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Vol 10, Issue 234 May 7-May 13, 2008
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Spill It Celebrating King (05-07-08)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (04-30-08)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (04-23-08)

Spill It Long Live the Queer (04-16-08)

Spill It Punk and Beyond (04-09-08)

Now... and Again Unique music festival MusicNOW keeps getting bigger and better (04-02-08)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (04-02-08)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (03-26-08)

Spill It Alone, Naturally (03-19-08)

They're So Veins Local Indie Rock duo Bad Veins draws major buzz from the music industry and waits patiently for the payoff (03-12-08)

Vinyl Frontier After a debut album on vinyl and a lineup reset, The Chocolate Horse heads to SXSW (03-12-08)

Spill It Resetting the Fizz (03-12-08)

Spill It MPMF: Under New MGMT (03-05-08)

Spill It Daydreaming with Greg Mahan (02-27-08)

Just Can't Stop It Dave Wakeling keeps The Beat going and second-wave Ska alive on the road (02-20-08)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (02-20-08)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (02-13-08)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (02-06-08)

Short Takes MIKE LADD -- NOSTALGIALATOR (DEFINITIVE JUX) (02-06-08)

Spill It Damaged Goods (01-30-08)

Spill It Blues News U Can Use (01-23-08)

Short Takes RUCKUS ROBOTICUS: PLAYING WITH SCRATCHES (Grease) (01-23-08)

Short Takes CHRIS WALLA: FIELD MANUAL (Barsuk) (01-23-08)

Short Takes CAT POWER: JUKEBOX (Matador) (01-23-08)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (01-16-08)

Spill It ‘Evolution´ Rock (01-09-08)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (01-02-08)

Short Takes RIVERS CUOMO -- ALONE: THE HOME RECORDINGS OF RIVERS CUOMO (GEFFEN) (01-02-08)

Best Year Ever A banner year for the Greater Cincinnati music scene? The banner-est! (12-26-07)

It's Sad and Beautiful World Screw a list! My 2007 recollections cannot be contained by your silly number system! (12-19-07)

Spill It Year-End Accolades for Locals (12-19-07)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (12-12-07)

Spill It Farewell, Uncle Russell (12-05-07)

Spill It Not-So-Jive Turkeys (11-28-07)

Spill It That's (Cincinnati) Entertainment (Awards) (11-20-07)

Spill It Knifs Go to '11' (11-14-07)

Short Takes PUSCIFER ­ "V" IS FOR VAGINA (PUSCIFER ENTERTAINMENT) (11-14-07)

Spill It CD Release Mania (11-07-07)

Bald As Love The Swarthy Band shows its growth and evolution on the new How They Look to the Skies (10-31-07)

Spill It Ultra Violent CD (10-31-07)

Spill It New Waves (10-24-07)

Spill It Come Together, Right Now (10-17-07)

Spill It New For Fall (10-10-07)

Spill It 2007 CEA Nominees Announced! (10-03-07)

Parties, Panels and Workshops ... Oh My! There's more action at MidPoint than just independent artist showcases all night long (09-26-07)

Spill It MidPoint Notes (09-26-07)

Spill It MidPoint Anticipation (09-19-07)

Spill It Sugar-y Treats (09-12-07)

Spill It The 'Hills' Have Legs (09-05-07)

Spill It You Better, You Bet (08-29-07)

Spill It Tempers Flare (08-22-07)

Short Takes MIRAH AND SPECTRATONE INTERNATIONAL -- SHARE THIS PLACE: STORIES AND OBSERVATIONS (K) (08-22-07)

Short Takes EARLIMART -- MENTOR TORMENTOR (MAJORDOMO) (08-22-07)

Short Takes THE SECTION QUARTET -- FUZZBOX (DECCA) (08-22-07)

Spill It Sophomore Bump (08-15-07)

Jam Plan If you're planning on attending Scribble Jam (08-08-07)

Spill It Ellery on the Tube (08-08-07)

Locals Only: Heartless Bastards Cincinnati's Heartless Bastards heat up Lollaplooza 2007 in Chicago (08-08-07)

Short Takes Ian Moore -- TO BE LOVED (JUSTICE) (08-08-07)

Short Takes YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! -- LOSE ALL TIME (PAPER BAG) (08-08-07)

Short Takes FIONN REGAN -- THE END OF HISTORY (LOST HIGHWAY) (08-08-07)

