2011/The Year In TV

Posted by E on February 26, 2012

[with commentary, back by popular demand]

1. LOUIE - the rare show that is truly innovative

2. GAME Of THRONES - like a grown up version of Lord of the Rings

3. PARKS And RECREATION - the most rewarding characters in comedy

4. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS - a fitting finale for a class act series

5. BREAKING BAD - more liking Breaking Good, if you know what I mean (zing?)

6. FRINGE - ramped up the tension in at least two universes

7. JUSTIFIED - the second season improved on an impressive first season

8. An IDIOT ABROAD - Karl Pilkington spreads his genius all over the globe

9. 24/7: The ROAD To The WINTER CLASSIC - an ideal show for those who are already hockey fans and a perfect gateway for those who are not (yet)

10. CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM/IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA - two-way sitcom tie for the final spot in the Top 10

*HONORABLE MENTION: Boardwalk Empire, Treme, Happy Endings

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CONCERT LOG

DATE/HEADLINER/OPENING ACT(S)/VENUE/LOCATION
5.24.19: Chromatics/Desire/In Mirrors/Higher Ground/Burlington, VT
4.13.18: Julien Baker/Tancred/Hangar Theater/Ithaca, NY
2.13.18: Jason Isbell/James McMurtry/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
7.16.17/Willie Nelson, MMJ, Sheryl Crow +/Lakeview Amphitheater/Syracuse, NY
10.6.16/Jason Isbell/Josh Ritter/Landmark Theater/Syracuse, NY
8.24.16/Offerman+Mullally/Crouse Hinds Theater/Syracuse, NY
8.14.16/The Tragically Hip/Air Canada Center/Toronto, ON
7.14.16/Milk Carton Kids/Colin Hay/Smith Opera House/Geneva, NY
11.20.15/Guster/Darryl Rahn+Lost Souls/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
11.1.15/Carly Rae Jepsen/(St. Lucia)/Barton Hall (Cornell)/Ithaca, NY
9.23.15/WILCO/William Tyler/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
5.20.15/Brit Floyd/Crouse Hinds Theater/Syracuse, NY
5.1.15/Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
9.24.14/Tweedy/(Hospitality)/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
2.22.14/Band Of Horses/(Sera Cahoone)/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
10.29.13/Neko Case/Karen Elson/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
9.27.13/Okkervil River/Torres/The Haunt/Ithaca, NY
9.13.13/Yo La Tengo/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
8.6.13/Explosions In The Sky/(Black Throat Wind)/Westcott Theater/Syracuse, NY
7.21.13/Americanarama Festival (Dylan/Wilco/MMJ)/SPAC/Saratoga, NY
6.14.13/Patterson Hood/(T. Hardy Morris)/The Haunt/Ithaca, NY
5.16.13/The National/People Get Ready/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
4.18.13/Aimee Mann/Ted Leo/Club Helsinki/Hudson, NY
10.6.12/Great Lake Swimmers/Snowblink/The Haunt/Ithaca, NY
7.28.12/WILCO/Lee Ranaldo Band/Ommegang Brewery/Cooperstown, NY
6.8.12/Lindsey Buckingham/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
3.22.12/Brit Floyd/Landmark Theater/Syracuse, NY
11.16.11/Drive-By Truckers/The Felice Brothers/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
9.9.11/Okkervil River/New Villager/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
