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
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
Elvis Impersonators Gone Bad?
Plus, new 'Twitter #music' app is unveiled after celebrities get first dibs
The Need for (Edible) Speed
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Why would Ed Hardy make mints? Because
these mints — King Dog Energy Mints — have a little extra party juice in
them. They are “intensely caffeinated”; five mints equal (according to
the packaging) a cup of coffee. (Having tried them, I can attest to
those numbers.)
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.
Music: Lupe Fiasco
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The
University of Cincinnati’s Programs and Activities Council (PAC) was formed to
organize various events — from film screenings to comedy shows — for students
and the surrounding community.
Horseshoe Casino Announces Outdoor Concert Lineup
Ke$sha, Willie Nelson, Barenaked Ladies and more booked for new Cincinnati casino
{CommentsCant} · Friday, March 29, 2013
Cincinnati's new Horseshoe Casino has announced its outdoor concert season lineup and it's a fairly impressive list that puts the casino's music venue, which they've dubbed "The Shoe," in direct competition with larger outdoor sheds in the region (like Riverbend, PNC Pavilion and Fraze Pavilion in Kettering).
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Sample New Metal Releases from Grey Host, Gabriel's Hounds
Dynamic local Metal crews set to celebrate new releases Saturday
{CommentsCant} · Friday, March 29, 2013
Saturday at Downtown club Mainstay, progressive Doom/Drone Metal act Grey Host will celebrate the release of its latest, Dawn for Vultures. You can pre-order the six-track release (as a CD, download or with a T-shirt) at
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.
Music: The Cliftones
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Eclectic Cincinnati Reggae crew The Cliftones — one of the best Reggae outfits in the region — will be celebrating the release of their latest single, “Hold Steady,” this Saturday with a show
Music: Grey Host
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Saturday at Downtown club Mainstay, progressive Doom/Drone Metal act Grey Host will celebrate the release of its latest, Dawn for Vultures. You can pre-order the six-track release (as a CD, download o
