Music: Shovels & Rope with Shakey Graves
Consider the plight of the married band duo. Personal problems follow you around on tour, professional problems haunt your home life and there’s never any break from your spouse/bandmate. Somehow Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst have made it work because Shovels & Rope has quickly become one of the hottest Americana acts in the…
Music: Titus Andronicus with Lost Boy
Patrick Stickles’ impassioned yelps are impossible to ignore. The frontman for New Jersey-based Indie Rock outfit Titus Andronicus sounds as if he’s on fire, fueled by the passion of his dense, richly detailed lyrical concerns, which range from the American Civil War and the dangers of contemporary capitalism to food fights and getting trashed. As…
Music: Atlas Genius
Atlas Genius began in 2009 when the brothers Jeffery and their engineer/musician father built a studio in the family garage, funding the project by playing Police/Beatles/Stones covers in local pubs. “Trojans” was the first song the group wrote and recorded; within an hour of posting it online, the song showed up on sites like Triple…
Music: Widespread Panic
It’s hard to imagine that it’s been 32 years since John Bell and Michael Houser met at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga., and began the friendship that would quickly lead to the wildly successful Southern Rock/Jam outfit known as Widespread Panic. Christened after Houser’s debilitating anxiety attacks, the band played bars and frat…
Event: CityBeat Cool Issue/MPMF Launch Party
Thursday at Over-the-Rhine’s Kaze sushi restaurant/bar, CityBeat hosts a special, free party in honor of both this week’s fall-previewing Cool Issue and next week’s huge MidPoint Music Festival. There you will be able to purchase tickets to the fest, sign up for a chance to win two free VIP MPMF tickets and hear some mostly…
Music: King Records Month
Celebrating the legendary, historically important Cincinnati-based King Records’ 70th anniversary (as well as the in-the-works music/education/community center, King Studios), September has already seen numerous exhibits and performances related to the King legacy. Sunday at Northside’s The Comet, the Comet Bluegrass All-Stars will honor King’s legendary Bluegrass recordings with some cover tunes during their usual 7…
Music: Bluegrass for Babies
The annual Bluegrass for Babies benefit concert returns to the riverfront’s Sawyer Point for another day of family-friendly events and Americana/Bluegrass music. This year’s event kicks off at 3 p.m. with a performance by veteran Cincinnati Folk/Americana masters Wild Carrot, who will be followed by local faves Comet Bluegrass All-Stars (5 p.m.), locally based musician…
Music: Barrence Whitfield and the Savages
Garage Soul troupe Barrence Whitfield and the Savages’ Cincinnati ties lead to this weekend’s two-night stand. Barrence Whitfield occupies stages like a man possessed, a relentless quality he’s also brought to the studio with his band, the Savages, on his last two albums: 2010’s Savage Kings and the new, mind-blowing Dig Thy Savage Soul. The Savages’ triumphant comeback, Savage…
Art: JR at the Contemporary Arts Center
JR has been covering the world with his art — and Cincinnati is next. The 30-year-old French street artist has pasted his monumental photographic-portrait posters in some unusual places (and not always with official permission): on the sides of buses in the African nation of Sierra Leone, on the rooftop of a Palestinian building in…
Qualls, Cranley Face Off in First Post-Primary Mayoral Debate
Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls and ex-Councilman John Cranley today channeled much of their disagreement on the streetcar project and parking lease when they met for the first post-primary mayoral debate. For both the candidates, the issues are about where they want to see the city going. Cranley says the city government lacks transparency and openness…
Literary: Joseph Bates
Area author Joseph Bates’ just-published debut collection of stories, Tomorrowland, is getting sweet notices from a variety of sources, including local novelist and University of Cincinnati professor Michael Griffith: “Tomorrowland is a revelation, combining slightly skewed or fantastic conceits, a darkly comic tone and wonderfully nimble, funny prose, all in the service of a surprisingly…
Event: Fire Up the Night
Coney Island invites you to a special coming together of selected luminaries from across the world as the international Fire up the Night takes over the star-studded sky. With a fireworks display competition over Lake Como, the event features contenders from Italy, Portugal and France showcasing their best pyrotechnics. There will also be live music,…
Event: The City Flea
Whether you’re on the hunt for vintage treasures, the perfect handmade scarf or a fabulous upcycled find for your home, the last City Flea of the regular season has all sorts of one-of-a-kind finds. As you wander through the sea of City Flea tents, you’ll support local artists, crafters and thrifters at this curated urban…
