Cincinnati and Live Reviews       

This weekend hometown heroes Heartless Bastards returned for a two night stand at the Southgate House Revival in Newport, Kentucky. ENS photographer Keith Klenowski was on hand and took these photos and a video from the show.
The video is of a new song the band did for a film …

 Band Profiles and Cincinnati       

Pop Goes the Evil is led by Lucas Frazier, former front man of The Dukes are Dead, along with Jordin Goff (The Yugos) and Evan Roberts (Grey Host). On a Sunday night, the band is practicing in Jordin’s basement amid a litter of musical instruments, gear and, for some reason, a …

 Cincinnati, Coming To Cincinnati and Show Previews       

It’s difficult to believe that nearly six years have passed since I was first turned on to two of Scotland’s finest bands. But today, when I heard about upcoming tour dates for The Twilight Sad, who will be out supporting their countrymen and friends Frightened Rabbit, I wondered just …

 Cincinnati, Music News and Show Previews       

If you have read much here at ENS, you know how much we love Heartless Bastards. The Cincinnati band, who now resides in Austin, Texas is a group we are proud to support, and always have been. I remember the first time I had the guts to call …

 Cincinnati and Drunk Music Reviews       

Drunk Music Reviews is exactly what it sounds like: Caitlin Behle reviews shows while progressively getting drunker, while illustrator John Sebastian turns the drunken reviews, which could be ridiculous, sloppy or just plain insulting, into a comic.
The captions that end with @drunkmusicrevws were pulled from their Twitter account during the show. Tweets ending with …

 Cincinnati and Music News       

The holidays might be over but the giving is certainly not. Cincinnati favorites Wussy have thrown together an album of b-sides and rarities called “…Popular Favorites.” And if you are any sort of fan you will be more than pleased to dig deep into this album. The …

 Cincinnati and Interviews       

Photo Credit: Keith Klenowski
Christian Gough and Phillip Alexander oversee the day-to-day operations of Best Friend Records, a Cincinnati-based label.  Christian is also the lead singer and guitarist for The Yugos, while Phillip is the lead singer and guitarist for The Plastic Inevitables, both on Best Friend Records. Christian, 18, and Phillip, …