9.3.11/Great Lake Swimmers/Kin Ship/Delilah's On Cayuga/Ithaca, NY
5.21.11/Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit/Maria Taylor/The Haunt/Ithaca, NY
5.6.11/The Walkmen/Wavves/Ithaca College/Ithaca, NY
11.6.10/Roger Waters [The Wall/Live]/Madison Square Garden/New York, NY
10.24.10/Louis CK/Todd Glass/Bailey Hall (Cornell)/Ithaca, NY
10.17.10/Phoenix/Jenny & Johnny/Barton Hall (Cornell)/Ithaca, NY
9.24.10/The National/Owen Pallett/Wellmont Theater/Montclair, NJ
8.28.10/My Morning Jacket/The New Pornographers/CMAC/Canandaigua, NY
8.25.10/Titus Andronicus/Free Energy/Castaways/Ithaca, NY
8.20.10/My Morning Jacket/Grace Potter & The Nocturnals/Champlain Valley Expo/Essex Junction, VT
8.13.10->8.15.10/WILCO Solid Sound Festival/North Adams, MA
8.5.10/The Gaslight Anthem/Frank Turner/William Elliott Whitmore/The Stone Pony (Summer Stage)/Asbury Park, NJ
8.2.10/The Gaslight Anthem/Tim Barry/Chamberlain/House Of Blues/Boston, MA
7.30.10->8.1.10/Newport Folk Festival/Newport, RI
6.26.10/Great Lake Swimmers/Ian Coristine/Clayton Opera House/Clayton, NY
6.5.10/The Midnight Ramble [Levon Helm Band/Drive-By Truckers]/Levon Helm Studios/Woodstock, NY
5.18.10/Midlake/Jason Lytle/John Grant/Castaways/Ithaca, NY
5.9.10/Deer Tick/Caution Children/Castaways/Ithaca, NY
4.18.10/The Flaming Lips/Stardeath/White Dwarfs/Barton Hall (Cornell)/Ithaca, NY
4.3.10/WILCO/Wellmont Theater/Montclair, NJ
2.17.10/John Prine/Sara Watkins/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
11.21.09/The Midnight Ramble [Levon Helm Band/Nitty Gritty Dirt Band/Eric Church]/Levon Helm Studios/Woodstock, NY
11.11.09/Lyle Lovett & His Large Band/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
9.23.09/Sufjan Stevens/Cryptacize/Castaways/Ithaca, NY
9.6.09/The Positive Jam [The Hold Steady/The Felice Brothers/Deer Tick/The Rural Alberta Advantage]/Stewart Park/Ithaca, NY
8.25.09/Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band/SPAC/Saratoga, NY
7.27.09/Coldplay/Elbow & Kitty, Daisy and Lewis/SPAC/Saratoga, NY
7.26.09/The Tragically Hip/The Green/Shelburne, VT
7.25.09/Frightened Rabbit/The Antlers/Iron Horse/Northampton, MA
7.11.09/WILCO/Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band/LeLacheur Park/Lowell, MA
7.10.09/WILCO/Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band/Frawley Stadium/Wilmington, DE
6.14.09/The Hold Steady/Right On Dynamite/Castaways/Ithaca, NY
5.9.09/The Gaslight Anthem/Pela & Good Old War/The Stone Pony/Asbury Park, NJ
5.8.09/The Tragically Hip/Nokia Theater/NYC
4.25.09/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart/Caution Children/Risley Hall (Cornell)/Ithaca, NY
4.20.09/Neko Case/Crooked Fingers/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
4.18.09/Flight Of The Conchords/Kristen Schaal/Tower Theater/Philadelphia, PA
4.11.09/Rhett Miller/Jennifer O'Connor/Castaways/Ithaca, NY
3.28.09/Jeff Tweedy/Pete Seeger & Classroom 12/Beacon High Auditorium/Beacon, NY
3.10.09/AC Newman/Dent May/Castaways/Ithaca, NY
2.5.09/Cowboy Junkies/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
12.6.08/WILCO/Jennifer O'Connor/Auditorium Theater/Rochester, NY
