Nikki Sixx Part Two: He’s Back
Nikki Sixx and Motley Crue embarked on their North American tour last week in Dallas. They promised to blow your heads off with music and set lists chosen by the fans. Nikki and Motley Crue will be performing in Cincinnati at the Riverbend Music Center on June 26. CityBeat caught up with Nikki in April…
Interview with Les of Crossfade
Crossfade is a hard rock band based out of Columbia, South Carolina. They are about to release their much anticipated third studio album We All Bleed at the end of this month from Eleven Seven Music. They have had multiple top ten hits on the U.S. rock charts, with their most critically acclaimed, “Cold” reaching…
Interview with Pop Evil
Pop Evil is a Michigan rock band that is gaining steam across the country. As the band is set to release their 2nd studio album, War of Angels, they are poised to build upon their top 15 album Lipstick on the Mirror with top 10 single “100 in a 55.” Before the album has been…
Art: In Company With Angels: Seven Rediscovered Tiffany Windows
p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } American stained glass windows, long shrugged off as a Victorian enthusiasm, are attracting increasing interest, say museum curators, and Cincinnati is on the leading edge of this trend. The Taft Museum of Art recently opened In Company with Angels: Seven Rediscovered Tiffany Windows. And at the Cincinnati Art Museum conservation…
Music: David Bixler
There is a duality that informs David Bixler’s work as one of the premiere alto saxophonists in contemporary Jazz. A Wisconsin native, Bixler studied Classical piano as a child but was inspired by the legendary Dexter Gordon to take up the saxophone, which led him to the music program at Indiana University. After graduation, he…
Music: Vaudeville Freud
From the waxed and elaborately curled mustache to the artfully crafted, brow-furrowingly cryptic lyrics to the untethered stage presence, it's not difficult to draw a line from Foxy Shazam's Eric Nally to Vaudeville Freud's Paul O'Moore. The similarities are more apparent when O'Moore reveals his longstanding devotion to Nally and Foxy. "I grew up watching…
Events: Paddlefest
Spend the weekend experiencing nature in Cincinnati's backyard: the Ohio River. Come join Ohio River Way as they host the 10th annual Paddlefest. Events span the whole weekend starting with a Kids Adventure Expo on Thursday, where kids can learn about fishing, gardening, recycling and paddle safety. Friday brings the Ohio River Music and Outdoor…
Music: The Monkees
Yes, the appearance of the Monkees — Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones and Peter Tork — at Aronoff Center for the Arts on Saturday night could be considered merely an oldies/nostalgia show. But it is much more. The group, augmented by a veritable orchestra of musicians, will play the hit songs first recorded when their stylish,…
Enquirer Announces Layoffs
Here we go again. After getting her marching orders from parent company executives, Enquirer Publisher Margaret Buchanan told newspaper employees that more layoffs would occur, probably this afternoon. Reliable sources say between 15 and 18 people would be terminated from Greater Cincinnati's only remaining daily newspaper. Overall, about 2 percent of The Gannett Co.'s total…
Morning News and Stuff
President Obama is putting the finishing touches on his proposal to withdraw American military forces from Afghanistan. Obama is expected to outline his plan Wednesday night as he looks to fulfill his pledge to start withdrawing troops by July but is caught between a rock and a soft place: the military and his own administration.—-…
Keith Olbermann Debuts on Current TV
Keith Olbermann, the flame-throwing liberal journalist/commentator known not only for his talent and intelligence but also his ability to piss off both coworkers and adversaries alike, was back on television last night less than six months after “leaving” MSNBC, and he came out swinging. —- In the opening teaser for his new show on Current…
Events: Panegyri Greek Festival
Don't miss out on Cincinnati's best celebration of the country that brought us democracy, the Olympics and Skyline Chili. This big fat Greek festival has plenty more to shout "Opa!" about. Check out the traditional Greek dances and bouzouki music, and try out some new moves of your own after 10 p.m. Be sure to…
Comedy: Mike Vecchione
"I'm not like a goofy looking guy," explains comedian Mike Vecchione. "I look like a cop. I'm like 5-foot-8 and kind of have an aggressive look. It's kind of off-putting. I have to disarm the audience and let them know I'm not that guy, so I tell a couple of jokes about that." A former…
Art: Aloha Means Both Hello and Goodbye
