If I had a dime for every contest I see out there on the internet for the best this, the best that, the top 10 this and the top 10 that, well, it’s pretty safe to say I’d have a lot of dimes. That being said, Each Note Secure …
30 January 2009
2 comments
You know Dan Auerbach, and he is a busy man. In between being the frontman for The Black Keys, running his own record label, Polymer Sounds, and producing and releasing a great record from Jessica Lea Mayfield, Dan found the time to lay down his first solo album as …
29 January 2009
2 comments
Luke Temple is a singer with immense talent. If you are a fan of his solo work or not, you have to at least appreciate his ability as a singer, which is nothing short of impressive. His two albums to date have been very introspective bedroom folk pop …
28 January 2009
4 comments
The new album from Doves might be my most anticipated release of 2009. It seems like forever since we got new music from the band, but the wait is over. I awoke today to an icy, snowy mess outside here in Cincinnati, but to an awesome new Doves …
28 January 2009
No comments
Ben Kweller was on Late Night with David Letterman last night, and performed one of my favorites from his upcoming album, Changing Horses. For more on the record, head here, but right now, enjoy some video of his appearance last night. Ben said that Dave requested this song …
27 January 2009
3 comments
(all photos courtesy of Keith Klenowski)
I miss going out to shows, the life of a family man can make that difficult at times. Add to it the winter touring schedule that has come through Cincinnati, and it becomes quite a drought for live music for me personally. So …
26 January 2009
4 comments
Ben Kweller’s roots have always been in country music. From his Texas upbringing to his flirtation with folk and country instrumentation on previous albums. And after almost a decade in New York, Ben packed up the family and moved south to Austin recently, and the Lone Star influence …
23 January 2009
5 comments
A band you will most certainly be hearing alot from in 2009 is Royal Bangs out of Knoxville, Tennessee. The band released their debut on their own back in 2006, titled We Breed Champions, and it caught the attention of Patrick Carney of The Black Keys.
He liked it so …
22 January 2009
No comments
When it comes to singer / songwriter types, the other guys here know to pass an album my way for consumption. So when music from Pennsylvania’s Damien DeRose crossed our radar, I was an obvious choice to give the album a spin. Damien goes by the guise ‘Peasant‘ on stage …
22 January 2009
No comments
MusicNOW is back for 2009 for the 4th year this March here in Cincinnati. The initial lineup has been announced already, and is headlined by the Kronos Quartet, who will play both nights this year. The dates are different this year as well, coming in early March on …
21 January 2009
No comments
Blog RSS Feed
Subscribe via E-mail