I am heading west today to the Monolith Music Festival in Morrison, Colorado at the beautiful Red Rocks Amphitheater. This is the second annual fest and my first trip to Red Rocks, so I am naturally excited to take in not only the setting, but some great music. …
12 September 2008
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What do you get when you deprive a media junkie from the internet, television and even newspapers? Well, apparently you get a great record, since that is just what the backstory is for The Week That Was. Peter Brewis, who is best known as the frontman for the …
11 September 2008
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Hey you, indie rock guy, got an extra 180 bones laying around? Yeah, me either, but I sure am trying to scrape the bottom of the barrel to come up with it so I can snag this new subscription box set from Merge Records. Merge, (like SubPop before …
9 September 2008
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(photograph by Cincinnati’s own Jonathan Willis)
In the past couple of years, the Cincinnati music scene has been as strong as ever, with great bands like Buffalo Killers, Wussy, Pearlene, Bad Veins and Pomegranates (to name a few) making excellent music. And the trend continues this fall when Daniel Martin …
4 September 2008
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There are certain cities that come with a slightly higher reputation for good music than others. Some that come to mind are Seattle, Memphis, Austin, and of course Athens, Georgia. Everyone knows about R.E.M. & The B-52′s, but the city has also spawned some great bands more recently …
4 September 2008
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