Feb 27 – Mar 6, 2019
Higher Learning: Cincinnati singer/songwriter Kim Taylor channels love, loss, faith and years of teachable moments into her new album
Cincy Shakes’ 2019-2020 Season Boasts Both Modern and Classical Fare
If you’ve been wary of subscribing to a Cincinnati Shakespeare Company season because you had a bad experience with the Bard in high school, the coming season might be worth considering. The company has a very elastic definition of classical plays; two-thirds of the shows for 2019-2020 have classic roots but were written after 2000.…
Here is When and Where You Can Weigh in on ORSANCO’s Ohio River Pollution Control Standards
The eight-state commission that oversees water quality standards for the Ohio River will hold three public meetings and two webinars to take more public comment on proposed changes to its regulatory role. Last summer, the Ohio River Sanitation Commission's board announced it was mulling options for rolling back its regulatory role, including stepping back entirely…
Ohio Lawmakers Want to Reduce Governor’s Proposed Gas Tax Hike, But Boost Public Transit Funding
Days after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine used his first State of the State Address to make an impassioned plea for a proposed 18-cent increase to the state's gas tax, Republican lawmakers in the General Assembly signaled they're looking to take another route. By a vote of 71-27, lawmakers in the Ohio House of Representatives passed…
Conservative Activists Want to Fund a Border Wall Themselves. Steve Bannon is Coming to Cincinnati to Help
A March 12 town hall supporting efforts to crowdfund a border wall between the United States and Mexico will feature a familiar, controversial name: Steve Bannon, a former strategist for President Donald Trump. Bannon, who is known for his strong nationalist stance against immigration, will be joined by others with similar high profile, pro-Trump, anti-immigration…
Recommended Concerts and Club Shows in Greater Cincinnati for the Week of March 6-12
WEDNESDAY 06 THE GREENWICH – Brandon Coleman Quartet. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. $5. SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys. 8 p.m. Roots/Country. $12, $15 day of show. STANLEY’S PUB – Bob Weir After Party with Terrapin Moon. 10 p.m. Grateful Dead Tribute. Cover. TAFT THEATRE – Bob Weir and…
Neo Psych/Folk/Indie Rock Band Dr. Dog’s 20th-Anniversary Tour Comes to Covington This Friday
Dr. Dog sounds like a character name that Jim Henson would have devised for one of his wild creations on Sesame Street or The Muppet Show, although he already had Dr. Teeth, so it would have been Vice Admiral Dog or High Lord Chancellor Dog. At any rate, Dog MD is celebrating a couple of…
A Different Kind of Hip Hop Star: Vince Staples’ ‘FM!’ Tour Comes to Cincinnati This Week
In a pop-cultural landscape dominated by Twitter beef, braggadocio and neon hair dye, Vince Staples is an outlier whose sole gimmick is his total lack of gimmickry. The 25-year-old MC endorses a straight-edge lifestyle and scoffs at designer jeans, delivering stoic nuggets of wisdom atop genre-bending production. Staples’ pen is his strongest suit, often flashing…
Cincinnati’s Streetcar Gets First CEO
The Cincinnati Bell Connector is finally getting a CEO as the city works to improve headway times, performance issues and ridership. Travis Jeric, formerly in the city's law department, will take the role starting March 10, city administration said today during a presentation about the streetcar before Cincinnati City Council's Major Projects and Smart Government…
Art on Vine Takes Over Rhinegeist for a Sunday Suds and Shopping Market
Art on Vine artisan market takes over Rhinegeist with more than 70 local makers showcasing and selling their handmade wares, from pottery and photography to jewelry and apparel. What started as a college project in 2012 has expanded into a monthly market that benefits a local nonprofit. While shopping this month, sample food from Sartre…
The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir is Back in Cincinnati This Week for the Fourth Year Straight, This Time for a Wolf Bros Concert at Taft Theatre
Grateful Dead legend Bob Weir is returning to Cincinnati for the fourth year in a row, this time for a performance with his Wolf Bros band project. The trio features esteemed veteran producer/musician Don Was on bass and drummer Jay Lane, a longtime member of Weir’s group RatDog who has also played with Phil Lesh…
Listermann Releases its International Women’s Day Beer and Raises Funds for Women Helping Women