Event: The Kentucky 300
Get your campers in gear, your binoculars at the ready and keep your head on a swivel as The Kentucky 300 comes to The Kentucky Speedway. The weekend-long event features NASCAR Nationwide racing as well as the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) Racing Series ZLOOP 150. There will also be all-day, family-fueled activities for…
Music: Weezer
Last summer, modern Pop/Rock heroes Weezer were a headliner at the inaugural Bunbury Music Festival along Cincinnati’s riverfront. The band’s set was one hyper-catchy Rock & Roll anthem after another, a reminder of just how consistent and successful Rivers Cuomo and company have been since their classic 1994 self-titled debut. The band is returning to…
Onstage: Carrie: The Musical
A musical version of Stephen King’s creepy novel Carrie about a bullied adolescent girl who unleashes telekinetic vengeance on her persecutors had a rocky Broadway premiere in 1988, when it closed after five performances and was dubbed one of the worst musicals of all time. That didn’t stop a production team from revising it in…
Onstage: The Final Frontier Featuring George Takei
Need more George Takei? Boldly go to the The Final Frontier with the Cincinnati Pops, conductor John Morris Russell and narrator and sci-fi legend Takei as they perform epic scores from Star Wars and Star Trek along with intergalactic orchestral masterpieces like Holst’s The Planets and Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra (from 2001: A Space Odyssey). …
Event: Oktoberfest Zinzinnati
Pick out your best lederhosen and brush up on your German as Zinzinnati hosts the largest Oktoberfest celebration in the entire country. More than a half-million herren and frauen will head downtown dressed in their German best to eat, sing, listen to music, root for their favorite Dachshund in the Running of the Wieners (noon…
Art: Posters & Prayers Benefit for Mike Amann
If you ever needed a good excuse to go and buy some locally printed posters for your home, now is the perfect opportunity: The Friends of Mike Amann group is putting on a benefit for their beloved colleague, Mike Amann — owner of BLDG creative refuge and gallery, Covington arts advocate and all-around nice guy…
Film: CNKY Film Festival
Cincinnati’s LGBTQ film festival, produced by the CNKY Scene magazine, consists of 20 feature and short films from around the world. In addition to screenings, there will also be interviews with actors, directors and writers. Del Shores, writer and director of the film/LOGO channel series Sordid Lives, will be on hand answering questions and discussing his…
Comedy: The Clean Guys of Comedy
Five of America’s top stand-up comedians take their acts to the big screen on Thursday night. The show, being beamed into more than 660 theaters across the country, features Dave Coulier (Full House), Jamie Kennedy, Andy Hendrickson, Ralph Harris and Heather McDonald (Chelsea Lately). Billed as an adult-minded, clean show, the idea was Coulier’s brainchild; he…
Event: Mitate: A Japanese Garden at the Krohn Conservatory
See everything from chrysanthemums and bonsais to a Japanese tea house at the Krohn Conservatory’s fall 2013 show, Mitate: A Japanese Garden. Featuring plants and landscapes inspired by Japanese gardens and culture, mitate in Japanese means “to see with new eyes,” and the show embraces the principle of using something old in a new way…
Morning News and Stuff
Yesterday’s shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., left 13 dead , including the suspected shooter. The suspect was identified as Aaron Alexis , 34, by the FBI. He died after a gun battle with police. Alexis was discharged from the Navy Reserve in 2011, the same year he was arrested for accidentally firing…
Disparity Study Moves Forward
City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee on Sept. 16 unanimously approved a proposal that will allow the city administration to study whether city contracts should favorably target minority- and women-owned businesses and report back with the results in February 2015. City officials support the measures because reported city contract participation rates have plummeted for minority-owned…
City Committee Puts Commons at Alaska Project on Hold
The controversial proposed supportive housing facility for Alaska Avenue in Avondale was the main subject of a heated session of City Council's Budget and Finance Committee today, which resulted in the committee's decision to put the project on hold for two weeks. The committee also announced its intent to allocate $5,000 for an independent mediator,…
National Organization Targets LGBT Population for Obamacare
A national organization is looking at Ohio’s LGBT community as a potential target for a nationwide campaign that will raise awareness about the Affordable Care Act’s (“Obamacare”) enacted changes and benefits. Kellan Baker, founder of Out 2 Enroll and associate director of LGBT Health Policy at the Center for American Progress, explains the campaign is…
