Friday and Saturday, the bi-annual Clifton Heights Music Festival returns to the clubs, bars and restaurants around the University of Cincinnati. The fourth installment is the biggest CHMF yet, with over 80 acts performing everything from Rock, Pop and Indie to Comedy, Hip Hop, Reggae and much more. The fest has become the best way to sample, in a live setting, what the Cincinnati music scene has to offer (with a few regional acts sprinkled in), so if you're a hardcore local music fan or someone who has wondered what the big deal is, your weekend plans are set. Below is the full lineup with links to check out the venues and artists before you head out.—- For ticket info and further details, click here.
FRIDAY
9:00-9:30 – Marmalade Brigade
9:45-10:15 – Shiny and The Spoon
10:30-11:00 - Acarya
11:15 – Close – The Happy Maladies
Baba Budan's Bar and Coffeehouse
9:30-10:15 - Candidate
10:30-11:00 – Don't Fear The Satellites
11:15-11:45 – Hazle Weatherfield
12:00-12:30 – The Minor Leagues
12:45-Close – Hip Hop set with Trademark Aaron, Da 3rd Element, Citoak, Camp David, Moxy Monster, Skandal Da Ruckus Man
9:00-9:30 – Waiting On Ben
9:45-10:15 – Peanut Butter Solution
10:30-11:00 – Up Dog
11:15-11:45 – Mia Carruthers and The Retros
12:00 – 12:30– Dan Orlando
12:45-Close – Frankly Speaking
9:30-10:15 - Sassy Molasses
10:30-11:00 – Kelly Fine
11:15-11:45 – Zella Whelms
12:00-12:30 – Pharaoh Loosey
12:45-Close – You, You're Awesome
9:00-9:30 – The Comforts
9:30-10:15 – Free Sophia
10:30-11:00 – Majestic Man
11:15-11:45 – Josiah Wolf & Liz Hodson
12:00-12:30 – Perfect Norm
12:45-Close – Walk The Moon
9:30-10:15 – Star Hustler
10:30-11:00 – Oso Bear
11:15-11:45 -Madras Lounge
12:00-12:30 – J Dorsey Blues Band
12:45-Close – Skeetones
9:30-10:15 – The Kickaways
10:30-11:00 – The Best Revenge
11:15-11:45 – The Upset Victory
12:00-12:30 – Mad Anthony
12:45-Close – Bottom Line
SATURDAY
9:00-9:30 – Shiny Old Soul
9:45-10:15 – Indigo Wild
10:30-11:00 - iolite
11:15-Close – The Ridges
Baba Budan's Bar and Coffeehouse
8:00-9:00 – Stand-Up Comedy Block with Mike Cody, Alex Stone, Kelly Collette, Mike Cronin, Sam Evans and Tabari McCoy
9:30-10:15 – Plastic Inevitables
10:30-11:00 – Pike
11:15-11:45 – The Guild of Calamitous Intent
12:00-12:30 – Loudmouth
12:45-Close – The Frankl Project
10:00-10:30 - Vaudeville Freud
10:45-11:15 - Glass Winged Sharpshooters
11:30-12:00 – The Cliftones
12:15-12:45 – SHADOWRAPTR
1:00-Close – Chick Pimp, Coke Dealer at a Bar
9:30-10:15 – Hours Before Morning
10:30-11:00 – Drew LaPlante & The Prosperity
11:15-11:45 – The Ohms
12:00-12:30 – Eclipse
12:45-Close – No No Knots
9:30-10:15 – Dusty Bryant
10:30-11:00 – Sparrow Bellows
11:15-11:45 – The Ready Stance
12:00-12:30 – The Harlequins
12:45-Close - Buckra
9:30-10:00 – Branden Meade
10:15-10:45 – The Shy Spots
11:00-11:30 – The Dukes
11:45-12:15 – The Never Setting Suns
12:30-Close – Josh Eagle & The Harvest City