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Rolling Stone’s latest installment is the 40th anniversary issue, and it is the first time I have found myself actually reading the mostly irrelevant magazine in quite some time. Many legends did interviews for the anniversary issue, including McCartney, Starr, Patti Smith and Jimmy Carter. But of course, …

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Vancouver’s own Shapes And Sizes are back with their second full length, titled, Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner. The experimental band moved from Victoria during the time in between albums #1 and #2 and they also seemed to have moved their sound into an even more layered space …

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To kick off a great weekend, J Roddy Walston and the Business will be in the WOXY.com Lounge for a session today at 4:30pm EST. Be sure to listen in and then head on out to the Southgate House tomorrow night for what promises to be an excellent night …

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Still one of the highlights of my trip to Indianapolis for the Midwest Music Summit last year was the opportunity to see Pela live for the first time. The boys from New York played a blistering set and unlike many indie bands looking to make it, the had a …

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The five piece from the UK best known as Fields are back with new music and tour dates. The band is ready to follow up on the excellent debut EP from 2005, 7 From The Village. Since then, Fields has been busy sharing the stage with the likes …

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I returned to the scene of what was one of the most surprising and entertaining shows of 2006 last night as Joseph Arthur returned to the 20th Century Theatre for a performance. The crowd was a bit lighter than last time around, but last time was also a weekend …

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Annie Clark is St. Vincent, and it is about time she burst out of the shadows and into the spotlight. Clark has already played supporting roles for the likes of Sufjan Stevens and The Polyphonic Spree, and is now very poised to join the ranks of other great female …

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photo from Arthur’s last time through Cincinnati
Cincinnati welcomes back Joseph Arthur tonight to the 20th Century Theatre in Oakley. Joseph played a wild set last time through town that included a encore that was over an hour long. I wouldn’t expect a repeat of that tonight, but …

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It’s true kids, even Cincinnati has a “secret show” every now and then. Our man Dave happened upon an impromptu and not advertised show last night from Heartless Bastards here in town, and has a bit to say about it.

photo from Toronto show (cred)
Most fortunately for me, I …

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File this under albums that I have been meaning to write about but have been listening too frequently. Boris Skalsky, formerly of the band Phaser is back as Dead Heart Bloom for his second solo effort. And I have to say, this acoustic based effort is really right …