Dec
21
2011
The month of December for music bloggers means making lists of your favorite things that happened in said year. Now I can’t make every single show I’d like to see, but then again, who can? I missed a lot of great things this year in Cincinnati, from Paul McCartney and the National to Guided …
Sep
26
2011
They say that all good things must come to an end, and unfortunately for the 2011 MidPoint Music Festival, that ending would come with the last performances on Saturday, September 24th. But not before nearly 60 bands would take to 18 stages in and around downtown and Over the Rhine. On the third and final …
Sep
24
2011
The second night of the tenth annual MidPoint Music Festival got off to a much smoother start for myself than a day earlier. Traffic getting across the river was a little less light, and the chilly temps and rain from earlier in the day had vanished by late afternoon. I arrived in time to …
Sep
23
2011
The biggest news surrounding the city of Cincinnati on Thursday, September 22 was that the President was in town speaking about the proposed American Jobs Acts at Hilltop Concrete, located on the banks of the Ohio River. But for thousands of music lovers like myself, the more exciting news was that the annual MidPoint …
Sep
20
2011
Every music fanatic’s favorite weekend in Cincinnati is almost here, and I wanted to let you know about several ways you can hit the ground running for MidPoint 2011. Most of the official showcases of MidPoint won’t start until about 7 pm each night, but thanks to some local entrepreneurs and passionate music fans, you …
Sep
17
2011
Xiu Xiu Experimental/Indie Rock San Jose, California Friday, September 23 11 pm ArtWorks
Sep
17
2011
The Watson Twins AltCountry/Folk/Indie Pop Louisville/Los Angeles Thursday, September 22 9:30 pm Know Theatre, Main Stage
Sep
17
2011
Vandaveer Indie-Folk Washington, D.C. Saturday, September 24 9 pm MOTR Pub When former These United States bass player, Apparitions vocalist, and Lexington, Kentucky native, Mark Charles Heidinger, was looking for a musical change, he soon found himself in Washington, D.C. as a part of a folk collective called the Federal Reserve. At the time, …
Sep
17
2011
U.S. Royalty Indie Rock Washington, D.C. Thursday, September 22 8 pm Grammer’s The one thing MidPoint has always prided itself on is by saying that you’ll find the next big thing at their festival. I’ve been attending this festival for several years now, and I’ve had the opportunity to see a lot of bands …
Sep
17
2011
Toro y Moi Electro Pop/Non-Traditional R&B Columbia, South Carolina Friday, September 23 9:30 pm School of Creative & Performing Arts, Corbett Theater Washed Out Electronica Perry, Georgia Saturday, September 24 8 pm Grammer’s In 2010, the music blog Hipster Runoff is said to have coined the phrase “chillwave”, a genre of music relying heavily on …