For the third year, Listermann Brewing Company is hosting an event to celebrate International Women’s Day. On Feb. 1, Listermann hosted a community brew day inviting all women — not just seasoned or home brewers — to help brew a Berliner Weisse called Ceres, which will be released in four-packs and on draft for International Women’s Day,…
The Sixth Annual Pints & Pitties at Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. Raises Funds for Adore-A-Bull Dog Rescue
Adore-A-Bull Rescue and Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. are hosting a pre-Saint Patrick’s Day celebration with two of the best things in life: beer and dogs. This afternoon party will feature adult-style carnival games with prizes for people and doggos alike. Vendors, raffles and the bar at Christian Moerlein will add to the fun. Tickets come…
Break Out the Striped Shirt for a ‘Where’s Waldo’-Themed Fundraiser Pub Crawl through Over-the-Rhine
Remember the Where’s Waldo book with the page that’s nothing but Waldo look-alikes, making it a masochistic task to find the true hide-and-seeker? If not, the upcoming Lost in the Crowd pub crawl offers an immersive recreation. Beginning at Rhinegeist and spreading out to five other Over-the-Rhine bars — including Queen City Radio, Pins Mechanical…
Admire and Shop the Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society’s Spring Show & Sale at Krohn Conservatory
There are about 28,000 species of orchid worldwide, more than double the amount of bird species, and they come in an untold variety of vibrant colors and diverse leaf formations. Celebrate this prolific plant family at the Krohn Conservatory during the Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society’s biannual orchid show and sale. Gardening pottery and orchid growing…
Beer and Planting Supplies Collide at Taft’s Brewpourium During Their Spring Garden Market
Birds are chirping, bees are buzzing and beers are being guzzled. It might as well be spring at Taft’s Brewpourium this Saturday when day drinking and gardening prep go hand in hand. Local vendors like Daisy Jane’s Flower Truck and 80 Acre Farms are selling a variety of indoor plants and garden seeds and non-alcoholic…
Jurassic Quest Brings Life-Size Animatronic Dinosaurs to Duke Energy Convention Center
Jurassic Quest is coming to the Duke Energy Convention Center with all kinds of dinosaur-themed entertainment and learning activities. More than 80 dinosaurs — life-sized moving, breathing and even walking dinosaurs — will recreate the Cretaceous, Jurassic and Triassic period via science stations, interactive experiences, fossil digs, videos, bounce houses, crafts, face painting, a petting…
Pendleton Hosts a Neighborhood Block Party for International Women’s Day on March 8
Pendleton is showing ladies some love with specials at different neighborhood breweries and restaurants to celebrate International Women’s Day and raise funds for Planned Parenthood. 3 Points will be releasing their new bar-face mural, designed by the women at Fathom House Art, as well as hosting a tote bag screenprinting event with music from DJs…
Band of Friends, a Celebration of Blues Rock Guitar Hero Rory Gallagher, Kicks Off Latest U.S. Tour in Newport This Week
Had he not died following a liver transplant in the mid-’90s, influential Irish Blues/Rock guitarist and singer Rory Gallagher would have recently turned 71. But Gallagher’s legacy and music still looms large in the Blues Rock universe, from his ’60s band Taste (which played with artists like Jimi Hendrix and Cream) to his work with…
Comedian Sarah Colonna Talks Sports, Life and Relationships at the Liberty Funny Bone
Sarah Colonna grew up a sports fan, mostly following baseball. “My dad was a sports editor, so I’m more knowledgeable than I would have been otherwise,” says the Arkansas native. Colonna’s dad worked at the Orange County Register, which made her a fan of the Los Angeles Angels. Somewhat oddly, though, she’s married to a…
The Cincinnati International Wine Festival is a Giant Fundraiser — and Excellent Reason to Day Drink
You may not be able to leave the country, but your tastebuds can. The 29th-annual Cincinnati International Wine Festival takes over the Duke Energy Convention Center with more than 700 different wines from over 250 wineries. Events kicked-off Thursday with paired wine dinners at restaurants across the Tri-State, but the main event takes place Friday…
Wave Pool’s New Exhibit Delves into the Wonderfully Weird and Mundane
Good news: We’re all human. Bad news: This condition comes with some side effects, including but not limited to stress and emotional burnout. More good news: Wave Pool’s new exhibition can help with that. Through a collection of simplistic works of ink on paper, Start Over Tomorrow While There’s Still Time seeks to celebrate the…
