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 …
Dec
01
2011
2011 isn’t quite over just yet, but I’m already set on what I feel are the best albums of the year – at least as far as my top picks go. Rather than attempt to rank albums 1-50 or 1-100 or even 1-25 like you’ll find most everyone else doing, I thought I’d just share …
Aug
05
2011
For the past week or so, just about the only thing being talked about around town was Sir Paul McCartney’s August 4th concert at Great American Ballpark. It would be the first concert ever held at the Reds magnificent stadium, but more importantly, it would be Sir Paul’s first show in the city in eighteen years. While Macca is …
Jun
29
2011
Pictured: Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon I was hoping to get this out there by the time we reached the halfway mark of the year, but it’s not like we’re far from that point anyways. Rather than beat myself into the ground trying to make an actual numbered list, I thought I’d just present my favorite …
May
31
2011
The Decemberists make their third trip to Bonnaroo next week, and one of the reasons why I’m so excited to see them for the first time since 2007 is because they’ve finally “graduated” to the main stage. But there are plenty of other reasons to get excited for their performance, like the fact that Sara …
Feb
07
2011
The latest in music festival news comes from the great northwest and Sasquatch, which celebrates its ten year anniversary this May. Once again the festival will take place at the beautiful Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington, which is one of the premier outdoor concert venues in the entire country. The festival runs from May 27-30, featuring three …
Jan
20
2011
More news coming out of the festival world today. Organizers of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival today unveiled the list of literally hundreds of bands that will perform over a total of seven days on the weekends of April 29 and May 5. Topping the first weekend’s bill are Bon Jovi, John Mellencamp, …
Nov
26
2009
I’m going to be working a buttload of hours this holiday season, so I thought I’d speed things up by combining a bunch of the year’s best albums into one list. Brendan Benson My Old, Familiar Friend Most likely you’ll recognize Benson from his work with The Raconteurs, but he’s also an accomplished songwriter who …