Perhaps Cincinnati's best and most ambitious alternative art space — U-turn in the Brighton District — is ending its impressive run with a closing party starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, and all are invited. There will be refreshments and music. This will also mark the last day of U-turn's final show, the appropriately named Aloha…
Events: Men Without Shirts
Picture yourself sitting at a table filled with your best friends, sharing laughs over cocktails made to perfection. Meanwhile, six beautifully bronzed and bulked up men parade around you, singing and dancing in their tighty-whities without shirts on. A dream? I don't think so. Boogie Nights' '70s and '80s dance club inside Hollywood Casino is…
Onstage: Winter Wonderettes
When the Marvelous Wonderettes were last onstage locally — at Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati about a year ago (in ETC’s best-selling show of all time) — they were just finishing up their 10-year reunion. Act I recreated their 1958 debut, filling in as the musical entertainment for the prom. In Act II, they came back…
Art: Presages at Iris Book Cafe
Gordon Smith's black and white aerial photographs, in his show at Iris Book Cafe and Gallery, could almost be handsome abstract compositions. It takes a second glance to recognize what they record: graceful arcs of roadway that abet devastation. Portraits of the people most affected, the dirt-poor, badly educated residents of the Appalachian Mountains whose…
Events: RoeblingFest
New York City flaunts the Brooklyn Bridge. San Francisco brags about its Golden Gate. But did you know that the Cincinnati waterfront is also home to a historic piece of suspended engineering? This Saturday, RoeblingFest will bring together people from both sides of the Ohio River to celebrate the history of the John A. Roebling Suspension…
Morning News and Stuff
The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart. The destroyer of Mom and Pop shops across the country was being sued by 1.5 million female workers claiming they had been discriminated against on the basis of gender. Had the class action suit been allowed to proceed it would have been the…
More Musicals, Dramas at the Carnegie and CCM
While many of Cincinnati’s theaters have announced their 2011-2012 seasons, a few more are putting the finishing touches on what they’ll stage for the coming year. Today I can share with you exciting news from The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center as well as an always popular series at UC’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM).—-…
Stage Door: Opera Season Begins
Not much theater as summer gets rolling locally, but it is time for Cincinnati Opera, which opened its 91st season on Thursday with a production of Verdi's Rigoletto. It's a tragic story about a foolish father who tries to protect his daughter by hiding her away from the world, leading to her death. —- Rigoletto,…
Friday Movie Roundup: Midterm Report Card
It's hard to believe that 2011 is already halfway over. Looking back over the last six months is not exactly a heartwarming or nostalgic endeavor — at least when it comes to the movies that have been released in local theaters. As is the case every year, the big studios use the first quarter as…
Morning News and Stuff
John Boehner has been accused of spending the federal government’s money in defense of the Defense of Marriage Act. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics alleges that Boehner illegally directed payment of $500,000 of the government’s money to the law firm selected to defend DOMA. Boehner’s spokesman strongly denied any wrongdoing in a statement to The…
Green Lantern (Review)
Director Martin Campbell (The Mask of Zorro, Casino Royale) forgoes the urban realism of Christopher Nolan’s Batman reboots and the romantic/heroic ideal of Superman for the CG rendering of the otherworldly power of the Lantern and the Ring in his introduction to the origin story behind how a recklessly daring pilot named Hal Jordan (Ryan…
Mr. Popper’s Penguins (Review)
Loosely based on Florence Atwater's 1938 children's book, Mr. Popper's Penguins never completely gels. But that doesn't stop Jim Carrey from using everything in his arsenal of comic physicality to keep his audience entertained. A Jimmy Stewart impersonation and a few Charlie Chaplin duck-walk steps go a long way. As a boy, Tommy Popper grew…
The Art of Getting By (Review)
One of two things must be true about the reason George Zinavoy (Freddie Highmore) has spent his senior year at a Manhattan prep school ignoring every assignment and spending his lunch hour "pleasure"-reading Camus: either 1) he's genuinely depressed and in need of real medical help, or 2) he's an affected, privileged twit playing at…
UC Adds Columbus PF for 2012?
