Mandel Dodges Auto Bailout Question for Five Minutes
Josh Mandel avoided directly answering a question about the auto bailout for five straight minutes during a recent meeting with the Youngstown Vindicator editorial board. In a video released today by Democrats, Mandel, the Republican opponent to Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown for Ohio's U.S. senate seat, says he would have “trouble” voting in favor of…
Comedy: Jamie Lissow
Comedian Jamie Lissow went to law school — for two weeks. “I got my first paying gig,” he explains. “I got $50 to do five minutes. Up until then I had no idea you could paid for doing comedy. I thought it was a hobby.” He took a year off from law school, which then…
Event: Speak Up Cincinnati: A Voice for the Innocent Fundraiser
In a world where the daily news is often more terrifying than what the best TV writers can dream up, there’s not a lot that’s taboo to twist into entertainment. Off the TV screens, though, sexual abuse is one issue that pierces across every demographic, but still remains, somehow, remarkably under-discussed. According to Jamie Sivrais,…
Event: Anna Louise Inn Neighborly Bar Crawl
For more than 100 years, the Anna Louise Inn has been serving area women in need. Located in Lytle Park in downtown Cincinnati, it is the only single-room occupancy residence for women in the city and acts as a safe harbor for women who have nowhere else to go. For more than a year, the…
Event: Cincinnati Street Food Festival
The Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation brings good eats to you. The Cincinnati Street Food Festival celebrates the growing mobile food industry in Cincinnati and the diversity of its neighborhoods. Those over 21 can enjoy alcoholic beverages at the festival, but everyone can enjoy the foods from more than a dozen mobile vendors, including Pizza Bomba,…
Film: 2 Days in New York
Julie Delpy, as writer/director/star, brings cross-cultural hijinks into this bedroom farce about a Manhattan couple (Delpy and Chris Rock) attempting to juggle high-powered creative jobs and children from other relationships. Delpy’s Marion seeks to find the kind of romantic love that her parents had, but things get complicated when Marion’s family — her father, sister…
Event: Beggar’s Carnivale
The Know Theatre welcomes the return of the eccentric Beggar’s Carnivale this weekend. The show was started a few years back by performer Sammich the Tramp and burlesque performer and producer Lolla Van Ella. The Beggar’s Carnivale combines music, traditional circus arts and elements from silent films, all seamlessly integrating to create an unforgettable show.…
Event: Kings Island Halloween Haunt
Amusement parks are already creepy after dark if you ask me, but when you add in hundreds of ghouls and monsters and pea soup fog, it becomes the stuff of nightmares. The Kings Island Halloween Haunt is loaded with haunted happenings; there are a dozen different haunted mazes for the intrepid to explore including the…
Jesse Jackson Rails Against Voter Suppression in Cincinnati
Speaking to about 60 people at the Rockdale Baptist Church in Avondale, the Rev. Jesse Jackson talked about the many “schemes” used to disenfranchise voters while encouraging Cincinnatians to register to vote and take advantage of Ohio’s early voting days. “Dealing in this state, for example, you think so much about the painful days in…
Art: In the Closet: Friends of Fashion
Some of the most consistent curating in this city routinely comes out of the Fashion Art Department at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Between them, Associate Curator of Costume & Textiles Cynthia Amnéus and Curator of Decorative Arts and Design Amy Miller Dehan are largely responsible for the success of such recent shows as Art Deco,…
Onstage: Mrs. Mannerly
A stern teacher of etiquette knows the rules of proper behavior, and she keeps her students in line. But young Jeffrey (who seems to be closely related to playwright Jeffrey Hatcher) has a few ideas of his own — including some insight about his teacher that might help him earn a never-before-achieved perfect grade on…
Husted to Appeal Early Vote Ruling
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted will appeal a ruling that expanded voting during the three days before Election Day to all Ohioans. If the appeal is approved, the early voting issue will be taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court. On Friday, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with President Barack Obama's campaign…
Morning News and Stuff
Today is the last day to register to vote, and in-person early voting is underway. Register to vote and vote at your nearest board of election, which can be located here. Hamilton County commissioners agree on not raising the sales tax. That effectively rules out two of three plans laid out by the county administrator.…
Jeff Coffin
