In what promises to be the best MidPoint Music Festival in it’s short history, this years lineup was rolled out in phases over the past couple of months. And now today, we get to take all of those names and match them with a venue and a set time …

The National are back. And it’s not like they really ever left. The band that grew up in Ohio but did most of their musical maturing in New York returned to the Buckeye state Monday night showcasing their latest and possibly greatest album to date, High Violet.
(all photos by Keith Klenowski)
As we are staunch supporters of live music here in Cincinnati at ENS, I was a little concerned when I walked into the Southgate House ballroom for the show last Wednesday night. It was just before Wye Oak was scheduled to open for Blitzen Trapper and …
19 October 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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On a frigid Tuesday night, I found myself traveling north on I-71 to Columbus for a highly anticipated double-bill of Horse Feathers and Blitzen Trapper. Both have released wonderful albums this year (Horse Feathers’ House with No Home and Blitzen Trapper’s Furr), and I was really interested to see …
14 November 2008
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