Saturday, September 25
Downtown
Arnold’s
210 E 8th Street
(513)421-6234
Wristband or $10 at the door
9:15 The Galt Line (Americana/Roots) (Washington DC)
10:15 Michael Saranga (Pop) (France)
11:15 Jessie Torrisi & the Please, Please Me (Americana/Pop) (Brooklyn/Austin)
Before coming into her own as a front woman of her own band, Jessie Torrisi (dubbed “The Female Levon Helm”) played drums in about a dozen other bands – yeah she sings from behind the drum kit and plays a number of other instruments too. She’s charming, poetic and soulful, much like a Regina Spektor, Chan Marshall or Leslie Feist, and her songs are about the normal kinda stuff like love. If you have a kazoo you may want to bring it, as she often pulls people from the crowd to join her onstage. Check out Jessie and her band – was I not clear? – if you’re into Regina Spektor, Cat Power or Feist.
12:15 River City Extension (Freak Folk) (Toms River, NJ)
What started out as the primarily local, acoustic-based coffee house project of Joseph Michelini, has developed into a nationally recognized, eight member musical tribe. With a familiar Jersey shore sound, as well as hints of country, folk and punk rock, River City Extension and their energetic, no holds barred live show has earned them opening slots for such acts as Squeeze, Cake and Robert Randolph, to name just a few. It seems as though they like taking matters in their own hands, as they had full control over both production and distribution of their first EP, 2008′s Nautical Sabbatical. In 2009 they brought their live show to life in the studio with their full length debut, The Unmistakable Man, and have since signed on with XOXO Records, home to The Gaslight Anthem. Check them out if you’re into Bright Eyes, The Avett Brothers or Mumford and Sons.
Blue Wisp (Cincinnati Bell Stage)
318 E 8th Street
(513)241-9477
Wristband or $15 at the door
9:30 Sam Lamont (Blues/Roots) (Morgantown, WV)
10:30 Overnight (New York)
11:30 Fairmount Girls (Indie Rock) (Cincinnati, OH)
12:30 Elf Power (Folk/Psychedelic) (Athens, GA)
Contemporary Arts Center (Vitamin Water MidPoint of View)
44 E 6th Street
(513)345-8400
Wristband or $15 at the door – All Ages
9:30 uvi.lov (Electro/Indie Pop) (Mexico)
10:30 Wolf Ram Heart (Psychedelic Pop) (Ohio)
11:30 A Place to Bury Strangers (Noise Rock/Post-Punk) (Brooklyn, NY)
These guys are known as the loudest band around. They create heavy, atmospheric, psychedelic walls of sound. That’s exactly what it felt like in the Southgate House when I saw them earlier this year. I’m surprised the building is still standing and that I can even still hear. You’re gonna want to bring your ear plugs for this one because this show in “The Black Box” is gonna be one for the ages.
FB’s
126 W 6th Street
(513)784-0403
Wristband or $10 at the door
9:00 The Actors (Electro/Indie Rock) (San Francisco, CA)
10:00 Sons of Hippies (Funk/Psychedelic) (Tampa Bay, FL)
11:00 Boutros (Electro/Indie Pop) (Chicago, IL)
12:00 Kinetic Stereokids (Experimental/Hip Hop) (Chicago, IL)
Originally hailing from Flint, Michigan but now based out of the Windy City, these guys have brought a bit of those cities into their sound, which is a tough and gritty yet sophisticated hypnotic use of beats and samples. Their 2007 debut, Basement Kids, landed on CMJ’s 200 list, and they have since toured with The Secret Machines and Explosions in the Sky, and released their follow up, Kid Moves, in 2008. Comparisons range from the Beastie Boys and Beck, to Elliott Smith and Mogwai.
