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Review: The National's Homecoming Festival is an Immersive Art Exhibit of Your Own Past

Homecoming achieved what grabby immersive art shows are drooling to create: subconscious time travel through penetrative nostalgia.

By Madeline Fening

Cincinnati has seen one immersive gallery “experience” after another blow through town recently. Monet, Van Gogh, but I believe The National’s 2023 Homecoming Festival achieved what grabby immersive art shows are drooling to create: subconscious time travel through penetrative nostalgia...

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Photos: Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper Get Freaky During Stop in Cincinnati

On Sept. 13, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Ministry and Filter brought their "Freaks on Parade 2023 Tour" to Cincinnati's Riverbend Music Center.…

By CityBeat Staff

Alice Cooper performing at Riverbend Music Center on Sept. 13, 2023.
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Photos: Lady A Owned the Night at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park

Many Reds fans stayed after the game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sept. 9 for a rare treat — a free…

By CityBeat Staff

Lady A performing after the Cincinnati Reds game on Sept. 9, 2023.
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Photos: Local and Supporting Acts Take the Stage at the Ohio is For Lovers Festival

Even those who couldn't scream-sing the lyrics of "Ohio is For Lovers" by Dayton's own Hawthorne Heights descended upon Riverbend Music Center…

By CityBeat Staff

Emery performing at the Ohio is For Lovers Festival at Riverbend Music Center on Sept. 9, 2023.
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Hawthorne Heights and Other Headlining Acts Bring Nostalgic Emo Music to Cincinnati [PHOTOS]

Even those who couldn't scream-sing the lyrics of "Ohio is For Lovers" by Dayton's own Hawthorne Heights descended upon Riverbend Music Center…

By CityBeat Staff

Hawthorne Heights performing at their Ohio is For Lovers Festival at Riverbend Music Center on Sept. 9, 2023.
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