Once again I’ll let you know that while I did not attend SXSW, I figured I’d write something about it. I’ve been glued to the internet for the past several days, wanting to know all the latest from Austin; who was hot, who was not, and who the next crop of buzz bands are. From the looks of it, it sounds [...]
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What I Heard About SXSW
Posted: 21st March 2010 by nate in Music News, music festivalsTags: Alex Chilton, SXSW 2010
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Grateful Dead Members Host Festival
Posted: 20th March 2010 by nate in music festivalsTags: Bob Weir, Furthur, Grateful Dead, Phil Lesh
Last year, Grateful Dead founding members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh put together yet another Dead-related project, Furthur, featuring Jeff Chimenti, John Kadlecik, Jay Lane and Joe Russo. Chimenti comes from Weir’s other project, RatDog; Kadlecik hails from the Dead-tribute band, Dark Star Orchestra; and Russo is one half of the Benevento/Russo duo. Lane, also of [...]
More CincyPunk Details
Posted: 19th March 2010 by nate in Local Music, music festivalsTags: CincyPunk 9
CincyPunk recently announced who will be playing on what stages, for their ninth annual festival that returns to Newport’s historic Southgate House on the weekend of April 9-10.
Friday night’s ballroom headliner are long time CincyPunk vets and favs, The Seedy Seeds, who are coming fresh off the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas. [...]
Whispering Beard Fest Announces Lineup
Posted: 17th March 2010 by nate in Local Music, music festivalsTags: Guy Clark, The Tillers, Those Darlins, Trampled by Turtles, Whispering Beard Festival
Organizers of the Whispering Beard Folk Festival recently announced an initial lineup of artists that will perform at the festival this August.
Topping the lineup, is country musician Guy Clark, bluegrass band Trampled by Turtles and the female country-folk trio Those Darlins. Clark has been an active musician since the 70’s, having released more than twenty [...]
SXSW Picks – If Only I Were There
Posted: 17th March 2010 by nate in music festivalsTags: SXSW 2010
So it’s that time of year again, the time when thousands of bands and hundreds of thousands of people from all around the world take over downtown Austin, Texas for the country’s biggest music festival, South by Southwest. I still have yet to put together the appropriate funds and much-needed discipline to make the trek to [...]
WOXY Does SXSW
Posted: 14th March 2010 by nate in Concerts, Local Music, music festivalsTags: SXSW, WOXY
Just wanted to send a shout-out and congrats to our friends over at WOXY. They’re gearing up this week for the South by Southwest Music Festival in their new hometown of Austin, Texas. In addition to their first official showcase (which features bands like Bear in Heaven, Crystal Antlers and Cymbals Eat Guitars), they’ve also [...]
Ohio’s Nelsonville Music Festival
Posted: 10th March 2010 by nate in Local Music, music festivalsTags: Billy Joe Shaver, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Buffalo Killers, Loretta Lynn, Man Man, Nelsonville Music Festival, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, The Swell Season, Those Darlins, Todd Snider
The 6th Annual Nelsonville Music Festival is set to take place May 14-16 in the beautiful hills of Southeastern Ohio, about three hours from downtown Cincinnati. The first festival took place in 2005, in the downtown Nelsonville Historic Arts District, and celebrates the coming together of the music and arts on both a local and [...]
UPDATE: 500 Miles to Memphis have cancelled their appearance at this year’s CincyPunk Festival due to conflicts with their 2010 Spring Tour. They’re currenlty on a massive tour covering most of the United States. Chances are they’re coming to a town near you soon. If you like a little bit of country with a little [...]
CincyPunk Lineup Clues
Posted: 6th March 2010 by nate in Local Music, music festivalsTags: CincyPunk 9, Southgate House
Put your thinking caps on! I’ve come up with a bunch of riddles and mind benders regarding the band’s who are playing at this year’s CincyPunk Festival. I’m gonna go ahead and give you all of the clues right now. I’ll be posting the answers (full lineup) late next week. Feel free to send in [...]