Victor Wooten is the apex four-stringer, the DaVincian model for the guitar half of a rhythm section; he is the bassist’s bassist. Wooten is a success in more than mere esoteric terms; the Idaho na  

The story of Alejandro Escovedo’s rise from years of toiling in an Austin, Texas, Punk-tinged Roots Rock band, True Believers, to become (at age 62) one of Americana’s most recognized and exciting  

Beach House’s gauzy head-trips are marked by the hypnotic voice of frontlady Victoria Legrand. Within the band’s recorded output — which is now at four increasingly ear-pleasing albums afte  

At long last, Cincinnati Rock foursome Fists of Love will see the release of its debut album, I Sang My Heart Out to a Snake Once. The album has been “virtually street-ready” since   

This Saturday is Record Store Day (RSD), which began in 2007 as a way to celebrate (and draw business to) independent, brick-and-mortar record shops all over the globe. In the Cincinnati area, four lo  

It comes as no surprise to learn that My Gold Mask’s Gretta Rochelle and Jack Armondo are fans of giallo, a genre of Italian cinema saturated by garish colors and melodrama galore that was at its cr  

If there is a buzz on the concert circuit this spring, part of it centers on the shows currently being performed by Richard Thompson. The London, U.K.-born musician is a legend in many eyes, with Roll  

When someone falls in love with dance, it’s often a lifetime experience. It’s been that way for Jefferson James, founder, artistic director and CEO of Contemporary Dance Theater (CDT), today Cinci  

In 1981, 17-year-old Bill Manspeaker and three friends formed the novelty Punk band Green Jellö with the express intent of being the world’s worst band; their name reflected the notion that lime Je  

National Public Radio christened Susan Werner with the revered title of “Empress of the Unpredictable,” and the Iowa native/Chicago resident has clearly earned the complimentary sobriquet.Werner t  

The world’s largest annual quilt show, sale and quiltmaking academy makes its way to Cincinnati this week. With classes, events and a variety of vendors offering quilts, fabrics, books and supplies   

Everyone needs a little creativity in life. Whether you’re in need of some creative genius (a new business card design, remodeling your living room, etc.) or you are that creative genius (that “st  

It’s not hard to understand why Jimmy Pardo is one of Cincinnati’s favorite comedians — or the nation’s. His quick, effortless wit is on display weekly as host of the award-winning Never Not F  

Actor Jeff Daniels (who’s done films ranging from Dumb and Dumber to The Squid and the Whale) has a theater company in Michigan and has authored 10 plays, including a 2006 script, Apartment 3A. It�  

After winning the Metropolitan National Auditions in 2001, naysayers warned Lawrence Brownlee that he’d never have a career because of his short stature and his race. Three years later, the sti