Indie Rock Giants The National Announce New Album, Film and a Tour That’s Coming to Indy and Columbus (But Not Their Cincinnati Hometown)
Indie Rock giants The National have announced that their new album, I Am Easy to Find, is set for release on May 17 on the 4AD label. The LP is the follow-up to 2017's Grammy-winning Sleep Well Beast. The group also released album-opening track "You Had Your Soul With You," which features vocals from David…
Cincinnati Named No. 8 Most Affordable Place to Travel in The World By ‘Money’ Magazine
Cincinnati was named the No. 8 most affordable travel destination in the world by personal finance magazine Money. The ranking, released online on March 4, was based on Money's annual Best in Travel guide which highlights 20 affordable destinations across the globe. In order to rank the travel destinations, the study gathered information from over…
This Cincinnati Program Removes Invasive Species — and Barriers for Youth
The thick vines of invasive winter creeper constrict a tree standing along the edge of Madisonville’s Little Duck Creek, and more tendrils from the vine cover the forest floor along the creek’s trail. The amount of fast-growing winter creeper and impassable invasive honeysuckle bushes along the creek has become a big problem — one that…
Innovative Guitar Legend Adrian Belew Says He Has the Same Creative Curiosity and Drive He Had in the Earliest Days of His Eminent Career
Adrian Belew’s singular, odd-angled career as a guitar visionary and endlessly curious musician continues with the pending release of Pop-Sided, the Northern Kentucky native’s first solo record in a decade. As the album’s title might suggest, expect the new material to be more in line with the meticulous songcraft of his work with The Bears…
Celebrate National Oreo Cookie Day at Hightail Mount Adams with a Cooking Stacking Contest
March 6 is National Oreo Day because why not. And neighborhood bar Hightail Mt. Adams is honoring America’s beloved sandwich cookie with an evening of themed eats and cookie competition. Prepare yourself for a full Oreo buffet, Oreo-inspired cocktails and Oreo pudding shots. Then test your Oreo balancing skills in an Oreo stacking contest. The…
Galla Park Restaurant and Night Club Goes Upscale at The Banks
Let’s paint a picture: Joey Votto sends a walk-off homer into the stands at Great American Ball Park to give the Cincinnati Reds a win on a Friday night in early summer. Riding Votto’s momentum, the Reds’ faithful pour into The Banks, but not in search of $2 beers and $3 cocktails in plastic cups…
Cobblestone OTR is a Laid-Back Neighborhood Bar with Affordable Drinks and No Gimmicks
I’m happy to report I was wrong about Cobblestone OTR, a newish bar located at the corner of 12th and Race streets in Over-the-Rhine. The no-frills establishment feels more like hanging out in a friend’s living room than the kind of preening-for-the-popular-crowd posturing that can happen at other drinking destinations. Cobblestone is about chill as…
The Cincinnati Art Museum’s ‘Paris 1900’ Exhibition Examines the Lasting Legacy of the City’s Belle Époque through Art, Souvenirs and Fashion
The Paris of the Belle Époque will never be forgotten. From roughly 1871 — the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the violent collapse of the defiant, insurrectionary Paris Commune — to 1914 and the beginning of World War I, the city was more than just the thriving, busy and peaceful capital of a strong…
City Will Settle Lawsuit Over Council Texts for $101,000
The City of Cincinnati will pay conservative activist Mark Miller $11,000 and his attorney Brian Shrive's $90,000 in legal fees to settle a lawsuit over text messages five Cincinnati City Council members sent each other in violation of open meetings laws. The city has already released texts sent among the entire group of council members…
Minimum Gauge: De La Soul’s Landmark Debut ‘3 Feet High and Rising’ Isn’t Coming to Streaming (Yet)
HOT: De La Soon? Fans of Hip Hop group De La Soul likely experienced some emotional whiplash in recent days. On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the trio’s landmark debut, 3 Feet High and Rising (which was March 3), word surfaced that it was headed to streaming services after years of absence due…
Three Hits Come to Ensemble Theatre
