The Haunt

On October 16, The Haunt rolled in to take over Empire Underground in Albany. Vocalist Anastasia Haunt's siren song cutting through the dark as the room locked in around her. Touring behind New Addiction, their debut album, the…

Beloved live music venue The Haunt in Ithaca, NY has been recently sold and demolished, but relocation begins soon. At 702 Willow Street, The Haunt will be replaced by a building under the City Harbor Residential Project, which is…

It was January 29, 1990 in Central New York and, yes, it was snowing. Fans who attended the Phish show that night at The (original) Haunt in Ithaca did so battling a blizzard and poor roads, which caused the band to arrive late, quickly…

As we enter June, the fourth month where live music performances are postponed until it is deemed safe to have mass gatherings due to COVID-19, we take a look at the music venues across the state that are closed for now, but in the coming…

The progressive quartet Mipso has released dates for a 2020 spring tour shortly after ending a very successful Living Room Tour this past January. Canadian folk artist Taylor Ashton is set to join the group on select dates to support his…

Colter Wall travelled from Saskatchewan in southwestern Canada to grace the stage of The Haunt in Ithaca on Saturday night. Though he had no problems connecting with the sold out crowd. Songs centering around cattle branding, ranching and…

On a snowy night in Ithaca on the precipice of the deep freeze, known as the Polar Vortex, a young college town crowd braved the elements to warm up to folk-rock breakout, Rayland Baxter and his 5-piece band. In the midst of a lengthy tour…

Aqueous concluded a brief headlining run with a stop at The Haunt in Ithaca on Saturday, April 21. With nary a repeat for these four shows, the jams were plentiful and on this springlike evening (finally) the improv took a darker, more…

The Lizards they have..... arrived! Toronto-based Phish tribute band The Lizards will tour throughout New York and New England this winter, with the first show taking place on January 26 at The Westcott Theater in Syracuse, followed by…

Binghamton's native four-piece Driftwood needs no introduction. However, they sure deserve one! Driftwood's precise mix of folk, country, singer/songwriter, punk, pop, and rock has earned a grassroots following, mowing through the…