The 14th annual Cincinnati Entertainment Awards (CEA) ceremony wrapped up earlier this evening, where a total of eighteen bands took home awards in twenty different categories. The awards show returned to the Madison Theater in Covington, and was again hosted by news anchor Jen Dalton of Channel 12. A number of other guest speakers and …
Category Archive: Best Of
Oct 11 2010
20 Mind-Blowing Performances of 2010 (So Far)
1. Flaming Lips – Bonnaroo Music Festival/Forecastle Festival Hands down, the Flaming Lips are the best band I’ve seen all year long, and maybe even in the top five that I’ve ever seen. I’m not sure why I waited until 2010 to finally see them - I discovered them over ten years ago when I was in …
Sep 02 2010
BrokenMic.com’s Best of 2010 (So Far)
Now that we’ve entered the last quarter of the year, I couldn’t think of a better time then now to finally post my picks for the “50 Best Albums” released thus far in 2010. Fortunately and unfortunately, a lot of great albums failed to make my list; that’s a good thing because there’s a ton of artists …
Dec 31 2009
2009: A Great Year for Music
Another year has come and gone. Soon enough we will be underway with the second decade of the 21st century. I still find it hard to believe and often wonder where the past has gone. The last year of my twenty’s will be coming up this year, but that’s another story for other people in another place …
Dec 22 2009
Best Bands and Albums of the Decade
The first decade of the 21st century has just about come to a close. While the political industry has seen things like the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Iraq War and the first election of an African-American President, the music industry has seen things like the rebirth of the outdoor music festival (thanks to a crashing fall brought on by …
Dec 12 2009
2009 in Cincy Music Scene
Attention all Cincinnati/NKY bands: I’m currently putting together a year end review of the year in the local music scene. I know a lot of the bands in town, but I’m trying to include as many bands in this as possible in this. Basically, if you would like to be included on this list, just maybe …
Dec 10 2009
Top 20 Albums and EP’s of 2009
1. Andrew Bird, Noble Beast Why It’s My Number One: Plain and simply, you’ve got to look at how well crafted the songs are, as well as how well they flow together through the album from beginning to end. I’ve been listening to this album all year long (and have not listened to any other 2009 release …
Dec 10 2009
The Rest of My List of the Year’s Best Albums
The Felice Brothers Yonder Is the Clock The Fiery Furnaces I’m Going Away Take Me Round Again The Flaming Lips Embryonic Florence and the Machine Lungs Franz Ferdinand Tonight: Franz Ferdinand Fruit Bats The Ruminant Band Girls Album Gomez A New Tide Grizzly Bear Veckatimest Handsome Furs Face Control Harlem Shakes Technicolor Health Heartless Bastards …
Dec 06 2009
30 Greatest Bands I Saw This Decade
Before you check out my list, I’ll have you know that I still have not yet seen bands like The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, David Bowie, Tom Waits, Morrissey, U2, Radiohead, Pearl Jam, The Flaming Lips, Daft Punk or Kraftwerk, just to name a few…well actually, several…but I’ll throw those into my New Year’s …
Dec 05 2009
50 Best Bands I Saw in 2009
A.A. Bondy, Bonnaroo Al Green, Bonnaroo Andrew Bird, Bonnaroo Animal Collective, Bonnaroo Backyard Tire Fire, Sawyer Point/Southgate House/WNKU Studios Band of Horses, Bonnaroo Bela Fleck & Toumani Diabate, Bonnaroo Ben Harper & Relentless7, Bonnaroo The Black Angels, Southgate House Bon Iver, Bonnaroo Booker T & the Drive-By Truckers, Bonnaroo Brett Dennen, Bonnaroo Bruce Springsteen & …