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Phillip Glass will be making his first MusicNOW appearance
MusicNOW returns in 2012 for what promises to be another amazing weekend of music. This year, the festivities fall on a Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and we think there are plenty of reasons to be in attendance each night. …

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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.

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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.

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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 …

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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.

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As our little festival begins to grow, it’s fun to see it beginning to take up more and more of the weekend. We already let you know about the documentary screening on Sunday afternoon, but were you aware that there is a poster show opening this weekend as well? …

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Another great video unearthed from the MusicNOW vaults for you today, and this one from Justin Vernon. We have talked alot about his amazing performance from last year, and even shared some video footage from the event, but this video puts the others to shame.

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Many people still know Owen Pallett by his original stage name, Final Fantasy. In 2009, however, he retired it in favor of using his own name for his music. What didn’t change, however, was the steady progression of his densely composed electro/acoustic chamber-pop. His last full-length, …

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One of the more underrated performances of last years MusicNOW festival was Colin Stetson. He took the stage and had a compelling performance, and I know I walked away a big fan. Here is a video that just surfaced of one of the songs Colin performed at last …

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Alright folks, I have just been notified that I have a green light to let loose five pairs of tickets for the Friday night MusicNOW performance at Memorial Hall here in Cincinnati. Now, I’m excited for The National on Sunday, but the overall lineup on Friday might be the best of the entire weekend.