Fountain Square
5th and Vine Street
Free – All Ages
7:00 Bastard Suns
8:00 TBA
9:00 Midnight Spin (Rock) (New York)
10:00 Oh My God (Indie Rock) (Chicago, IL)
Inner Peace Center
708 Walnut Street
(513)784-0403
Wristband or $10 at the door
8:15 Mrs Danvers (Dance/Indie Pop) (Boston, MA)
9:15 Run With Bulls (Rock) (Nashville, TN)
10:15 Hollus (Americana/Psychedelic Rock) (Chicago, IL)
11:15 Unwed Sailor (Instrumental/Post-Rock) (Tulsa, OK)
Jonathon Ford began writing instrumental anthems with Seattle’s Roadside Monument. In 1998 he formed Unwed Sailor, which has had an ever evolving cast of musicians. Their Eno-inspired albums, which has included members of Pedro the Lion and Fleet Foxes, has served as short film soundtracks for indie film maker Chris Bennett. They have a classical baroque feel and an occasional use of toy-like percussion to create nursery rhyme-like melodies. They’re energetic, melodic and dancey, not to mention one of the most unique bands you’ll ever hear.
Madonna’s
11 E 7th Street
(513)621-8838
Wristband or $10 at the door
8:30 Mack West (Country) (Florence, KY)
9:30 Jarrod Dickenson (Blues/Folk) (Austin, TX)
10:30 Johnnie Ninety-Nine (Bluegrass/Country) (Canada)
11:30 Shelley Miller (Alternative/Folk) (Chicago, IL)
Main Event
835 Main Street
(513)421-1294
Wristband or $10 at the door
9:30 The Prohibitionists (Blues/Garage Rock) (Cincinnati, OH)
10:30 Natural Child (Garage Rock/Punk) (Nashville, TN)
11:30 Gentleman Jesse and His Men (Garage Rock/Powerpop/Punk) (Atlanta, GA)
12:30 The Strange Boys (Country/Garage Rock/R&B) (Austin, TX)
Mainstay
301 W 5th Street
(513)721-7625
Wristband or $10 at the door
9:00 Chaselounge (Powerpop) (Cincinnati, OH)
10:00 Oblio (Americana/Rock) (Nashville, TN)
11:00 Parachute Musical (Indie Rock) (Nashville, TN)
12:00 Pomegranates (Indie Pop) (Cincinnati, OH)
Washington Platform
1000 Elm Street
(513)421-0110
Wristband or $10 at the door
8:00 Sohio (Surf) (Seven Mile, OH)
9:00 Plastic Inevitables (Garage Pop) (Cincinnati, OH)
10:00 Aficionado (Post-Punk) (Albany, NY)
This ten-piece collective is what I guess you would imagine a punk rock circus would be like – and they’ve even got a ring master. They’ve also got a horn section and other unconventional methods of instrumentation, and why not, their influences include everyone from The Beatles and Jethro Tull, to King Crimson, The Flaming Lips, Muse and At the Drive-In.
11:00 Mike Fair & the Adventure Seekers (Folk Rock) Cincinnati, OH)
Over the Rhine
ArtWorks
20 E Central Parkway
(513)333-0388
Wristband or $10 at the door
8:00 +/- (Electro/Indie Pop) (Brooklyn, NY)
9:00 Candy Claws
10:00 For Algernon (Folk) (Cincinnati, OH)
11:00 Love in October (Indie Pop) (Chicago, IL)
Brothers Erik and Kent Widman formed the band in Minneapolis in 2006. Upon moving to Chicago, the band was rounded out with the additions of Andrew Russell, Vik Chaudhry and Ivan Sosa who have served as essential assets of their dancey, pop sound. 2008 saw their debut, Pontus, The Devil and Me, land at #45 on CMJ’s 200 list.
