The backstory of Tinariwen founder
Ibrahim Ag Alhabib is so cinematic in scope that it should be the basis
for an epic independent film.
Hot To Mali
North African group Tinariwen opens MusicNOW with true World music
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 10, 2013
500 Miles to Memphis Turns 10
Plus, benefit concerts, tunes (and blooms) at the Zoo and more
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Local rockers 500 Miles to Memphis celebrate their 10th birthday with a blow-out concert in Newport. Plus, area Folk/Americana artists unite to help Covington venue stay afloat, Rosie Carson, The Graveblankets and others perform for Cancer Family Care of Cincinnati at Molly Malone's in Covington and the Cincinnati Zoo's "Tunes & Blooms" concert series finally gets some spring-like weather.
See with Your Eyes, Not with Your iPhone
Plus, not everyone's sad about Maggie Thatcher's death and Macklemore gets a dude choked on his birthday
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs put the (polite-ish) smack-down on smart device obsessives, a lot of musicians and others in the U.K. aren't too broken up about the death of former PM Margaret Thatcher and Macklemore gets some dude choked on his birthday.
Green Jellÿ
April 13 • Madison Theater
0 Comments · Monday, April 8, 2013
In 1981, 17-year-old Bill Manspeaker and three friends
formed the novelty Punk band Green Jellö with the express intent of
being the world’s worst band; their name reflected the notion that lime
Jell-O was terrible.
My Gold Mask
April 13 • MOTR Pub
0 Comments · Monday, April 8, 2013
It comes as no surprise to learn that My Gold Mask’s
Gretta Rochelle and Jack Armondo are fans of giallo, a genre of Italian
cinema saturated by garish colors and melodrama galore that was at it
Susan Werner
April 13 • Parish Auditorium at Miami University Hamilton
0 Comments · Monday, April 8, 2013
National Public Radio christened Susan Werner with the
revered title of “Empress of the Unpredictable,” and the Iowa
native/Chicago resident has clearly earned the complimentary sobriquet.
Richard Thompson Electric Trio
April 11 • 20th Century Theater
0 Comments · Monday, April 8, 2013
If there is a buzz on the concert circuit this spring,
part of it centers on the shows currently being performed by Richard
Thompson. The London, U.K.-born musician is a legend in many eyes, with Rolling Stone magazine listing Thompson as one of the “Top 20 Guitarists of All Time.”
New Blue Revue
The Punch Brothers’ Noam Pikelny takes his acoustic Newgrass supergroup on the road
1 Comment · Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Instead of a typical album tour, The Punch Brothers' Noam Pikelny decided to take some of his talented friends on the road.
Young Heirlooms Birth Debut Full-Length
Plus, BoyMeetsWorld and Radio Rescue host dual release party and Mainstay Rock Bar turns 4
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Cincinnati Folk duo Young Heirlooms celebrate their 9-months-in-the-making debut album, while Pop Rock bands BoyMeetsWorld and Radio Rescue present a dual release party at Madison Theater and Mainstay Rock Bar celebrates its fourth anniversary with a series of free local music shows.
Fools' News, Digital Resale and Rape Rap
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Music-related media hoaxes from this year's April Fools' Day merriment include a Thom Yorke/Ted Nugent musical and Andrew WK retirement from partying announcement, a federal judge in New York rules that you cannot re-sell your crappy MP3s online once you buy them and rapper/bossman Rick Ross does his best to explain "date rape" lyric.
Warm Soda
April 3 • The Comet
0 Comments · Tuesday, April 2, 2013
If brevity is a virtue, Warm Soda should be up for some sort of musical sainthood. The Oakland, Calif., quartet’s debut album, the recently released Someone Like You,
clocks in at just more than 27 minutes but its 12 tracks quiver with
unbridled Pop/Punk intensity.
Bobby Long
April 5 • 20th Century Theater
1 Comment · Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Long before his first album, Bobby Long acquired a
following due to his friendship with a certain sparkling vampire and
writing a song for one very popular soundtrack. Soon after, he released A Winter Tale.
Anthrax
April 7 • Bogart's
0 Comments · Tuesday, April 2, 2013
With creator and undeniable foundation of the group,
rhythm guitarist Scott Ian, Anthrax is reminiscent of well-run sports
team, a team who has persevered through trades, losses to free agents
and retirement to continually be an elite staple within the league.
The Dear Hunter
April 7 • Madison Theater
0 Comments · Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Sometimes the side project eclipses the parent band; such is the case with Casey Crescenzo’s The Dear Hunter. Crescenzo formed The Dear Hunter in 2005 when he began
writing Alternative/Progressive Rock songs that didn’t fit the
Post-Hardcore mold of his primary outfit, The Receiving End of Sirens.
Transatlantic Soul Sisters
The ladies of American/UK duo Lady have each other’s backs with tight harmonies and straightforward Soul
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Nicole Wray and Terri Walker grew up an ocean apart, but their tight bond over music led them to form modern R&B duo Lady.
