The story of the Magnetic Zeros begins with a man named Alex Ebert, a former vocalist with The Lucky 13′s and Ima Robot. At a time when he was undergoing a series of personal struggles and issues, he was writing a fictional story about a character named Edward Sharpe. The jist of this story is …
Monthly Archive: March 2010
Mar
31
2010
Forecastle Fest Announces Lineup and More
Louisville’s always been a musically savvy kind of town, with places like the Palace and Brown Theater’s and Headliner’s, all of which bring in big names in music on pretty much a weekly basis. They’ve also got Ear-X-Tacy, one of the best record stores with the best selections in the midwest, and Slugger Field, which in …
Mar
24
2010
HullabaLOU Announces Stage Schedule
I recently noticed that the first annual HullabaLOU Music Festival announced the daily multi-stage schedule. Exact set times will be announced at a later date. Take a gander at this below. And how cool is this: Cincinnati’s own Tillers get to open for the legendary Ricky Skaggs!!! Friday, July 23 Grand Stand Stage Bon Jovi, …
Mar
24
2010
Bonnaroo Additions Include Latin-Themed Tent
More announcements from the world of Bonnaroo today. After the success of last year’s African music themed tent, 2010 will see the addition of “Latino Alternativo”, featuring some of the most exciting acts in Latin music including tent headliners, Ozomatli, who are multiple Roo vets. Also on the bill for the Latin-themed tent are Los …
Mar
23
2010
The Big Pink Makes Big Noise at the Southgate House
I’ve been to a lot of concerts over the years, but rarely do I wake up the next day with a constant ringing in my ears. Most of the shows I attend are general admission, so when I get the chance to stand at the front of the stage, it’s a risk I take, although …
Mar
23
2010
WOXY Goes Silent
Sad news today out of Austin, Texas. Former Cincinnati radio-turned-online station, WOXY, has had the plug pulled on them after a brief stint in the music mecca that is Austin. There’s been quite an overwhelming outpouring of support all day long from all of their friends here in Cincinnati. As a music blogger myself, WOXY, Each Note Secure …
Mar
21
2010
What I Heard About SXSW
Once again I’ll let you know that while I did not attend SXSW, I figured I’d write something about it. I’ve been glued to the internet for the past several days, wanting to know all the latest from Austin; who was hot, who was not, and who the next crop of buzz bands are. From the looks of it, it sounds …
Mar
20
2010
Grateful Dead Members Host Festival
Last year, Grateful Dead founding members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh put together yet another Dead-related project, Furthur, featuring Jeff Chimenti, John Kadlecik, Jay Lane and Joe Russo. Chimenti comes from Weir’s other project, RatDog; Kadlecik hails from the Dead-tribute band, Dark Star Orchestra; and Russo is one half of the Benevento/Russo duo. Lane, also of …
Mar
19
2010
More CincyPunk Details
CincyPunk recently announced who will be playing on what stages, for their ninth annual festival that returns to Newport’s historic Southgate House on the weekend of April 9-10. Friday night’s ballroom headliner are long time CincyPunk vets and favs, The Seedy Seeds, who are coming fresh off the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, …
Mar
18
2010
Bonnaroo 2010 Artist Profile: Mumford & Sons
Prepare yourself for the next big thing in indie-folk music: a quartet out of London, England called Mumford & Sons. They haven’t been around for too terribly long, having formed in December of 2007, but even in such a short period of time they have managed to find their place amongst the best bands in a genre that has become almost too crowded, …