Spill It Between the Lions (08-01-07)

Short Takes RIC HICKEY - Bittersweetheart (Self-Release) (08-01-07)

Short Takes OKKERVIL RIVER - The Stage Names (Jagjaguwar) (08-01-07)

Short Takes JOHN VANDERSLICE - Emerald City (Barsuk) (08-01-07)

Going the Distance Through trial by fire, Ryan Malott and his band 500 Miles to Memphis come of age (07-25-07)

Spill It Briten Up Your Weekend (07-25-07)

Short Takes Tegan & Sara -- The Con (VAPOR/SANCTUARY) (07-25-07)

Short Takes Minnie Driver -- Seastories (ZOE/ROUNDER) (07-25-07)

Short Takes Grace Potter and The Nocturnals -- This Is Somewhere (HOLLYWOOD) (07-25-07)

Spill It "Beat" It With The Trojan Rabbit (07-18-07)

Locals Only: Local CD-O-RAMA Fresh CD reviews of music made by Greater Cincinnati artists (07-18-07)

Short Takes INTERPOL - OUR LOVE TO ADMIRE (CAPITOL) (07-18-07)

Short Takes TEDDY THOMPSON - UPFRONT & DOWN LOW (VERVE) (07-18-07)

Short Takes SPOON - GA GA GA GA GA (MERGE) (07-18-07)

Short Takes TINY VIPERS - HANDS ACROSS THE VOID (SUB POP) (07-18-07)

Spill It Singer/Songwriter Explosion! (07-11-07)

Short Takes 1990S -- COOKIES (ROUGH TRADE) (07-11-07)

Short Takes EMILY HAINES AND THE SOFT SKELETON -- KNIVES DON'T HAVE YOUR BACK (LAST GANG) (07-11-07)

Short Takes MEAT PUPPETS -- RISE TO YOUR KNEES (ANODYNE) (07-11-07)

Short Takes CROWDED HOUSE -- TIME ON EARTH (ATO) (07-11-07)

Spill It Rockabilly Roundup Gets Rusty (07-04-07)

Short Takes SINEAD O'CONNOR -- THEOLOGY (KOCH) (07-04-07)

Short Takes BAD BRAINS -- BUILD A NATION (MEGAFORCE) (07-04-07)

Short Takes THE ALIENS -- ASTRONOMY FOR DOGS (ASTRALWERKS) (07-04-07)

Blissful Solitude With new CD, Wake the Bear gets more comfortable in his solo skin (06-27-07)

Short Takes Tomahawk -- Anonymous (IPECAC) (06-27-07)

Short Takes Joan Armatrading -- Into The Blues(429/SAVOY) (06-27-07)

Short Takes John Doe -- A Year In The Wilderness (YEP ROC) (06-27-07)

Spill It Is There a Local Band Heaven? (06-27-07)

Spill It Lovely Debut (06-20-07)

Spill It Ska Reborn: Take Four (06-13-07)

Spill It 'Tones on Film (06-06-07)

Summer Wheeze One man´s quest to conquer his irrational fear of suddenly (and inexplicably) ´hip´ ´70s Soft Rock (05-30-07)

Spill It Facing the Challenge (05-30-07)

Radio Chaos The two sides of the Internet radio debate offer similar (sometimes confusing) messages to would-be supporters (05-23-07)

Spill It 'The World' According to Ill (05-23-07)

Spill It "Eyes" on the Rise (05-16-07)

Spill It Big Joe Duskin 1921-2007 (05-09-07)

Hear Them Roar Twenty years on, Cincinnati's Rob Fetters looks backward and forward at his life as a Bear (05-02-07)

Spill It Spill It Gets Bloggy (05-02-07)

Spill It Farewell, Colonel (04-25-07)

Short Takes The Sheds ­ You've Got A Light (Theshedsmusic.com) (04-25-07)

Short Takes Diet Audio ­ Ecraez L' Infame (Dietaudio.com) (04-25-07)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (04-18-07)

Smoking Hot The cultural icons who made us want to light up (04-11-07)

Spill It Behind the Hardcore (04-11-07)

Short Takes Timbaland -- Timbaland Presents Shock Value (Blackground/Interscope) (04-11-07)

Short Takes Vulcan Freedom Fighters -- Stardate Unknown (Alien Communication) (04-11-07)

Short Takes The Chalets -- Check In (Setanta) (04-11-07)