D. Lynn Meyers has been known to fret as she assembles the seasons for Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. The company calls itself a “premiere” theater, presenting plays unfamiliar to Tri-State audiences. That can be a challenge to market. But after two decades of Meyers’ artistic leadership, her subscribers have come to trust her judgment, many of…
American Art Song Takes Center Stage
Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland are among America’s greatest composers who — known for penning music for orchestra, chamber groups and theatrical performances — also wrote songs for solo voice; though the latter works are less familiar, now Salon 21 is paying tribute to this trio of composers via Pillars of American Art…
Jealousy, Redemption in Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s ‘The Winter’s Tale’
One of Shakespeare’s late romance plays, The Winter’s Tale unfolds as King Leontes of Sicilia and his wife, Hermione, host Leontes’ childhood friend, Polixenes, the King of Bohemia. In this tragicomedy, an imagined love triangle between the three nobles arises when Leontes accuses Hermione of being pregnant with Polixenes’ child. In Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s current…
Court Hears Challenge to Ohio Congressional Districts
A battle between the American Civil Liberties Union, the League of Women Voters, Democratic Party groups and others and the state of Ohio commenced today in U.S. District Court over the state's GOP-drawn congressional districts. The plaintiffs are arguing before a three-judge panel in Cincinnati that the way the state draws its congressional districts unfairly…
Columbus-Based Pizza Parlor Mikey’s Late Night Slice Opening Soon in Over-the-Rhine
Columbus-based pizza parlor Mikey's Late Night Slice has set an opening date for its Over-the-Rhine location: March 18. The pizza joint shares a space with Oddfellows Liquor Bar, which will hold its grand opening soon after. This will be the fifth location for Late Night Slice, the first outside of Columbus; it will be the…
Where to Watch Newly-Minted Oscar Winners on the Small Screen
Whether you loved the outcome of this year’s Academy Awards or hated them, the winners of film’s biggest night are now among an elite pool of talent. And many of them got their start on TV, or at least dipped their toes into the medium’s waters. Some even have upcoming series to look out for.…
The Legendary Alice Cooper and Hard Rockers Halestorm Return to Cincinnati This Summer for a Co-Headlining Riverbend Concert
After wowing local audiences at Riverbend and Taft Theatre the past couple of years, "Shock Rock" icon Alice Cooper is coming back to Cincinnati this summer. Cooper's 2019 Cincy show at Riverbend Music Center on Tuesday, July 23 is part of a co-headlining tour with Grammy-winning Hard Rock band Halestorm. Scranton, Pennsylvania metallers Motionless in White…
Braxton Brewing Co. Announces Release Date for Vive Hard Seltzer
Starting March 8, hard seltzer fans can pick up a new local option via Braxton Brewing Co.'s Vive. The Northern Kentucky brewery is branching out into boozy seltzers — think White Claw — and is the first local to do so. The drink, which is only 100 calories, 5 percent ABV and has two grams…
Bridges Nepali Cuisine to Open Second Location on Court Street Downtown
Northside Nepali eatery Bridges is expanding and opening a second location at 133 E. Court Street downtown. Slated to open the first week of April, this second space will feature a similar fast-casual menu as the one found at the original eatery, plus breakfast. "We are extremely excited about our second location," says Bridges owner Ashak…
Some Cincinnati Bus Stops Will Be Removed Starting Sunday
If you ride city buses in Cincinnati or surrounding areas, your go-to stop might go away this weekend. As part of a pilot program to test ways to speed up service, the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority's Metro bus service is removing 115 stops serving routes 17, 31, 33 and 41 — about 18 percent…
The City of Cincinnati is (Technically) Two Hundred Years Old Today
Cincinnati turns 200 today — again. Most folks would likely argue that the Queen City actually had its bicentennial in 1988, 200 years after Matthias Denman, Israel Ludlow and Colonel Robert Patterson came ashore at the northern bank of the Ohio River and decided that this would be a pretty neat place to live. Shortly…
Dazzling Canadian Indie Rock/Dreamgaze Band Living Hour to Play Free Concert in Cincinnati on Heels of Stellar New LP’s Release
With its 2016 self-titled debut, Canadian band Living Hour was immediately slapped with the “Shoegaze” label, which was appropriate enough given the noisier waves of engulfing guitar and ethereal melodies on the album. But with subsequent releases, the group has trended away from the big noise of genre forbearers like My Bloody Valentine or Swervedriver,…
