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.
Record Store Day is in the books, and what a day it was. I picked up way too much probably, and had a great time doing it. I will do my best to get some of the stuff I picked up into your hands as well, if you …
21 April 2008
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Here is a treat for all the Arctic Monkeys fans out there, or just fans of UK rock in general, like myself. You may or may not already be aware of the project of Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys), and Miles Kane (from The Rascals) that is known better as …
17 April 2008
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Just in case you forgot, or never knew about it at all, tonight there are two really good bands playing right here in the Cincinnati area. Lucero and American Princes will be taking the stage at the Mad Hatter in Covington this evening.
Lucero have not released a new record …
16 April 2008
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I’ve stated quite a few times that local music here in Cincinnati of late has been excellent. With new bands popping up all over town providing a great soundtrack for our area. I have done my best to profile as many of those bands here, and elsewhere, and …
15 April 2008
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Within the indie circles out in Omaha, Nebraska, there are not too many bands or artists outside of Saddle Creek headquarters that have been as good as Tilly & The Wall. Formed back in 2001 from the ashes of several Omaha groups, including Conor Oberst’s own former band, Park …
11 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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Back when Annuals released their debut album, we went on and on about how much we loved it. Then late last year we got the digital only Frelen Mas EP from the band, which was also good, but not quite as amazing to our ears as Be He …
1 April 2008
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I really enjoyed the debut album from Boston band, Hallelujah The Hills. The album, Collective Psychosis Begone, had just enough freak out, distorted vocal, two minute caffeine enhanced tunes to get me hooked. And now the band have some new tunes to share, in the form of a …
28 March 2008
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