Short Takes Graham Parker -- Don't Tell Columbus (Bloodshot) (04-11-07)

Spill It Ladies' Nights (04-04-07)

Making A Killing The documentary film 'Before the Music Dies' examines whether corporations are actually murdering music (03-28-07)

Spill It Ready to Rumblebilly? (03-28-07)

Spill It Musicians/Friends (03-21-07)

Spill It Have A Squirrely St. Paddy's Day (03-14-07)

Spill It Ready to Whig Out? (03-07-07)

Spill It Manuel's Labor (02-28-07)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (02-21-07)

Short Takes Money Mark -- Brand New By Tomorrow (Brushfire) (02-21-07)

Short Takes Jesse Malin -- Glitter In The Gutter (Adeline/East West) (02-21-07)

A Strong Force Westsider lands official Star Wars fan club presidency (02-14-07)

Sending Out An S.O.S. A message (sans bottle) for The Police -- don't do it! (02-14-07)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (02-14-07)

Short Takes Backyard Tire Fire -- Vagabonds and Hooligans(OIE) (02-14-07)

Short Takes Menomena -- Friend and Foe (BARSUK) (02-14-07)

Short Takes The Affair-- Yes Yes To You (KOSHER) (02-14-07)

Spill It All Keyed Up (02-07-07)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (01-31-07)

Minimum Gauge: Music News, Tid-Bits and Other Morsels Is that your rubber ringing? (01-24-07)

Short Takes The Chrome Cranks -- Diabolical Boogie (Atavistic) (01-24-07)

Spill It Kentucky Fests (01-24-07)

Hold the Peppers Growing up with -- and out of -- the Red Hot Chili Peppers (01-17-07)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (01-17-07)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (01-10-07)

Short Takes Ron Sexsmith -- Time Being (Ironworks) (01-10-07)

Short Takes Stars of Track and Field - Centuries Before Love and War (Wind-Up) (01-10-07)

Short Takes Noah Georgeson -- Find Shelter (Plain Recordings) (01-10-07)

The Year in Your Ear A look back at the best locally-spawned CD releases of 2006 (01-03-07)

Spill It Many More Girls On A Stage (01-03-07)

Spill It Pearlene, Mean, Rocking Machine (12-27-06)

The Year in Film and Music: Listopia 2006 CityBeat writers and Cincinnati music scene players pick their faves of 2006 (12-20-06)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (12-20-06)

Short Takes Tom Waits -- Orphans (Anti/Epitaph) (12-13-06)

Short Takes Gwen Stefani -- Sweet Escape (Interscope) (12-13-06)

Short Takes Various Artists -- Fast Food Nation (Park The Van) (12-13-06)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (12-13-06)

Short Takes The Beatles -- Love (Apple/Capitol) (12-06-06)

Short Takes Isis -- In The Absence of Truth (Ipecac) (12-06-06)

Short Takes The Green Pajamas -- The Night Races Into Anna (Hidden Agenda) (12-06-06)

Spill It Beau Gets 'Unbalanced' (12-06-06)

Boxed Goods Thinking Inside the Box (Set) (11-29-06)

Spill It H-Bomb Ferguson, 1929-2006 (11-29-06)

Short Takes THE WHO -- ENDLESS WIRE (UNIVERSAL) (11-29-06)

Short Takes BAD ASTRONAUT -- TWELVE SMALL STEPS, ONE GIANT DISAPPOINTMENT (FAT WRECK CHORDS) (11-29-06)

Short Takes BOBBY BARE JR.'S YOUNG CRIMINAL'S STARVATION LEAGUE -- THE LONGEST MEOW (BLOODSHOT) (11-29-06)

Noise for Tots Children's music that won't make parents want to put a gun to their heads (11-21-06)

And the CEAs Went to ... The 10th annual Cincinnati Entertainment Awards bring out the best in local music (11-21-06)

Spill It Fine 'Line (11-21-06)

Foggy Memory Breakdown Looking back at a decade of the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards ... as best we can (11-15-06)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (11-15-06)

Short Takes Willie Nelson -- Songbird (Lost Highway) (11-15-06)

Short Takes Frank Zappa -- Trance Fusion (Zappa) (11-15-06)

Short Takes Johnny Cash -- Johnny Cash at San Quentin (Columbia/Legacy) (11-15-06)

Spill It On the "Brink" of the CEAs (11-08-06)

