First Acts Announced for 2013’s MidPoint Music Festival
Plus news on Electric Citizen, Kenny Peck & the Smoky Jack Band, The Lockland Brakes and School of Rock Mason
The Long, Complex Ride to Superfood Stardom
MidPoint Indie Summer Concerts Announced
Plus, Tracy Walker releases decade-in-the-making new LP and the latest on MidPoint Music Festival 2013
Know Your 'Heights'
Eclectic local event The Heights Music Festival presents only one fest this year and it's this weekend
Droning Your Sorrows
Drones to deliver beer at music fest, Jay-Z gets a presidential diss and Ghost B.C. release cheeky box-set
Music: Cincy Psych Fest Freak-Out Series with Goat and Holy Wave
Elvis Impersonators Gone Bad?
Plus, new 'Twitter #music' app is unveiled after celebrities get first dibs
Music: Martin Bisi
Monthly Hip Hop Night Comes to The Comet
Plus, The Tempers and Shiny and the Spoon celebrate new releases, Northside Music Fest returns and Kelly Thomas takes on classic with Switchblade Syndicate
Music: The Shins with Ra Ra Riot
Music: Chappo
0 Comments · Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Brooklyn’s Chappo had another stellar year in its short
lifespan in 2012, the culmination of what has been a fairly meteoric
rise in the Indie music world. The trippy, playful Indie Pop four-pie
Watch: The Shanks' Song/Video About Local Concert Tragedy
Canadian duo's "Feel the Holes" written about Dec. 3, 1979 concert that left 11 dead
{CommentsCant} · Monday, December 3, 2012
On this date in 1979, 11 music fans died when trying to see The Who perform at Riverfront Coliseum. Check out this video for "Feel The Holes" about the tragic event, by Toronto Hard Rock duo The Shanks.
The video was made in Cincinnati and directed by David Markey.
The video was made in Cincinnati and directed by David Markey.
Hey! What Happened to the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards?
Annual celebration of Greater Cincinnati's music scene moves to January
{CommentsCant} · Friday, November 30, 2012
Right around Thanksgiving time, CityBeat began to receive several queries via email, Twitter and Facebook, all essentially asking, "What the hell happened to the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards?"
CityBeat's annual celebration of Greater Cincinnati's best original music had been held for 15 years on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. The reasoning was that musicians who tour a lot...
CityBeat's annual celebration of Greater Cincinnati's best original music had been held for 15 years on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. The reasoning was that musicians who tour a lot...
Watch: Those Guys' Explosive "You Ain't Know" Video
Cincinnati Hip Hop duo get rowdy, blow up a car in new Redman-approved music video
{CommentsCant} · Friday, November 30, 2012
Those Guys have emerged as one of the more impressive up-and-comers in Cincinnati Hip Hop, both via their digital/CD releases (a handful of singles and a trio of excellent mixtapes) and their live show, which incorporates a three-piece live band. Those Guys features MC's J.Al and Jova, who met as high school freshmen and started the group upon graduation in 2008. Citing influences like Kanye, The ...
WATCH: Emery Sessions Go Hip Hop
Cincinnati MC Buggs Tha Rocka featured in unique one-shot video series filmed at historic Emery Theatre
{CommentsCant} · Thursday, November 29, 2012
Deft local MC Buggs Tha Rocka, who balances his excellent solo work with performances and recordings with the group Gold Shoes, has become the first Hip Hop artist to participate in the ongoing "Emery Sessions," a series of excellent music videos, filmed in one-shot by world-class photographer Michael...
Northside Gets a Record Fair
Northside Record Fair debuts and Over the Rhine preps two new LPs for 2013
0 Comments · Wednesday, November 28, 2012
This Saturday brings the first ever Northside Record Fair, featuring used, new and rare recordings in various formats and various other musical merch for sale (flea market-style), to Hoffner Lodge. Plus, Over the Rhine plays annual holiday show at the Taft Theatre and preps two new albums for 2013.
Lips Stay Weird, W.K. Uninvited and Rihanna's Bad Trip
0 Comments · Wednesday, November 28, 2012
A month in the life of a Flaming Lip includes a space-age musical, a King Crimson cover album, a freaky radio drama and a disruptive grenade.
Over the Rhine Prepping Two 2013 Releases
Cincinnati musical favorites again reach out to dedicated fans for project funding
{CommentsCant} · Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Well before social media made it easier to connect directly to fans, veteran Cincinnati music legends Over the Rhine were already whispering in their fans’ ears via regular notes on the band website, written intimately and poetically by OTR’s Linford Detweiler (mostly). The direct, worded contact fit well with Detweiler and wife Karin Bergquist’s mystical, emotionally resonant music, which h...
The Supersuckers
Dec. 1 • Southgate House Revival
0 Comments · Tuesday, November 27, 2012
When The Rolling Stones recently performed one of their
50th anniversary shows in London, one reviewer noted that the “bravado”
was gone and there was no mention of their longtime motto, “Th
Music: Marbin
0 Comments · Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Chicago-based group Marbin returns to the Blue Wisp
Jazz Club Saturday for a night of exploratory instrumental Jazz/Fusion.
Marbin formed in 2007 as a duo featuring Israeli-American guitarist Dani
