First Acts Announced for 2013’s MidPoint Music Festival
Plus news on Electric Citizen, Kenny Peck & the Smoky Jack Band, The Lockland Brakes and School of Rock Mason
The Long, Complex Ride to Superfood Stardom
MidPoint Indie Summer Concerts Announced
Plus, Tracy Walker releases decade-in-the-making new LP and the latest on MidPoint Music Festival 2013
Droning Your Sorrows
Drones to deliver beer at music fest, Jay-Z gets a presidential diss and Ghost B.C. release cheeky box-set
Monthly Hip Hop Night Comes to The Comet
Plus, The Tempers and Shiny and the Spoon celebrate new releases, Northside Music Fest returns and Kelly Thomas takes on classic with Switchblade Syndicate
Music: The Shins with Ra Ra Riot
Music: Martin Bisi
Singles Going Steady
The Cliftones and The Socials ready new tunes for release and tasty sounds return to Taste of Cincinnati
Music: Reggae Culture Splash 2013
Communication Breakdown
Led Zep says no to a president, Mountain Dew fire rappers and David Gilmour imposter arrested
Monthly Salsa Night Starts Tonight
After recently completing 14-year weekly residency at The Mad Frog, Tropicoso goes monthly
{CommentsCant} · Friday, March 8, 2013
Latin/Salsa supergroup Tropicoso ended its 14-year-plus, every-Monday-night residency at Corryville club The Mad Frog back in January. But fear not Latin music and Salsa dancing lovers. Tonight you can catch the band’s first date of a new residency at the club. (
A Chippy Election Cycle
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 6, 2013
According to an AP report, for the first
time in Lay’s history, the corporation is allowing “fans” the
opportunity to choose its next chip flavor.
SXSW-Bound: Cincy Bands Headin' South
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Hard to believe, but the annual South By
Southwest music showcase/festival/conference in Austin, Texas, kicks off
on March 12.
Stone Temple Fired and Snarky Mass. Holes
1 Comments · Wednesday, March 6, 2013
As we were teetering off the fiscal cliff last week, an inexplicably large amount of people were concerned about just one American who lost his job: Scott Weiland of
Stone Temple Pilots.
Stone Temple Pilots.
Music: Dan Deacon with Animal Collective
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Lots of musicians talk a good game about having the audience “be a part of the show,” but few if any bring the crowd into the concert experience like Electronic/Orchestral Pop mad scientist Dan De
The Funniest Video You'll See Today
An inside look into The Postal Service's early auditions, courtesy of Funny or Die
{CommentsCant} · Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Though so far the closest it'll get to Cincinnati is Columbus, Ohio's LC Pavilion (June 8), the reunion tour for Platinum-selling Electronic Pop duo The Postal Service continues to add dates. While you anxiously await news of any shows closer to your hometown, you can sneak a pe...
SXSW Aid: Cincy Bands Headin' South
The Harlequins and The Seedy Seeds prep for send-off events prior to South By Southwest
{CommentsCant} · Friday, March 1, 2013
Hard to believe, but the annual South By Southwest music showcase/festival/conference in Austin, Tex., kicks off in only 11 days. As always, the huge event is featuring some artists from the Greater Cincinnati area. Two SXSW-bound local acts are playing kick-off shows soon to help raise some funds for the trip (the price of gas today makes travel...
Music Tonight: Mountains, Buddy & Jim and more
{CommentsCant} · Thursday, February 28, 2013
• Cinematic Indie alchemists Mountains perform a free show tonight at Mayday in Northside. Led by longtime pals Brendon Anderegg and Koen Holtkamp, Mountains formed in Chicago and are now based in New York. The band, which electronically "abstracts" and manipulates cello, acoustic guitar, piano an...
Greater Cincy-Spawned Releases Celebrated
Plus, discounted MidPoint Music Festival tickets go on sale Friday
0 Comments · Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Kelly Richey, Ma Crow and the Lady Slippers, Wonder Brown, MC Forty and Aperiodic celebrate new/recent releases and MidPoint Music Festival 2013 tickets go on sale Friday at a deeply discounted rate.
Music: They Might Be Giants
0 Comments · Wednesday, February 27, 2013
There’s no “might” about it — John Flansburgh and John
Linnell stand as giants of the “Alternative music” revolution. Formed in
1982, They Might Be Giants have charmed their way into t