Short Takes ALUMINUM -- ALUMINUM (XL RECORDINGS) (11-08-06)

Short Takes DEFTONES -- SATURDAY NIGHT WRIST (11-08-06)

Short Takes THE STRAYS -- LE FUTUR NOIR (TVT) (11-08-06)

Short Takes GOB IRON -- DEATH SONGS FOR THE LIVING (TRANSMIT SOUND/SONY LEGACY) (11-08-06)

Spill It PatientZero Go "Ape"! (11-01-06)

Spill It Unholy Ghosts and Cool Ghouls and Boys (10-25-06)

Short Takes Buffalo Killers -- Buffalo Killers (Alive) (10-25-06)

Short Takes Nina Simone -- Remixed & Reimagined (RCA/Legacy) (10-25-06)

Short Takes The Baldwin Brothers -- Return of the Golden Rhodes (TVT) (10-25-06)

Short Takes Gomez -- Five Men in a Hut (A's, B's & Rarities: 1998-2004) (Capitol/EMI) (10-25-06)

Spill It Wojo Heads For the "Borderlands" (10-18-06)

Short Takes THE BE GOOD TANYAS -- HELLO LOVE (NETTWERK) (10-18-06)

Short Takes JASON MORAN -- ARTIST IN RESIDENCE (BLUE NOTE) (10-18-06)

Short Takes L.E.O. -- ALPACAS ORGLING (CHEAP LULLABY) (10-18-06)

Short Takes THE REVEREND PEYTON'S BIG DAMN BAND -- BIG DAMN NATION (FAMILY OWNED) (10-18-06)

Spill It Brad Andress 1986-2006 (10-11-06)

Short Takes Hi-Tek -- Hi-Teknology2 (BabyGrande) (10-11-06)

Short Takes Jihad Jerry & The Evildoers -- Mine is Not A Holy War (Cordless) (10-11-06)

Stacked and Loaded Ten must-see musical acts to catch at this week's Tall Stacks festival (10-04-06)

Spill It Stacks and Stacks of Local Music (10-04-06)

Spill It CEA Nominees Announced (09-27-06)

FiveAlive It's all about the music at MidPoint, except for all the ancillary events, parties, podcasts and blogs (09-20-06)

PANELS AND WORKSHOPS Tech Do's and Don'ts (09-20-06)

Spill It Countering 'Point (09-20-06)

PANELSANDWORKSHOPS Tech Do's and Don'ts (09-20-06)

Short Takes Bob Dylan — Modern Times (Columbia) (09-13-06)

Short Takes 24HourFlu — 24HourFlu (Sona) (09-13-06)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (09-13-06)

Napoleon, Complex Hip Hop/Jazz mashers IsWhat?!'s decade in music comes to a head on The Life We Chose (09-06-06)

Spill It Fading Light Shines (09-06-06)

Spill It Big Shots (08-30-06)

Short Takes Albert Cummings -- Working Man (Blind Pig) (08-30-06)

Short Takes Blowoff -- Blowoff (Full Frequency) (08-30-06)

Short Takes Ellison -- Say Goodnight, Sleep Alone (Carbon Copy Media) (08-30-06)

Spill It Big Benefits (08-23-06)

Short Takes The Magic Words -- Junk Train (Agriculture) (08-23-06)

Short Takes Amy Millan -- Honey From the Tombs (Arts & Crafts) (08-23-06)

Short Takes Dirty Pretty Things -- Waterloo to Anywhere (Interscope) (08-23-06)

Short Takes Skye -- Mind How You Go (Cordless) (08-23-06)

Local Disc-O-Mania A look at some recent Greater Cincinnati-spawned releases (08-16-06)

Spill It Big Bad 'Voodoo Daddies (08-16-06)

Short Takes RADIO BIRDMAN -- ZENO BEACH (YEP ROC) (08-16-06)

Short Takes JIM NOIR -- TOWER OF LOVE (BARSUK) (08-16-06)

Short Takes WHAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS -- TRYING TO NEVER CATCH UP (BARSUK) (08-16-06)

Short Takes GOV'T MULE -- HIGH & MIGHTY (ATO) (08-16-06)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (08-09-06)

Short Takes Heartless Bastards -- All This Time (Fat Possum) (08-09-06)

Short Takes Archie Bronson Outfit -- Derdang Derdang (Domino) (08-09-06)