Though Jazz is the music saxophonist Jeff Coffin is most closely identified, his experience and passion extends well beyond the genre. Coffin’s and his Mu’tet make dynamic, progressive sounds, most recently heard on the studio effort, Into the Air, which draws from mainly from modern and vintage Jazz. But Coffin first came to many music…
ODP Asks State, Feds to Investigate Coal Company
The Ohio Democratic Party is asking both state and federal prosecutors to look into allegations that a major coal company is coercing its employees to donate to political causes against their will. The ODP on Monday sent letters to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Steven Dettelbach and Acting Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy…
FotoFocus Takes Cincinnati By Storm
Having wrapped up a very busy first (extended) weekend of FotoFocus activities, I’m humbled by the fact that I only got to a portion of the exhibits and events occurring under the month-long, regional photography festival’s umbrella. Before it’s over, more than 70 shows and related special events — like this Wednesday’s concert at the…
Sara Watkins
Cincinnati was recently graced with Sara Watkins’ presence when she opened for Dawes in the Taft Theatre’s basement Ballroom. She’s coming back, and this time she’s the headliner. This is far from her first time headlining tours, though. Watkins comes from a whole family of musicians who meet up with friends to perform out in…
Band of Horses
Band of Horses is back and its music is sexier than ever. The members’ beards are luscious and their button-down shirts are oh-so-tantalizing, but it’s BoH’s awesome new(ish) sound that will truly make you squirm. BoH’s new album, Mirage Rock, marks the band’s fourth studio full-length and its first produced by the legendary Glyn Johns.…
Bill Frisell and the 858 Quartet
In discussions about the world’s greatest guitarists, one name often unconscionably overlooked is that of avant Jazz six-stringer Bill Frisell. For the past three and a half decades, Frisell has created textural environments that are visceral and pastoral, actively engaging and passively contemplative, utilizing guitar skills that border on genius. With a touch that can…
Morning News and Stuff
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here. Tomorrow is also the last day to register to vote. A federal appeals court upheld the decision to allow in-person early voting for everyone during the three days prior to the election. The decision comes as a big win to President Barack…
Lymbyc Systym
Brothers Mike and Jared Bell of Electronic band Lymbyc Systym were physically separated by time zones for three years while recording their third release, Symbolyst. But it’s clear they had synergy despite the distance between Brooklyn, N.Y., and Japan. Trusting their 20-year music relationship, the pair produced a whimsical set, Symbolyst, a suppressed dream state…
Zammuto
Early this year, Nick Zammuto surprised fans and critics with his announcement that he was closing the book on The Books, his avant sonic collage project with Paul de Jong and a variety of supporting players. The band’s last album, 2010’s The Way Out, a cut-and-paste Pop symphony that utilized fragments of self-help cassettes, had…
All Ohioans Get Final Three Days of Early Voting
A federal appeals court has upheld three extra days of voting for everyone. The ruling by the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today means county boards of election will be allowed to stay open for all voters the weekend and Monday before Election Day. Previously, only military personnel and their families were allowed to…
Southgate House Revival Opening on Hold
The grand opening for the Southgate House Revival, the new venue from the former owners/operators of Newport's beloved Southgate House, has been canceled. The club was supposed to open tonight, but it has been announced that this weekend's shows (including tomorrow's album release party for The Newbees' latest) are to be rescheduled. We'll update with…
REVIEW: The National at Emery Theatre
Cincinnati, for me, has always been contradictory and confusing. After living here for so long I’m still ambivalent as to how I feel about it. The National certainly pushed me in the more positive direction with their show Oct. 4 at Emery Theatre. The Cincy-bred band summoned fans with a free show in support of…
Private Prison Violates State Rules
A recent audit of the Ohio prison bought by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) found the private prison is only meeting 66.7 percent of the state’s standards. The report found a total of 47 violations in the CCA-owned prison, which the state government sold to CCA last year as part of a privatization push set…
The National Plays Cincinnati Show to Support Obama
Members of Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Cincinnati natives The National knew they could lose fans if their band became vocal supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama back in 2008. “When we publicly started supporting Obama, we did have a lot of fans that were upset about that and just thought, ‘you should keep your political opinions…
