Five surf-rockers, two go-go dancers and a guy in a gorilla suit walk into a bar … That’s either the weirdest setup for a
joke ever or it means that Cincinnati’s only Surf Rock band, Doctor
Bombay and the Atomic Bachelor Pad, has arrived.
Ride the Wild Surf
Though serious musicians, Cincinnati new-comers make decidedly not serious music
4 Comments · Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Santorum, Election Playlist, Whitney
0 Comments · Wednesday, February 15, 2012
President Obama’s “2012 Election Playlist” was posted
recently on Spotify (credited to Obama and his young campaign staffers). There are
songs by James Taylor and Springsteen, plus his new karaoke jam “Let’s
Stay Together,” but there is a suspiciously large number of Country
songs (Dierks Bentley, Darius Rucker, Sugarland, Zac Brown Band).
'Bot Rockin' Beats
0 Comments · Tuesday, February 7, 2012
If a duo can qualify as a “supergroup,” then Freekbot is a legit local music supergroup. Freekbot features Freekbass (a.k.a.
bassist/singer Chris Sherman of Funk crew Freekbass) and Tobotius
(a.k.a. Tobe Donohue, producer and founder of world-renowned turntable
crew Animal Crackers) in an Electronic duo configuration.
Purling Hiss with Dr. Dog
Feb. 19 • 20th Century Theatre
0 Comments · Thursday, February 9, 2012
Officially, Philadelphia-rooted Psychedelic/Garage Rock outfit Purling Hiss consists of three members, but the brain stem of the whole affair is undoubtedly singer/guitarist Mike Polizze. The project is the
product of Polizze messing around with a grab bag of elements, from
sound levels to white noise to the song structures.
by Hannah McCartney
02.07.2012
Local Orgs Can Host Free Choir Games Performances
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard the buzz about the World Choir Games, which will feature 20,000 participants from across the globe representing cultural singing traditions and some serious musical expertise competing right here in Cincinnati. So, this July, it’s going to be the summer of song in Cincinnati, thanks to the massive influx of singing professionals for the 2012 World Choir Games. But even those who can’t afford tickets for the games will be able to engage in 11-day musical celebration, thanks to the “Friendship Concerts.”
Wells to the Wall
Natalie Wells channels the Rock of the ’70s with her head firmly in the now
2 Comments · Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Some guitarists form in the womb and
emerge ready to push their instrument’s limits and in turn be pushed by
them, using their childhoods as a proving ground for the brilliance to
follow. That is not Cincinnati’s Natalie Wells.
Caspa
Feb. 10 • Madison Theater
0 Comments · Thursday, February 2, 2012
You rarely see a musician dabbling in sports — OK, Marvin Gaye did
try out for the Detroit Lions — but it’s certainly not unusual to see
an athlete turn to music. So it was with London Dubstep producer/DJ Gary
McCann, more prominently known as Caspa.
by Eli Johnson
02.02.2012
Music, Movies and the Not So Mundane
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found via animal testing that zapping the testicles of rats with a therapeutic ultrasound machine can get rid of the germ cells used to produce sperm. "This caused rat sperm counts to fall far below the [equivalent] range seen in normal fertile men, and this happened in just two weeks," said James Tsuruta, assistant professor of pediatrics in the laboratories of reproductive biology at UNC Chapel Hill. "This method dropped sperm counts 10-times lower than just using heat," said Tsuruta. "It's going to be exciting to figure out how this exactly works: if it's safe to use repeatedly, how long it lasts, and if it's reversible." Scientists believe this study could pave the way for a new method of male contraception, but have discouraged women from electrocuting their beaus’ balls with or without consent at least until clinical trials have begun.
The Pinstripes Poke Their ‘I’ Out
0 Comments · Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Local Ska/Reggae/Soul group The
Pinstripes are throwing themselves a well-deserved release party in
honor of their solid sophomore LP, titled simply I, this Friday
at Bangarang’s of Covington (in the old Mad Hatter space).
Firecracker-hot Chicago Soul/Funk band JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound
joins eclectic local Indie group SHADOWRAPTR and Funk/Soul/Pop crew Sassafraz as openers for the all-ages, 8:30 p.m. show.
Electric Avenue, Acoustic Soul
Pete Dressman’s new album taps into his acoustic roots
2 Comments · Tuesday, January 31, 2012
One spin through Pete Dressman’s new album, Vol. II,
might give the impression that the Cincinnati singer/songwriter and his
band, the Soul Unified Nation, are unrepentant lovers of contemporary
classic Rock icons like Pearl Jam who wouldn’t be the least bit out of
place opening for locally-based Psych Rock trio Buffalo Killers. And
you’d be right.
