417 W. Genesee St.) – DJ Seedz, 9 p.m.
• Mohegan Manor (58 Oswego St., Baldwinsville) – E.S.P., 6:30 p.m.
• Parker’s Grille and Tap House (129 Genesee St., Auburn) – Mike Sims and Dr. Stan, 8 p.m.
• Pizza Man’s Pub (50 Oswego St., Baldwinsville) – Open Mike with John Lerner, 7:30 p.m.
• Shifty’s (1401 Burnet Ave.) - Over the Top, 8 p.m.
• Singer’s Karaoke Club (1345 Milton Ave.) – Karaoke with BTR, 9 p.m.
• Station 58 (3504 Brewerton Rd., North Syracuse) – Karaoke, 9 p.m.
• Tavern on the Lock (24 S. First St., Fulton) – Joe Donelan, 6:30 p.m.
• Walter’s Café and Bistro (4500 Pewter Lane, Manlius) – Open mike with Matt and Jim, 8:30 p.m.

Celebrate the Full Moon by getting out and enjoying some great live music in and around the ‘Cuse. Here’s what’s going on!

Tim Reynolds and TR3 performs tonight at the Westcott Theater (524 Westcott St.). The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $15.

Reynolds is a musical virtuoso who plays guitar, piano, sitar, drums, violin, bass, keyboards, ethnic percussive instruments, solo djembe, and harp. He is the founding member of TR3 and performs regularly with Dave Matthews.

Reynolds’ connection with Matthews dates back to the late 1980s when he met Matthews, who was tending bar in Charlottesville, Va. Their friendship has endured, and Reynolds often tours with Matthews, as part on an acoustic duo as well as with Dave Matthews and Friends band.

Hot Tuna in Ithaca

The State Theatre (107 W. State St., Ithaca) presents An Evening with Hot Tuna , a special acoustic performance celebrating 50 years of music and friendship. The concert starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $28.

At the clubs

• Dinosaur Bar-B-Que (246 W. Willow St.) – Whiskey Mae, 10 p.m.
• Froggy’s Tavern (3898 New Court Ave.) – Open mike with Frank Rhodes, 7 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.
• Red Roosters Pub (4618 Jordan Rd., Skaneateles) - The Boogiemen, 8:30 p.m.
• ShamROCKS! Rock and Roll Irish Pub (109 E. Taft Rd., North Syracuse) - Dan Deming, 9 p.m.
• Sheraton University Inn (801 University Ave.) – Gary Frenay and Arty Lenin, 5 p.m.
• Singer’s Karaoke (1345 Milton Ave.) - Karaoke with DJ Hippy Dave, 9 p.m.
• Sugar Pearl Café (600 Burnet Ave.) – Mark Zane
• 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.

Happy December! Feel like playing hooky today and taking a road trip? Well, you have a good excuse. Fritz’s Polka Band (right) performs at Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetack (5857 Route 96, Farmington) starting at 1 p.m.

Take the NYS Thruway West and get off at Exit 43 (Route 21). Take Rte. 21 South to Rte. 96 West to the racetrack.

Also today…

• Token Tom hosts a Karaoke and Acoustic Open Mike night at ShamROCKS! Rock and Roll Irish Pub (109 E. Taft Rd., North Syracuse) starting at 8 p.m.
• DJ Streets spins the disks at Singer’s Karaoke Club (1345 Milton Ave.0. Music starts at 9 p.m.
• It’s Open Jam night at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que (246 W. Willow St.). Big D hosts .
• Mannheim Steamroller is at the Auditorium Theatre (875 E Main St., Rochester) for a 7:30 p.m. show.  Tickets are $34.50 - $61.50.

It’s the last day of November and the holidays are right around the corner. After the big Thanksgiving weekend, you might want to relax with some live music tonight.

Here’s what’s going on:

• The Syracuse Symphony presents a Holiday Pops concert at the Auburn High School Auditorium (250 Lake Ave, Auburn). Ron Spigelman conducts. The concert starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $30.
• Charley Orlando and Colin Aberdeen are at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que (246 W. Water St.).
• Ryan Burdick performs at the Copper Top Tavern (905 N. Main St., North Syracuse) starting at 6 p.m.
• DJ Smegie hosts karaoke at Singer’s Karaoke Club (1345 Milton Ave. ) at 9 p.m.
• The weekly country music showcase starts at 6 p.m. at the Phoenix American Legion Country Music Showcase (Route 57, Phoenix)

The weekend is winding down, but there’s no shortage of entertainment in and around the ‘Cuse. Here’s what’s going on:

VanNorstrands at the Westcott

The Andrew and Noah VanNorstrand Band performs at the Westcott Theater (524 Westcott St.). The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $10.

Benefit for Fred Crittela

Area musicians will gather today at the Palace Theatre (2384 James St.) for a benefit for restaurant owner Fred Crittela who is suffering from heart disease.  The event starts at 2 p.m. and includes performances by the Lenny’s Room house band with Tommy Rozzano, Jerry More, Rick Balestra, Jack Holton and Jimmy Cox (2:15 p.m.), Jodi Bilotti with Jimmy Cox (3 p.m.), Todd Hobin (3:20 p.m.), Maria DeSantis with Jimmy Cox (3:40 p.m.), and Joe Whiting with Terry Quill (4 p.m.).

Area chefs will provide food. Admission is $25.

Also today

• The McCarthy-Paisley Band celebrates the release of their CD, Hand-Picked, at the American Legion (Main St., Marcellus). The event starts at 2 p.m. and admission is free.
• The SU Brass Ensemble performs at Saints Peter and John Episcopal Church (169 Genesee St., Auburn). The holiday-themed concert starts at 7 p.m. and admission is free.

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