Get ready Cincinnati! I’ve just been informed by CincyPunk Fest organizer/my brother, Adam Rosing, about the details of this year’s punk fest. The ninth installation of the festival will return to Newport, Kentucky’s historic Southgate House on the weekend of April 9-10. This year’s festival looks to be the most-diverse and best yet, featuring over thirty local and regional bands with styles ranging from acoustic, country, hip hop, indie rock, reggae, ska and everything in between. Oh yeah, and of course punk and hardcore bands. This year’s festival will benefit the Animal Adoption Foundation and Cincinnati’s Friends of the Children, with a portion of the proceeds going to each foundation. Since 2005, CincyPunk Fest has raised over $25,000 for local charities. The festival will once again be sponsored by Chipotle, so get there early to grab yourself a free burrito! This will be an 18+ show and tickets will range from $7-10.
Lineup Clues
Taking inspiration from Bonnaroo Radio DJ JD Farmhound, I’ve decided to assemble a fun way of announcing the CincyPunk lineup. For the past several years, DJ JD has been sending out riddles, rhymes, quotes, tongue twisters and all other types of sillyness referring to the band’s that play the festival every year. I thought it’d be fun and exciting if I applied that to this year’s CincyPunk Festival. Now I’m sure some of you know the band’s playing, may be friend’s with them or are even in one of the band’s, and you already know that you are playing and more than likely all the band’s that are playing will slip out. I just thought this would be a fun way to build up the hype for the festival. Stay tuned to BrokenMic.com, clues are coming soon!