Stage Door: ‘Through the Night,’ CCM, NKU and the Carnegie
Your best bet for theater this weekend, based on several enthusiastic recommendations, seems to be Daniel Beaty's one-man performance at the Cincinnati Playhouse in Through the Night. Harper Lee gave it a Critic's Pick in her CityBeat review this week, and the League of Cincinnati Theatres panel described Beaty as a "brilliant showman and interpreter”…
REVIEW: Cal Scruby’s ‘Boy Genius’
Sitting in my high school government class, I didn’t think the guy quoting South Park was someone I’d hear about after graduation, but less than a year after he put his best foot forward, I hear Cal Scruby is now a boy genius. On Sept. 19, Scruby released Boy Genius, which is his second Hip…
REVIEW: A$AP Rocky, Danny Brown and More at Bogart’s
Before I get into to the nitty-gritty of the A$AP Mob, Schoolboy Q and Danny Brown show at Bogart's last night (Oct. 4), I’ve got a couple of bones to pick first. Bogart’s, what the hell is up with searching your patrons 90 times before they're let in? I mean, I know it’s probably scary…
Morning News and Stuff
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here. The nation’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.8 percent in September — the lowest jobless rate in nearly four years. The country added 114,000 jobs during the month, and labor participation actually rose with 418,000 people joining the labor force. Jobs numbers for…
WATCH: Walk the Moon’s New “Tightrope” Video
Cincinnati homeboys Walk the Moon have been tearing up the road since the release of their self-titled debut for RCA Records earlier this year, not to mention making the promo rounds all over the television dial (from the late-night chat shows to various appearances on VH1 and an MTV Unplugged set). The band is currently…
Auditor Criticizes Education Department for Poor Oversight
The state auditor today criticized both the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) and a handful of school districts in an interim report. The report, which will be finalized in the coming months as the investigation is completed, gave some early findings for the ongoing investigation into attendance scrubbing, the practice of “removing students from enrollment…
FREE DOWNLOAD: New Buffalo Killers Live Track
Area Pscyh/Pop/Rock trio Buffalo Killers and vintage Rock/Soul/Pop master Brian Olive will be featured heavily on a new live album that includes tracks culled from performances at the 2012 Deep Blues Festival in Minnesota. The three-day, sold-out fest featured 26 bands, seven of which (including Olive and Buffalo Killers) record for the Alive NaturalSound imprint,…
In the Case of Joy and Randy
When tragic events happen or when circumstances drastically change a person’s life, maybe these changes affect a person or maybe it doesn’t affect them at all. In the case of Joy and Randy, I wish I was smart enough to figure this out. Joy and Randy didn’t know what to make of me when I…
Music Tonight: Danny Brown with A$AP Rocky
In the Rap game today, Danny Brown — performing at Bogart's tonight with A$AP Rocky and A$AP Mob, plus Schoolboy Q — is a man among boys. Not only is his musical style unmatched in the underground Hip Hop scene but, at 31 years young, Brown was spitting rhymes long before Drake took his first…
Morning News and Stuff
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here. The first presidential debate took place last night. Most of the “liberal media” says Mitt Romney beat President Barack Obama, but the impact of the relatively dull debate is probably being overstated as the media tries to sensationalize some sort of comeback…
Taken 2
OK, so the latest Luc Besson factory product has a somewhat organic link to the previous model. Taken 2 charts the collision course between former CIA operative Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) and Murad Krasniqi (Rade Serbedzjia). Krasniqi wants revenge; Mills killed his son, but to be fair, he did so because Krasniqi’s son had kidnapped…
Pitch Perfect
A sketchy take on the Glee phenomenon, Pitch Perfect from director Jason Moore (who comes from a television background that includes Dawson’s Creek and Everwood) dances around Beca (Anna Kendrick), a Barden University freshman who would rather be producing music from her fresh beats than singing staid acapella tunes with an all-girls group desperate to…
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Author Stephen Chbosky adapts and helms this take on his novel centering on an introverted freshman named Charlie (Logan Lerman) who gets pulled into the orbit of a pair of independent-minded seniors (Emma Watson and Ezra Miller). This trio of social outcasts stands on the doorstep of the real world, ready to burst through and…
The Matchmaker
Israeli writer-director Avi Nesher (Turn Left At The End Of The World and The Secrets) adapts Amir Gutfreund’s novel set during 1968 — a year after the Summer of Love, about a teenage boy (Tuval Shafir) hired by a matchmaker (Adir Miller) who survived the Holocaust and has set up shop behind a movie theater…
