Archive for July, 2009

Monday, July 13
Critic’s Pick:
Open Mic Night at the Southgate House with Billy Catfish, 9 pm, Free, Ages 21+…NKU students to be filming for a documentary
Mad Hatter Hardcore Blowout! with Apollo and Ares, Marks of Sin, Five Stories Falling, I Call Treason, Achilles Desent and Arms of Masses, 6:30 pm, $5
Jazz Ensemble at the Northside Tavern, [...]

Clear your calenders for the last weekend of August. The Whispering Beard Folk Festival returns from August 28-30, in its new home at the Thorn Hill Farm in Morning View, Kentucky. Located just about thirty minutes outside of the Cincinnati Metro area, the privately-owned 90-acre farm sits alongside the Licking River and features a 15-acre [...]

I’ve always felt that the Cincinnati music scene was both strong and special. Though I’ve only been immersed in it for a decent part of this decade, one of the first things that caught my eye and captured my heart was the loyalty, passion and love possessed by both the artist and the fan.
I’ll throw a [...]

When the 8th Annual Forecastle Festival descends upon Louisville’s Waterfront this weekend, several bands from right here in Cincinnati will be playing alongside greats like Widespread Panic, the Black Crowes, the Black Keys and Umphrey’s McGee.
If you’re into the local scene here, I’m sure you know of names like Bad Veins and the Lion’s Rampant. [...]

Monday, July 6
Critic’s Pick:
PNC Pavilion – Counting Crows, Augustana
Paper Route, Audrey Sessions and Mia Carruthers & the Retros – Southgate House – Ballroom
Northside Tavern – The Quartet
Tuesday, July 7
Jason Lytle (of Grandaddy) – Southgate House – Ballroom
Underbelly – An evening featuring ten of the area’s best stand-up comedians doing everything except stand-up comedy – Southgate [...]

New Band in Town: Flaregun

Posted: 4th July 2009 by nate in Local Music

Hard to believe, but Ryan Adcock and Craig Dockery have been playing music for over ten years now…just not together.
While Ryan’s been carving out his own path in more recent years, the past saw him working alongside a number of greats, both in his old band, The Ryan Adcock Band, (like Kim Taylor and lead [...]

The past couple of years have been quite good to Cincinnati duo, Bad Veins. They’ve played festivals like South by Southwest and CMJ, have had shows with bands like VHS or Beta and Enon, earned multiple nominations and awards at the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards, not to mention, have had a ton of coverage from a [...]