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Music: Mountain Heart

0 Comments · Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Ten years ago, Mountain Heart opened up a concert at the Taft Theatre for recently deceased Country Music Hall of Famer, George Jones. To Jones’ credit, his love of Bluegrass music allowed for such   

Art: Continuity and Change: The Return to Figurative Painting

0 Comments · Wednesday, May 22, 2013
We’ve been here before, but it wasn’t quite the same. The frequently sun-struck paintings in the engaging exhibition, Continuity and Change: The Return to Figurative Painting, now at Cincinnati Ar  

Music: The Socials

0 Comments · Wednesday, May 22, 2013
After a couple of years of little-to-no activity, excellent Cincinnati Punk band The Socials has returned to the local club circuit and (cool) record store bins. On Saturday, June 1, the trio performs  

Music: The Cliftones

0 Comments · Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Friday, Cincinnati Reggae greats The Cliftones celebrate the release of their latest single, the third to be issued this year, with a show at the Southgate House Revival in Newport. The 9 p.m. ev  

Onstage: The Fringe Festival

0 Comments · Wednesday, May 22, 2013
 So what tips can I offer, as the 10th Cincinnati Fringe Festival is about to begin? I’ve attended these annual round-ups of theater, dance, comedy, music, monologues and oddball unclassifiable  

Music: Col. Bruce Hampton

0 Comments · Wednesday, May 22, 2013
About 10 years ago, Col. Bruce Hampton played the now-defunct Barrelhouse here in Cincy. After spending the afternoon with the Colonel, I attempted to get a message to local politician and entrepreneu  

Music: New Found Glory

0 Comments · Wednesday, May 22, 2013
New Found Glory is a rarity in contemporary music; a band that attains iconic status without succumbing to compromise or internal fracturing.  The Florida quintet coalesced in 1997 when vocalist  

Music: Simo

0 Comments · Wednesday, May 22, 2013
A good overzealous band bio can make for quite the unintentional treat. Take what Simo and/or its management cooked up when someone decided to go off the rails with the hard sell. According to the bio  

Music: Andrew W.K.

0 Comments · Wednesday, May 22, 2013
In 2002, I interviewed Andrew W.K. about his debut full length, I Get Wet, famous for its cover shot of his hemorrhaging nose and ubiquitous hit single, "Party Hard." Back then, AWK was trying to br  

Attractions: Zoo Babies

0 Comments · Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Visit the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden through the end of May for a wholesome and family-friendly peek at the zoo’s newest (and youngest) arrivals. You’ll find these little ones throughou  

Literary: Sam Avery

0 Comments · Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Keystone XL pipeline, which would run from Canada to Texas, has been a controversial proposition. Some believe it will add thousands of jobs and create a needed source of fuel. Others believe it w  

Comedy: The Midnight Swinger

0 Comments · Tuesday, May 21, 2013
It’s not often you get to see a comic who holds a world record. The Midnight Swinger, Dave Scott, recently broke the record for longest stand-up set: 40 hours and eight minutes. “I was celebrating  

Art: Brunch & Brilliant Brains at AEC

0 Comments · Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Your final opportunity to see photographer Peiter Griga’s QR-coded portraits of local entrepreneurs happens Friday at a closing reception for his exhibition QRtifacts at the Artisan Enterprise Cente  

Music: Reggae Culture Splash 2013

0 Comments · Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The annual food/music fest Taste of Cincinnati — Cincy’s unofficial “start of the summer” — doesn’t begin until Saturday, but Friday you can get an outdoor music fix that couldn’t be mor  

Event: Memorial Day Weekend Salute

0 Comments · Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Celebrate and commemorate those who have served our country with a weekend of activities at the Arlington Memorial Gardens in Finneytown. Remembrances start Friday and go through the weekend with