A New Trailer for Emilio Estevez’s Cincinnati-Shot Movie ‘The Public’ Just Dropped
The Public — shot at Cincinnati's Main Library branch — released a new trailer yesterday. Directed and written by Emilio Estevez, the film follows a group of homeless patrons during a wicked cold front who decide to stay at the library for shelter. But the situation boils into a standoff with local police. Slated to…
Where to Find Cincinnati’s Best Friday Fish Frys
It’s the Lenten season in Cincinnati (Lent officially starts March 6), which can only mean one thing: Fish Fry Fridays are back. That and someone you know has given up chocolate for 40 days. Almost every church in Cincinnati — and assorted savvy eateries — are offering some type of special fried fish dish on…
Happy 20th Birthday, Shake It Records
March marks the 20th anniversary of Cincinnati's Shake It Records, the Northside record store (and more) that many consider one of the best in the country. Co-founded and co-owned by brothers Jim and Darren Blase, Shake It first opened its doors in Northside in 1999; two years later — on, of all dates, Sept. 11,…
Kick Off Lent Early with These Cincinnati Fish Frys
While Lent officially begins on March 6, Cincinnatians can't wait to start skipping meat at the end of the week and head straight for the fried fish. These early adopters go big on "Fat Friday" with March 1 fish frys, kicking off Lent a week early and getting the faithful in the spirit to repent…
Graeter’s Announces 2019 Mystery Flavor, Collaboration with Taste of Belgium
If you've been on the edge of your seat wondering what magical mystery flavor Graeter's is going to reveal for 2019, the wait is over. And the flavor is: Maple Cinnamon Crunch. The new sweet selection is a collaboration with local Taste of Belgium and features maple-flavored ice cream and cinnamon-sugar-coated shortbread pieces. In addition…
R&B Artists and Foreign Exchange Collaborators Carmen Rodgers and Zo! to Play Intimate Concert in Cincinnati This Weekend
Soul singer Carmen Rodgers and keyboardist/producer Lorenzo Ferguson — better known as Zo! — have had extensive, long-running solo careers, but each is also a chronic collaborator. The pair’s most notable crossover point is The Foreign Exchange, a project from Indie Hip Hop hero Phonte and Dutch producer Nicolay, which both Zo! and Rodgers have…
Bellwether Music Festival Announces Beach House, Cold War Kids, Twin Shadow, Real Estate, Pinback and More for 2019 Event
Today the Bellwether Music Festival announced the first wave of acts slated to appear at the festival's sophomore bow in Waynesville, Ohio this summer. The two-day music and camping event returns Aug. 9-10. Bellwether takes place in Renaissance Park, less than an hour north of Cincinnati. This year's Bellwether will feature performances by Beach House,…
Overdoses Likely Dropped in Hamilton County Last Year, Officials Say — But the Crisis Isn’t Over
The number of opiate overdose deaths in Hamilton County dropped last year, a new report shows. But officials with the Hamilton County Heroin Coalition, which released its "State of Heroin Crisis" report yesterday, say the region isn't out of the woods yet. Though the Hamilton County Coroner's Office has yet to clear every case, so…
R.I.P. Paul Stewart, Singer of Pioneering Cincinnati Alternative Bands Red Math and Junta
As a proverbial “troubled teen,” a bit of a shy outcast trying to figure out who I was and, more importantly at the time, developing and molding my musical tastes, Cincinnati band Red Math — and, specifically, the Alternative/Post Punk/New Wave group’s enigmatic singer Paul Stewart — were unequivocal Rock Stars to me. According to…
Cincinnati-Based Chiefdom Records Serves Up Retro-Futurist Funk, Dub and More On Beautifully Designed Vinyl
For Jason Grimes, the process of recording an album starts with graphic design. “The artwork has to match the music,” says Grimes, founder of Cincinnati-based Chiefdom Records. “I’m going back to stuff from the ’60s and ’70s. Stuff like Gold Key Comics — sci-fi, fantasy, paperback books you might see in Barnes & Noble for…
Advocates Remember Man Experiencing Homelessness Who Died in Over-the-Rhine
Advocates and friends yesterday held a memorial vigil for a man experiencing homelessness who was found dead in northern Over-the-Rhine Feb. 19. Danny Lee Miles, 61,often slept in the doorway at 1600 Race Street where he was found, advocates like Brian Garry and Maslow's Army's Sam Landis say. "He had a lot of friends, a…
