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Greater Cincinnati Band Challenge Finals

nate — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 23:11:15 +0000

What started over two months ago with nearly fifty up-and-coming local bands wrapped up last night at Covington’s Mad Hatter Club. Of course I’m talking about the annual Greater Cincinnati Band Challenge. With “a focus on, but not limited to” younger bands of the punk, metal and hardcore varieties, seven bands set out to win over the hearts …

Greater Cincinnati Band Challenge

nate — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:55:17 +0000

The annual Greater Cincinnati Band Challenge wraps up this weekend at Covington’s Mad Hatter Club. Over two months ago, about fifty bands (covering nearly all musical styles) began competing for the top prize that includes $2,500 in cash, three days of recording at Moonlight Studios, a sponsorship and free merch from Zip Zoo Apparel and an opening slot for a …

Show Review: Delta Spirit with Darker My Love and The Fling

nate — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:36:10 +0000

In the summer of 2009 I had the great pleasure of returning to the Bonnaroo Music Festival for a third time. History has shown, especially more so in recent years, that the first day of the festival is typically reserved for a whole slew of indie bands, often called “up-and-coming artists” or “buzz bands.” Perhaps …

Weekend of Local CD Releases

nate — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:16:07 +0000

Rarely is there a time when a handful of some of Cincinnati’s finest musician’s are hosting releases parties all on the same weekend. First, there’s 500 Miles to Memphis. Led by a Cash/Ramone-like Ryan Malott, the country-punk outfit recently released the highly-anticipated/long-awaited We’ve Built Up to NOTHING, which sees the addition of a backing orchestra …

Strong Ending to 2009 for Cincinnati and Music

nate — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:39:46 +0000

I’ve been looking over the event calenders for the month of December for many of the local music venues in town, and all I can say is that I hope we don’t have a bad winter, meaning ”no slick icy roads.” There’s actually too much going on at places like the Southgate House, Northside Tavern, Mad Hatter and …