Cincinnati musician Katie Reider passed away this morning after a two year battle with a rare tumor. Katie was only 30 and was an amazing musician from the Cincinnati area. See the Cincinnati Enquirer piece for more.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Reider family and all those …
14 July 2008
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I belatedly took the time to watch the film about one of my favorite bands the other night. A Skin, A Night was released, and purchased by me, about a month ago along with a companion EP, The Virginia EP by The National.
The band, who’s Cincinnati roots …
10 July 2008
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Last time we checked in with Bowerbirds, they were touring the country with one of their biggest fans, The Mountain Goats John Darnielle. I was able to catch both of them earlier this year at a show in town and enjoyed it immensly. Well, the band is on …
9 July 2008
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Bob Pollard is one busy guy, constantly creating new music, with already enough music to fill 4 full albums (or more) since parting ways with legendary Ohio band Guided By Voices. I have been impressed with his latest album, Robert Pollard Is Off To Business, which is the first …
24 June 2008
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If you are late to the boat, there is still room. What I mean is if you slept on the release of the amazing Thao Ngyuen album earlier this year, We Brave Bee Stings And All and then missed her performance here in Cincinnati not long afterwards, there is …
20 June 2008
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One of Cincinnati’s best young singer songwriters, Katie Reider, needs your help. Katie has been battling a rare disease for the past two years that started with a tumor in her upper left jaw that progressed into her sinus, skull base and left eye orbit. In March of 2008, …
4 June 2008
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There are many cities that have a certain musical style or sound they are best known for. Whether it is the Jazz that comes from New Orleans or the Motown sound beginnings from Detroit, no matter how much time passes, certain sonic influences become the trademark for a city. …
29 May 2008
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If you are as excited about the new My Morning Jacket album as I am, you know that any chance you can get to celebrate it is worth doing. And with Evil Urges just a couple weeks away from its official release date (June 10th) there are plenty of …
29 May 2008
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One of my favorite indie pop records to hit so far in 2008 is Pershing from Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. Even since the band released thier debut disc on the micro label Catbird Records a few years ago I have been a big fan, and their …
27 May 2008
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(photo Taste of Cincinnati 2007, photo cred)
One of my favorite Cincinnati traditions in the annual Taste Of Cincinnati that takes place downtown. Our downtown rarely gets as busy and exciting as it does during Memorial Day weekend during the Taste. Their are several amazing restaurants doling out their …
23 May 2008
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