Coming To Cincinnati and Videos       

Have you ever heard a band, really fallen for them, but then waited to see them live until they were either charging too much for tickets or were playing a really massive venue? Yeah, I know I did that with Arcade Fire, who I missed when they played at Southgate House years ago (probably still my biggest concert regret).

 Cincinnati and Music News       

It’s Memorial Day weekend here in Cincinnati, and for most of us, that means time off from work, the first ‘real’ weekend of summer and of course, Taste Of Cincinnati. I’ve been to the Taste for years and always enjoy myself with the different food selections. But this …

 midpoint music festival       

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the MidPoint Music Festival here in Cincinnati, and as we noted on Twitter this morning, the initial artist lineup for this years festivities will be announced today.
In the years since City Beat took the festival reigns, they have brought in bands …

 Cincinnati       

More and more, artists are deciding that they want their music to be heard, and they want to be the ones in control of how that goes down. The ‘just give it away free’ topic has been discussed over and over again, so I won’t take us down that …

 Cincinnati, MP3s, Music News and Tour Dates       

Even though the weather hasn’t really shown it, it’s almost summer here in Cincinnati. And of course, with summer comes the announcement of the concert series over at Riverbend.

 Cincinnati, MP3s and Music News       

We were pretty impressed with the debut solo album from former Greenhorn and current musical wizard Brian Olive back in 2009. The garage rock and soul that emanated from the album made it one of the more under-appreciated releases of the year. Well, Brian is back and has …

 Cincinnati, MusicNOW and Videos       

The MusicNOW hangover continues here on ENS, if you missed our video of The National from yesterday, check it out here. And if you missed any of our coverage, it’s all together right here.

 Cincinnati and MusicNOW       

As MusicNOW 2011 rides off into the sunset, I once again have to provide my overall thoughts on the festival. If you follow this blog or know me personally, you know I am attached to this little festival, which took some big steps forward this year.

 Cincinnati, MusicNOW and Videos       

On Sunday night, The National closed out MusicNOW if fine fashion, playing a set with old favorites, current classics and a couple songs that we don’t hear from them live very often. One of those was a gem with Sharon Van Etten guesting called “Think You Can Wait” which …

 MusicNOW and Videos       

There were many many amazing moments during MusicNOW 2011, and for us, several of those happened on Friday night. The talented folks at A Story Told Well were on hand and took some amazing video that I want to share with you today.