Guest Blog: Musicians’ Desk Reference Debuts at MPMF
Editor's Note: Brian Penick of local music promotions company The Counter Rhythm Group has been guest blogging for CityBeat monthly to provide a behind-the-scenes look at his journey to release his interactive industry eBook, Musicians’ Desk Reference. Click here for his previous blog entries. Enough with the chitchat — let’s get down to business. For…
Morning News and Stuff
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine certified a petition effort that, if approved by voters, would require the state to expand its Medicaid program. The effort now must gather roughly 116,000 signatures to be approved by the Ohio Ballot Board and eventually end up on the 2014 ballot. Under Obamacare, states are asked to expand their…
Fly (Review)
There’s a lot to like about Fly, Trey Ellis and Ricardo Khan’s 90-minute play about the Tuskegee Airmen, African-Americans who trained as pilots during the 1940s and ultimately served heroically as pilots in the Army Air Corps. The story focuses on four characters — underage eager beaver Chet (David Pegram) from Harlem, stylish ladies' man…
Q&A with Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Kenny Wayne Shepherd has brought a youthful side to American Blues music ever since the great success of his first album, Ledbetter Heights, which went platinum and reached No. 1 on the Blues charts. He was just 17 at the time of the album's release and has gone on to put out several more successful…
Your Weekend To Do List: 9/13-9/15
Fountain Square and the surrounding Fifth Street area will be a beerhead mecca this weekend as 47+ breweries serve up more than 200 of their best brews for Cincy Beerfest. Enjoy samples of everything from Magic Hat and Rogue to local brews like MadTree and 50 West Friday and Saturday. Local food trucks will be…
City Manager Selects New Police Chief
City Manager Milton Dohoney announced on Sept. 13 that Jeffrey Blackwell, the current deputy chief of the Columbus Division of Police, is being appointed to Cincinnati’s top police job. The appointment ends a months-long process as the city searched for a replacement for former Police Chief James Craig, who left in June to take the…
ACLU Defends Author from School Board President’s Comments
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio on Sept. 12 criticized State Board of Education President Debe Terhar, a Cincinnati Republican, for calling Toni Morrison’s book The Bluest Eye “pornographic” and suggesting it be removed from the state’s teaching guidelines. “Unfortunately, your comments are another in a long history of arguments that advocate the banning…
Q&A with Fastball
It does not seem like it has been 15 years since Fastball released its biggest hit, “The Way.” But the trio's Classic Rock- and Pop-inspired Alt Rock sound transcended the ’90s and is already considered a classic. The band has just gotten off the Under the Sun tour with fellow ’90s rockers Gin Blossoms and…
Stage Door: Back in Business
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is typically the first professional theater in town to start the season, and that's the case for 2013 with Other Desert Cities that opened a week ago. You can read my review; I really appreciated the powerhouse cast performing the show. That led me to give Jon Robin Baitz's provocative family drama…
Morning News and Stuff
Hamilton County once again froze new work on a $3.2 billion project that will retrofit Cincinnati’s sewers because of a dispute concerning the city’s established bidding requirements. City Council in 2012 passed and in 2013 further adjusted rules that require companies bidding for lucrative sewer contracts to meet specific local hiring and training standards. City…
Terraferma
Italy’s official submission for the 2012 Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film category, Terraferma from writer-director Emanuele Crialese dramatizes the tale of a Sicilian family confronting the arrival of a group of immigrants on their island. The film earned several key nominations and prizes (Best Film, a Special Jury Prize and the Pasinetti Award for…
A Strange Brand Of Happy
David (Joe Boyd) lost his job and his way, so with coaxing from his roommate, he decides to hire a life coach named Joyce (Rebecca St. James), who turns out to be quite pretty. As part of the plan to get him back on track, David joins a volunteer group at a retirement home (featuring…
Short Term 12
Brie Larson, most recently seen in The Spectacular Now, stars in writer-director Destin Cretton’s indie drama about a young supervising staff member at a foster care facility who faces many of the same issues as the participants in her care. Cretton was able to take an early 2008 short (also titled Short Term 12) and…
Instructions Not Included