Short Takes The Sadies -- In Concert Vol. 1 (Yep Roc) (08-09-06)

Spill It The Thirteens Say Goodbye (08-02-06)

Short Takes PHARRELL -- IN MY MIND (STAR TRAK/INTERSCOPE) (08-02-06)

Short Takes BERNARD FANNING -- TEA & SYMPATHY (LOST HIGHWAY) (08-02-06)

Short Takes BLACK STONE CHERRY -- BLACK STONE CHERRY (ROADRUNNER) (08-02-06)

Short Takes WHITE WHALE -- WWI (MERGE) (08-02-06)

Brite's Lights Lowdown on all the band highlights at Lite Brite (07-26-06)

Spill It Wells Goes Big(ger) (07-26-06)

Short Takes THOM YORKE -- THE ERASER (XL RECORDINGS) (07-26-06)

Short Takes TOM PETTY -- HIGHWAY COMPANION (AMERICAN) (07-26-06)

Short Takes STEVEN BERNSTEIN'S MILLENNIAL TERRITORY ORCHESTRA -- M.T.O. VOLUME 1 (SUNNYSIDE) (07-26-06)

Short Takes TOWERS OF LONDON -- BLOOD SWEAT & TOWERS (TVT) (07-26-06)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (07-19-06)

Short Takes The Shapes -- The Shapes (SELF-RELEASED) (07-19-06)

Short Takes Slow Motion Reign -- Slow Motion Reign (SERJICAL STRIKE/SONY). (07-19-06)

Short Takes An Albatros -- Blessphemy of The Peace Beast Feastgiver & The Bear Warp Kumite (ACE FU/GOLD STANDARD LABS) (07-19-06)

Short Takes The Hush Sound -- Like Vines (DECAYDANCE) (07-19-06)

Spill It Release Party Madness (07-12-06)

Short Takes PEACHES -- IMPEACH MY BUSH (XL RECORDINGS) (07-12-06)

Short Takes DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL -- DUSK AND SUMMER (VAGRANT) (07-12-06)

Short Takes THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS -- DON'T YOU FAKE IT (VIRGIN) (07-12-06)

Short Takes BRUCE COCKBURN -- LIFE SHORT CALL NOW (TRUE NORTH/ROUNDER) (07-12-06)

Spill It Unsung Hero Worship (07-05-06)

Short Takes · SHERIK'S SYNCOPATED TAINT SEPTET -- HUSKY (HYENA) (07-05-06)

Short Takes · DR. OCTAGON -- THE RETURN OF DR. OCTAGON (OCD) (07-05-06)

Short Takes · THE LIVING END -- STATE OF EMERGENCY (ADELINE/EAST WEST) (07-05-06)

Short Takes · SOME GIRLS -- CRUSHING LOVE (KOCH) (07-05-06)

My 'Demona The Desdemona Festival offered great music and showed what a little ambition and vision can bring to Cincinnati (06-28-06)

Spill It Men Without Hats (06-28-06)

Short Takes JOHNNY CASH -- AMERICAN V: A HUNDRED HIGHWAYS (LOST HIGHWAY/AMERICAN) (06-28-06)

Short Takes TIM O'REAGAN -- TIM O'REAGAN (LOST HIGHWAY) (06-28-06)

Short Takes GUSTER -- GANGING UP ON THE SUN (SIRE) (06-28-06)

Short Takes PRIESTESS -- HELLO MASTER (RCA) (06-28-06)

Independents' Daze Desdemona Festival brings in some of the coolest acts from Indie Rock and beyond (06-21-06)

Spill It Conventional Concert (06-21-06)

Short Takes BLUE VELVET -- FOUR SONGS (PHRATRY RECORDS/BC RECORDS) (06-21-06)

Short Takes SERENA-MANEESH -- SERENA-MANEESH (PLAYLOUDRECORDINGS/BEGGARS GROUP) (06-21-06)

Short Takes AFI -- DECEMBERUNDERGROUND (INTERSCOPE) (06-21-06)

Short Takes GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS -- NINETEENEIGHTIES (ZOE/ROUNDER) (06-21-06)

Life of Brian As Kayneevol, singer/songwriter Brian Cammerer lives his life for and through art (06-14-06)

Spill It A League of Their Own (06-14-06)

Short Takes · THE SLOW SIGNAL FADE -- STEADY (IN MUSIC WE TRUST) (06-14-06)

