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.
Back in April, Yeasayer teamed up with Diplo’s label Mad Decent and Aviary to host a remix contest for their single “O.N.E.”  The contest is simple enough – download the single, remix it to all hell and post it on the website.  The winner is decided by the …
11 May 2010
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Our friend and contributor Keith Klenowski does alot of live concert photography, but he has out done himself with this set. Andrew Bird and St. Vincent were in Cincinnati this week at Bogarts and Keith was on hand for the show. He provides us with this great photoset. …
16 October 2009
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Last summer on a Friday after a long work week, you could leave your downtown office and stroll over to Fountain Square here in Cincinnati for some great live music. The Indie Rock Summer events were incredible last year, and it looks like this year it’s gonna be another …
28 April 2009
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Fresh off of their Grammy win this past weekend, Kings Of Leon are hitting the road this spring for a big tour. The Tennessee boys are a household name in the UK, and may be getting closer to that here in the states as well, I mean, I saw …
10 February 2009
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Benjy Ferree is preparing to release his second full length album, Come Back To The Five And Dime soon on the Domino label and is also coming to Cincinnati for a show later this month at the Northside Tavern. I am new to Ferree’s music but I’m enjoying this …
6 February 2009
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If I had a dime for every contest I see out there on the internet for the best this, the best that, the top 10 this and the top 10 that, well, it’s pretty safe to say I’d have a lot of dimes. That being said, Each Note Secure …
30 January 2009
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This year I wanted to do something different with list season, I wanted ENS to have more than one voice. As much as I love doing lists, I wanted to share the wealth a bit this time. So I asked several artists in Cincinnati and beyond for their …
8 December 2008
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List week begins with a list I do every year highlighting my favorite albums released by Cincinnati area musicians this year. (2007, 2006) It was another great year for new music in Cincinnati, with the emergence of brand new artists like Daniel Martin Moore and Alone At 3AM, and …
8 December 2008
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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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I don’t attach the ENS name to many shows, mostly because I feel I am busy enough already. But I had to be a part of this one. These United States are returning to the Cincinnati area next month for what promises to be a great show at …
16 July 2008
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