(photos courtesy of Amy Hartman) Cincinnati rock band State Song are just about ready to drop their first album, but getting their name out there may not take quite as much effort as went into the actual making of the album – at least around the tri-state area. But for those of you who …
Monthly Archive: July 2010
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26
2010
Jul
17
2010
Louisville Gears Up for Another Music Festival
May in Louisville, Kentucky is all about the big horse race, while July has become all about music festivals. Last weekend, Forecastle wrapped up at Waterfront Park, featuring over one hundred bands including the Smashing Pumpkins, Flaming Lips, Widespread Panic and a reunited Cap’n Jazz. Next weekend, the first annual HullabaLOU Festival kicks off at the …
Jul
14
2010
Band of Horses Back in Cincinnati
One of the most prominent and efficient bands atop the indie-folk rock scene, Seattle’s Band of Horses, returned to Cincinnati last night for yet another sold out show. It was the winter of ’08 that they last played in town at the historic Southgate House, and were touring in support of their sophomore album, Cease to Begin. Oddly …
Jul
13
2010
Whispering Beard Announces Full Lineup and Schedule
Organizers of the annual three-day Whispering Beard Music Festival have just announced the full artist lineup and schedule (see below), which features over thirty national, regional and local Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky acts on two stages. The festival returns to the beautiful Thornhill Farm in Morning View, Kentucky, located in southeastern Kenton County near the Campbell County border, and just twenty-three …
Jul
12
2010
Forecastle Day Three Review
The annual Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Kentucky wrapped up late Sunday evening (technically it was early Monday morning), to a crowd of just over ten thousand people who fought through three days of sweltering temperatures to see any number of the one-hundred plus bands that were on the bill, including headliners and jam band road warriors Widespread Panic and alternative rock …
Jul
11
2010
Heading to the Forecastle Fest on Sunday
Some undisclosed personal reasons have kept me from attending the first two days of the Forecastle Festival in Louisville, but fortunately I’ll be heading down there in the morning to cover the last day of the festival. I’ve never been to the Waterfront Park in Louisville, so not only am I looking forward to spending …
Jul
07
2010
25 Acts to See at Louisville’s Forecastle Festival
Against Me! The Florida folk-punk band released their fifth studio album (White Crosses) last month and are playing Sunday on the East Stage from 10:30-11:50 Bassnectar The heavy tempo, electronica project of Lorin Ashton is playing Saturday on the West Stage from 9:00-10:15 CAKE The California alt rock band who was an integral part of …
Jul
05
2010
Shows of the Week
Tuesday, July 6 Santana and Steve Winwood Riverbend Music Center 7:30 pm $35-103 Friday, July 9 Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band PNC Pavilion 8 pm $38-142 PNC/MidPoint’s Indie Summer Fountain Square Why?, State Song, Fists of Love and Kasparov 7 pm Free Saturday, July 10 500 Miles to Memphis, The Melismatics, Noah Sugarman …
Jul
02
2010
MidPoint Indie Summer Preview
MidPoint’s Indie Summer kicks off in just about an hour, and tonight’s lineup will feature a handful of the best indie bands in the area. Things kick off at 7 pm, with Come On Caboose, who formed in 2007 as a solo project for singer/songwriter Coran Stetter. They have since opened for the likes of …