Archives from 2010

Dec. 31 • Madison Theater

Tags: Music News, Skeetones

[V-12 Records]

[Self-Released]

Tags: News Feature, The Raisins

Ho ho motherhumping ho. How did we get to December? And Christmas? And 2011? Holy crap on a communion cracker, are the years shrinking along with the economy? That felt like 10 months to me, tops. Maybe less. C'est la vie. Let's check out some new albums

Tags: News Feature, Frank Zappa

HotChaCha come roaring out of Cleveland's city limits with amps to 11, answering the largely unasked question, "What would Sonic Youth sound like if Thurston Moore, Steve Shelley and Lee Renaldo were women?" Or maybe Siouxsie Sioux and Perry Farrell had

One might reflect on the sanity of someone who would leave the warm and sunny climes of Florida in the dead ass of winter to venture northward into the nation's icebox just to perform a handful of shows. A quick sampling of Mike Diaz's maximum Chillwave

It's a great time to be Hilary Hahn. There's hardly been a stray day over the past three decades where that hasn't been the case, but the past couple of years have been exceptionally good for the 31-year-old violinist.Hahn's been captivating audiences si

"Grave blankets" are defined as decorative covers for gravesites. For nearly a decade, it seemed as though Chris Arduser — best known for his work with psychodots, The Bears, Adrian Belew and a variety of related bands and artists — had relegated his pop

Classical superstar Hilary Hahn works hard to maintain her creative balance

Tags: Theater, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Music Hall

After lengthy hiatus, Chris Arduser and friends return with new/old album

Tags: Music News, Chris Arduser, psychodots, The Bears, Rosie Carson, Graveblankets

[Warner Bros. Records]

Tags: News Feature, The Greenhornes

Dec. 17 • The Comet

Dec. 18 • MOTR Pub

[Hear Music Records]

Tags: News Feature, Elvis Costello

The faithful rejoice as Roger Klug finally returns with new musical identities

Tags: Music Feature, Roger Klug

Dec. 10 • The Mad Hatter

Dec. 23 • Stanley's Pub

Tags: Music News, Skeetones

What is it about gravelly voiced singer/songwriters from Minnesota? St. Paul-raised Ben Weaver has been making music for the better part of his 31 years and began generating acclaim with his first foray into the studio, 1999's 'El Camino Blues,' recorded

Dec. 11 • Northside Tavern

Tags: Music News, Northside Tavern, Roger Klug

Dec. 9 • MOTR Pub