It’s been a solid four years since my first Rogue Wave show. The gig was a part of the short lived Desdemona Festival here in Cincinnati down on Sawyer Point and even in a weekend filled with excellent live music, Rogue Wave stood out.
They have continued to stand out …
Smashing Pumpkins headlined the second night of the Forecastle Festival tonight, and really had the crowd in the palms of their hands. We have some words and pics from the whole day to share soon, but wanted to give you an instant reaction and a couple photos right away.
~Push aside all your past impressions of Calexico that would place them in any of the following boxes. “Desert rock”, “border pop” or “spaghetti western”. Now, shift on over to the brilliant collaboration with Sam Beam last year and raise your antennae just a bit more and you …
16 March 2006
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My first taste of Josh Rouse came from my lovely wife, before she was my wife in the form of Under Cold Blue Stars. To this day it is still by far my favorite Rouse disc. Nashville was a slight return to that form and I think this …
15 March 2006
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Ted Leo and the Pharmacists were in town last weekend, and I always like to get a little background and hear what his openers are all about after hearing thier set. The Duke Spirit sound very worthy of opening duties for Ted and company. Have a listen the …
14 March 2006
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Todays Mini Mix is from Barsuk records. Enjoy…..
Starlight Mints- Inside of Me
Mates of State- Fraud in the 80s
Rocky Votolato- Portland is Leaving
11 March 2006
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Ive become a Stellastarr fan over the past couple months and posted about them here in the past. Sweet Troubled Soul is a damned catchy tune. News from the Stellastarr camp has them hitting the road this spring with The Editors. Im looking forward to checking them …
10 March 2006
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Today comes an interesting story from a band out of New York, I dont think thier sound is that different really, but the approach is. Have a look at what they have to say when promoting the album.
We want
this album release to demonstrate that computers (as a
recording tool) and …
9 March 2006
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Well, Each Note Secure is about to dive into some concert promotions and we get the ball rolling later this month here in Covington at the Mad Hatter. Headlining the show will be J Roddy Walston and the Business, with Seabird opening and another band to be announced. …
8 March 2006
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An interesting yet odd mix is Kieran Hebden, the man behind Four Tet, and Steve Reid, a man in his sixties who has played with the likes of Sun Ra and Miles Davis. The two have collaborated ont
The Exchange Sessions Vol. 1.
The three song album is not for the …
7 March 2006
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The first I heard of Margot and the Nuclear So Sos I thought, what a horrid, way to long name for a band. However, upon review of the album, “The Dust of Retreat” and the reasoning for the band name, (Margot Tenenbaum from Wes Andersons The Royal Tenenbaums is …
6 March 2006
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The return of the Mini Mix on this first Saturday in March. All of these tracks are sent in from Team Clermont and are band in thier feature for SXSW. Here are the details…..
Time: Thurs 3/16, 2-6 PM
Venue: Red 7 (611 East 7th St.)
Where: at …
4 March 2006
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