She has always been one of those incredible local talents that doesn’t seem to get enough credit. Kim Taylor has continued to impress and delight her fans here in Cincinnati, and when others outside of our area have taken the time to listen, they have been equally impressed.
So it’s …
30 July 2010
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It’s been a solid four years since my first Rogue Wave show. The gig was a part of the short lived Desdemona Festival here in Cincinnati down on Sawyer Point and even in a weekend filled with excellent live music, Rogue Wave stood out.
They have continued to stand out …
27 July 2010
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It will be a sort of homecoming this fall for Greg Dulli when he returns to the Cincinnati area for a show at the 20th Century Theatre in Oakley. Dulli, best known as the frontman to one of the most important Cincinnati bands of our generation The Afghan Whigs, …
26 July 2010
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There are not too many bands that I legitimately miss when I haven’t seen their live set for awhile, but These United States are one of them. The guys just released one of my favorite albums of the year, What Lasts, it’s easily their best effort to date and …
23 July 2010
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Sometimes we get to a show and just want to give you a visual review of what went down. This is one of those times. Enjoy the photos by Keith Klenowski during Phosphorescent’s recent stop at the Southgate House in Newport.
21 July 2010
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It’s been a couple of years since Wolf Parade made their sold-out debut in Cincinnati. After touring in support of their second LP At Mount Zoomer, the band took a year off so its two frontmen, Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner, could focus on their other projects, Sunset Rubdown …
20 July 2010
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After giving ourselves a few days to recuperate (and let our sunburns heal), Team ENS is ready to share our experiences at Forecastle Festival. This year marked the three-day music festival’s first time at Louisville’s Waterfront Park, an appropriate venue for the thousands who came for the amazing lineup, …
18 July 2010
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If you have ever been to a multi-day music festival, you know that the day after a long day of heat can be pretty tough to keep going. I think that is the way we felt when the day started, but the lineup for the final day of this …
16 July 2010
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The Forecastle Festival is where the midwest connects. In the ten years the festival has been going on, one of my favorite things about the event is the fact that bands from the midwest are always represented. So this year, when the likes of The Flaming Lips, Smashing …
14 July 2010
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This interview took place during one of the worst weeks of Matthew Houck’s life as a musician. The singer, songwriter, and leader of the New York by way of Athens, Georgia indie folk/country project Phosphorescent just lost some of his most important possessions in the world. A few days before we spoke, the band’s touring van was stolen in Brooklyn, New York. Inside the vehicle was all of the band’s equipment; guitars, basses, drums, amplifiers, and effects; as well as all the T-shirts and other merchandise they had planned to sell on tour.
14 July 2010
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