Skeletonwitch tours in support of fifth album By Tim Anderl Photo: Skeltonwitch perform at Newport Music Hall in Columbus on Oct. 7; photo: Magdalena Wolinska When I first encountered Scott Hedrick, he was a quiet and unassuming, shaggy-haired undergrad studying at one of the top journalism schools in the country. (Go Bobcats!) At some point during […]
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Albums & alcohol
A guide to music and beer pairings By David C. Obenour Photo: Choose your weapon: Editor Dave Obenour walks you through beer & music pairings; Photo credit: Tracey Obenour At the end of every night, after downing drinks and watching bands up and down the Oregon District and then loading into someone’s car for greasy […]
Progressive traditionalism
Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby find common ground at Taft Theatre By Rusty Pate Photo: [l to r] Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby will perform at the Taft Theatre in Cincinnati on Oct. 4 On the surface, a Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby collaboration might not seem to make much sense. Skaggs has spent the […]
The epitome of cool
10 personal impressions of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring By Neal Gittleman Photo: The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra will perform The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky [above] Sept. 26 – 28; photo: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) Just over 100 years ago, on May 29, 1913, a sophisticated Paris audience went nuts […]
What does music look like?
Midpoint Music Festival returns to Cincinnati By Zach Rogers Photo: Black Rebel Motorcycle will headline Midpoint Music Festival at the Grammer’s Stage on Saturday night, which runs Sept. 26-28 September might be a time for change, but one thing that’s remained consistent for more than a decade in Cincinnati is the annual Midpoint Music Festival (MPMF), […]
Making a case for Americana
Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Peter Case to play Canal Street By Justin Kreitzer Photo: Peter Case will perform at Canal Street Tavern on Wednesday, Sept. 25 Though formerly of the seminal ’70s punk band The Nerves and ’80s power-pop acts The Plimsouls and The Breakaways, veteran singer/songwriter Peter Case has been writing and recording as a solo […]
Shut up and drive
Widespread Panic brings improvisational magic to Cincinnati By Rusty Pate Photo: Widespread Panic brings their unique Southern rock-infused take on the jam band idiom to Taft Theatre in Cincinnati on Sept. 22 Widespread Panic has been bringing its unique brand of improvisational rock to concert stages for the better part of 30 years. While mainstream pop […]
Teach your children
Folks of Dayton Music Festival for a good cause By Kate E Lore Photo: Electroglide performing during the inaugural Folks of Dayton Music Festival in 2012 – the festival returns this Saturday, Sept. 14; photo credit: Craig Ransom When it comes to music genres, certain sounds carry certain associations. For folk music, what often comes […]
Chasing the grail
Fozzy brings Sin and Bones to Dayton By Gary Spencer Photo: Fozzy will appear with British metal legends Saxon at McGuffys on Sept. 19 I’ve noticed that the first thing people say to me when I mention the American heavy metal/hard rock band Fozzy is, “Isn’t that the band with WWE wrestler Chris Jericho?” So, let’s […]
Open to interpretation
Sigur Rós brings new album Kveikur to Cincinnati By Kate E Lore Photo: Icelandic trio Sigur Rós will perfom at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati on Sept. 16; photo: Ryan McGinley Sound is, of course, nothing more than a change in frequency waves – small invisible vibrations in the air molecules all around us. That combination […]
