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.
Hot on the heels of a great performance last week here in Cincinnati at Alchemize comes the Lounge Acts session from Sound Team and Aberdeen City.
Sound Team- Live @ WOXY Lounge
Back In Town
Don’t Turn Away
- interview -
TV Torso
Handful Of Billions
Aberdeen City
Aberdeen City- Live @ WOXY Lounge
The Aberdeen City Lounge act …
17 May 2006
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Got wind of this contest that some indie musicians and videographers are participating in. The winning filmaker gets 20k, and if you vote you get thrown into a drawing for a scion. The finalists are….
Summerbirds in the Cellar- Video by Mike Goubeux
Palomar- Video by Henry Joost
Monsters are Waiting- …
17 May 2006
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The Twilight Singers, led by former Afghan Whigs front man Greg Dulli are back with thier fourth release today. “Powder Burns” is right up the alley of Dulli fans, and if you havent yet caught Mr. Dulli live, do it. He will be here in native Cincinnati this …
16 May 2006
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Here is a Cincinnati band you may or may not be aware of making really good indie pop music. The Minor Leagues has actually been together and recording since 2001, but I dont think any of the previous stuff has been quite as polished as what im hearing from …
16 May 2006
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About 100 folks or so were treated to a solo act from Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle Saturday night. Jason was in town to play a art and music benefit for a dear friends son who suffers from Cerebral Palsey, Emmett. The night started with a silent auction with many …
15 May 2006
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Lots to look at today, lets get started.
Jason Forrest is the latest featured artist on Daytrotter. Head over there to download seven rare and exclusive tracks that he recorded in the Daytrotter studio.
Also, an interview with Brendon Small of Adult Swim cartoon “Home Movies.”
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Last week I mentioned the new …
13 May 2006
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Have a listen to the Memphis based indie pop outfit known as Snowglobe. This band has gone through many transitions over the past few years but has righted the ship a bit to put together a new release titled Oxycontin.
Snowglobe- Rainbow
Snowglobe- Dry
Snowglobe- At Times A Nightmare
Pitchfork lobs them an …
12 May 2006
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Hope to make this a weekly feature here, but I wont promise anything. Lots of goodies this weekend if you have a hankering for good live music, and two of them are for good causes as well…..
Friday Night @ Southgate House
Amnesty International Concert
Campfire Crush
The Minni Thins
Philosophers Stone
and more, All …
11 May 2006
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Here are some photos from last nights show at Alchemize.
Sound Team
Elefant frontman Diego Garcia
Aberdeen City
Great night of music, full review to follow soon…..
11 May 2006
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Its been awhile since I mentioned the Cold War Kids, but they seem to be all the rage lately in the blogosphere. They released two EPs simultaneously recently and I got my hands on both. In my opinion, one is much better than the other.
First let me say …
10 May 2006
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