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The Story Changes celebrate release of Static and Trembling  By Zach Rogers Photo: [l to r] Mark McMillon and Christopher “Poppy” Lee of The Story Changes will celebrate the release of their new album, Static and Trembling,at Blind Bob’s on May 18 How much noise can two people make? How loud can it get? And most [...]

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Good morning, Vietnam!

Brett Newski & the Corruption go global at Blind Bob’s By Zach Rogers Photo: Vietnam-based trio Brett Newski & the Corruption visit Blind Bob’s on May 16 Being in a band is tough. Trying to write, record and express your emotions musically – it takes a different breed of animal to do it right. Being in [...]

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Punk rock to the prairie

Quiet Hollers discover their roots on debut LP  By Zach Rogers photo: Louisville quartet Quiet Hollers bring punk-infused alt-country to Dayton on May 4 As the saying goes, there’s only one constant in life: change. One person who can probably relate to this concept more than ever is Shadwick Wilde. A few years ago, Wilde was [...]

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Dayton – The Brain Drain

And what UpDayton is doing about it By Zach Rogers Photo: Dayton’s young creatives at the 2012 UpDayton Summit. The brain drain. Sounds awful, right? Well, it is and it’s a crisis that’s been affecting the Dayton region for far too long. It’s time to put a stop this menace, and with the creation of UpDayton [...]

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A seed, a tiger, a noose and a queen

Dear Fawn celebrates debut EP at Jimmie’s Ladder 11 By Zach Rogers Photo: Dear Fawn releases debut EP April 13: [l to r] Tifani Tanaka, Tyler Bellingar, Andy Smith and Kyle Melton; photo credit: Katie Sule The hardest thing for any band is maintaining a balance between finding a sound and not getting pigeonholed within that [...]

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Watch me jumpstart

Détective checks in at South Park Tavern By Zach Rogers Photo: L.A. trio Détective [l to r] Chris Dunn, James Greer and Guylaine Vivarat; photo credit: Mike Postalakis The first song on However Strange, the debut album from the Los Angeles-based group Détective, has singer/bassist Guylaine Vivarat humming gently into the mic, putting the listener’s ears [...]

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Hot freaks

Army of Infants knocks it down and tears it up By Zach Rogers Photo: Down and out in Bowling Green: Guitarist Jared Welch of Army of Infants Boom boom, bang bang. That’s what this music does to you. It will bust down your door and crash through your living room. The band is Army of Infants [...]

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Time to get wild, again!

Nightbeast rocks the home crowd at Blind Bob’s  By Zach Rogers  Photo: Nightbeast brings the party to Blind Bob’s on Saturday, March 2; photo credit: Jessica Uttinger Lurking somewhere deep in the shadows is a mysterious being, a musical entity so powerful it could literally melt your face off. It has the ability to lift you [...]

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Listen up!

2013 local bands to watch If you’ve spent any time observing the Dayton music scene and the bands that make the rounds therein, certainly you have an awareness that, like a Midwestern Fountain of Youth, Dayton music possesses an incredible ability to regenerate itself over time. With almost clockwork precision, new bands rise up and [...]

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Darkness, whiskey and the devil

Murder by Death visit Southgate House Revival By Zach Rogers Photo: Murder By Death will perfom at the Southgate House Revival Feb. 21; photo credit: Greg Whitaker After more than a decade together, it can be difficult for any band to still function as an operational unit. Some succeed while many fail, and for Murder by [...]

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Spotlight

High Fructose Corn Syrup By Megan Garrison The FDA recently rejected a bid to officially change the name of high [...]

Forum Right, 6/12

Walker was Victorious in Wisconsin Because His Reforms Worked By David H. Landon The folks at MSNBC had a bad [...]

Forum Left, 6/12

It Takes More than a Tweet By Rana Odeh The victory of Republican Governor Scott Walker over Milwaukee Democrat Mayor [...]

Forum Center, 6/12

What are the Consequences of Recall Election in Wisconsin? Last Tuesday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) prevailed in an unusual [...]

Forum Right, 5/29/12

Obama’s Support of Same Sex Marriage Will Cost Him Swing States By David H. Landon By Election Day, the President’s [...]

Forum Center, 5/29/12

President Obama Announces Support of Same-Sex Marriage Most pundits believe that this Presidential election will be decided on the issue [...]