We already know what Bryce Dessner can do when it comes to curating. Bryce heads up a team that puts on one of the best music events in the city each year called MusicNOW. Of course, he is best known for his role in The National, one of …
20 January 2009
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Daniel Rossen is an enigmatic frontman. He is not very talkative, not particularly charismatic, and not a phenomenal singer (in the traditional sense of the word). That is why, when stepping onto the stage of the Southern Theatre at the Wexner Center on Friday, I was shocked to be a …
19 January 2009
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Hold Time is just around the corner people, and we could not be more excited for the first solo record for M. Ward in almost 3 years. After we brought the title track to your attention via video recently, the anticipation jumped a notch. And now, the first mp3 …
16 January 2009
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Handsome Furs are releasing a new album February 3rd, their second, on the Sub Pop label again. The duo comprised of Dan Boeckner (of Wolf Parade fame) and Alexi Perry will also be out on the road all spring (mostly in Europe) supporting the new disc. Once they …
15 January 2009
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We are big Neko Case fans here at ENS, and were really excited to hear about her new album, Middle Cyclone. But, by the time the free download popped up online yesterday and we got a couple emails about it, downloaded and listened, there were loads of blogs and …
15 January 2009
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On a chilly January night, there is nothing better than a nice show to warm me or the rest of Cincinnati up. This is especially true when a great local act is gracing the stage. I headed to the Southgate House on Monday night to catch an interesting double bill …
14 January 2009
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It’s been an interesting trip for Swedish singer songwriter Emil Svanängen, better known as Loney Dear. Since he released a string of albums in his homeland between 2003-2006 which gained him the attention of Sub Pop records, who released his excellent US debut album in 2007, Loney, Noir. …
13 January 2009
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Get ready, because Cincinnati’s Heartless Bastards have come out of the gates in 2009 swinging and ready to take on the new year. Their 3rd full length album, The Mountain is hitting store shelves next month from Fat Possum and everything I have heard so far I am really …
12 January 2009
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Stereogum points us in the direction of a new Black Cab session today, and it comes from none other than Ryan Adams. Who apparently has a weakness for car sickness. The Black Cabbies leave this note regarding Ry and his cab ride request.
There was a slight concern at …
9 January 2009
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As I look back into the rear view mirror at 2008 at this time of year, like I usually do, I always see a few albums that I have neglected entirely. While I don’t write about everything I like here on ENS, I try to get to as much …
7 January 2009
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