11.9.08/Decemberists/Walkmen/Loch Lomond/Barton Hall (Cornell)/Ithaca, NY
10.4.08/Andrew Bird/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
9.28.08/Bill Maher/Barton Hall (Cornell)/Ithaca, NY
9.26.08/Ryan Adams & The Cardinals/Landmark Theater/Syracuse, NY
9.12.08/A.A. Bondy/Castaways/Ithaca, NY
8.21.08/My Morning Jacket/The Black Keys/Red Rocks/Denver, CO
8.16.08/My Morning Jacket/Lousiville Leopard Percussionists/Waterfront Park/Louisville, KY
8.12.08/WILCO/Andrew Bird/Tanglewood/Lenox, MA
8.7.08/The New Pornographers/Grizzly Bear/Calvin Theater/Northampton, MA
8.6.08/Radiohead/Grizzly Bear/Parc Jean Drapeau/Montreal, QC
7.15.08/Stone Temple Pilots/Secret Machines/ CMAC/Canandaigua, NY
7.5.08/Rush/None/SPAC/Saratoga, NY
5.3.08/The National/None/Messiah College/Grantham, PA
4.13.08/The New Pornographers/Okkervil River/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
2.24.08/Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt/None/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
2.16.08/The National/Doveman/Hamilton/Clinton, NY
1.26.08/Neko Case/Eric Bachmann/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
11.11.07/Broken Social Scene/Yo La Tengo/Barton Hall (Cornell)/Ithaca, NY
11.2.07/The Tragically Hip/Joel Plaskett/Auditorium Theater/Rochester, NY
11.1.07/The Tragically Hip/Joel Plaskett/Landmark Theater/Syracuse, NY
10.26.07/Stephen Colbert/Barton Hall (Cornell)/Ithaca, NY
10.20.07/The Mammals/None/Edwards Opera House/Edwards, NY
10.7.07/The National/Doveman/Le National/Montreal, QC
9.20.07/ZZ Top/None/Turning Stone/Verona, NY
8.25.07/The National/White Rabbits/Arts Quad (Cornell)/Ithaca, NY
7.12.07/Roger Waters/None/Six Flags PAC/Darien Lake, NY
6.29.07/WILCO/Low/The Green/Shelburne, VT
6.24.07/WILCO/Low/Pines Theater/Northampton, MA
5.11.07/The Tragically Hip/Wintersleep/House Of Blues/Chicago, Il
5.4.07/Leo Kottke/None/Ithaca HS/Ithaca, NY
3.21.07/The Hold Steady/Ra Ra Riot/Syracuse U/Syracuse, NY
11.6.06/Secret Machines/Magic Hour/Syracuse U/Syracuse, NY
10.14.06/Drive-By Truckers/The Drams/House Of Blues/Cleveland, OH
10.6.06/Secret Machines/None/Higher Ground/Burlington, VT
9.17.06/The Strokes/Calm To Chaos/Barton Hall (Cornell)/Ithaca, NY
9.1.06/Flaming Lips/Sonic Youth & Ween & Magic Numbers/NYS Fair/Syracuse, NY
8.9.06/Guster/Ray Lamontagne & Rogue Wave/High Falls/Rochester, NY
7.30.06/Black Crowes/Drive-By Truckers & Robert Randolph/SPAC/Saratoga, NY
7.16.06/WILCO/Autumn Defense/Pines Theater/Northampton, MA
7.10.06/Pete Yorn/None/Water Street Music Hall/Rochester, NY
5.12.06/Pearl Jam/My Morning Jacket/Pepsi Arena/Albany, NY
4.9.06/Death Cab For Cutie/Franz Ferdinand/Barton Hall (Cornell)/Ithaca, NY
11.12.05/Jeff Tweedy/Glenn Kotche/Messiah College/Grantham, PA
11.8.05/Guster/Matt Pond PA/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
9.1.05/Coldplay/Rilo Kiley/Six Flags PAC/Darien Lake, NY
8.13.05/Def Leppard/The Tea Party/Corel Center/Ottawa, ON
8.3.05/Kings Of Leon/Shout Out Louds & Helio Sequence/Kool Haus/Toronto, ON
7.22.05/Ray Lamontagne/Rachel Yamagata/La Zona Rosa/Austin, TX
7.13.05/Bruce Springsteen/None/Corel Center/Ottawa, ON
6.28.05/WILCO/My Morning Jacket/Metropolis/Montreal, QC
