Music from Norway most immediately for me conjures notions of Black Metal and Scandinavian pop à la ABBA (not Norwegian, but I don’t believe my grouping of Scandinavia is anomalous). Though I would not exactly define Sondre Lerche as a happy medium, seeing as how the combination of ABBA and Mayhem would not produce Lerche, he does elude the stereotypical Norwegian musical associations.

The audience’s ears were ringing for hours on end, shirts drenched in sweat, and bodies sore from being crushed, yet seeing Dan Deacon made it all worth it. On Sunday night, the Baltimore native musician played at Castaways, with local DJs Glitter Monks and the quirky magician, Michael Staley.

Sunday night’s Furthur concert in Barton Hall, which attracted Deadheads from around the country, resulted in an unusually high number of drug and alcohol related arrests.

Biloxi Blues

Schwartz Center for Theatre Arts

February 17-27

Biloxi Blues comedically tells the story of 20 year old Eugene, who is sent to an army training camp during World War II. There, in less than normal circumstances, Eugene learns to cope and come to terms with the world he lives in.

The Grateful Dead, although it began on the periphery of mainstream culture, has secured a place for itself as an iconic American band. This Sunday, members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh will return to Barton Hall, the site of one of their most famous performances in 1977, as part of a new band: Furthur.

When Furthur arrives on campus Sunday for a concert in Barton Hall, the Grateful Dead’s loyal following of “Deadheads” is expected to arrive as well. Cornell Police are concerned that large numbers of Deadheads may arrive without tickets and try to break into campus buildings for warmth and conduct other illegal activities. The police plan to increase patrols and take other security measures around campus in response to the expected crowds this weekend, CUPD Chief Kathy Zoner said.

Saturday night’s show at Ithaca’s Wildfire Lounge was one of reinvention. A local Ithaca band, The Cos, transported the audience to the nitty-gritty streets of New York City. Cornell group Blow! — who recorded their debut EP on a laptop in the bathrooms of Willard-Straight and Balch arch — created a sound as big and full as an orchestra. The headliners, Brooklyn’s Asobi Seksu, may have made their reputation blasting layered guitars in the tradition of the best elements of shoegaze, but brought out the acoustic guitars and piano for their return to Ithaca.

Last Sunday night at The Haunt, Ithaca Underground brought a touring trio of bands to town that represent a subgenre of music loosely dubbed as “post-metal.” Essentially, post-metal is the umbrella term for the expansive sound of heavy music in the wake of ’90s Neurosis, a wide range of influences from post-rock (another loaded term) to space rock to sludge to doom metal and psychedelic rock.

Mention Ithaca to any Grateful Dead fan and you’ll get an immediate response: Barton Hall, May 8th, 1977. Considered by most fans to be the definitive recording of the San Francisco jam band’s live work, the concert bred a special association between the Dead’s music and Ithaca.

On a lonely Monday night, when many Cornell students were diving back into their homework or thinking about their post-graduation plans, a few made their way down the hill — to The Shop. A combination tattoo parlor-coffee shop turned nightclub, no, scratch that, intimate music venue, The Shop is one of the most intriguing enterprises ever to hit Ithaca.