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
Know Your 'Heights'
Eclectic local event The Heights Music Festival presents only one fest this year and it's this weekend
Droning Your Sorrows
Drones to deliver beer at music fest, Jay-Z gets a presidential diss and Ghost B.C. release cheeky box-set
Music: Cincy Psych Fest Freak-Out Series with Goat and Holy Wave
Elvis Impersonators Gone Bad?
Plus, new 'Twitter #music' app is unveiled after celebrities get first dibs
Music: Martin Bisi
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
Bad Veins Splits in Two
Cincy Indie Pop duo loses drummer; frontman vows to carry on with new lineup
{CommentsCant} · Thursday, January 31, 2013
One of Cincinnati's finest Indie acts, the brilliant Bad Veins, has split in two. Last night, BV's singer/songwriter/guitarist/keyboardist Benjamin Davis took to the group's website to announce that founding member, drummer Sebastien Schultz, has decided to "move on from his time with Bad Veins."
Schultz — previously the drummer for local Indie rockers Cathedrals — had been a member of...
Schultz — previously the drummer for local Indie rockers Cathedrals — had been a member of...
Music Tonight: Yonder Mountain String Band and More
{CommentsCant} · Thursday, January 31, 2013
Contemporary "Newgrass" kings Yonder Mountain String Band return to the area tonight for an all-ages, 8:30 p.m. show at Covington's Madison Theater. Tickets are $25. Opening the show is the very cool Lake Street Dive, a "jazz-schooled, DIY-motivated an...
Skeleton Hands Ride Moody Wave on ‘Gone’
Plus, new releases this weekend from Dallas Moore and Pure Predication
0 Comments · Wednesday, January 30, 2013
After a couple of singles and EPs on
esteemed (and diverse) local Electronic/EDM label Racecar Productions,
local electronic Coldwave/Darkwave duo Skeleton Hands present a free
album release party.
CEAs 2013: Local Music Love Fest
Sixteenth Cincinnati Entertainment Awards was another epic celebration of local music
{CommentsCant} · Tuesday, January 29, 2013
On Sunday night, hundreds of local musicians — as well as the many of the fans who love them — had Covington's Madison Theater packed to capacity to celebrate the 16th annual Cincinnati Entertainment Awards.
It was another love fest, as the music, laughs, camaraderie and drinks flowed throughout the tight three-hour ceremony/party CityBeat founded over a decade and a half ago as...
It was another love fest, as the music, laughs, camaraderie and drinks flowed throughout the tight three-hour ceremony/party CityBeat founded over a decade and a half ago as...
Donny McCaslin
Feb. 5 • Blue Wisp Jazz Club
0 Comments · Tuesday, January 29, 2013
California native and acclaimed Jazz composer/saxophonist
Donny McCaslin got a fairly big jump on his music career, performing
with an ensemble of experienced musicians by the time he was 12.
Music: Ellis Paul and Kim Taylor
0 Comments · Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Modern Folk Pop favorite Ellis Paul is bringing his
music to his fans in Greater Cincinnati this weekend, performing
Saturday at The Redmoor. Paul’s connection to his fans is well known to
mus
Tropicoso's Epic Monday Night Residency to End
"Monday Salsa Night" celebrates 14-plus years at The Mad Frog with finale this Monday
{CommentsCant} · Friday, January 25, 2013
After a run of over 14 years, the popular "Monday Salsa Night" at Corryville club The Mad Frog — featuring local nine-piece Salsa ensemble Tropicoso (and weekly free dance lessons) — will come to an end this coming Monday (Jan. 28).
"The change is of course bittersweet,...
"The change is of course bittersweet,...
New Cincinnati Band Madness
This week, local music fans can check out four brand-new musical projects live
{CommentsCant} · Thursday, January 24, 2013
Last Friday at Bogart's, CityBeat and the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards presented a showcase featuring some of the best new local bands of 2012. (Check out some pics from the event here.) This com...
Music Tonight: Maps & Atlases, Terrapin Flyer and More
{CommentsCant} · Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Slanted Indie Pop crew Maps & Atlases formed in 2004 and, in 2010, released its breakthrough LP Perch Patchwork, the Chicago quartet's debut for the esteemed Barsuk label. Since Patchwork, the band has spent tons of time touring, which has included several dates in the Cincinnati area. The band's compelling latest release, Beware and Be Grateful, was issued by Barsu...
Midnight Star Featured on TV One's 'Unsung'
Cincinnati R&B/ElectroFunk group profiled on cable series Jan. 30
{CommentsCant} · Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The sixth season of TV One's entertaining and informative Unsung series, showcasing artists who did well but didn't quite reach the heights many expected, kicks off tonight at 10 p.m. with an episode about the late, great Soul star Isaac Hayes. Next week, on Jan. 30, the series focuses on a group that was formed at K...