Short Takes · KEANE -- UNDER THE IRON SEA (ISLAND) (06-14-06)

Short Takes · SARA HICKMAN -- MOTHERLODE (SLEEVELESS) (06-14-06)

Short Takes · MATTHEW SWEET AND SUSANNA HOFFS -- UNDER THE COVERS VOL. 1 (SHOUT! FACTORY) (06-14-06)

Spill It Ska's Not Dead (06-07-06)

Short Takes THE NEW CARS -- IT'S ALIVE (ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC) (06-07-06)

Short Takes THE HANDSOME FAMILY -- LAST DAYS OF WONDER (CARROT TOP) (06-07-06)

Short Takes CHEAP TRICK -- ROCKFORD (CHEAP TRICK UNLIMITED/B103) (06-07-06)

Short Takes ANGELS AND AIRWAVES -- WE DON'T NEED TO WHISPER (GEFFEN) (06-07-06)

Building Desdemona It's not easy, but Nick Spencer thinks a cutting-edge music festival on the riverfront is well worth the hoop-jumping (05-31-06)

Spill It Locals On the Airwaves (05-31-06)

Short Takes · COMET BLUEGRASS ALL-STARS -- A NEW KIND OF LONESOME (B SIDE) (05-31-06)

Short Takes · VIVA LA FOXX -- I KNEW IT WASN'T LOVE BUT ... (SHAKE IT) (05-31-06)

Short Takes · THE AGGROLITES -- THE AGGROLITES (HELLCAT/EPITAPH) (05-31-06)

Spill It Old Places, New Faces (05-24-06)

Short Takes · PEEPING TOM -- PEEPING TOM (IPECAC) (05-24-06)

Short Takes · GRANDADDY -- JUST LIKE THE FAMBLY CAT (V2) (05-24-06)

Short Takes · JOHN ELLIS -- BY A THREAD (HYENA) (05-24-06)

Short Takes · WALTER JR. -- BACK ON THE BAYOU ROAD (GATORTUNE) (05-24-06)

Spill It Feel Lucky, Punks (05-17-06)

Spill It Jammin' On ... and On, Again (05-10-06)

Short Takes · The Ranconteurs -- Broken Boy Soldiers (V2) (05-10-06)

Short Takes · Drive-By Truckers -- A Blessing And A Curse (New West) (05-10-06)

Short Takes · People In Planes -- As Far As The Eye Can See...(Wind-Up) (05-10-06)

Short Takes · Southern Culture On The Skids -- Doublewide & Live (Yep Roc) (05-10-06)

Spill It A Taste of CBGB's (05-03-06)

Short Takes · The Coup -- Pick A Bigger Weapon (EPITAPH/ANTI) (05-03-06)

Short Takes · Donald Fagen -- Morph The Cat(REPRISE) (05-03-06)

Short Takes · Tom Verlaine -- Songs and Other Things and Around (THRILL JOCKEY) (05-03-06)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (04-26-06)

Spill It Home, But Not Alone (04-19-06)

Spill It Mockbee Back In Play (04-12-06)

Short Takes Yeah Yeah Yeahs -- Show Your Bones (INTERSCOPE) (04-12-06)

Short Takes Richard Butler -- Richard Butler (KOCH) (04-12-06)

Short Takes Gram Rabbit-- CultIvation (STINKY) (04-12-06)

Short Takes Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders-- Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders (THRIVE) (04-12-06)

Spill It Still Satisfyn' (04-05-06)

Short Takes THE FLAMING LIPS -- AT WAR WITH THE MYSTICS (WARNER BROTHERS) (04-05-06)

Short Takes PUBLIC ENEMY -- REBIRTH OF A NATION (GUERRILLA FUNK) (04-05-06)

Short Takes DR. JOHN -- RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME: LIVE AT TIPITINA'S MARDI GRAS '89 (HYENA) (04-05-06)

Short Takes VARIOUS ARTISTS -- I AM THE RESURRECTION: A TRIBUTE TO JOHN FAHEY (VANGUARD) (04-05-06)

Spill It Valentine's Day (03-29-06)

Spill It First Time's The Charm (03-22-06)

Short Takes NEW BASICS BRASS BAND -- GOOD TIMES ARE LIKELY (MAC-N-COURT MUSIC) (03-22-06)

Short Takes EXENE CERVENKA & THE ORIGINAL SINNERS -- SEV7EN (NITRO) (03-22-06)

