A half a dozen of the year’s best releases By Zach Rogers Is it that time again? Has another year almost come and gone? Yes, it may be hard to believe, but 2015 is nearly over, and now it’s time to look back and reflect on the best of the best. On both a national […]
Local guitarist’s tunes on a 24-string harp-guitar By Tim Walker Photo: Eric Loy plays traditional Christmas carols on his 24-string harp-guitar on his album The Second Noel Eric Loy, guitarist extraordinaire, has a wonderful gift for understatement. For the Dayton-based musician, teacher, fan favorite and recording artist to say he plays guitar is akin to…well, […]
Dayton’s annual winter show at Bob’s By Josher Lumpkin Photo: The Story Changes will play at Holidayton, Saturday, Dec. 26 at Blind Bob’s For the past 12 Christmas seasons, show-goers of Dayton have been treated to a very special event: Holidayton. This show, which features two stages and more than twice the performers of your […]
Jonny Dreads and the Mystiks bring the message of reggae to Peach’s By Miranda Brooks Photo: Jonny Dreads and The Mystiks will play Saturday, Dec. 26 at Peach’s in Yellow Springs The roots of American reggae can be found in the soil of rhythm and blues and jazz. The Jamaican-born genre emerged in the 1960s, […]
Dustin Lynch discusses his expanding career in country By L. Kent Wolgamott Photo: Dustin Lynch will play Thursday, Dec. 17 at Bogarts in Cincinnati Dustin Lynch draws on everything from Incubus to Mutemath to hip-hop in his music. But country music’s “new hat” says he will never stray far from his primary influences. “Garth Brooks, […]
Blues-rock guitarist Kelly Richey to play Oddbody’s By Justin Kreitzer Photo: Kelly Richey plays Oddbody’s Saturday, Dec. 19; photo: Sonya Ziegler Cincinnati-based veteran blues-rock guitarist Kelly Richey is set to release a new album early next year titled, Shakedown Soul. It will be Richey’s 16th album in a career spanning 35 years. In anticipation of […]
Chicago’s The Flips get personal at Bob’s By Josher Lumpkin Photo: The Flips will perform Thursday, Dec. 17 at Blind Bob’s The best art—so they say—is created out of personal devastation and torment. This is certainly the case for The Flips’ songwriter and front man Nick Sintos. The band’s second album, Better Days, released Nov. […]
The Orphan, The Poet play Canal Public House By Rusty Pate Photo: The Orphan, The Poet will host their Christmas Extravaganza on Dec. 18 at Canal Public House; photo: Corey Davis The Orphan, The Poet are a rock band. They play loud and aggressive rock music. They were once told at their merch table that […]
Johnny A. brings his genre-bending guitar work to Oddbody’s By Rusty Pate Photo: Johnny A. performs Friday, Dec. 11 at Oddbody’s; photo: Michael Sparks Keegan Johnny A. has spent the better part of his life as a musician. Those decades have seen him in virtually every situation in which a professional musician can find themselves. […]
3DMentional’s Snowed In brings legendary DJ Josh Wink to Dayton By Gary Spencer Photo: Josh Wink will perform at Snowd In, Saturday, Dec. 12 at The Venue on Third In case you’ve been living under a rock, it is my duty to inform you the duo of Tony Desaro and Billy Dickensheets, known collectively as […]
Regional police blotters, reported and interpretedby By Ehron Ostendorf Feeding for two The owner of a store said a woman […]
For rent Can Ohio’s national park be “leased” for drilling? By Sarah Sidlow Quick quiz: name the only national forest […]
Roadside fruit stands, where art thou? By Jim Bucher Think the older you get, the more nostalgic. Guess it’s all […]
No character like McVie By Marc Katz I know, there were iconic entertainment groups that played early in their careers […]
For the love of the game Olympic athletes have big dreams, but empty wallets—Should the government step in? By Sarah […]
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