Hello I Must Be Going
School of Creative and Performing Arts graduate Todd Louiso (Love Liza) helms this indie drama about Amy (Melanie Lynsky), a recently divorced woman who moves back home with her parents just as her father prepares to seal a business deal that could set them on course for retirement and a trip around the world. Amy’s…
Stranded Manatee Rescued in Fla. Was Reared at Cincinnati Zoo
The manatee is an orphan from Daytona Beach. He was brought to the Cincinnati Zoo in June 2005 and thrived in its Manatee Springs exhibit over the next four years. Little Joe then went to Tampa’s Lowry Park, and from there to the wild. He made news last week when teams from Sea World and…
Frankenweenie
Tim Burton goes back to an idea from his early days as a filmmaker, exploring the Frankenstein monster from the perspective of childhood. Young Victor, a more modern child, has the perfect pet that dies, so he endeavors to bring him back to life with a little lightning and a lot of love, but there…
Butter
Director Jim Field Smith won me over two years ago with She’s Out Of My League, a geek sleeper romantic comedy about a guy lucky enough to date up — way up — because despite a few silly nods to sitcom conventions, League was an underdog character story that treated both the geek and the…
Cincinnati Arts Ambassador Fellowships Finalists Announced
After a long-established program that provided grants to individual artists was cut in 2009, City Council voted to re-instate and improve the program in an effort to show that Cincinnati is an art friendly city and to encourage artists to live and work here. Under the old system, grants of $3,000-$5,000 were awarded to local…
RNC Chairman Addresses Ohio Strategy, Biden Comments
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus held a conference call with Ohio reporters Wednesday morning in response to Tuesday comments by Democratic Vice President Joe Biden that the middle class had been “buried” in the last four years. “Obama and Biden have buried the middle class, and now they want to bury them some more,”…
Curmudgeon Notes 10.3.2012
• I was in the Pacific Northwest and the three-hour time difference disrupted my already lousy sleep patterns. I dozed and listened to the BBC World Service on a local FM station when a familiar growl awakened me: WVXU’s Howard Wilkinson. You don’t work with a guy for a quarter century and not know his…
Music Tonight: Stars, Diamond Rings and California Wives
A stellar triple bill featuring an Indie fave and a pair of hot up-and-comers takes over Oakley's 20th Century Theater tonight. Tickets still remain, which is kind of ridiculous considering how ridiculously strong the lineup is. Showtime is 8 p.m. and tickets are $20 in advance (here) or $23 at the door. Chicago-based, new-wavey buzz…
I Just Can’t Get Enough
Happy Wednesday, y’all! Go make yourself a hump day treat because, if you didn’t know what day it is… It’s October 3rd. Let’s observe a moment of silence for 2005-era Lindsay Lohan. Tina Fey (who wrote Mean Girls) will soon end another hilarious quotable venture as 30 Rock which kicks off its final season Thursday…
No Reunited Smiths, Pop Goes Punk and Fender Struggles
HOT We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together On one hand, it would be nice to see The Smiths perform together again. On the other hand, Blanket Jackson has a better chance of becoming President in 2020. Morrissey performed at the 2009 Coachella festival as a solo act and reportedly complained about smelling of “burning…
Battered But Not Broken
By the end of November 2011, Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) knew it would soon have bigger financial problems. The school district had just lost the battle for Issue 32, a permanent levy that would have raised $49.5 million for CPS every year. CPS claimed the levy was necessary in response to state funding cuts and…
Morning News and Stuff
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here. Josh Mandel, state treasurer and Republican U.S. senatorial candidate for Ohio, is denying he physically confronted a campaign tracker. According to Mandel, the tracker approached and confronted him, not the other way around. But the video of the confrontation shows Mandel approaching…
A New Life for Showtime’s Sympathetic Serial Killer
After six action-packed seasons, even a show about a sociopath in sheep’s clothes can get stale. On Dexter (9 p.m. Sundays, Showtime) — based on the Jeff Lindsay novels — the series’ namesake is, on the surface, a pretty normal guy. A handsome nerd, Dexter has gone from living a bachelor life to becoming a…
Dusty Baker Deserves More Credit
It’s too bad it took a mini-stroke for Dusty Baker to get a little bit of relief from his critics. Baker will be leading the Reds to their second postseason appearance in the last three years, but he’s far from beloved in town — he’s hardly even respected. Managers across baseball are maligned, in part…
DVD Spotlight: ‘Sleepless Night’
