Don’t ever let it be said that The Black Keys don’t know where they come from. The midwestern duo still have lots to say about their hometown, and the disrespect they feel it has been paid by artists native to the Ohio town that later “made it”.
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14 March 2008
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If you recall we got a great live review of the Vampire Weekend a couple weeks ago that ended up vaulting the band into a SNL performance, is that next for Pomegranates? Maybe not but Caitlin was on the scene Monday night as the local indie poppers took the …
13 March 2008
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This week one of our favorite independent labels released a really great DVD. Asthmatic Kitty dropped Encyclopedia Asthmatica yesterday and I have some copies to give away here on ENS this week. The DVDs are also signed by the Bents (the artists who designed the menus and packaging, …
12 March 2008
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Can you believe it? MusicNOW 2008 is less than a month away! We are pretty excited for this years installment as it features even more great artists and promises to be the best year yet. One of the things I am most looking forward to is the …
12 March 2008
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Every now and then, I get the urge to pop in the album, Neon Golden, the 2002 gem from The Notwist. I listen and wonder what happened to those guys. I mean, Neon Golden was just a brilliant album. With songs like “Pick Up The Phone” and …
11 March 2008
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This weekend in Cincinnati was different for a few reasons, the most obvious of which was the massive snow dump we received here, in March no less. Most areas around the tri-state got at least a foot of snow, with some getting much more. Needless to say, …
10 March 2008
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Pretty excited about this one, especially after the excellent album from 2007, The Stages Names. Okkervil River will be stopping into the tri-state area on April 24th for a show at the Mad Hatter in Covington, KY. I could be wrong, but I think this …
6 March 2008
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The good boys of Cincinnati’s own Lions Rampant are the feature of the latest video installment from Kevin Bayer and his Soft City Lights project this week. Kevin has already done great videos of Bad Veins, Jukebox The Ghost and Ra Ra Riot and the trend continues …
6 March 2008
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I’m a big fan of most everything The Decemberists do. I thin Colin Meloy is one of the better songwriters out there these days and the Decemberists as a band have become one of the most consistent live acts around in recent years as well. …
6 March 2008
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When the good folks at the Tripwire say that “Canada’s Tokyo Police Club is finally putting out their debut Saddle Creek record, Elephant Shell, next month”, I can not agree more with the emphasis on finally. A band lots of us have been excited about but never seem to …
5 March 2008
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