If it were to be said that Cincinnati's SHADOWRAPTR makes atmospheric music, it would be necessary to be very
specific which atmosphere it best represents … and that atmosphere is a
spaceship that has stumbled into a whole new solar system.
Natural Mystery
Cincinnati’s SHADOWRAPTR defies easy classification on new release, 'Love a Good Mystery'
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The Cliftones Celebrate New Single Release
Plus, The National, Grey Host and Gabriel's Hounds prep new releases
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Reggae crew The Cliftones release new single, "Hold Steady," while Indie Rock stars The National announce new LP details and Grey Host and Gabriel's Hounds show the many faces of Cincy Metal on new releases.
Turning Pussy Riot's Rebellion Into Money
Plus, details of FBI's Juggalos problem surface and Michelle Shocked shocks fans
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 27, 2013
A German lingerie company co-opts Pussy Riot's anti-establishment image for a naughty commercial, the FBI had a very weak case when it declared fans of Insane Clown Posse a "gang" and Michelle Shocked deals with fallout from seemingly anti-gay statements.
Ryan Bingham
March 27 • Taft Theatre
0 Comments · Monday, March 25, 2013
As the old adage says, “preparation meets opportunity” is
often the path to success in the music world. However, a little luck
doesn’t hurt, either. When you talk about the career of Ryan Bingham,
all of the above is true.
Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials
March 28 • Legends Nightclub
0 Comments · Monday, March 25, 2013
After well over a quarter century, Lil Ed and the Blues
Imperials are now seasoned veterans but they still spit and snarl with
unbridled energy, tossing off blistering slide guitar runs and
red-meat-raw riffage with the same intensity that marked their fake
moustache days.
Lee Fields & The Expressions
March 30 • 20th Century Theater
0 Comments · Monday, March 25, 2013
In this age of disposable music and equally ephemeral
careers, longevity of any kind should be celebrated. And Lee Fields
should be the grand marshal of that parade.
A Soul shouter with the
Divine Fits
April 2 • Taft Theatre
0 Comments · Monday, March 25, 2013
Divine Fits' debut, the aptly titled A Thing Called Divine Fits,
finds the quartet employing its lead duo’s addictive stock in
trade: sharp, groove-oriented tunes marked by spiky guitars, shimmering
keyboards and an urgent vocal thrust.
Swimming in the Deep End
Local Natives reflect on their rise to Indie Rock relevance
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 20, 2013
After the unexpected success of their 2010 debut, L.A. Indie rockers Local Natives return with the deep and reflective Hummingbird.
Vaughn and Co. 'Play It Again' on New LP
Plus, The Afghan Whigs jam with Usher, Elementz celebrates eight years and Madison Theater's Band Challenge reaches the finals
1 Comment · Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Eclectic Cincinnati rockers Vaughn and Company return with their fourth album, Play It Again, The Afghan Whigs cause a stir at SXSW with show joined by Usher, Elementz plans eighth anniversary party and the Madison Theater Band Challenge enters its final round.
Scouts’ Dishonor, Gyration Irritation & TMZ’s Wayning Cred
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Carly Rae Jespen, Train and Madonna protest the Boy Scouts' anti-gay policy, America still gets worked up over "pelvic thrusts" on TV and TMZ gets much of recent Lil Wayne story dead wrong.
Jeremiah and the Red Eyes
March 21 • Southgate House Revival (Lounge)
0 Comments · Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Need some Christmas woe in your springtime? If so, catch up with Home,
the third (as far as we can tell) record by the Los Angeles-based
Jeremiah Sammartano and his Delta Blues/Folk/Alt-Country outfit The Red
Eyes.
Frank Bang & The Secret Stash
March 22 • Southgate House Revival (Lounge)
1 Comment · Tuesday, March 19, 2013
For Chicagoan Frank Blinkal, a day-and-night club job at
Buddy Guy’s Legends gave him a front row seat and unprecedented access
to some of the greatest names in Blues — Otis Rush, Lonnie Brooks and
Junior Wells, not to mention Legends’ illustrious owner.
Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts
March 22 • Bogart's
0 Comments · Tuesday, March 19, 2013
In 1998, Weiland began his solo run with 12 Bar Blues followed a decade later by the stylistically diverse “Happy” in Galoshes and then two albums in 2011, A Compilation of Scott Weiland Covers (which he described as his version of David Bowie’s Pin-Ups) and the holiday themed The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, which now appear to be the final two missives in Weiland’s solo catalog.
Frightened Rabbit
March 25 • Bogart's
0 Comments · Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Urgent and bracing, sullen and surrendering … the music of
Frightened Rabbit often seems a mess of emotions tied up in a
twitching, fragile guise of genius. Like a thin, bruised girl with a
Kurt Cobain kind of problem, Frightened Rabbit would fall apart if you
took any one thing (music, lyrics or sentiment) away from it.
The Second Coming of the Family
Kopecky Family Band signs with ATO, reissues Kids Raising Kids to the wider audience they deserve
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 13, 2013
A new deal with Dave Matthews’ label, ATO Records, puts Kopecky Family Band closer to their goal of becoming career artists.
