Jan
19
2012
Whimsical, haunting, dreamlike music that eschews the traditional formula, CheyenneMarieMize presents a rainbow of juxtapositions. The New York Times described her 2010 debut, Before Lately, as “sweet without being cloying, weary without hopelessness,” noting the vast space between notes, yet lack of air. Before Lately was a slow-burning, introspective, meditative affair. Her follow-up …
Nov
21
2011
Late November in Cincinnati can mean only one thing for the local music community – the annual Cincinnati Entertainment Awards ceremony honoring the best of the best as decided by fans and critics alike. Now in its fifteenth year, the red carpet was once again rolled out in front of Covington’s Madison Theater on …
Feb
26
2011
Tonight The Seedy Seeds are celebrating the release of their third full-length studio effort, Verb Noun, with a show at Newport’s Historic Southgate House. Verb Noun was released earlier this week, and though I have yet to hear it, I’m sure the new songs will be instant gems, as the Seeds have been one of my …
Jan
01
2011
Happy New Year followers of BrokenMic.com! Hard to believe 2010 is now behind us, it was such an incredible year to say the least - from the near 250 different bands I took in this year and numerous festivals like Bonnaroo, Forecastle, MidPoint and CincyPunk. Now that 2011 is here we’re hoping for a bigger and …
Dec
29
2010
(photo courtesy of Mark Byron of Cincinnati Metromix) Due to the success of and positive response to its food menu, MOTR Pub is expanding its kitchen hours. Beginning January 3rd, the new hours to enjoy such MOTR Pub staples as the MOTR Burger, Vegan BLT with fries and the St. Francis Monastery Mac and Cheese …
Sep
03
2010
Fountain Square’s Indie Summer (sponsored by PNC Bank and the MidPoint Music Festival) comes to a close tonight, featuring arguably the summer series biggest headliner, We Are Scientists. Though it’s hard to believe, the California indie rock band formed ten years ago while Keith Murray, Chris Cain, Max Hart, Scott Lamb and Michael Tapper were attending Claremont-area …
Apr
16
2010
It’s going to be a hot, beautiful weekend and the only place to be is outside. Lots of great things going on; Kings Island opens for the year on Saturday and I’m sure the place will be packed with people of all ages, from the coaster enthusiasts waiting hours to check out Diamondback and Firehawk, …
Feb
28
2010
For the second night in a row, a local music release show at the Southgate House brought in a sold out crowd, again turning away fans at the door. Friday night, 500 Miles to Memphis drew nearly a thousand people to the whole house show, which featured over ten bands on all three of its stages. Last night, …
Feb
25
2010
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 …
Feb
21
2010
While Austin, Texas may be just another city on the map, I can’t help but think that maybe they’re putting something in the air or water that makes you believe you are in another world. At least this thought holds true for festivals like South by Southwest and Austin City Limits. I like to think that …