Music in Cincinnati this week is all about the MidPoint Music Festival, but there’s plenty of events happening if that won’t give you your fix.
Sunday, September 20
(My Pick) Northside Tavern – Classical Revolution – 9 pm – Free
If you happened to attend last week’s Newbees show in the Southgate House lounge, then you witnessed one of the best groups of string players (six violinists and a cellist) called the Bee Strings. They kicked off the show last week with some pieces from Bach and Mozart, and later backed the Newbees for some original material and some covers that included the Beatles “Something” and the Swell Season’s “Falling Slowly”, which was played during soundcheck. The Classical Revolution features some of those same amazing string players.
(My Pick) Madison Theater – Buckethead, Wolff and Kan-Dee – 8 pm – $20
Monday, September 21
Southgate House – Open Mic hosted by Billy Catfish – 9 pm – Free – Ages 21+
Northside Tavern – Northside Jazz Ensemble – 10 pm – Free
Mad Hatter – Nascent Descent, Watchfire, Mail Order Miracle, The Elms and Logic – 8 pm – $5
Tuesday, September 22
(My Pick) Bogarts – Mutemath – 8 pm
Northside Tavern – For Algernon and Jason Ludwig – 10 pm – Free
Wednesday, September 23
(My Pick) Southgate House – The Newbees with Mike Fair & the Adventure Seekers – 9 pm – Free – Ages 21+
Northside Tavern – Giant Wow, Black Signal and 20th Century Tokyo Princess – 10 pm – Free
Mad Hatter – Koffin Kats, de Los Muertos, The Reanimated and Martin Luther and the Kings – 7:30 pm – $5
Thursday, September 24
MidPoint Music Festival – 23 venues in downtown, Over the Rhine and Newport, Kentucky
(My Alternate MidPoint Pick) Northside Tavern – Why? and Serengeti & Polyphonic – 10 pm – Free
Electro-indie-hip hop band Why? played an awesome show at MidPoint last year at the Aronoff, and they’re coming back to the ‘Nati during MidPoint, however they’re not playing the festival. But you can see them for free at the Tavern.
(My Alternate MidPoint Pick) Madison Theater – Katie Laur Tribute Show with the Comet Bluegrass Allstars, The Turkeys, Ma Crow, Magnolia Mountain featuring Scott Risner of Tupelo Honey, Brandt Smith and Brenda Wolferberger or Wild Carrot and the Roots and surprise guests – 8 pm – $10
Katie Laur has somewhat of a legendary-like status in the local music scene, and it’s about time they’ve put together a tribute show in honor of her featuring a number of excellent local bands. Tune in to WNKU around dinner time on Sunday evenings to hear Katie spinning some of her favorites.
Friday, September 25
MidPoint Music Festival – 23 venues in downtown, Over the Rhine and Newport, Kentucky
Northside Tavern – Pearlene and The Dexateens – 10 pm – Free
Mad Hatter – Pilot Around the Stars EP Release Party, Oh God the Terror, Small Time Crooks, Grandview, A Promise to Agony, All Out Best and Apollo & Ares – 6 pm – $8/$10
(My Alternate MidPoint Pick) Madison Theater – Delbert McClinton and G. Miles and the Hitmen – 8 pm – $30
Saturday, September 26
MidPoint Music Festival – 23 venues in downtown, Over the Rhine and Newport, Kentucky
(My Alternate MidPoint Pick) Northside Tavern – The Hiders and Kim Taylor – 10 pm – Free
Mad Hatter – Beneath the Sky, Arlis Perry, Whom Shall I Fear, Horseshoes & Handgrenades, Beyond Blight and Mortuus Intra – 6 pm – $8
(My Alternate MidPoint Pick) Madison Theater – The local hip-hop, jazz, jamband, Eclipse, is recreating the music of Pink Floyd - 9 pm – $10