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 …
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
14
2011
The Low Anthem Providence, Rhode Island Country/Indie-Folk Friday, September 23 9 pm School of Creative & Performing Arts, Mayerson Theater The Low Anthem are as interesting as both the music they make and the instruments they play. They are the kind of folks you’ll fall immediately in love with. The kind of people you want to …
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 …