Below Zero Lounge (All Night Party Label Showcase)
1122 Walnut Street
(513)421-9376
Wristband or $10 at the door
9:00 Fists of Love (Cincinnati, OH)
10:00 The Chocolate Horse (Experimental/Folk) (Cincinnati, OH)
11:00 Oxford Cotton (Psychedelic Rock) (Cincinnati, OH)
12:00 The Sundresses (Cincinnati, OH)
Courtyard Cafe
1211 Main Street
(513)723-1119
Wristband or $10 at the door
9:15 Weakness (Punk/Soul) (Cincinnati, OH)
10:15 Conductive Alliance (Experimental/Pop) (Chicago, IL)
11:15 The Odd Trio (Funk/Jazz) (Athens, GA)
12:15 The Lorax Tree (Drum ‘n Bass) (Cleveland, OH)
The Original Tax Place
1335 Main Street
Wristband or $10 at the door
8:30 Where They Landed (Ambient/Jazz) (Cincinnati, OH)
9:30 Ben Lapps (Acoustic) (Mason, OH)
10:30 Shiny and the Spoon (Acoustic/Pop) (Cincinnati, OH)
11:30 Bella Ruse (Folk) (Minneapolis, MN)
Grammer’s (Topic Design Tent)
1440 Walnut Street
(513)421-8300
Wristband or $20 at the door
7:30 (The) Tony Castles (Funk/R&B) (Brooklyn, NY)
8:30 Caravan of Thieves (Folk/Jazz) (Bridgeport, CT)
9:30 Tom Tom Club (New Wave)
Jack Potts Tavern
1150 Main Street
(513)827-9357
Wristband or $10 at the door
9:00 Colour Revolt (Indie Rock) (Oxford, MS)
The guys from this band have been playing together since their high school days, where they were first known as Foxxe, and then Fletcher. In 2005 they recorded their first EP as Colour Revolt, which quickly led to mass critical acclaim, signing with Interscope Records and touring with Brand New. They’ve since signed on with Fat Possum Records, made their full length debut in 2008, were named the “Best New Band” from Mississippi, and shared the stage with Dinosaur Jr., Black Lips and Okkervil River, just to name a few.
10:00 The Coppertone (Blues/Soul) (Canada)
11:00 Black Owls (Americana/Garage Rock) (Granville, OH)
12:00 Ha Ha Tonka (Southern Rock) (Springfield, MO)
Know Theatre (Dewey’s Pizza Stage)
1120 Jackson Street
(513)300-5669
Wristband or $15 at the door
Upstairs
9:30 Culture Queer (Electro/Experimental) (Cincinnati, OH)
10:30 Josiah Wolf
11:30 Phantogram (Electro/Indie Pop) (Greenwich, NY)
These guys formed just a few years ago, and were previously known as Charlie Everywhere, where they released a number of EP’s. As Phantogram, they’re a psychedelic, melodic, hip-hop influenced duo, who released their debut, Eyelid Movies, earlier this year. They’ve toured with Brazilian Girls, The Slip and Minus the Bear, just to name a few.
Downstairs
TBA
Media Bridges
1100 Race Street
Wristband or $10 at the door
8:15 Say It With A Smile (Acoustic/Rock) (Champaign, IL)
9:15 Joey Hebdo
10:15 Villagers (Folk/Indie Rock) (Ireland)
Mixx Ultra Lounge
1203 Main Street
(513)621-6499
Wristband or $10 at the door
8:30 Foster Grants (Garage Rock) (Cincinnati, OH)
9:30 Koala Fires (Alternative Rock) (Cincinnati, OH)
10:30 Soft Speaker (Pop/Rock) (Chicago, IL)
11:30 Librarians (Indie Pop/Psychedelic) (Morgantown, WV)
MOTR Pub
1345 Main Street
Wristband or $10 at the door
9:15 Kopecky Family Band (Indie Pop) (Detroit, MI)
10:15 TBA
11:15 Clovers (Indie Rock) (Cleveland, OH)
12:15 Cults (Indie Pop) (New York)
Mr. Pitiful’s
1323 Main Street
(513)369-0202
Wristband or $10 at the door
8:30 stephaniesid (Indie Pop) (Asheville, NC)
9:30 Wade Baker (Jazz) (Cincinnati, OH)
10:30 Marvin & the Experience (Hip Hop/R&B/Soul) (Cincinnati, OH)
11:30 The Right Now (Pop/Soul) (Chicago, IL)
Neon’s (Gold Star Chili Artist Clubhouse)
208 E 12th Street
(513)479-1030
Free
Songwriters in the Round, TBA
Segway of Cincinnati
1150 Vine Street
(513)225-1583
Wristband or $10 at the door
8:30 TBA
9:30 Evan Holmes and Exit Ghost (Americana/Folk) (Chicago, IL)
10:30 Moon High (Folk/Psychedelic) (Columbus, OH)
11:30 The Bone Setters (Folk/Gospel) (Muncie, IN)
Newport, KY
Southgate House
24 E 3rd Street
(859)431-2201
Wristband or tickets in advance – All Ages
9:00 Jason and the Scorchers (Country/Punk Rock) (Nashville, TN)
Others TBA