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The band has new albums to celebrate during its June 8 show.

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Pop Evil came roaring out of the western edge of Michigan in 2001 with a penchant for metallic-edged Hard Rock and an enviable level of sonic sophistication.

Tags: News Feature, Bogart's, Cincinnati Music, Pop Evil

Until recently, Walk the Moon's membership had more turnovers than the Bengals in the fourth quarter. The band's lineup has fluctuated since vocalist/keyboardist Nicholas Petricca officially put WTM together three years ago, but that situation changed in

August 6 • Fountain Square

Tags: Music News, MidPoint Music Festival, MidPoint Indie Summer

Peter Frampton’s career spikes over the past four decades make our recent economic roller coaster seem like gently rolling countryside. However, Frampton's current roll has been all upward. His 2006 instrumental album Fingerprints won a Grammy; his late

Last year, following a particularly productive writing period, Ellery’s married brain trust, Tasha and Justin Golden, hit the studio with renowned producer Malcolm Burn to begin their fourth full-length album. They will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at The C

In the liner notes to 'When I Look In Your Eyes,' Jazz vocalist Amy London’s 2007 debut CD as a band leader, radio host and author Sheila Anderson cites London among an "elite group of female stylists, including Sarah Vaughn, Carmen McRae, Nina Simone an

Rollins' stage presentation these days consists of three-hour caged tiger monologues of political, cultural and behavioral observation, written narratives strung together with improvisational riffs and rants that slam into head, heart and soul with the i

The Lions Rampant's new album, It’s Fun to Do Bad Things, features snarling, primal Garage Rock with extra helpings of deep fried Soul. Soon to be nationally distributed by Deep Elm Records, the group hosts a CD release concert/dance party with The Guita

Fresh off itswell-deserved induction last week into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame —where it joined the likes of Ani DiFranco, Willie Nile and the Goo GooDolls — moe. returns to rock yo

Guitarist Bobby Broom may not have the kind of high profile that some of his Jazz contemporaries enjoy but he has the kind of résumé that would make a good many of them green with envy. The New York City native began his Jazz career before high school gr

The death of Patrick Swayze and the cartoonishly rude antics of Kanye West at the MTV awards will dominate the news for days to come and are likely to overwhelm any attention that might have been rightly paid to the passing last Friday of poet/author/Pun

Tags: News Feature, The Dynamites

Since picking up the guitar at age 12, Brian Patrick Carroll has been voted one of the 20 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time (GuitarOne), one of the Top 25 Weirdest Guitarists (Guitar World) and among the Top 50 Fastest Guitarists of All Time (ask any

Success doesn’t come tracked any faster than that of The Airborne Toxic Event. Starting with an indie label last year, TATE was quickly attractive to the majors and, after several meetings, the Los Angeles quintet decided to cast its lot with Island Reco

Early last year, stellastarr* went into the studio with the songs that generated the best live response and continued to shape and shine the material until the group emerged with its excellent third album, the just-released Civilized. Like its predecesso

Another crazy week in Bakerville, and it's only going to get more hectic as the weeks proceed. My daughter's last day of school is next Thursday and, once she's home for the summer, my daily schedule gets slightly more complicated. But I'm excited to che

Tags: News Feature, Elvis Costello, Ryan Bingham, Daddy

When British Psych/Folk/Blues quintet Gomez got started nearly a decade and a half ago, they were all around 18 and the personification of the title of their 2006 singles/B-sides compilation, Five Men in a Hut. A New Tide, their latest release, displays

This week's posting has been winnowed by a killer combination of my MidPoint Music Festival judging duties and a long holiday weekend, so try to contain your disappointment at the shortage of reviews. This week I tackle new releases from Michelle Shocked

Tags: News Feature, music, Maurice Mattei, The Tempers, Michelle Shocked

If I keep pushing titles into the following week, I'll be reviewing a couple hundred CDs in December, which could actually work out pretty well. The release sheets the month before Christmas are skinnier than my 401K returns in 2008, so I'll need to hold

Dr. Richard Kogan must be a multi-tasker on a level that most humans would find completely baffling. A piano student from age 4, he studied at Julliard until he was 18, but under his father’s medical tutelage during the same stretch he ultimately decided