It’s been a solid four years since my first Rogue Wave show. The gig was a part of the short lived Desdemona Festival here in Cincinnati down on Sawyer Point and even in a weekend filled with excellent live music, Rogue Wave stood out.
They have continued to stand out …
Smashing Pumpkins headlined the second night of the Forecastle Festival tonight, and really had the crowd in the palms of their hands. We have some words and pics from the whole day to share soon, but wanted to give you an instant reaction and a couple photos right away.
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Before I go any further, this is post # 1,000 on ENS!
A fixture in the Cincinnati area now, the Cincy Punk Fest is back again this year with another stellar lineup of bands. The fest is all taking place at the Southgate House this year, and there are …
11 April 2008
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The last year plus has been a great time here in Cincinnati for new bands. There are quite a few that have arisen and grabbed my attention. One of the bands that I truly believe has as much if not more potential to really …
10 April 2008
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Glenn Kotche of Wilco last week on WOXY.com while he was in town for the MusicNOW festival here in Cincinnati. I am a huge fan of Wilco of course, but am also a big fan of Glenn’s other projects, most notably his …
10 April 2008
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The third annual MusicNOW festival took place last week over at Memorial Hall here in Cincinnati, and it seems to have outdone itself once again. I was fortunate enough to be in attendance for each night of year 1 at the CAC, and all but one night of year …
8 April 2008
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MusicNOW coverage continues here. I suspected this would turn up on the “Tube” sooner or later. Last year Sufjan performed new songs, and was video taped doing them. This year a few Bird fans were obviously packing their mini cams as well and have already uploaded the …
8 April 2008
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More photos to share, this time of Andrew Bird and his set during MusicNOW. My writeup is still no the way, I swear…..
View way too many pictures of Andrew Bird from this performance………
7 April 2008
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I will provide my thoughts in a separate post very soon, but for now, lets start with some photos of the event. Here are shots of Grizzly Bear performing on Saturday night to a sold out house…..
7 April 2008
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It feels like a long time coming, but L.A. popsters The Little Ones are releasing some new songs today and tomorrow. The new tunes come in the form of the Terry Tales & Fallen Gates EP, which specifically hits US shores tomorrow via The Branches Recording Collective.
I was a …
7 April 2008
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With the MusicNOW festival in full swing, I have a little bonus to tell you about that is taking place this afternoon. Glenn Kotche of Wilco, Loose Fur, On Fillmore and many other music projects, (including three solo albums) will be live in studio today on WOXY.com.
Glenn will be …
4 April 2008
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It does not feel like it was that long ago that Sufjan Stevens walked off the stage at Memorial Hall, ending the 2007 MusicNOW festival here in Cincinnati, but here we are, a year later, all geared up for the 2008 edition.
In the first two years of MusicNOW, curator Bryce …
2 April 2008
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