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
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: Martin Bisi
Elvis Impersonators Gone Bad?
Plus, new 'Twitter #music' app is unveiled after celebrities get first dibs
Cincy's Mixtapes Debut New Song on The A.V. Club
Rock crew slates new LP, Ordinary Silence, for June 25 release
{CommentsCant} · Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Local Pop Rock crew Mixtapes' first track from their forthcoming full-length Ordinary Silence premiered today on The A.V. Club, The Onion's non-parody (yet still often funny) arts and entertainment website.
The little hyper-catchy slice of melodic heaven "Elevator Days" will be featured on Mixtapes new album, Ordin...
The little hyper-catchy slice of melodic heaven "Elevator Days" will be featured on Mixtapes new album, Ordin...
Avoiding the “Shake” Like the Plague
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 10, 2013
A couple of months ago, I started seeing
the words “Harlem Shake” out of the side of my eye at an increasing
rate. Natural, mindless curiosity — which creates the “viralness” of a
cyber phenom — would usually have me clicking to see what this thing — … song? … dance? … video? — was all about.
500 Miles to Memphis Turns 10
Plus, benefit concerts, tunes (and blooms) at the Zoo and more
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Local rockers 500 Miles to Memphis celebrate their 10th birthday with a blow-out concert in Newport. Plus, area Folk/Americana artists unite to help Covington venue stay afloat, Rosie Carson, The Graveblankets and others perform for Cancer Family Care of Cincinnati at Molly Malone's in Covington and the Cincinnati Zoo's "Tunes & Blooms" concert series finally gets some spring-like weather.
See with Your Eyes, Not with Your iPhone
Plus, not everyone's sad about Maggie Thatcher's death and Macklemore gets a dude choked on his birthday
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs put the (polite-ish) smack-down on smart device obsessives, a lot of musicians and others in the U.K. aren't too broken up about the death of former PM Margaret Thatcher and Macklemore gets some dude choked on his birthday.
Belle Histoire Singer Featured on 'The Voice'
Vocalist kills it on NBC show but fails to advance to a 'team'
{CommentsCant} · Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Last night, Jane Smith, singer for the Cincinnati area band Belle Histoire, appeared as a contestant on the NBC singing competition, The Voice. None of the judges "turned around" (the show's sign of approval, but, really, isn't it rude not to look at someone singing for you?), but Smith earned some fans with the appearance.
Lyndsey Parker, who covers the show for Yahoo's music blog, ...
Lyndsey Parker, who covers the show for Yahoo's music blog, ...
Musicians Unite for Pete's Sake
Area Folk/Roots musicians team up to try and save Covington club/hangout Geez'l Pete's
{CommentsCant} · Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Musician Matt Baumann, who performs as the Folk act WolfCryer, and several area Folk/Americana musicians are teaming up this Wednesday to help a local music venue that has given them a home over the years.
The club Geez’l Pete’s (508 Madison Ave., Covington) is having financial d...
The club Geez’l Pete’s (508 Madison Ave., Covington) is having financial d...
Music: The Bernie Worrell Orchestra
0 Comments · Tuesday, April 9, 2013
If you were to put together an all-star Funk supergroup culled from the history of the genre (dead or alive), there are a few “no-brainer” choices. Bootsy Collins would, of course, hold down the b
BoyMeetsWorld Meets Radio Rescue for Dual Release Party
Local Pop/Rock bands team up to celebrate new EP releases in Covington
{CommentsCant} · Friday, April 5, 2013
Cincinnati Pop/Rock band BoyMeetsWorld returns to the Madison Theater in Covington Friday to celebrate its debut EP, Do What’s Best For You. The band is co-headlining the show with fellow Cincy Pop Rock/Punk crew Radio Rescue, which is releasing its newest effort, the band’s sophomore EP, The Soundtrack to Second Place.
Zoo's Tunes & Blooms Concert Series Begins Today
Annual celebration of spring (and local music) runs every Thursday in April
{CommentsCant} · Thursday, April 4, 2013
The annual Tunes & Blooms concert series at the Cincinnati Zoo kicks off today. Despite the late-coming spring, the weekly series — which showcases two local musical acts at each event — is in honor of the blooming flowers of the Zoo's Botanical ...
Mainstay Living Up to Its Name
Downtown live, original music-friendly club celebrates fourth anniversary with week of free shows
{CommentsCant} · Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Mainstay Rock Bar has indeed become a mainstay in the blossoming downtown entertainment district. It’s officially been four years since the venue (at 301 Fifth St.) opened, hosting regular shows by local acts, primarily of the “original artists” variety. This week, the club is celebrating its four-year anniversary with a string of free events, including several quality local Rock shows....