Former playboy Valentin (director Eugenio Derbez) has struggled to grow up and make a life for himself and Maggie (Loreto Peralta), the daughter left at his door six years ago, but all of that is threatened when the girl’s birth mother reappears with aims to reclaim her. Derbez’s film has garnered strong box office receipts…
Insidious: Chapter 2
James Wan (The Conjuring) offers up another installment in the saga of the Lambert family as they seek to discover the secret to the mystery that has linked them to a dangerous strand of the supernatural realm. Poor Patrick Wilson, who teamed up with Wan for the summer spirit sleeper The Conjuring, seems to spend…
The Family
Old habits die hard for a family (headed by Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer) in witness protection. In the hands of the action franchise maestro Luc Besson, a mob-outed clan gets relocated to France but can’t seem to fit in among the locals, which means they end up drawing attention from the watchful and…
City Officially Opposes Proposed “Stand Your Ground” Laws
A unanimous City Council vote on Wednesday to pass a resolution officially representing Cincinnati's opposition to the proposed H.B. 203, Ohio's own version of controversial "Stand Your Ground" laws, is part of a statewide advocacy effort to oppose loosening restrictions on the use of deadly force. The vote puts Cincinnati in the middle of a…
Morning News and Stuff
It’s legal in most of Ohio for an employer to fire someone over his or her sexual orientation, but a new bipartisan bill being pushed by Equality Ohio could make the practice and anti-LGBT discrimination for housing illegal . Critics of the Equal Housing and Employment Act argue it could lead to a flood of…
Austenland
Talk about taking your obsessions too far. Modern-day lass Jane Hayes (Keri Russell) is so enamored with Pride and Prejudice that she books a vacation to a Jane Austen theme park in the hopes of finding her very own perfect gentleman. Writer Jerusha Hess (Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre) takes the helm for the first…
Motion Could Strip Council Support for Commons at Alaska
The controversial permanent supportive housing facility proposed for a residential area of Avondale that caused outrage amongst Avondale community members took a small blow today when Cincinnati City Council members Pam Thomas and Charlie Winburn introduced a motion at a City Council meeting to rescind council's original support for the facility. The proposed facility, Commons…
Charter Committee Endorses Mayoral Election Reform
Following the Sept. 10 mayoral primary’s historically low voter turnout, the Charter Committee, Cincinnati’s unofficial third political party, is supporting efforts to reform how the city elects its mayors. “It is absurd that taxpayers paid $400,000 for a primary yesterday that few people voted in, and that decided very little,” said Mike Goldman, convener of…
Report: Ohio Power Plants Among Nation’s Worst Polluters
In the United States, Ohio’s power plants pollute more than all but Texas’ power plants, making Ohio one of the nation’s leading contributors to global warming, according to a Sept. 10 report from Environment Ohio. “America’s dirtiest power plants are the elephant in the room when it comes to global warming,” said Kathryn Lee, field…
I Just Can’t Get Enough
Back-to-school shopping was always pretty fun as a kid, but for child divas of the ‘80s and ‘90s, Lisa Frank made school supplies more than just educational basics — they were Technicolor accessories you were allowed to bring to school! Lisa Frank produced folders, posters, backpacks, pencils, notebooks and other craft and school supplies in…
Sports: WWE Smackdown with Dean Ambrose
When Dean Ambrose saunters down the stands of U.S. Bank Arena on Tuesday evening for a taping of WWE SmackDown — WWE’s weekly program that airs Fridays on Syfy — he will do so under profoundly different circumstances from a decade back. As a trio of riot-gear-clad wrestling mercenaries collectively known as The Shield, the…
Onstage: Bill Maher
Bill Maher knows his niche. The king of political comedy, Maher stops by Cincinnati for a stand-up show Sunday just as his HBO show, Real Time with Bill Maher, returns from summer hiatus Friday. Known today for his no-holds-barred commentary on current events, politics and religion, Maher has always been a stand-up comic and he…
Music: Over the Rhine
Veteran Cincinnati Folk Pop duo Over the Rhine released the gorgeous, sprawling double album, Meet Me at the Edge of the World, on Friday the group performs a hometown show at Moonlite Gardens in Coney Island near Riverbend Music Center. Tickets for the all-ages show are $25 and available for advance purchase through Over the…
Onstage: Oliver Twist
Michael Evan Haney, an associate artist at the Cincinnati Playhouse ably directs Neil Bartlett adaptation of Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens’ classic orphan tale. While it features several songs, it’s definitely not the jaunty 1960 musical Oliver! Cast and audience took a few scenes to settle into a groove between the grim and the humorous. Dickens…
