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.
The end of summer is upon us and thats great news for some, the heat has been oppressive in most areas of the country as usual and its not letting up now that its August. Even so, there are lots of great shows coming up that deserve your attention …
8 August 2006
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-Bill from I Rock Cleveland interviews Lisa Walker of Cincinnati band Wussy about her new solo project, “The Majic Words”.
- If you missed Lollapalooza last weekend, Dodge, Frank, Muzzle of Bees and I See Sound all have you covered.
- Nick Spencer has announced the new home of Alchemize will be …
7 August 2006
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Theory 8 Records in Nashville has already hit us up with Apollo Up this year and now plans to rock us a bit more with the newest release from Forget Cassettes. This female fronted three piece outfit, which also sports a member from Apollo Up has a drum kit …
7 August 2006
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This is a repost of an Interview I did with Jason late last year. Now that Grandaddy has called it quits, kinda fun to look back.
Since forming in 1992 in Modesto, California, Grandaddy has released some of the more interesting, sad, and beautiful albums in the indie genre. …
4 August 2006
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Yes, this is a repost, but Im on the road so take the time to check out a great Cincinnati band..
~Ill take the opportunity to champion a good local band anytime I can. So, naturally after I heard Ellery I was impressed, and then found out they live in …
4 August 2006
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Tonight Of Montreal comes to town at the Madison Theatre in Covington. Its also rumored that Nick Spencer will be announcing the new home of Alchemize. I guess then we will know where that Beirut show in a couple weeks will take place. Should be alot of …
3 August 2006
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I think one of the things that gets lost in the shuffle sometimes on indie-centric blogs like this one is pure delicate songwriting. I tend to appreciate the sound and energy of a young indie band more than how a song was put together and structured. Thats why, …
2 August 2006
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The San Diego based band Pinback are tossing a new release out there a little later this month. Nautical Antiques is not new material though, its stuff from the early days of the band, most of which is very tough to find in print. The songs are from …
1 August 2006
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