Word on the Internet these days is that Mick Cronin has secured a verbal commitment from Columbus Northland High School power forward Devon Scott, who apparently tweeted the news after visiting the UC campus on Tuesday.—- Scott is a 6-foot-8, 195-pound forward who this blog recently watched play. Here's its description of his game: “Scott…
Cincinnati’s Next Top Baby
The Cincinnati Health Department recently released a list of the most popular baby names of 2010. We live in Cincinnati, so there's enough average people to balance out all the Braidans and Jakilynns (read: smooshing two names together or purposely misspelling a name isn't being creative, folks) which means there aren't any big surprises on…
Wenstrup Runs for Congress
Republican Brad Wenstrup, a podiatrist and U.S. Army veteran who unsuccessfully ran for Cincinnati mayor in 2009, announced today that he will challenge incumbent Jean Schmidt next year in the GOP primary to run for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District seat. Wenstrup ran against incumbent Mayor Mark Mallory, a Democrat, two years ago. Wenstrup lost 54-46…
Go Grab a Scoop
Nothing beats the heat better than ice cream. Therefore, in the interest of science, a few of us recently gathered at the CityBeat World Headquarters for a totally non-scientific taste testing of our favorite local ice creams and gelatos. Yes, it truly was a sacrifice, but one we were willing to make for our readers.…
Hot Multimedia: Body of Art
Just as we all start showing more skin in the oppressive heat of summer, Prairie in Northside brings us Body of Art, an exhibition that invites viewers to consider bodies — ours, the artists’ and their subjects’ — through performances, photography and tenderly handmade objects. Curated by Prairie’s David Rosenthal and art dandy Kenneth Wright,…
Hot Treats: StreetPops
Fancy hot dogs. A slew of big-city-esque food trucks. New Neapolitan-style pizza places. Cincinnati is a real food city. And the latest addition to our ever-widening epicurean palate is StreetPops, a small batch gourmet popsicle vendor. StreetPops makes all-natural frozen treats using fresh local ingredients whenever possible. They offer traditional flavors, as well as some…
100 Hot Days of Summer: June-July
June Wednesday, June 15 Kick your midweek blues with some island jams and happy hour drink prices during REGGAE WEDNESDAYS at Fountain Square. Wind down with a cold beverage and listen to the DJ until the laid-back reggae crews take to the stage for the ultimate hump day pick-me-up. Free. 7-10 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug.…
Hot Porcelains: Still[ed] Life
Ceramicist duo Katie Parker and Guy Michael Davis combine the research ethics of historians with the forward-thinking innovation of technophiles. Using 3-D scanning technology, they create porcelain sculptures that are decorated with historically inspired patterning. Parker and Davis’ final installations of these works conjures historical revival interior design. Their porcelains are a perfect match to…
Hot Dudes: “Men Without Shirts”
Hollywood Casino has added a new delectably delicious vice to its running tally of gambling, booze and fun: “Men Without Shirts.” Yes, ladies (and gentlemen), this sinfully sensual show indeed offers what it promises with the Tristate’s first all-male revue dance troupe … sans shirts (and pants). Perfect for a bachelorette party, girl’s night out…
Hot Free Music: PNC Summer Series
This summer you’ll not be able to say, “There’s nothing going on,” without adding “except for those daily music events on Fountain Square.” Free concerts to satiate almost every taste in music take place all summer long at the city’s center, showcasing local, regional and national talent from the worlds of Reggae, Hip Hop, Blues,…
Hot Wheels: Bike Newport
Bike Newport is the Northern Kentucky version of Cincinnati’s Queen City Bike, a local organization that promotes and encourages regional cycling and cycling awareness. The mission of Bike Newport is to advocate bicycling, improve bicycling conditions, educate residents about bicycling safety and promote a progressive image of a bike-friendly city. The organization would like to…
Sister Alice and Cincy Tourism
[WINNER] JON HUSTED: Kudos go to Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, a Republican, for bucking his GOP colleagues by opposing their push to consolidate voting precincts in Hamilton County. The two Republican members on the county’s Board of Elections, Alex Triantafilou and Chip Gerhardt, wanted to reduce the precincts from 680 to 496. Democrats,…
Off to the Races
D aniel Zott and Joshua Epstein knew each other for years and years before ever writing a thing together. More along the lines of acquaintances than friends, the two musicians were familiar through the Detroit music scene and maintained respect for the other’s output, but nothing ever clicked. Then 2009 came along, and their dynamic…
Bicycle Dreams (Review)
T his year marks the 30th anniversary run of the Race Across America (RAAM), a grueling bicycle endurance race that finds only the toughest and the craziest cyclists eager to risk their physical health and their psychological stamina on this 3,000-plus mile trek from California to a destination somewhere along the East Coast (generally somewhere…
