Dec
21
2011
The month of December for music bloggers means making lists of your favorite things that happened in said year. Now I can’t make every single show I’d like to see, but then again, who can? I missed a lot of great things this year in Cincinnati, from Paul McCartney and the National to Guided …
Dec
01
2011
2011 isn’t quite over just yet, but I’m already set on what I feel are the best albums of the year – at least as far as my top picks go. Rather than attempt to rank albums 1-50 or 1-100 or even 1-25 like you’ll find most everyone else doing, I thought I’d just share …
Nov
21
2011
Late November in Cincinnati can mean only one thing for the local music community – the annual Cincinnati Entertainment Awards ceremony honoring the best of the best as decided by fans and critics alike. Now in its fifteenth year, the red carpet was once again rolled out in front of Covington’s Madison Theater on …
Jul
25
2011
The supergroup. Rock and roll’s all-star team if you will. What is it that brings these musicians together? Most are already very successful in their own rights, so is it more fame and fortune they’re after, or is it simply for the love of the “game.” While I love the idea of the supergroup, it’s …
Jul
02
2011
This isn’t exactly the perfect time for an article of this subject matter, but I still have Bonnaroo on the mind, so what the hell. As you know, Bonnaroo celebrated their 10th anniversary a few weeks ago, and I was fortunate enough to be back again for my fifth time since 2005. Looking back to my …
Jun
29
2011
Pictured: Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon I was hoping to get this out there by the time we reached the halfway mark of the year, but it’s not like we’re far from that point anyways. Rather than beat myself into the ground trying to make an actual numbered list, I thought I’d just present my favorite …
Dec
24
2010
I already know what you’re thinking. And after you read this list, you’ll tell yourself you were right. But I’m here to say that you’re not completely right. I know it’s cool to rag on hipsters and that most music blogs put out very similar lists towards the end of the year regarding the best …
Dec
11
2010
With the year coming to a close you’ll likely see a few more lists regarding some of the best musical-related things of the year as seen through my eyes. It should be noted that none of my choices are based on popularity, polls or anything like that. Although these lists are basically personal reminders, I would also …
Dec
06
2010
I wasn’t intending on posting about the Grammy’s, but when my feelings started piling up, I figured it was time to let them out somewhere. If you know me or are familiar with my blog, you can probably assume that I’m the type of music lover who could give two you-know-whats about the Grammy’s 99.9% of …
Dec
03
2010
It’s beginning to look a lot like…well, Christmas yes, but it’s also that time of the year when “best of” lists start popping up on all the music blogs on the worldwide web. Rather than drive myself crazy trying to rank or even list hundreds of albums that you’ll find listed on pretty much every …