In an hour-long Pulse of Ithaca Podcast episode recorded at festival headquarters, the Donna the Buffalo co-founder walks back through the fiddle scene, the mispronounced band name and the $78,000 first festival budget.
Recorded at GrassRoots headquarters in Trumansburg, the Donna the Buffalo co-founder walks through the camp's Miami origins, the 1990 benefit that became the festival, and the Louisiana parish hall that changed both.
Talent buyer Russ Friedell explains how a Sunday got added to the seventh Ithaca Reggae Fest, why the festival sells no VIP tier, and how a 180-seat room on Green Street seeded Ithaca's reggae history.
In the Pulse of Ithaca Podcast's first guest interview, the Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad drummer traces the band from a Rochester apartment above a bar to Red Rocks, and does the arithmetic on a week in the van.
The Ithaca songwriter walks the Pulse of Ithaca Podcast through 300 voice memos, a writer's block trick built on book titles, a live album cut at Deep Dive and the summer he started playing keys with Giant Panda.
The Ithaca Reggae Fest co-founder traces the festival to reggae nights at the old Haunt, explains the letter that came with the first sponsorship check, and details a sixth year headlined by John Brown's Body and Sister Nancy.
The talent buyer for Deep Dive, Lincoln Hill Farms and three other rooms explains the arithmetic behind a booking, the ska band that duct-taped him to a tree, and the day he quit teaching to join a reggae band.
In an hour-long Pulse of Ithaca Podcast episode recorded the night before a Deep Dive show, the Rochester songwriter walks through the reggae years, the abrupt exit, eight years as a singing drummer and a new record called Homesick.
The Brothers Comatose is an up-and-coming San Francisco-based band. Guitarist and band cofounder Ben Morrison recently discussed how he became interested in music, the formation of the Brothers Com...
Florida-based sacred steel group The Lee Boys create joyous music and are known for their electrifying live performances. They are playing Magnolia Fest 2014. Guitarist Alvin Lee recently discussed...
I’ve recently noticed how funk music has taken over my life. Then just when I can’t seem to get enough, Snarky Puppy wins a flipping Grammy! What a fascinating time for funk musicians everywhere. C...
Tim Reynolds is an accomplished guitarist and songwriter. He is a member of the Dave Matthews Band and leads his own group, TR3. Reynolds is performing two acoustic shows with Dave Matthews in New ...
Marc Broussard is a soulful, Carencro, Louisiana-based singer-songwriter. He is the son of guitarist Russ Broussard. Marc Broussard will be headlining the Southern Soul Assembly Tour, along with JJ...
Tom Constanten is a musical legend. He served as the keyboardist for the Grateful Dead from 1968 to 1970. He is known for his classically-influenced playing. Tom recently wrote in to discuss meetin...
Photo Source: tommystinson.com Tommy Stinson is a rock legend. He was a member of famed Minnesota-based rock group the Replacements. Since 1998, he has been the bassist for Guns N’ Roses and Soul A...
Mike Doughty is one of the best, most creative singer-songwriters out today. He has a skill for writing memorable hooks, and writes intriguing, oddball, poetic lyrics. His latest album, Yes and Als...