Verdi, Verdi Good
A n intense father-daughter relationship is at the heart of Verdi’s opera Rigoletto, which opens Cincinnati Opera’s summer season with performances Thursday and Saturday. Baritone Stephen Powell makes his role debut as Rigoletto, the acid-tongued jester, and soprano Sarah Coburn is his daughter Gilda. Rigoletto has a classic case of denial — as jester to…
100 Hot Days of Summer: August-Sept
August Monday, Aug. 1 Get out of the house and do some climbin’. ROCKQUEST is fun for everyone of all ages, you don’t have to be an athlete, you just need a desire to try something new and different. With approximately 20,000 square feet for indoor rock climbing and vertical heights up to four stories…
Hot Local Flicks: Reel Art Films
Local films often present a unique message or a common idea in a fresh or avant-garde way. Get your fix of local flicks with the Cincinnati Art Museum and Southern Ohio Filmakers Association as they present the summer installment of Reel Art Films. View art through a historical lens with a variety of documentaries from…
Hot Urban Tours: American Legacy Tours
The group of local school teachers who founded the popular Newport Gangster Tour have their hands full this year. Their brainchild has exploded into a set of three urban walking tours and has been rebranded as American Legacy Tours. If true crime is your thing, check out the Gangsters’ two-hour excursion into Northern Kentucky’s seedy…
Hot Fantastical Art: Moving Images
It’s been a number of years since the Weston Art Gallery devoted the entirety of its exhibition spaces to a single artist, but dreamlike worlds that open up in Alison Crocetta’s films and videos require this kind of expansiveness. Her solo exhibition Moving Images opens at the Weston June 17 and continues through Aug. 28.…
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (Review)
It’s rare when a film achieves absolute perfection. And such hyperbole shouldn’t be thrown around lightly, but Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench deserves the praise. A low-budget affair shot on grainy, black-and-white 16mm, Guy and Madeline has a simple plot: Boy loves girl. Boy gets bored and leaves girl for another. Girl moves…
Mired in the War on Drugs
W hat became clear to me while speaking about marijuana legalization with volunteers of the organization Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) is that the argument is really about responsibility. Are we as a society responsible for controlling what adults put into their own bodies? Or are individuals responsible for themselves? And is the Nixonian “war…
Hot Summer Eats: Outdoor Dining
The good thing about being near a giant river during the summer is not the opportunity to go swimming — too dangerous, plus swimming pools are cleaner. What the Mighty Ohio will offer all summer long, however, is ample opportunity to dine riverside. The following are three options among Cincinnati’s many restaurants offering outside dining…
Green with Energy
R ecycle the images of upscale builders competing to sell McMansions on postage-sized lots in distant suburbs. The city of Cincinnati and six custom builders have concocted a new home show geared toward making your lifestyle convenient, affordable, rewardable and environmentally friendly. Owners, builders and designers from Somerset Custom Homes, Pinnacle Custom Building, Osterfeld Construction,…
Hot Art History: Kaleidoscopes of the 21st Century
They’re not your Christmas stocking kaleidoscopes, the gorgeous instruments in Kaleidoscopes of the 21st Century at Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center. Although they are works of art, most can be (gently) touched and turned, to get the full effect of their inner workings. The pieces are often jewel-like, incorporating elegant materials, and come in…
Cincinnati Art Museum Chooses Its Greatest Hits
Even though the Cincinnati Art Museum’s Schmidlapp Gallery holds important Egyptian, Roman and Greek antiquities, it seems more a conduit than a destination. That’s because it functions as the thoroughfare between the main entrance and the Great Hall — and the café, Cincinnati Wing and more modern collections beyond. The display cases are no match…
Hot Show: Winter Wonderettes
Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati had its biggest box-office hit ever in 2010 with The Marvelous Wonderettes, a musical tale about a foursome of girl singers who save the prom (Act I) and then come back for their 10-year reunion (Act II). If you loved that nostalgic show, full of tunes from the ’60s (and even…
Shakeup in Lockdown
R obert Shaw has been around the world, but he’s never found a friendlier place than Grafton, Ohio. The sixtyish foundry worker is spouting his rural Lorain County gospel from his perch at the Deluxe Bar on Main Street. “It’s kind of like Petticoat Junction, except we don’t have a water tower,” says the bearded,…
2011 Festival Guide
