Columbus, Ohio native RJD2 is back and ready for 2010, and in a big way. And when I say a “big way”, I mean this cat has been really busy preparing for the new year. Not only does he have a brand new album set for release on …
7 January 2010
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We here at ENS are big fans of the North Carolina based duo Bowerbirds. Not only are Phil and Beth incredibly nice people, but they also happen to be incredibly talented musicians who have released two excellent albums. Their second album, Upper Air, was released last year and …
6 January 2010
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King Khan’s raging garage funk and James Brown-esque theatrics are coming to Northside Tavern this week for a FREE show. The King Khan & BBQ Show hit Northside Tavern on Thursday for what I guarantee will be a ridiculous show.
King Khan, who has been playing with his band The Shrines …
30 November 2009
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Last week, Tim Deaux from The Whigs took time to chat with ENS ahead of their upcoming tour which includes a stop in Covington at The Mad Hatter on November 2. Tim called us from Nashville, TN where The Whigs are putting the finishing touches on their new album.
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28 October 2009
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A great opportunity to see live music tonight in Cincinnati that is not to be missed! A great bill takes the stage tonight at the Southgate House in Newport when SubPop Records artists Fruit Bats headline. After releasing an excellent record earlier this year, The Ruminant Band, Fruit …
17 September 2009
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The Baseball Project (photo by Vivian Johnson)
Scott McCaughey might be a robot.
One is forced to conclude that only a machine from the future, or possibly the Highlander, could possibly do everything Scott McCaughey does. Besides leading Young Fresh Fellows and The Minus 5, touring and recording with R.E.M., and …
16 September 2009
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Another week goes by, and another (kind of) local artist is written up on the Paste Magazine website. The band of the week over at Paste is Mark Charles Heidinger’s Vandaveer who currently calls DC home, but hails originally from just down the road in Lexington, KY. This week …
26 August 2009
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In their short history, Blitzen Trapper have already released two excellent albums, and seem to still be climbing a very nice upwards arc. The bands 2008 album Furr was one of our favorites of the year and with the guys getting ready to release a new EP this fall, …
11 August 2009
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We are big fans of the Philadelphia based band Dr. Dog, so it’s great news for them today as it comes down that they will be taking their brand of sunny 60′s influenced pop to Anti Records. After releasing their first four albums on the Park The Van label, …
29 July 2009
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Yourself and the Air are an up-and-coming band from Chicago that have been floating around the Windy City’s music scene now for a few years, and are just now garnering some national attention. They have release several records, none more promising than last year’s phenomenal EP Friends of All Breeds. …
28 July 2009
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