In theaters this week, Liam Neeson returns to take audiences on another action-packed adventure (Taken 2) where he remains one step ahead of international kidnappers — this time seeking revenge for their fallen sons and comrades from the first installment. But for the couch-bound adrenaline seekers, the American Express/Tribeca Film series offers up Sleepless Night,…
‘Enquirer’ Publisher Resigns from UC Board of Trustees
Enquirer President and Publisher Margaret Buchanan is leaving the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees, citing potential perception of a conflict of interest as her reporters cover the recent departure of UC’s former president, Greg Williams, who abruptly resigned on Aug. 21. “My news team is reporting aggressively on the departure of UC President Greg…
Presidential Debates: Mile-High Masochism
I dread presidential debates. The first one is in Denver this week (tonight if you’re reading this the day CityBeat comes out, Oct. 3). I’ll watch out of a sense of duty as CityBeat’s media critic. Forget the quadrennial fuss over uninvited minor party candidates. Having them on the podium would make this ordeal livelier.…
Health Coverage Lowest Among Minorities
Following a national trend, Ohio’s minorities have the lowest levels of health care coverage, according to a new study from The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. The study looked at 2006-2008 data for only men to gauge health insurance coverage and other health issues in a pre-Obamacare world. In Ohio, Hispanics have the highest rates…
ODRC: No More Privatizing Ohio Prisons
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (ODRC) on Sept. 25 said it will not seek further privatization of state prisons. The announcement was made less than a week after CityBeat published a story detailing the various problems posed by privatizing prisons (“Liberty for Sale,” issue of Sept. 19). Gary Mohr, director of ODRC, made…
Cincinnati vs. The World 10.03.2012
The Ohio Democratic Party sent Ohio Treasurer/Senate candidate Josh Mandel a new pair of pants on his birthday, poking fun at Mandel’s PolitiFact Ohio record for most “Pants on Fire” ratings, which evaluate the honesty of politicians’ public statements. CINCINNATI +2 A Norwegian study concluded that couples who share housework duties run a higher risk…
Front to Back
Blake Mills is busy. The 25-year-old guitar prodigy has worked relentlessly in recent years as an in-demand session and touring musician, collaborating with a wide range of artists — from Lucinda Williams and Danger Mouse to Kid Rock and Julian Casablancas, among many others — nearly all of whom use hyperbolic language to describe his…
Worst Week Ever!: Sept. 26-Oct. 2
WEDNESDAY SEPT. 26 College students are almost always poor. Locally, Dave Dougherty, the former CEO of Convergys Corp., has started a nonprofit group which will offer students “$15-an-hour” jobs at Education at Work, which operates call centers for clients including Cincinnati Bell and Macy’s. Students will be paid $9 per hour, plus help with tuition…
Enquirer Conflicts of Interest Still on Display
Margaret Buchanan, president and publisher of The Cincinnati Enquirer, resigned from the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees Sept. 28, citing potential conflicts of interest in her staff’s reporting on the UC Board. It’s a good day for journalism when a newspaper’s president places the newspaper’s needs above her personal ambitions. With former UC President…
Girl, (In)dependent
The first time Pete (name changed) rushed to beat me to the passenger door on his car, my gut reaction was to be slightly annoyed. A kind, simple gesture irked me, and, at first, I couldn’t articulate why. I thought back to the last time this happened to me, when I spent a year deep…
Burnell’s Exudes Cool Culinary Confidence
T here’s a certain wave of reassurance that washes over a person while in the presence of someone radiating with confidence and passion for his craft. Chef Nathan Jolley — who operates his tiny restaurant, Burnell’s, out of the former Mayberry location on Vine Street — is such a man. What’s immediately clear upon meeting…
Shades of Blue
P atrick Gaspard gained notoriety when he responded via Twitter to the U.S. Supreme Court upholding Barack Obama’s health care overhaul with: “it’s constitutional. Bitches.” As the executive director of the Democratic National Committee — the body in charge of coming up with a platform for the party and campaigning in support of its candidates…
Yet Another High ’Point
I n the future, 2012 will likely go down as a watershed year for the city of Cincinnati. We’ve been a city beaten down by outside perceptions that, at one point, weren’t too far off base. Today, they’re almost all misconceptions. In terms of entertainment, we’ve so far had an incredible 2012, with our usually…
Black Lamentations from BET