June 18-19 For the 24th year, the JUNETEENTH festival will celebrate the Emancipation Proclamation and provide a chance to reflect upon Cincinnati’s unique heritage as the gateway to the North for runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad. Young and old alike will parade through the park showing the colors of more than 70 countries, representing…
June 8-14: Worst Week Ever
WEDNESDAY JUNE 8 Ohio State University today announced that John Boehner would speak at its commencement ceremony on Sunday, prompting the more outgoing of the student body to respond in a typical manner after a university invites a boring old white guy to campus: “When can I see Dave Matthews?” “Facebook protest!” The resultant Facebook…
Hot Tournament: Western & Southern Tennis Open
The tennis tournament now known as the Western & Southern Masters and Women’s Open has existed in Cincinnati in one form or another for 112 years, which makes it the oldest tennis tournament in the U.S. played in its original city. The tournament annually features the best players in the world — expect Roger Federer,…
Hot Ampitheater Concert: My Morning Jacket
Without the benefit of a Lil Wayne guest appearance, a salacious Twitter feed or a glamorous meat dress designer, My Morning Jacket has become one of the biggest musical acts in America. The Louisville-bred band has made its bones with a magical, eclectic sound that, as an episode of American Dad exquisitely showed, has a…
Hot Duels: Cincinnati Fencing Club
Most people’s knowledge of fencing is limited to famous scenes from movies like Zorro or The Princess Bride. However, for the Cincinnati Fencing Club dueling is not a spectator sport. The CFC, founded in 1956, is the source of fencing culture in Cincinnati. In partnership with the Cincinnati Recreation Commission and the Clifton Recreation Center,…
Bellevue Bistro (Brunch Review)
Bellevue Bistro is a quaint, unassuming café that blends in with the independent shops along historic Fairfield Avenue in Bellevue, Ky. Or at least that’s what I thought before going there. The small breakfast and lunch restaurant (313 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, 859-581-5600) packs a big menu, big flavors and a big ego. The Bistro is…
GOP Hopefuls Ignore Facts, Offer Rhetoric on Economy
I n some parallel universe, the United States government is enjoying its fifth year of a practically debt-free existence. Back in January 2001, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) was estimating the nation was on course to have a negative net indebtedness beginning in 2006, partially due to various fiscal policies put into place by President…
Kicking and Dreaming
I t’s a blistering evening in Northside as the four members of The Kickaways swelter in the apartment that they’ve dubbed the Kickaplex. Although only two of them actually reside there, it doubles as rehearsal space and crash pad for the quartet. But, tonight, “sweat lodge” serves as a functional description. Heat is an apt…
Heating Up Screens, Big and Small
Cincinnati native (a sometimes forgotten fact) Steven Spielberg is the Godfather of Summer, much like James Brown was the Godfather of Soul. And like Brown, he has proven to be the hardest working man in the movies. We are used to his herculean efforts behind the camera, but this summer Spielberg is setting up the…
Hot Fourth: Northside Rock ‘N Roll Carnival
Literally hot because the Northside Rock ’N Roll Carnival, Fourth of July Parade & Festival embraces the heat and humidity of a steamy Cincinnati July, this is also one of city’s hottest 4th celebrations. Starting Friday July 1 at 6 p.m., N-side’s Hoffner Park transforms into a weekend-long festive beer garden and playground chock full…
Hot Folk: Whispering Beard Festival
The Whispering Beard Folk Festival originated just a few years ago as a backyard hootenanny with organizers’ favorite musicians and a few of their best pals. The fest has considerably grown in size, but that original spirit is still intact — it’s just that now the three-day, outdoor Folk, Bluegrass, Roots and Americana music festival…
Hot Moves: Parkour
Who didn’t like playing on the playground as a kid? Taking the playground to the next level, Cincinnati’s growing parkour and freerunning community is seeking a thrill and getting a workout in the process. Parkour, unlike gymnastics and other sports, has no pre-set moves that one learns. Rather, the emphasis is on teaching the mind…
Rites of Passage and Magnitude 7 (Review)
M anifest Creative Research Gallery kicked off the summer with the college student show Rites of Passage and its seventh-annual Magnitude 7 exhibition of small works. Both exhibitions offer an exciting mix of creative endeavors, both large and small. Rites of Passage, an annual exhibition of work by college juniors, seniors and recent grads, reaches…
Amy London and Reggae Fest
• Lately there has been something of a Reggae revival in the Greater Cincinnati area, with lots of eclectic new talent popping up and established talent getting stronger and drawing more and more. Another sure sign of Reggae’s resurgence — Stanley’s Pub in Columbia-Tusculum is presenting the first Stanley’s Reggae Festival this Saturday. Doors open…
Too Hot for Cincy?
