Guided By Voices' Robert Pollard and Superchunk's Mac McCaughan are Go Back Snowball. It began as an offer made on New Year's Eve 2000. It culminated on Feb. 26 with the release of the LP Calli
What would you do to subsidize what you really want to do? Local singer/songwriter Jason Wells goes to work promoting acts that fill arenas with thousands of dollars and middle schoolers. It's a
Bob Pollard, by CityBeat's estimation, is now on tour in support of three LPs. One of these is currently available. Expect this from someone who only half-jokes about writing five hundred songs a
Chris Collier is unintentionally instructing a clinic in Newport, Ky. The singer/songwriter/guitarist is performing at York St. Café a few Sunday nights ago as part of the first Songwriters S
Is The Greenhornes one of the first great recordings of 2001, or one of the last great recordings of 1965? Who cares? "Can't Stand It," the opener, is 3:21 of a peak quality answer. Drummer P
Local Hip Hop ensemble Animal Crackers get interactive hosting weekly throw-downs Hip Hop culture, for many a Cincinnati youth, tastes like Animal Crackers. Snack time and place is Wednesday nights
Homunculus keyboardist/vocalist Ben Doepke pulls open his shirt, revealing a wookie-like patch of chest hair. Perhaps I should explain. I'm interviewing Doepke and vocalist/guitarist Kevin Shima
Come join Jake Speed for his next birthday. He'll be 23, going on 123. That's because there is little, if anything, contemporary about this singer/songwriter/ entertainer. With his wavy red hair tuc
Len's Lounge rocks. I dedicate that sentence to the brainiac who once told Jeff Roberson, guitarist and principal singer/songwriter of the Country/Folk/Rock sextet, that his band didn't. Indeed,
"Boom!" "Bip!" You may remember these optical interjections popping-up during the fist fights on the '60s Batman television series. With this in mind, know that turntablist Boom Bip (born Bry
If the best live Jam band you've experienced is sick, then Modern Jazz sextet Ray's Music Exchange is bubonic. You're invited to catch what the group has at the Southgate House on New Year's Eve.
Locals OnlyDallas Moore and his band, the Snatch Wranglers (Bobby Lee on drums and vocals; Chuck Morpurgo on guitar; Randy Peak on guitar, harmonica and vocals; and Bob Rutherford on bass and voc