If you feel the need to welcome home drummer Jason Smart when Jazz trio/young-old souls Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey play the Mad Frog Thursday night, do so. Know, good-hearted ones, that it isn't ne  

Guided By Voices' Robert Pollard and Superchunk's Mac McCaughan are Go Back Snowball. It began as an offer made on New Year's Eve 2000. It culminated on Feb. 26 with the release of the LP Calli  

What would you do to subsidize what you really want to do? Local singer/songwriter Jason Wells goes to work promoting acts that fill arenas with thousands of dollars and middle schoolers. It's a  

Bob Pollard, by CityBeat's estimation, is now on tour in support of three LPs. One of these is currently available. Expect this from someone who only half-jokes about writing five hundred songs a  

Chris Collier is unintentionally instructing a clinic in Newport, Ky. The singer/songwriter/guitarist is performing at York St. Café a few Sunday nights ago as part of the first Songwriters S  

"Band membership is more fun. Band leadership is more rewarding." With a nod, Brian Lovely explains the difference between leading the band and being a member of it. Believe him. He knows. On the   

Is The Greenhornes one of the first great recordings of 2001, or one of the last great recordings of 1965? Who cares? "Can't Stand It," the opener, is 3:21 of a peak quality answer. Drummer P  

Local Hip Hop ensemble Animal Crackers get interactive hosting weekly throw-downs Hip Hop culture, for many a Cincinnati youth, tastes like Animal Crackers. Snack time and place is Wednesday nights   

Homunculus keyboardist/vocalist Ben Doepke pulls open his shirt, revealing a wookie-like patch of chest hair. Perhaps I should explain. I'm interviewing Doepke and vocalist/guitarist Kevin Shima  

"With Circle, my original intention was to use every single genre I could think of," says local DJ Boom Bip (Bryan Hollon) of his acclaimed album with former University of Cincinnati student, cu