Jan
19
2012
The Wakarusa Music Festival announced today the third and final phase of artist additions. The festival, now held in the Mulberry Mountains of Ozark, Arkansas, will take place on the weekend of May 31st, 2012. Among the artists announced today are the Avett Brothers, Matisyahu, Ghostland Observatory, the String Cheese Incident side project …
Dec
27
2009
One of Cincinnati’s greatest music products ever, at least in my generation, the Heartless Bastards, marked their return home with a sold-out show at the Southgate House last night. Although they’ve played a few shows in town this year, the last being at the end of September at the MidPoint Music Festival, based on the …
Sep
20
2009
Out-of-Town Picks Like a lot of people, my first taste of Chairlift came about because of their hit song “Bruises” that was featured in an iPod commercial. But when they opened for Peter, Bjorn and John this past April at the Southgate House, I saw a band that was about more than writing catchy songs that could become radio-friendly hits. In the …
Aug
20
2009
Heartless Bastards (Dayton/Cincinnati/Austin) Blues/Country Folk/Garage Rock When I first heard the name “Heartless Bastards”, my immediate thoughts were, one, that’s the most badass band name of all-time, and two, they sound like they have a sound that is raw, heavy and crunchy. Although the name comes from a trivia quiz game at a bar, I …
Jun
28
2009
When you first saw this post you probably thought to yourself, “Oh God…another Bonnaroo post. Just get over it man!” But the truth is that Bonnaroo becomes an obsession for many…could be hundreds, maybe even thousands. Just pay a visit to Inforoo anytime of the year, the unofficial Bonnaroo messageboard, and you’ll see that I’m …