Short Takes ELECTRIC PRESIDENT -- S/T (MORR MUSIC) (03-22-06)

Short Takes STRANGER LAZY -- THE COX SINTRIFIC (SELF-RELEASE) (03-22-06)

Spill It A More-Than-Fair Debut (03-15-06)

Short Takes THE APPLESEED CAST -- PEREGRINE (THE MILITIA GROUP) (03-15-06)

Short Takes MEGAN REILLY -- LET YOUR GHOST GO (CARROT TOP) (03-15-06)

Short Takes ASS PONYS -- THE OKRA YEARS (SHAKE IT) (03-15-06)

Spill It R.I.P. Sam Nation (03-08-06)

Short Takes COLDCUT -- SOUND MIRRORS (NINJA TUNE) (03-08-06)

Short Takes BIG AL ANDERSON -- AFTER HOURS (SONY LEGACY) (03-08-06)

Short Takes PSYCHIC ILLS -- DINS (THE SOCIAL REGISTRY) (03-08-06)

Short Takes SIA -- COLOUR THE SMALL ONE (ASTRALWERKS) (03-08-06)

Spill It Shams Split (03-01-06)

Locals Only: Life of the Potty Joan Whittaker brings her love of children and music together on playful new CD (03-01-06)

Short Takes CD Reviews of Prefuse 73, In Flames and More... (03-01-06)

Spill It Behind the 'Scenery' (02-22-06)

Spill It "Metropolis" Now (02-15-06)

Short Takes CD Reviews of The Subways, The Robocop Kraus and More... (02-15-06)

Locals Only: Jake Sez Local folksinger Jake Speed begins weekly "songatorial" project online (02-08-06)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (02-08-06)

Short Takes CD Reviews of Oceansize, Hammell On Trial and More... (02-08-06)

Spill It Catching Up with The Tigerlilies (02-01-06)

Short Takes CD Reviews of The Beatings, Patty Hurst Shifter and More.. (02-01-06)

Spill It "Victory" Record (01-25-06)

Short Takes CD Reviews of Audio Bullys and More... (01-25-06)

Spill It Cure for the Winter Blues (01-18-06)

Short Takes Music Reviews of Cat Power, Randy and More... (01-18-06)

Spill It Lessons in "Astronomy" (01-11-06)

Spill It One Good Cover Deserves Another (01-04-06)

A Year to Hear George Bush doesn't care about black people or the best local music releases of 2005, but we do (12-28-05)

Spill It So This Is The New Year ... (12-28-05)

The Good, the Bad and the Sucky The 100 best and worst things about the world of music in 2005 (12-21-05)

Spill It A Very Local Music Christmas (12-21-05)

Spill It New Proof (12-14-05)

Short Takes CD Reviews of Green Day, The Cops and More... (12-07-05)

Spill It Happily Crazy (12-07-05)

Spill It Camera Allura (11-30-05)

Spill It The G.O. Team (11-23-05)

Holey Moley, They Pack a Punch National exposure for local music tunes more ears to Greater Cincinnati's sounds (11-16-05)

Living a Legacy Ten years after Michael Bany's death, the scholarship fund in his name continues to thrive (11-16-05)

Short Takes CD Reviews of The Double, Sevendust and More... (11-16-05)

Spill It CEA Fever (11-16-05)

Spill It Who's Next (11-09-05)

Short Takes CD Reviews of Silver Jews, Lewis Taylor and More... (11-09-05)

Short Takes CD reviews of Depeche Mode, Matthew Herbert and More... (11-02-05)

Spill It CEA Showcase Showdown (11-02-05)

Spill It Bear "Meat" (10-26-05)

Spill It "Gravity" Kills (10-19-05)

Short Takes CD Reviews Big Star, Nada Surf and More... (10-19-05)

Spill It 'Alive' and Well (10-12-05)

Short Takes CD Reviews of One Self, Jacknife and More... (10-12-05)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (10-05-05)

Sounds of the City Progressively growing MidPoint Music Festival overwhelms downtown with independent, original music (09-28-05)

Voters, Start Your Engines The music nominees are in for the ninth annual Cincinnati Entertainment Awards (09-28-05)

Best (and Worst) in Show Sifting through MidPoint's highs and lows (09-28-05)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (09-28-05)

Short Takes CD Reviews of Devandra Banhart, Institute and More... (09-28-05)

