The duo known as Golden Animals put out a full length album we liked earlier this year. It is called Free Your Mind & Win A Pony. We told you at length about the album here, but to summarize, the album is very Doors, very 60′s soaked psychedelic …
25 November 2008
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It was this time last year that the hype train was getting into full gear for Justin Vernon aka Bon Iver and his excellent debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago. At that time it was just a self released item and the bloggers (myself included) were pretty excited.
Fast forward …
25 November 2008
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The concert season has taken quite an uptick over the past 6 to 8 weeks and you know things are going well when you get a show this good on a Monday night. This evening, you get a couple of our favorite bands as These United States return to …
17 November 2008
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I have been saying this alot of late, but the Cincinnati music scene is really blossoming this year. With loads of great new and established acts around town, you can get your fix just about every weekend around the tri-state area. And The Turnbull AC’s are back now …
13 November 2008
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What seems like a casual, nothing going on Thursday night here in Cincinnati is actually a great night to go out and see some live music. The show is tonight just across the river in Covington at the Mad Hatter and features Jessica Lee Mayfield!
Jessica Lee Mayfield recently released …
30 October 2008
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Anthony Gonzalez is the man behind M83, who released an excellent 1980′s soaked record earlier this year called Saturdays=Youth. The album has been in regular rotation for me, and it follows some other great records M83 has put out over the past 6 years.
And there is some great news …
28 October 2008
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Joseph Arthur and his band The Lonely Astronauts will be back in the Cincinnati area again this weekend for a show supporting Joe’s lates full length offering, Temporary People. Say what you will about the prolific nature of Arthur and his many, many releases (he has already dropped 4 …
24 October 2008
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Our boys from J-Roddy Walston & The Business, aka the best live rock n roll band you have never heard of, are back at it this fall and winter, touring their collective asses off. The Baltimore based band will be hitting the road with Murder By Death and William …
17 October 2008
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(photo from the NYC show @ Knitting Factory, cred)
The Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise tour will be making it’s way into Ohio this weekend, and although it will not be here in Cincinnati, the show will be just north of us in Columbus at the Wexner Center. The performers from …
17 October 2008
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It seemed like this summer the concert scene here in Cincinnati was a little bit sparse. Not sure the reasons why, but it has really really picked up this fall. And tonight is a perfect example of that, as we have a bill of three great bands taking …
14 October 2008
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