Night two of MidPoint didn’t begin for me until probably later than most everyone else, as I arrived in downtown just after 9 pm. I caught one of the new hybrid Metro buses outside of the Aronoff Center, where again I could see in the distance Johnnie Ninety-Nine busking on the corner of 7th and …
Tag Archive: Scotland Yard Gospel Choir
Sep
25
2010
Sep
25
2009
MidPoint Day One Review
It’s Just Water, It’s Just Music As Thursday afternoon rolled along in Cincinnati, Ohio, it appeared that the weather gods were not about to play nice with music fans by putting an end to the dreary weather. But the rain and sometimes-chilly winds didn’t stop the fans from coming out to celebrate the eighth annual MidPoint Music Festival’s Kickoff Party on …
Sep
24
2009
MidPoint Day One Preview
MidPoint 2009 has nearly arrived and unfortunately it doesn’t appear the rain will be letting up anytime soon. Rain or no rain I’m still planning on attending the kickoff party on Fountain Square – that is unless it gets canceled. If things do go on as scheduled, I’m sure Dan McCabe of MidPoint and CityBeat will …
Sep
20
2009
30 Bands I Want to See at MidPoint 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 …
Sep
09
2009
MidPoint 2009 Artist: Scotland Yard Gospel Choir
Scotland Yard Gospel Choir (Chicago) Indie/Baroque Pop Just by reading their name, one may assume that they’re a gospel choir from Scotland. Not so…but what’s in a name really? When these four nouns are thrown together, they instantly create a memorable phrase, that evokes interesting dream-like images of wonder of what the band may look and sound like. I have …