The Horse Flies News

There's something in the water, and it's turning Ithacans into confused, drooling, flesh-craving grunters.

A benefit concert, "Life is Water - A Concert to Defend the Finger Lakes Against Unsafe Gas Drilling," will be held 8 p.m. Saturday at the Historic State Theatre in Ithaca.

The creative talents of countless musicians and artisans will paint downtown Norwich this Colorscape weekend with the hues of their diverse crafts, drawing thousands of spirited patrons to the free festival.

If you think the joys of American small-town life have disappeared - that those Norman Rockwell paintings are just a dim memory - then you need to check out the Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival this weekend.

You don't have to travel far for some great, free musical entertainment, especially if you make plans to attend this year's 15th Annual Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival on Saturday and Sunday, Sept.

Ithaca natives New Neighbors have returned from an Australian tour during which they played 15 dates over four weeks.

Ithaca natives New Neighbors have returned from an Australian tour during which they played 15 dates over four weeks.

McGarrigle Sisters/Green Rocky Road/The McGarrigle Hour/Hannibal Tim Oa Brien/When In Rome/Chameleon/Proper American The Horse Flies/I Believe in Love/Until the Ocean/Pest Control Records The Greencards/Weather and Water/Weather and Water/Dualtone Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson/The House That Never Was/Rattlina Bones/Sugar Hill Sara ...

When he was paddling his canoe onto the lake that now bears his name, Samuel de Champlain probably didn't imagine that those quiet, tree-lined shores would one day host a big, splashy party of epic proportions - in his honor, no less.

With all the upheaval in the local music scene recently - No Radio Records closed in March, The ABC Cafe is set to close after this weekend and there are reports of other venues being sold - it's always good to see a new performance space come on the scene.

The Battery Park concert series kicks off the 2009 summer season July 3 with a show featuring The Horse Flies; also playing is the Lost Fingers.

Vieux Farka Toure's recently released "Fondo" is an album for any season, but the rapidly rising Malian's record may best appreciated in warm weather.