Morning News and Stuff
Ex-Councilman John Cranley decisively defeated Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls as both Democratic mayoral candidates won the primary election and advanced to the general election. With all precincts reporting, Cranley got 55.9 percent of the vote and Qualls picked up 37.2 percent, according to unofficial results from the Hamilton County Board of Elections . But voter…
Music: Sigur Ros
Next year will mark the 20th anniversary of the formation of Post Rock giants Sigur Rós, who have often woven a gossamer sonic web that approximates Radiohead and Brian Eno collaborating on a soundtrack for Bjork’s recitation of Icelandic folk tales. Sigur Rós’ latest album, the acclaimed and more daring Kveikur, is the band’s first…
Music: Rancid
Rancid at 22? That’s a notion many purebred punks might scoff at, but this Berkeley, Calif., crew is still kicking despite dropping only one album, 2009’s Let the Dominoes Fall, in the last decade. Word is that the band is working on a new full-length record that will surface early next year. Until then, there’s…
CityBeat Recognized by Ohio SPJ
CityBeat has been recognized as the second-best weekly newspaper in the state by the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, which last week released the results of its statewide contest for work published in 2012. CityBeat’s entries fell into the “Less than 75,000 Circulation” category even though we’re, like, half that size and NOT AT ALL…
New Statewide Coalition to Promote Same-Sex Marriage
LGBT groups, civil libertarians and legislators came together in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus on Sept. 9 to announce Why Marriage Matters Ohio, a new statewide effort to educate and persuade Ohioans to support legalizing same-sex marriage. Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry, explained the campaign in a statement: “Why Marriage Matters Ohio…
City Tackles Cellphone Theft
In partnership with the Cincinnati Police Department, City Councilman Chris Seelbach on Sept. 5 unveiled a legislative plan that would crack down on cellphone thefts by making it more difficult to sell stolen devices. “We know that the cellphone is such an important part of everyone’s lives,” Seelbach says. “It’s how we connect to our…
Music: Queens of the Stone Age
Kyuss generated positive reviews, sold a fair number of albums and amassed a cultish but fairly substantial audience over the course of its eight-year run. Still, the news that guitarist Josh Homme had started a new band after his Kyuss’ 1995 demise caused a stir that was largely limited to the band’s relatively small fan…
Police Chief Search Down to Four
City officials are now considering four finalists for the Cincinnati Police Department’s top job, City Manager Milton Dohoney announced on Sept. 9. The city has been looking for a replacement for former Cincinnati Police Chief James Craig, who left in June to take the top police job in his hometown, Detroit. Since then, Paul Humphries…
Music: X with Blondie
Legendary Rock group X coalesced in 1977 and quickly became one of the most beloved and influential Punk bands on the burgeoning Los Angeles circuit. In the subsequent two decades, X has done an anthology, an acoustic live album and various stray tracks, while playing regular festival gigs and working around Doe and Cervenka’s fascinating…
Politicized Redistricting Impacts Yet Another Issue
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald announced on Sept. 10 that if he is elected governor he will merely reform — not dismantle — JobsOhio, the controversial state-funded privatized development agency. FitzGerald says he would prefer a public agency to take JobsOhio’s place, but he claims it’s unlikely that he’ll have the Democratic support needed in…
Music: Ohio River Throwdown
Saturday, Riverbend Music Center will host the inaugural Ohio River Throwdown. The one-day event features three stages and a powerful, eclectic lineup of Roots music artists from all over the country. The performers on the bill include the Grammy Award-winning String Band sounds of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Tex-Mex Rockers Los Lobos, the funky Blues…
Working for Equality
I t’s legal in most of Ohio for someone to be fired over his or her sexual orientation and gender identity, but a new bill sitting in both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly could ban the practice and other forms of anti-LGBT discrimination. The proposal is supported by more than two-thirds of Ohioans, and…
To Thine Own Self Be True
The motorcycle gang thriller that’s subtly influenced by the story of Hamlet — Sons of Anarchy (10 p.m. Tuesdays, FX) — returned Sept. 10 for its sixth and penultimate season. President of biker club SAMCRO Jax Teller must remain true to himself as he balances smart moves for the club against what is safe for…
The Cincinnati Film Festival Continues its Celebration of Films and Those Who Make Them