Inspiration 'point Blurb City, here we come! (09-21-05)

MPMF Panels & Speakers Think you know everything about music and the biz that surrounds it? Well, you don't. (09-21-05)

Spill It Riding 'Rails' (09-21-05)

Short Takes CD Reviews of The Bodeans, Lake Trout and More... (09-21-05)

Attack of the Pod People Why I'll never own an iPod, and why I might (09-14-05)

Spill It The Buzz Is Back (09-14-05)

Short Takes CD Reviews of Every Time I Die, Death Cab For Cutie and More... (09-14-05)

Spill It Super 77 Gives Up "The Ghost" (09-07-05)

Short Takes CD Reviews of Greg Dulli, Public Enemy and More... (09-07-05)

Spill It MidPoint Countdown (08-31-05)

Spill It Sudsy's, Southgate Get Punk'd (08-24-05)

Short Takes CD Reviews of Nickel Creek, Jim White and More... (08-24-05)

Spill It Chalk Outline for Chalk (08-17-05)

Short Takes Music Reviews of Willie Nelson, Lali Puna and More... (08-17-05)

Kick Out the Jam Scribble Jam's 10th anniversary show features its best lineup yet (08-10-05)

Spill It Shamtastic (08-10-05)

Spill It Feel the iLove (08-03-05)

Short Takes Music Reviews of Gravy Train!!!, Will Calhoun and More... (08-03-05)

Blues You Can Use The Full Schedule at the 2005 Cincy Blues Fest, plus 'must-sees' (07-27-05)

Hot Fuss "Alternative" music and widespread weather panic dominate Lollapalooza´s debut as a "destination festival" (07-27-05)

Spill It Brite Eyes Second Year (07-27-05)

Spill It Strange Fruit (07-20-05)

Short Takes Music Reviews of The Woogles, Falconhawk and More... (07-20-05)

Spill It A Feast of Fest News (07-13-05)

Short Takes Music Reviews of Al Kooper, Katie Reider and More... (07-13-05)

Short Takes Reviews of Nikka Costa, Brian Eno and More... (07-06-05)

Spill It Sudsy's Gets Warped (07-06-05)

Spill It Give It Ellison (06-29-05)

Locals Only: Local CD-O-Rama A look at some recent releases by local artists (06-29-05)

Spill It '80s Flashback ... Part Deux (06-22-05)

Short Takes Reviews of Adeem & Shalem, Laura Cantrell and More... (06-22-05)

Spill It Foxy Gets 'Trigger' Happy (06-15-05)

Short Takes Reviews of Violent Femmes, Island Gruve Supper Club and More... (06-15-05)

Spill It 'Black' Celebration (06-08-05)

Locals Only: Local CD-O-RAMA A look at some noteworthy local releases from the past few months (06-08-05)

Short Takes Reviews of Van Morrison, Graham Parker and More... (06-08-05)

Cash Heals All Wounds The most unexpected bands are patching things up and getting back together; who's next? (06-01-05)

Gas Up, Rock Out Got festival fever? Then hit the road, Jack (06-01-05)

Spill It Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings (06-01-05)

Short Takes Reviews of Common, Massive Attack and more... (06-01-05)

Spill It Web Gems (05-25-05)

Spill It 'Tones Release "Memoirs" (05-18-05)

Short Takes Reviews of Nine Inch Nails, Peter Adams and More (05-18-05)

Spill It No Jammin'? No Problem (05-11-05)

Short Takes Reviews of William Parker Quartet, Charlie Poole and More (05-11-05)

Spill It Double Dippin' Dots (05-04-05)

Short Takes Reviews of Hot Snakes, EELS and More (05-04-05)

Spill It Reinventing the Plunder (04-27-05)

Spill It CD Release Mania (04-20-05)

Short Takes Reviews of Ad Frank, New Birth Brass Band and More

(04-20-05)

Spill It Folk Off (04-13-05)

Short Takes Reviews of The NAtional, Otis Clay and More (04-13-05)

Spill It Return of the Chicks (04-06-05)

Short Takes Reviews of Jayne Sachs Band, The Mars Volta and More (04-06-05)

Spill It The Power of "Prayer" (03-30-05)

Spill It Journeys With George (03-23-05)

Spill It Hardcore, American-Style (03-16-05)

Short Takes Reviews of Tiger Mountain, Marbles and More (03-16-05)

Spill It Radio Down Comes Down (03-09-05)