What now passes for Black Entertainment Television (BET) gives me a headache, makes me woozy and embarrassed. Didn’t always. In the early 1980s BET was a mash-up of Soul Train, Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert and CNN operating on less than one-fourth the budget all wrapped in the lo-fi basement tape aesthetic of Media Bridges. When…
Art: Cy Press Poetry
Poetry readings are multi-sensory experiences: One hears the words and watches the speaker while intuitively imagining the ideas in their head. Cy Press’ readings at Thunder-Sky, Inc. regularly start and end at local watering hole The Comet and subsequently wander over to the gallery just two storefronts away — so this Sunday’s upcoming “Cy Press…
Event: USS Nightmare
You’d think a cruise along the banks of the Ohio might be a low-key way to unwind on a cool autumn evening. But even though Halloween is still weeks away, the crazies aboard the USS Nightmare are already in full swing, doing what they do best — scaring the bejeezus out of whoever boards their…
Event: Weekend of Fire
Jungle Jim’s International Market is essentially the closest thing to a food theme park. The market carries a diverse array of produce, meat, beers, wines and other specialty foods that aren’t necessarily available in your neighborhood supermarket. This Saturday the International Market gets its Fiery Food Show underway, where attendees can sample from more than…
Music: Esperanza Spalding
Most overnight success stories are hardly “overnight,” but Jazz/Soul/Pop singer/songwriter/bassist Esperanza Spalding comes close. Ish. Sure, she dropped out of high school at 16 so she could study Jazz bass at Portland State and soon got a scholarship to Berklee College of Music. Sure, she almost quit music to study political science, until famed Jazz…
Event: Cinema Toast Crunch: Mommie Dearest
Prepare for a film experience unlike any other this weekend as the Esquire theater hosts Bombs Away! Comedy’s Cinema Toast Crunch series. This unique event begins at 10:30 p.m. as a group of Cincinnati comedians invade the Ludlow movie theater to riff the cult classic Mommie Dearest. If you have never been to a riffed…
Bill Burr: Completely Satisfied
Bill Burr is undoubtedly a comedian’s comedian, that rare comic who other stand-ups will go out of their way to see. However, Burr also has a sizeable and loyal fanbase that relishes in his observations on everything from Hitler to fast food. His musings are born of irritation, though off stage he’s quite affable. “I…
Event: TEDxCincinnati
TEDxCincinnati is back again to make every citizen a diplomat. Join speakers Bob Herring, principal of Nativity School, Michael Cioffi, partner at the international law firm of Blank Rome LLP, and others to see how you can affect change. Be ready to engage in dialogue with others about the importance of cultural understanding, appreciating diversity…
The Scariness and Brilliance of the Starns’ ‘Gravity of Light’
As an assistant to artists Doug and Mike Starn approached with safety goggles at Mount Adams’ decommissioned Holy Cross Church, I got more than a little scared. I knew in advance that their photography-related installation Gravity of Light involved a carbon arc lamp with light so brilliant it could cause eye damage if you stared…
Event: Cincinnati’s First Craft Beer Only Oktoberfest
The locavore movement is booming everywhere from hippietown San Francisco to right here in Cincinnati, but there’s something key missing from its definition that absolutely must be recognized: It focuses almost exclusively on local food, ignoring the advantages of consuming locally brewed beers. Norwood’s Listermann Brewery is working to expand that definition by hosting the…
Event: Sexy Time Live Band Karaoke
This isn’t your average karaoke night with waning backing tracks and vocals; you’re on your own. Aside from, that is, the live(ly) musical accompaniment of Sexy Time, a four-dude band ready and willing to let you guest-star as their lead singer/dancer/badass every Wednesday night at their weekly song sesh, Sexy Time Live Band Karaoke. A…
The Stars Align
The Constella Festival embarks on its second season with stats that veteran music organizations would envy: a lineup of world-class performers, growing and diverse audiences and a budget in the black. Festival founder and artistic director Tatiana Berman might be diminutive in stature, but when it comes to Constella, she’s herculean. Constella’s season offers an…
Onstage: Through the Night
Daniel Beaty grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and he thinks of himself as a child of the Midwest. But his scope as a theater artist — trained at Yale University and the American Conservatory Theatre — is far broader. He works as a solo artist, but his performances are crowded with characters, as evidenced by…
UPDATED: Southgate House Revival Comes Alive
UPDATE: At 4 p.m. today (Oct. 5), several artists were reporting that they had been informed that the Southgate House Revival will now NOT be opening this weekend. Performers stated they were told the building did not pass final inspection by the City of Newport. Stay tuned for updates. UPDATE 2: Here's the latest on…
