Cincinnati and Tour Dates       

Good concert news today that just came across our radar, indie pop band Beirut are hitting the road for a bunch of tour dates this fall, and included in those dates will be a stop here in Cincinnati. Beirut is preparing a new record The Rip Tide, which hits …

 MP3s and Music News       

As the indie chill-wave sound (whatever that means) becomes more and more popular, there are bound to be more and more bands that begin to emerge. Pallers may just be preparing their first full length album, but are by no means following the aforementioned trend at all. If …

 Cincinnati, Giveaways and Videos       

There is another great show coming to the Cincinnati area, and we want to make sure you check it out. Interpol are returning to Cincinnati in a couple weeks after having a May show cancelled after the band decided to instead play a run of shows opening for U2.

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If you like bands that take their cues from some of the best shoegaze and pop of the past, then Letting Up Despite Great Faults might be a good fit for you. The Los Angeles based band is back after an excellent release in 2009 with an EP which …

 Cincinnati and Interviews       

The last few years have been ones of drastic change for Interpol. The college radio superstars’ move to Capitol records proved short-lived, yielding only one record in more keyboard-leaning (but perhaps not as consistently lauded as their early work) Our Love to Admire. Since that time, the band …

 Cincinnati and Music News       

Ok, I’ll admit it. I basically ignored Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. for months because I thought their name was downright silly. I’m not an anti-NASCAR person, or even against the occasional irony stricken band name, but I just looked past it after I got a press email letting me know about the band for the first time.

 Music News and Videos       

The best cover songs are the ones that feature one band you love covering another band you love. And thats what we have today, as Mumford and Sons have done a cover of The National’s “England” from High Violet for VH1 Unplugged. Watch it below and enjoy the …

 Cincinnati, MP3s and Music News       

You may have first his voice on a burned mix CD someone gave you in mid-2002; his hushed voice whispering the lyrics to “Such Great Heights.” But Sam Beam of the indie-folk outfit Iron and Wine has been cranking out records for the better part of a decade. What’s left to say about the group that hasn’t already been said in the blogosphere?

 Cincinnati and Music News       

It seems like it was just yesterday when J Roddy Walston and the Business were getting started. These days, one of our favorite rock bands is big timing it, opening for the likes of The Hold Steady and Weezer while holding things down for a great record label.
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 Cincinnati and MP3s       

If you happened to catch Buffalo Killers during Memorial Day weekend on the Metromix Stage during Taste Of Cincinnati, you know they played one of the best sets of the weekend. The Cincinnati trio was as polished as ever during their set, which included a bunch of new material. I spoke with the guys afterwards and they seemed really excited about the new album coming out this summer.