Cheese Coney Record Reviews and Cincinnati       

Get ready for another batch of Cheese Coney album reviews from John Crowell…..
The Yugos
”Dream Aweay”
self-released

4 / 5
The nice thing about being a young band these days is that it’s easier and cheaper than it’s ever been to get your music out there. The bad part is the music industry is …

 Album Reviews and Cincinnati       

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ENS West Coast contributor Dave Tobias hit another great show recently and is generous enough to share his experience. Check out his review of Jim James below.
Jim James’ solo tour behind his underrated debut, Regions of Light and Sound of God, swung through San Francisco …

 Cincinnati and Giveaways       

It’s been another busy spring of concert announcements coming from all angles. And spring is quickly turning into summer and those shows are more than announcements, they are happening, and soon.
One of the next ones we are excited about is with Passion Pit and Cults. We are fans of both …

 Cincinnati and Music News       

It’s true. The band that most of us gave up on ever being able to see is back and touring. Neutral Milk Hotel, who need no introduction for independent music lovers, announced last week that they would be re-uniting and playing a handful of dates.
I’ll be honest, I didn’t expect …

 Cincinnati and Music News       

Here is something that should make most of us feel really old. Hail To The Thief from Radiohead was released 10 years ago! The bright side of this realization is that the album is being celebrated, and the celebration is happening right here in Cincinnati.
The Marburg Collective is a home-grown, …

 Cheese Coney Record Reviews and Cincinnati       

Get ready for another batch of Cheese Coney album reviews from John Crowell…..
Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Mosquito
Interscope

2 out of 5
You can’t fault the Yeah Yeah Yeahs for trying, I guess. They’ve followed up 2009′s synth and dancefloor-leaning It’s Blitz! with a record that similarly strains as reaches far away from their early …

 Music News       

It would be an understatement to say that I’m a big fan of These United States. Myself and my former mates at WOXY.com were one of the early supporters of their efforts about five years ago and I’ve done my best to tell you more about their albums, tours and …

 Drunk Music Reviews       

Drunk Music Reviews is exactly what it sounds like: Caitlin Behle reviews shows while progressively getting drunker, while illustrator John Sebastian turns the drunken reviews, which could be ridiculous, sloppy or just plain insulting, into a comic.

 
Part of the charm of SXSW is the people-watching. Austin’s motto is “Keep Austin Weird” and they …

 Drunk Music Reviews       

Drunk Music Reviews is exactly what it sounds like: Caitlin Behle reviews shows while progressively getting drunker, while illustrator John Sebastian turns the drunken reviews, which could be ridiculous, sloppy or just plain insulting, into a comic.

 
DAY 3
March 16
As I’m writing this, it’s become apparent that our true Drunk Music Reviews-styleSXSW coverage is …

 Cincinnati and MusicNOW       

It was the closer on Saturday night that nearly brought a tear to my eye. The whole ‘family’ was on stage and they all sang together, along with the crowd as the night wrapped up. It’s nights like this that keep me interested in this blog. It’s nights like this …