The Harmed Brothers tell all.

We are excited to bring The Harmed Brothers to Castaways this Thursday, May 12th. Doors open 9pm. Show starts at 10pm. $7 Tickets for sale at the door. +18.

The Harmed Brothers are an Americana/Folk-Rock/Indiegrass trio, based out of Eugene, Oregon. The group’s eclectic line up, which consists of Ray Vietti (guitar/vocalist), Alex Salcido (banjo/vocals/piano) and percussionist Adam Morehouse, creates a sound both melodic, and raucous, both gutsy and vulnerable. Often, the Brothers are compared to groups such as The Avett Brothers and Uncle Tupelo, and display that dynamic well, in both their spirited, energetic live performances, and their heartfelt songwriting, which equally showcases both songwriters Vietti and Salcido. Their most recent release, 2010′s All The Lies You Wanna Hear, has since garnered many gracious reviews, turning many heads and calling an ever-growing attention to these ambitious up and comers. Surely, bringing to light, a group of impassioned storytellers, as well as stellar performers.

Getting to know the Band...

1. What was the best show you have ever played and why?

Its really hard to say what was our best show.. we love everywhere we go and everyone we get play for, but being in Austin, TX early this year and being a part of Hillgrass Bluebilly Records' 4th Annual XSXSW Showcase along side acts like Willy "Tea" Taylor, Soda, Tom VandenAvond, Possessed by Paul James and so many other fantastic musicians and friends was definitely one of the highlights thus far.

2. Who is the funniest band member and Why?

You know we are all funny in our own right. The funny guy changes daily. funny "stuff" always seems to happen to Alex. Ray's always giving everyone nicknames that have no meaning at all which we all for some reason find funny. Joey is a walking accident. Adam well Adam's just Adam and thats funny enough.

3. What is your most memorable tour story? Lets just say we have some.

4. If all your band members were animals- who would be what?

Alex - Koala Bear -

Joey - if a cougar had a natural predator it would be Joey

Ray - Bird

Adam - Turtle

this question was by far our toughest to answer.

Hope to see you at the show!

- M.Rose

Good Beer & Good Music.

I am really excited about the event at Castaways this Saturday, May 14th for two very simple reasons - Good Beer & Good Music.

Three Heads is officially invading Ithaca. Please help them through an epic party. All of their beers will be live and we want to kick kegs like it is our job.

They are also bringing some of the best music from Rochester with them to help celebrate the occasion. The Beaumonts, Sisters of Murphy and RootsCollider. The doors open at 8 ($7) and the music hits at 9.

More about the Beer: Three Heads Brewing is dedicated to one thing and that is making great beer. With roots in home brewing, this Rochester based company opened in December of last year and is being distributed throughout all of Upstate NY. Currently there are 4 brands being brewed: The Kind IPA, The Skunk Black IPA, The Java Sutra Coffee Porter and The Blimey English Pale Ale. The brewery has been garnering great feedback and has been featured in some national publications. Dan, Todd and Geoff believe in putting the beer first and strive to convert people one sip at a time.

I had a moment with Geoff Dale and had to ask him some pressing questions.

This first being, what was his favorite beer?

This is a a tricky question, however I work at Ithaca Beer and can tell you my top three based on my personal tastes and food pairing. He responded,

Picking my favorite of the 3HB beers is like picking your favorite kid. I love them all just the same. That being said, The Kind got the best report card this last marking period, makes its bed every morning and does volunteer work on the weekends.

The answer he provided me with made me quite happy because I can relate to the concept of your business being similar to a family, product or service. The Castaway's family is small but we have numerous children through out the week, some are angry and loud, others are soft and mellow and most of the weekend children are rowdy and like to party.

I also wanted to know what Geoff's best story about the Brewery was. Since brewery's are great places to work, I figured he would have a good one. This was his response:

There are two that stand out. First was being contacted by BeerAdvocate because they wanted to review our beers. We got solid ones and they have since invited us to partake in their beer festival in Boston. This is pretty impressive since this all happened after only being open about two months. Add on to that the fact we are not even legal there. They have helped make it so we will be legal and we are heading up in June. The other one was when I went into a bar here and had a customer spend a few minutes explaining to me how good the Skunk was and why I should order it. The bartender who served me knew who I was laughed as they gave me the beer.

For More events and full music schedule visit us at www.castawaysithaca.com

This music line up for the event:

9:30 The Sisters of Murphy

10:45The Beautmonts

12 am Roots Collider

All that being said, See you Saturday!

OH MY DOG!

From your friends who brought you wing night, we now present:

H O T D O G H A P P Y H O U R

Please take the following steps...

1. Go to Castaways on any Wednesday between the hours of 5-8pm.

2. Order one of the Many dogs available

3. Proceed to hot dog heaven

Seattle Dog: cream cheese, grilled onions, grilled

spicy cabbage, and sriracha sauce

The other Dog was a creation of love: friend pickles, cole slaw, texas hot sauce and bacon.

Our bartender Slambert did this and as you can see by the documentation it was pretty slamming.

Although I wasn't able to taste one of these bad boys there was rumored to be fried oreos. We also have veggie dogs for the non carnivorous folks!

The look of fear and love.

For more info and Music Schedule please visit:

www.castawaysithaca.com

You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare!

Tonight: Pants Party Dancey & Arty

Tonight's event is free ninety-nine and runs from 9pm -11pm. Make sure to wear your dancing shoes because local electronic music sensation RADAR RADAR will rock your socks off.

Our featured Artist tonight is Angela Rae Goldberg who will be showcases some of her photographs from previous Castaways music shows.

The event also includes our amazing ART BAZAAR which showcases many local artists including Olivia Royal and her amazing creations from Art and Found, Nick Gilbert, Hallie Lee, Mariah Rose Dahl with her Lettuce Shake Designs, stunning photographs from Janelle Tompkins, sustainable fashion from Heidalda as well as many others!

If you would like to show case your artwork or be a vendor in next month's Open Art Bazzar please email: Castawaysbooking@gmail.com

21 + / no cover / 9-11pm.