3.25.05/Lewis Black/Stephen Lynch & John Bowman/Clarkson/Potsdam, NY
3.4.05/Jon Stewart/Barton Hall (Cornell)/Ithaca, NY
2.21.05/WILCO/Detholtz/Ovens Auditorium/Charlotte, NC
2.19.05/WILCO/Head Of Femur/House Of Blues/Myrtle Beach, SC
2.11.05/The Walkmen/Chin Up Chin Up/Appel Commons (Cornell)/Ithaca, NY
11.20.04/The Mammals/The Hillbettys/A. Taylor Hall (Cornell)/Ithaca, NY
11.13.04/Arcade Fire/Hidden Cameras/Noyes (Cornell)/Ithaca, NY
10.29.04/Bruce Cockburn/None/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
10.19.04/The Tragically Hip/Sam Roberts/Auditorium Theater/Rochester, NY
10.8.04/WILCO/Unknown/Skidmore/Saratoga, NY
9.4.04/Secret Machines/We Are The Arm/Noyes (Cornell)/Ithaca, NY
8.6.04/WILCO/Cerberus Shoal/State Theater/Portland, ME
7.23.04/The Tragically Hip/Idle Sons/Six Flags PAC/Darien Lake, NY
4.17.04/The Mammals/Unknown/Wells/Aurora, NY
3.14.04/Guster/Rufus Wainwright/Barton Hall (Cornell)/Ithaca, NY
10.16.03/Steven Wright/None/State Theater/Ithaca, NY
7.12.03/Pearl Jam/Sleater Kinney/Hershey Park/Hershey, PA
7.4.03/Neil Young/Lucinda Williams/SPAC/Saratoga, NY
6.21.03/Guster/Unknown/Water Street Music Hall/Rochester, NY
5.2.03/Pearl Jam/Sparta/HSBC Arena/Buffalo, NY
11.9.02/Bob Dylan/None/Coach USA Center/Elmira, NY
10.24.02/TOOL/Meshuggah/Broome County Arena/Binghamton, NY
9.1.02/The Tragically Hip/Unkown/Six Flags PAC/Darien Lake, NY
7.28.02/The Tragically Hip/Unknown/Somerville Theater/Boston, MA
7.27.02/The Tragically Hip/Unknown/Somerville Theater/Boston, MA
7.26.02/The Tragically Hip/Unknown/Somerville Theater/Boston, MA
5.4.02/Guster/Rustic Overtones/SUNY Cortland/Cortland, NY
8.27.01/Pearl Jam/Sonic Youth/SPAC/Saratoga, NY
6.2.01/U2/PJ Harvey/Pepsi Arena/Albany, NY
4.23.01/Guster/Joe, Marc's Brother/Auditorium Theater/Rochester, NY
10.3.00/The Tragically Hip/None/Landmark Theater/Syracuse, NY
10.2.00/The Tragically Hip/None/Auditorium Theater/Rochester, NY
8.14.00/Counting Crows/Live/SPAC/Saratoga, NY
8.5.00/The Tragically Hip/Guster/Alpine Stage/Bolton Valley, VT
4.29.00/Smashing Pumpkins/None/Tsongas Arena/Lowell, MA
8.24.99/R.E.M./WILCO/Molson Amphitheater/Toronto, ON
12.5.98/The Tragically Hip/Cracker/Orpheum Theater/Boston, MA
10.10.98/The Tragically Hip/The Watchmen/Landmark Theater/Syracuse, NY
10.8.98/The Tragically Hip/The Watchmen/Dome Arena/Rochester, NY
8.29.98/The Tragically Hip/Hayden/Sugarbush Mtn./Warren, VT
7.26.98/Dave Matthews Band/Agents Of Good Root/SPAC/Saratoga, NY
5.29.98/Kenny Wayne Shepherd/House Band/House Of Blues/Myrtle Beach, SC
4.5.98/Sarah McLachlan/Lisa Loeb/War Memorial/Rochester, NY
10.26.97/U2/Third Eye Blind/SkyDome/Toronto, ON
10.20.97/Adam Sandler/Unknown/SUNY Potsdam/Potsdam, NY
6.6.97/Dave Matthews Band/Bela Fleck/SPAC/Saratoga, NY
10.15.96/Dave Matthews Band/Boxing Ghandis/War Memorial/Syracuse, NY
5.22.96/The Tragically Hip/Unknown/Newbar/Raleigh, NC
10.30.95/George Carlin/Unknown/SUNY Potsdam/Potsdam, NY
5.6.95/Van Halen/Collective Soul/The Forum/Montreal, QC
3.15.95/Live/Sponge/SUNY Potsdam/Potsdam, NY
7.5.94/Pink Floyd/None/CNE Stadium/Toronto, ON
7.4.93/Lynyrd Skynyrd/Unknown/Fort Drum/Watertown, NY

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