Summerfair 2013 — one of the oldest continuous art fairs — returns to Coney Island for its 46th year of celebrating and appreciating art. The event will feature more than 300 fine artists and  

Kenny Roby’s first album in seven years is one of 2013’s best. Roby is philosophical when considering his place in the musical food chain. His big break in the ’90s came when his rootsy Ame  

Mycologist Romain B. Picasso leads a workshop on the basics of mushroom cultivation at the Civic Garden Center. Mushrooms grow from spores, not seeds, so this class will teach you how to build a mushr  

The Mahrajan summer festival returns to St. Anthony of Padua church in East Walnut Hills for a day of food, music, games and more  — all celebrating Lebanese heritage. Authentic cuisine include  

Finding the scene competition in their Brooklyn base a bit too bloodthirsty, duo vocalist/guitarist Wesley Schultz and drummer Jeremiah Fraites relocated to Denver, Colo., and recruited cell  

Passion Pit’s profile has expanded rapidly since forming a few years back, moving from frontman Michael Angelakos’ one-man bedroom project to a major-label five-piece with gigs at massive summer f  

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   

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  

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  

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  

 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  

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  

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  

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  

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