Category Archives: Indie Summer

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 [...]

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Five Music-Related Things To Do On The Weekend of America’s Birthday

What: Northside Rock ‘n Roll Carnival, 4th of July Parade and Festival Where: Hoffner Park, Northside When: Friday, July 2 and Saturday, July 3 Cost: Free The weekend kicks off at 6 pm on Friday, July 2, with music from The Long Gones, The Sundresses, You, You’re Awesome, The Pickled Brothers Sideshow, The Kiss Me Everlasting, [...]

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Lions Rampant Going Global

  Cincinnati’s most raucous bunch of guys, The Lions Rampant, are gearing up for their first ever European tour at the end of summer, in support of their 2010 full-length debut, It’s Fun to Do Bad Things. A title like that describes all too well what these “blues infused, garage rockers” are all about, not [...]

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Cincinnati Just About Ready for Live Outdoor Music

Taste of Cincinnati It’s just about my favorite time of the year: live outdoor music in downtown Cincinnati, which is mostly built around the areas along Fifth Street like the historical Fountain Square. It’s so great to just be outside whether it’s day or night, admiring the views of all of the buildings, while a wide array of [...]

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Headliners Announced for Concert Series on Fountain Square

Music writer Mike Breen (of the MidPoint Music Festival sponsored e-zine CityBeat) recently unveiled the headliners who will be performing every Friday night throughout the summer on Fountain Square, for PNC’s Indie Summer Concert Series. MidPoint director, Dan McCabe, announced a few of these acts a few weeks back at the Reveal Showcase at the [...]

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