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CNTRL: Beyond EDM invades Masque By Wu W.A.N.G. The Dayton party scene will be on par with the larger metropolitan areas of New York, Quebec or Toronto on Thursday, Nov. 15 as CNTRL: BEYOND EDM makes a tour stop at Club Masque. Prime Social Group, based in Columbus, and Disco Donnie are producing this Midwest [...]

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Is that Honest Abe?

Roots/country musician Justin Townes Earle is unusually heartfelt and honest By Nick Schwab The star complex is often, in fact, a veil; a sort of mask that hides the artist’s real problems from the world. Stars are often just as dishonest as politicians are.  It’s less problematic and one admits they have a good reason [...]

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Funky is as Del does

Bay Area MC makes a Gem City stop to drop some Hip-Hop By Wu W.A.N.G. Del The Funky Homosapien’s mellow phone style reveals that he’s very comfortable with himself and where music has taken him. He’s been hitting the stage to rock shows during the Lyricist Lounge and Rock The Bells tours, taking the stage [...]

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Breakbeat bass in your face!

Dayton’s dance scene pops with Elton Mack By Wu W.A.N.G. For one local DJ, life is good and getting better. Elton Mack is one part family man, helping to raise three children all under the age of nine, one part DJ – who is getting booked so often, that the weekends are starting to run [...]

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One rhyme at a time

Yellow Springs’ Village Fam lights up Peach’s Grill By Zach Rogers Yellow Springs is certainly a popular place for any Ohioan to visit, due to a variety of different activities and attractions the village proudly offers. Music is without question at the top of this list, but rap music in particular may not be the [...]

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Playing with fire

Bassel and the Supernaturals heat up behind new release Dreamer By Rusty Pate Bassel Al-Madani sits in his apartment on a seemingly ordinary night. The Kent, Ohio native began recording albums in 2008 and he now finds himself living in Chicago with his latest album, Dreamer, freshly completed with his group, Bassel and the Supernaturals. [...]

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Bow down!

Naughty rapper Blowfly brings his “nastiness” to Dayton By Wu W.A.N.G. Sure, many of us might desire to transform into another person or test drive another personality, but to do it in public, in front of an audience? Well … maybe not. For thirty odd years less than a century, Clarence Reid obviously has seen [...]

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Cocked and ready to kick out the jams

90s Reloaded multiple bands tribute show at Canal Street Tavern By Nick Schwab Do you hear that? It is the sweet sound of 1990s music coming back again. Glory! Glory!! Hallelujah! The 1990s was a turbulent time for the art form that would forever change the face of the industry. It was also probably the [...]

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Noise worth listening to

Boston’s The Grown-Up Noise return to Dayton By Amanda Clay The Grown-Up Noise, a multi-talented group out of Boston that got its start in 2007 is coming to Dayton. Since their start, they have grown into an act that straddles the fences of several genres of music, including indie, folk-pop and Americana; an amalgam of [...]

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Behind the wheels

Local DJs spin different paths By Wu W.A.N.G. This week, we catch up with two local “record junkies,” Beth Lewis (aka Lady Bandit) and Terry Repp (aka DJ TREPP), now both DJs. Individually, these two have been flying low and off of the radar, as they have quietly honed their skills in the early days [...]

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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 [...]