Music News       

I’m down here in Austin this week in the thick of things during SXSW 2009. If you are down here as well, have a great time, but if you can’t make it in, be sure to follow along at home.
I’m recording studio sessions all week on WOXY.com
You can follow …

 Cincinnati and Music News       

Next week marks another SXSW down in Austin, Texas. It is easily one of the biggest weeks for music on the calendar and Cincinnati will be well represented this year! Have a look below at what Cincinnati bands are playing the festival and when you can catch them …

 Cincinnati and MP3s       

What a great night for music in Cincinnati! Two of Cincinnati’s best bands will both be doing local release shows for their new albums tonight here in town! Wussy will be releasing their 3rd album, a self titled affair and playing tonight at Northside Tavern.
While just across …

 Music News and MusicNOW       

Last night The Books and Kronos Quartet absolutely killed at Memorial Hall to kick off this years MusicNOW festival. And tonight the fest continues with some good news and some bad news as well.
The bad news is that Tiomane Diabate’s wife went into unexpected labor and there are some …

 MP3s and Music News       

I always was a big fan of Grandaddy and was sad when the band called it quits back in 2006 after their last album, Just Like The Fambly Cat. But if you dug deep enough, you know that Grandaddy was always the brainchild of frontman Jason Lytle and I …

 MP3s and Videos       

Kentucky’s own Ben Sollee recently performed on Jimmy Kimmel and if you missed it, we have the video for you here today on ENS. Ben did a great tune from his album Learning To Bend for Jimmy (and Regis and Don Rickles on the couch) “It’s Not Impossible.” …

 MusicNOW       

MusicNOW 2009 begins tonight here in Cincinnati at Memorial Hall and we are excited for things to get underway. In the meantime, here is a catch-up link session to get you acclimated and caught up about all things MusicNOW…….
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ENS Interview With The Books
ENS Interview With Kronos Quartet
Bryce Dessner Curators …

 Interviews and MusicNOW       

In anticipation of this years MusicNOW festival here in Cincinnati, I had an opportunity to speak with David Harrington, one of the founding members of the Kronos Quartet. Kronos is playing a two night residency for this years festival on Wednesday and Thursday night.
ENS – David, the Kronos Quartet …

 Cincinnati, Music News and Videos       

Have you snagged your copy of the Red Hot Dark Was The Night compilation yet? If not, shame on you, it’s only the best compilation we have heard in a long time. Aaron and Bryce Dessner, best known for their role in The National put the comp together …

 Interviews, Music News and MusicNOW       

In advance of their performance at the Music Now Festival this week, I had the opportunity to chat with Nick Zammuto, one half of experimental music duo The Books. It’s been a while since any news came out of The Books camp, as Zammuto and his musical counterpart Paul de …