During an interview in advance of May’s MusicNOW festival, Bryce Dessner — its organizer and guitarist for The National — told me something very provocative about Cincinnati as a concert market for Indie Rock bands. And it might offer insight into why “vanguard” Indie acts — those whose experimentalism or artfulness, whose risky newness, resonates…
Opera-tunity Knocks
How does an opera company follow up a 90th anniversary season? For starters, it returns to the usual four-work schedule, which this year includes a company premiere. Top singers, conductors and directors are scheduled as well as rising stars. The pit band is the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. And so far only one singer has cancelled.…
Harry Stephens [Bella Luna/View]
For about a quarter century, Harry Stephens has been a fixture on the Tristate dining scene. Since 2003, Stephens has owned the wonderfully eclectic Bella Luna (4632 Eastern Ave., Columbia-Tusculum, 513-871-5862), and just over a year ago he opened View in the Edgecliff Building in East Walnut Hills. Bella Luna always has creative seasonal menus…
Life in the Slow Lane
If you were to ask me when I was 16 years old if I would never again want an automobile, I would have told you that you were crazy. Every teenage boy wants his own set of wheels. I was no exception. My first automobile was a 1959 Chevy Biscayne. It’s a bit faded now,…
Restoring Hope
Springfield, a smaller city some 75 miles slightly northeast of Cincinnati, has lost plenty during the post-industrial era. So it’s important when it can reclaim, restore and celebrate something that once made it so special — an outdoor folk-art environment known as Hartman Rock Garden, created during the Great Depression. And the way it did…
The Skinny Pig (Review)
S kinny Pig? Seriously? That’s an oxymoron if I ever heard one! That was the conversation playing in my head as I drove up to Skinny Pig, the latest restaurant venture of Joshua Steven Campbell, who is well known by many area foodies for his restaurant Mayberry and store Mayberry Foodstuffs. When I interviewed Campbell…
Hot Crazy Kids: Young People’s Theater
Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre marks its 30th anniversary with a crowd of high school talent — 100 kids from roughly 40 high schools — at the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts (4990 Glenway Ave.) in a production of Crazy for You (July 29-August 7). The high-energy comedy offers mistaken identity, plot twist and fabulous…
White Divorce, Satan’s Wing Man and Birdman
[HOT] Beat the Press Jack White of The White Stripes/Raconteurs/Dead Weather/Third Man Records fame has often lashed out at the press for things written about him or his musical projects, but the man uses media outlets to milk publicity almost as well as he plays guitar, suggesting a career as a high-powered celebrity publicist awaits…
CIRV Holds Open House
Organizers of a local anti-gang and violence reduction program will hold an open house Thursday so the community can become reacquainted with its street advocate team. The Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV) is holding the open house and resource fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at its offices. The location is 19 W.…
Live from Bonnaroo 2011, Part 5
Our third and final day on-site at Bonnaroo was no less crazy than the previous two. I took occasional breaks during the day, sometimes in the air-conditioned press tent, and other times back at the campsite where I’d snack, get off my feet for a few minutes and pour water over my head. The day…
New Minor Leagues Single, Video
The superb, now veteran local Indie Pop group The Minor Leagues are gearing up for the release of their new album, North College Hill. The album was recorded last summer with Sean Sullivan at The Butcher Shoppe, the Nashville studio owned by legendary singer/songwriter John Prine and Grammy-winning engineer Dave Ferguson (Johnny Cash, U2, Ryan…
