You might be surprised or shocked at just how many of the bands playing MidPoint this week are from the Cincinnati area. Why not just take a guess? Go on. I urge you. How many bands from the area do you think are playing the festival? What would you say if I told you that …
Monthly Archive: September 2009
Sep 21 2009
10 Bands Under the Radar at MidPoint
Ruetschle, an indie rock quartet out of Dayton, Ohio, creates their own unique brand of melodic pop influenced by everything from Buddy Holly and The Beatles, to Guided By Voices and the Pixies Chapel Hill’s Western Civ declares they’ve been influenced by “60′s and 70′s garage bands the nobody knows” and their most recent album …
Sep 20 2009
30 Bands I Want to See at MidPoint 2009
Out-of-Town Picks Like a lot of people, my first taste of Chairlift came about because of their hit song “Bruises” that was featured in an iPod commercial. But when they opened for Peter, Bjorn and John this past April at the Southgate House, I saw a band that was about more than writing catchy songs that could become radio-friendly hits. In the …
Sep 20 2009
Weekly Concert Calender
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 …
Sep 17 2009
MidPoint 2009 Artist: Giselle Grayson
Giselle Grayson (Cincinnati/Los Angeles/Las Vegas/Atlanta) Hip-Hop/Pop/R&B This Texas-born but local singer has been performing pretty much her entire life, getting her start at the very young age of three, when most kids at that time are just learning to read and attending preschool. An Anderson High School graduate, Giselle went on to the University of Cincinnati, …
Sep 16 2009
MidPoint 2009 Artist: The Dø
The Dø (France/Finland) Folk/Indie/Pop The first thing you should know about this band is how to pronounce their name. Just be seeing the word you may think it sounds like “doo” but rather it’s pronounced “dough”, as in the first note in the C major scale. Their band name is also derived from the first two …
Sep 14 2009
MidPoint Brings Music From Around the World
One of the finer aspects of MidPoint is that festival organizers bring in some of the hottest, up-and-coming talent from all over the world, although only nine of the two-hundred and seventy bands are from outside the United States. Other than the United States, MidPoint 2009 will be represented by bands from six other countries. Making their way south …
Sep 13 2009
Concerts of the Week
Sunday, September 13 The Ataris, The Javelin Dance, Kings To Me, Ubersku and Back To The Sky invade the Mad Hatter. 7 pm. $10. The Rattlesnakin’ Daddies are at Northside Tavern tonight. 10 pm. Free. 21+. Sunday night’s mean The Comet Bluegrass Allstars at The Comet. Free. 7:30 pm. Monday, September 14 96 Rock presents …
Sep 11 2009
MidPoint 2009 Artist: Extra Golden
Extra Golden (Kenya/Washington D.C.) Funk/Psychedelic/World Music Although Extra Golden just formed five years ago, they have quickly taken the world by storm. In 2004, Ian Eagleson, Alex Minoff and Otieno Jagwasi created the band in a small village outside of Kenya, but it all started with some drum tracks created by Onyango Wuod Omari. With …
Sep 11 2009
MidPoint 2009 Artist: Deke Dickerson backed by The Modern Sounds
Deke Dickerson (Los Angeles) Rockabilly/Surf Rock Deke Dickerson got his start in music at a young age, where he played guitar with his high school buddies in a garage, surf rock band called The Untamed Youth. Unlike most teens who spend their time playing in a band, The Untamed Youth actually became pretty successful, in …