The Cincinnati Festival (CFF) kicked off its fourth year last weekend and continues through Sunday with screenings at various venues (though most will take place at Tower Place Mall). The festival boasts some 100 films (including 39 feature-length offerings) across numerous genres and styles, none more anticipated than the local premiere of Cincinnati native Tom…
Curmudgeon Notes 09.04.2013
• I was at UPI in London during the 1963 March on Washington. I read about it in London dailies and the Paris Herald-Tribune. Since then, all kinds of “marches” on Washington have cheapened the brand. So has the obsessive replaying of snippets from King’s “I Have a Dream” speech as if it were…
Cincinnati Native and WWE Star Dean Ambrose Obtains Justice Through Unkind Means
When Dean Ambrose saunters down the stands of U.S. Bank Arena on Tuesday evening for a taping of WWE SmackDown — WWE’s weekly program that airs Fridays on Syfy — he will do so under profoundly different circumstances from a decade back. As a trio of riot-gear-clad wrestling mercenaries collectively known as The Shield, the…
Tipped Off
Jay Porter is the founder of the now-defunct The Linkery, a farm-to-table restaurant in San Diego, and recent posts on his blog, jayporter.com, have caused a stir in the dining world. The posts were follow-ups to a New York Times article on The Linkery’s decision to be a tip-free restaurant with fixed service charges, divided…
Viewing Cincinnati Artists After a Los Angeles Trip
A recent trip to Los Angeles museums left me exhilarated at the scale and imagination with which major contemporary artists are using non-traditional materials. But the return here, followed by thinking about past and upcoming shows and activities, had me wondering if our younger artists have enough opportunities to ever make a similar impact with…
Sigur Rós
Next year will mark the 20th anniversary of the formation of Post Rock giants Sigur Rós, who have often woven a gossamer sonic web that approximates Radiohead and Brian Eno collaborating on a soundtrack for Bjork’s recitation of Icelandic folk tales. It’s actually quite astonishing that Sigur Rós — the name translates roughly to Victory…
Mazunte Taqueria (Review)
A t Mexico’s southern tip lie three small coastal fishing villages: San Agustinillo, La Ventanilla and Mazunte, whose combined population tops out at just more than a thousand. Thatched roof huts of dried palm overlook golden sandy beaches, frolicking sea turtles and stunning ocean views, luring eco-tourists who seek the last of the world’s pristine,…
Real Talk
B ill Maher knows his niche. The king of political comedy, Maher stops by Cincinnati for a stand-up show Sunday just as his HBO show, Real Time with Bill Maher, returns from summer hiatus Friday. Busy with touring and hosting an Emmy-nominated weekly talk show, he won’t be making another documentary like 2008’s Religulous anytime…
Cincinnati v. the World 09.11.2013
Actual COAST headline criticizing Pure Romance for moving its headquarters downtown, which is expected to bring more than 100 new jobs: “Subsidizing vibrators and dildos with your tax dollars?” CINCINNATI -2 One in 10 men in six Asian countries, including Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka, admit to raping a woman…
Worst Week Ever!: Sept. 4-9
WEDNESDAY SEPT. 4 Sometimes in life people have to do things they don’t want to do, like when Peter Parker’s boss used to make him take fake pictures of Spiderman for the newspaper even though Parker was never seen anywhere near Spiderman BECAUSE HE IS SPIDERMAN (sounds like something that’s going to eventually end up…
Over the Rhine Plays Hometown Show for New Double Album
Veteran Cincinnati Folk Pop duo Over the Rhine released the gorgeous, sprawling double album, Meet Me at the Edge of the World , on Sept. 3, and this Friday the group performs a hometown show at Moonlite Gardens in Coney Island (6201 Kellogg Ave., California) near Riverbend Music Center. Tickets for the all-ages show are…
I Got Robbed
Not too long ago, someone decided to break into my Over-the-Rhine apartment and steal literally the only two monetarily valuable things I own — my computer and wimpy little TV — and it really sucked a lot. But there have been some unexpected little silver linings; one, I remembered how and why I live in…
Built to Last
Saturday, Riverbend Music Center will host the inaugural Ohio River Throwdown. The one-day event features three stages and a powerful, eclectic lineup of Roots music artists from all over the country. The performers on the bill include the Grammy Award-winning String Band sounds of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Tex-Mex Rockers Los Lobos, the funky Blues…
O.J. 2.0
The man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin will go to jail for something. We just do not know yet exactly what the charge will be. This is the O.J. Factor. It works kind of like an equation: A man with violent tendencies who is not imprisoned for his initial outburst of deadly violence will,…
