As we approach day one of Midpoint Music Fest, which starts in just 36 hours or so, there’s not much to be said about MPMF that hasn’t been said already. The festival is one of the city’s finest assets. Not only does the festival nurture local artists but it attracts three crucial types of headliners: up-and-coming buzz bands (Washed Out, Unknown Mortal Orchestra), solid top bill acts (Deerhoof, Gang Gang Dance) and seasoned veterans who have made a significant impact on today’s music (Booker T. Jones, Man or Astro-Man?).
21 September 2011
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After a decade and a half of music and eleven albums, Deerhoof is a band that doesn’t really need an introduction. They’ve been responsible for some of the catchiest weirdo indie rock since the start of the “indie” itself. And you know you’ve made an impact when your band’s music influences the creation of a school ballet in North Haven, Maine.
20 September 2011
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As most of you know, it’s a big week for music in Cincinnati at the MidPoint Music Festival celebrates its 10th year. And as we have already mentioned, there is alot going outside of the usual evening showcases as well. One of those things are some live recorded sessions at Cincinnati’s amazing Ultrasuede Studios on Thursday and Friday.
20 September 2011
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It’s that time of year again. Time for music to take over in Over The Rhine. MidPoint Music Festival is back and is planning to throw a real party this year to celebrate thier 10th anniversary. It’s been a really interesting ‘Decade of Audio Addiction’ (the festivals tagline this year) and even though it wasn’t always pretty, the festival is still standing ten years later and is arguably better than it has ever been.
20 September 2011
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This music blog market is funny. One day, you’re sitting in your room, noodling on guitar and recording yourself playing little melodies through a few choice effect pedals. The next, your music is being big-upped all over the internet and you’re suddenly in a nationally-touring band.
19 September 2011
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Maybe you follow me on Twitter and know that one of my favorite beers is Hudepohl Amber Lager. I’m a big fan of the Hudepohl family of beers actually, and love to support the Cincinnati brand whenever I get a chance. So when they asked me to be …
7 September 2011
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Indigo Wild is a band that’s been on my radar for a while now, and I’m happy to announce the premiere of their music video for “Rowboats”, the first single off their debut EP due September 9th. The self-described “Columbus-born and Cincinnati-raised” folk group have steadily gained exposure playing shows in Cincinnati and in their home base of Columbus, but until now, had little more than links to their demos and a piece of candy stuffed inside plastic Easter eggs to pass out at shows (a genius marketing ploy, might I add).
6 September 2011
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Exciting news today, as we are proud to be teaming with the good people at the MidPoint Music Festival for an official day party. For veterans of festivals like SXSW, the day party is a fixture, but it is only just beginning here in Cincinnati. For its 10th anniversary, we hope this continues to build out the idea that MidPoint is more than just a late night concert event. Also, we hope to give people options to see bands early in the day that they might miss later, or just to see them again in a new environment.
1 September 2011
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As a big fan of Wilco and Woody Guthrie, the Mermaid Avenue session albums from 1998 and 2000 still stand pretty tall in my mind. Billy Bragg and Wilco collaborated after a dive into the Woody Guthrie back catalog and the results included songs that are still a fixture …
31 August 2011
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The name Sebadoh is synonymous with many modern rock classics of the 1990′s. There may not have been a band that caught the attention of the ‘indie kids’ (even though nobody called them that) like these guys did.
23 August 2011
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